AAA 2024: Keynote Announced—Dr. Verghese
Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, a best-selling novelist and renowned speaker, will grace our main stage with his talk, 'A Doctor’s Touch.' This year's Opening General Session promises to be a must-attend event that will transform the way you approach patient relationships and elevate your practice.
Earn up to 3.25 CEUs and register now.
HearCareers AAA 2024 Promotion
Atlanta awaits...employers who are registered for AAA 2024 are eligible to receive 20 percent off one Academy job posting. This offer ends March 31. Contact us for more information.
Students: Apply for a Foundation Scholarship Today!
The AAA Foundation is offering six scholarship opportunities with awards up to $10,000. Apply online by April 30 with our new online universal application.
JFLAC Applications Open April 1!
The Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology Conference (September 12-14 in Reston, VA) offers you leadership skills, networking opportunities, and confidence to propel your career forward. Open to those Academy member audiologists with 6-15 years of experience.
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Updated Audiology Code Table Reflects New MPFS Conversion Factor
The Academy has updated the audiology code table to reflect the new Medicare Physician Payment Schedule (MPFS) conversion…
Florida Becomes 31st State to Join Audiology Interstate Licensure Compact
On March 21, Governor Ron DeSantis signed components of the 2024 “Live Healthy” legislation package designed to “bolster…
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May 7 - eAudiology: Animal Audiology: Something New Is Brewing
May 16 - eAudiology: Considerations for Cognitive Screenings in Hearing Health Care
June 5 - eAudiology: Beyond the Booth Series: Stress Management 101
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Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Resources
The Academy has prepared over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid resources for audiologists to use in their practice and share with their patients such as frequently asked questions, responses, webinars, and legislative information.
What Is an Audiologist?
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Audiology Today
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ONLINE FEATURE | ACEN: Not Right Here, Right Now | Opinion Editorial
To some extent, the Audiology Clinical Education Network is appealing for all involved in the externship process. Even so, it is our opinion that joining ACEN may not be the right decision for all externship sites at this time.
Do Audiologists React Well to Change?
A recent study of audiologists indicated that participants perceive audiologists, overall, to be highly resistant to change. A follow-up survey found that audiologists were neither especially resistant nor especially accepting of change, that change resistance is similar across health professions, and that changes in audiology tend to occur slowly over time.
Sex Hormones and Central Auditory Processing
Given the bottom-up influence of the peripheral auditory system on central auditory processing, a very brief introduction on the sex hormones and the peripheral system is provided, but the majority of the article focuses on the influence of the sex hormones on the central auditory nervous system in terms of what we know, the clinical implications, and future considerations.