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NIDCD Research Training and Career Development Opportunities for Audiologists
July 18, 2008
Over the past several years, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health has outreached to the audiology community, with the goal... Read More
Industry
Music to Your Ears: Zero Mercury Hearing Aid Batteries Introduced in U.S.
July 17, 2008
Energizer continues to lead the way in responsible battery development Hear that? It's the sound of the first mercury free hearing aid batteries to hit the U.S. market. The tiny batteries - which Ener... Read More
Industry
Beltone Goes the Extra Distance with New 'Reach'
July 17, 2008
New Product Features the World's First-Ever Automatic Smart Beam Steering Technology Beltone Electronics announces the introduction of Beltone Reach™, the world's first digital hearing instrumen... Read More
Industry
Red Dot Design Award Honors Dot™ by ReSound
July 16, 2008
In recognition of its outstanding design, dot™ by ReSound has received one of the most sought- after design awards world-wide: the red dot. The Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen awards this qua... Read More
Industry
Member Input Requested on the Development of ASHA's 2009 Public Policy Agenda
July 16, 2008
2009 Public Policy Agenda ASHA's Government Relations and Public Policy (GRPP) Board is requesting your assistance for input in the development of the Association's 2009 Public Policy Agenda. One of t... Read More
Associations
Scott Haug Hill Country Audiology Retreat
July 15, 2008
The 24th annual Scott Haug Hill Country Audiology Retreat is scheduled for September 25-28th, 2008. Mark your calendars for, "GO STATE in '08!", and get ready to show off your school's colors during t... Read More
Associations
3rd Phonak European Conference on Pediatric Amplification Solutions
July 15, 2008
Click Here to View Conference Information (PDF) Don't miss the most interesting pediatric conference of the year! Phonak is excited to announce the latest of its acclaimed series of pediatric conferen... Read More
Industry
Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Appoints Jerry Northern, Ph.D., as Director of Special Projects in Education and Training
July 14, 2008
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, today announced the appointment of Jerry Northern, Ph.D., to the position of Director of Special Projects in Educat... Read More
Industry
AFA Professional Leadership Award Given to PCO Distance Ed Grad
July 14, 2008
During May graduation exercises at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University), John Coverstone, Au.D., received the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Professional Leadership Awar... Read More
Associations
Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Case When Two Are Definitely Superior to One
July 13, 2008
A study of cochlear implant patients seen by Indiana University School of Medicine physicians is the first research to show evidence that cochlear implants in both ears significantly improves quality... Read More
Research
AMA and ASHA Physician Practice Information Survey Going Strong
July 13, 2008
ASHA has been apprised that audiologists are doing very well in completing the American Medical Association Physician Practice Information Survey. The survey includes health care practitioners that bi... Read More
Associations
Over 10K Letters Flood the Hill - Sen. Dodd, Sen. Snowe, and 3 New Reps Add to Co-Sponsor Totals
July 12, 2008
In just over two months since the launch of www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org over 10,000 letters have been sent to the Hill in support of the hearing aid tax credit. This initiative is having a dramatic im... Read More
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Oticon Marketing Boot Camp Equips Hearing Care Professionals with Knowledge and Skills Needed to Succeed in a Competitive Marketplace
July 12, 2008
Oticon, Inc. recently challenged 165 hearing care professionals to take part in the first Oticon Marketing Boot Camp, an intensive two-day gathering designed to equip practitioners with practical, act... Read More
Industry
Sonic Chairman of Board Raguskus Cedes Duties to Westover
July 11, 2008
On Tuesday (May 13), the Board of Directors of Sonic Innovations announced that Andrew Raguskus has stepped down as Chairman of the Board. Raguskus will continue as a member of the Board of Directors... Read More
Industry
Phonak and Fleishman-Hillard Took Home an Award for Their Campaign in the Category of 'Creativity'
July 11, 2008
For a year and a half Phonak, the leading maker of hearing systems, has been working with Fleishman-Hillard Munich on an initiative to create awareness and sensitivity in the world towards the topic o... Read More
Industry
AAA Draft Ethical Practice Policy on Financial Incentives for Industry - Your Input Needed!
July 10, 2008
The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) has published a new draft policy on ethical practices regarding financial incentives for industry. This draft is an update of the current guidelines issued in 2... Read More
Friends and Colleagues Remember Galen Berry, Ph.D
July 9, 2008
Friends and colleagues of the Minnesota Academy of Audiology fondly remembered Galen Berry, Ph.D, who unexpectedly passed away on June 29th, 2008. Galen Berry, Ph.D was one of the pioneers in the auto... Read More
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Better Hearing & Speech Month Resolutions Introduced in Congress
July 9, 2008
At ASHA's urging, both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have introduced legislation supporting the goals and recognition of Better Hearing and Speech Month. House Concurrent Resolution (H.... Read More
Associations
A RIC in a Class of Its Own: Micro-Tech Launches Curve™ with BluWave™ Signal Processing
July 8, 2008
Curve is an all new receiver-in-the-canal (RIC) instrument that offers best-in-class features based on extensive research and clinical evidence. Curve with BluWave Signal Processing is a hearing solut... Read More
Industry
AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol.4, No. 7
July 7, 2008
AudiologyOnline uses the latest in internet scanning and retrieval technology to find hearing health-related news and web sites from around the world. This information is then compiled and summarized... Read More
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