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Surgeon's Course Offered: Advanced Techniques in Otologic and Neurotologic Surgery
May 25, 2005
View PDF Brochure, Schedule & Lectures, Registration Form Workshop Location This workshop will be conducted at The Practical Anatomy & Surgical Education Center located at 3839 Lindell Boulevard, St.... Read More
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Phonak's Savia™ Technology Features Host of World Firsts
May 24, 2005
Phonak Hearing Systems' new Savia line of ITE and BTE models doesn't just feature one or two major technological breakthroughs, but 10 of them. "As the leader in digital innovations, Phonak's Savia li... Read More
Industry
The New Number is 31.5 Million
May 23, 2005
Dr. Douglas L. Beck, Editor-In-Chief of Audiology Online, gratefully acknowledges and appreciates the excellent work and spirit of collaboration demonstrated by Carole Rogin (HIA), Karl Strom (Hearing... Read More
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Stars Will Light Up the Night at Starkey Hearing Foundation's 'So the World May Hear' 2005 Awards Gala
May 22, 2005
The "So the World May Hear" 2005 Awards Gala is a star-studded event benefiting the Starkey Hearing Foundation. The fifth annual Gala hopes to raise more than $3 million to support the Foundation's mi... Read More
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Starkey Celebrates Grand Opening
May 22, 2005
On April 28, Starkey Laboratories' Founder and CEO William F. Austin christened the company's new facility named in his honor. Industry partners, project contributors and a variety of media attended t... Read More
Industry
In Years Preceding Medicare Eligibility, Many Older Adults At Risk of Being Uninsured
May 21, 2005
At least one-fourth of older U.S. adults will be uninsured at some point during the years preceding Medicare eligibility, according to an article in the April 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine... Read More
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Government Relations and Public Policy Update
May 20, 2005
Originally posted to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Headlines e-mail list on 5/10/05 The ASHA GRPP Update is prepared as an ASHA member benefit and designed to be a brief synopsis of... Read More
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Phonak's Savia™ Wins Design Award
May 19, 2005
Savia, Phonak Hearing Systems' newly launched premium hearing system, has been awarded the 2005 Medical Design Excellence Award, which recognizes contributions to and advances in the design of medical... Read More
Industry
AFA Supports AuD Education
May 18, 2005
During a ceremony held in Phoenix in February, two third year AuD students at Arizona School of Health Sciences received Audiology Foundation of America Student Excellence Awards. The recipients, Aman... Read More
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Starkey's Audiology Workshop and Scholarship Deadlines Approaching
May 17, 2005
The 2005 Starkey First Student Outreach Program offers audiology students a three-day interactive workshop and up to $50,000 in annual scholarships for graduate students. The August 4-6 student worksh... Read More
Industry
Local Family Supports Starkey Hearing Foundation's Hear Now Program
May 17, 2005
Andrew Lee, a 17-year-old junior at Eden Prairie High School, and his sister Meg, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Eden Prairie's Central Middle School, have started a web site designed to help kids na... Read More
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Gibson Guitar to Sponsor Les Paul Award at 21st Annual TEC Awards in New York City
May 16, 2005
Emeryville, CA—May 2, 2005 Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that Gibson Guitar will once again sponsor the prestigious Les Paul Award, to be presented at the 21st Annual TEC... Read More
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Audiologists are now licensed/registered in all 50 states!
May 15, 2005
On April 5, 2005, Idaho Governor Kempthorne signed the Speech and Services Practice Act. This is a landmark occasion and we congratulate our colleagues in Idaho for their efforts and success. Audiolog... Read More
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Phonak Programs Attract New Patients and Build Loyalty among Hearing Professionals
May 14, 2005
Phonak Hearing Systems has launched two easy-to-implement practice management programs for hearing professionals. The programs are designed to attract first-time patients and to increase retention of... Read More
Industry
Starkey Hearing Foundation Student Humanitarian Awards Presented
May 13, 2005
On March 30, the Starkey Hearing Foundation presented its first annual Student Humanitarian Awards at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. The awards were presented at a dinner... Read More
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Computerized Order Entry Systems Can Increase Risk of Medication Errors
May 12, 2005
A new study suggests that computerized order entry systems which are implemented in part to reduce prescribing errors can actually increase the risk of medication errors in certain situations, accordi... Read More
Research
Jones Audiology & Hearing Aid Centers and Hearing Aid Healthcare Services Help the Starkey Hearing Foundation Give the Gift of Hearing to More Than 700 Needy Children in Guadalajara, Mexico
May 11, 2005
The Starkey Hearing Foundation today announced the successful completion of a three-day mission trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, that resulted in more than 700 needy children receiving more than 1,000 hea... Read More
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Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users
May 10, 2005
Lin Ding, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues surveyed a representative sample of 2,864 HIV-infected patients and their physicians to determine if negative attitudes toward HIV-in... Read More
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Hearing on the Hill Looms Large... And Soon
May 9, 2005
The Hearing Industries Association's (HIA) Hearing on the Hill will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 in the Cannon Caucus Room in the Cannon House Office Building. Over a dozen HIA companies and sev... Read More
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Acupuncture Treatment No More Effective Than Sham Treatment in Reducing Migraine Headaches
May 9, 2005
Migraine patients who received true acupuncture had no decrease in headaches as compared with those who received sham acupuncture treatment, according to a study in the May 4 issue of JAMA. Migraine i... Read More
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