San Antonio, TX. AudiologyOnline is pleased to announce a new six-part expert seminar and article series on the human side of the fitting process presented by Donald J. Schum, Ph.D., Vice President, Audiology & Professional Relations, Oticon, Inc. This series of seminars and accompanying articles will be presented on AudiologyOnline throughout 2009 and is designed to walk through the hearing aid fitting process from beginning to end with a focus on the human factors that are at play each step along the way. In addition to reviewing pertinent literature from audiology and related health professions, practical tools and strategies will be presented to assist professionals in ensuring that patients receive optimal benefit from modern hearing aid technology. This series is designed to complement more typical discussions of hearing aid technology and fitting verification. Topics to be covered in the series include: Motivating the Older Patient to Take Action, Managing Patient Expectations, Customizing Advanced Technology Fittings, Standard vs. Special Fitting Considerations, the Fine Tuning Process, and the Follow-up Process. All live seminars, recorded seminars and articles in this series will be CE eligible. Please join us on Friday, February 27, 2009 for the first live seminar in this series. To register, visit /audiology-ceus/course/aural-rehabilitation-counseling-adults-motivating-older-patient-to-take-12812. The first article in the series, Motivating the Older Patient to Take Action, can be viewed here: /articles/motivating-older-patient-to-take-890 For more information on this exciting continuing education opportunity, and to browse hundreds of courses in the extensive AudiologyOnline library, visit www.audiologyonline.com.
