American Academy of Audiology

2025 Annual Membership Meeting
2025-03-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA, 70130, United States
2025 Membership Meeting at AAA 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 1:00–2:00 pm
Would you like to hear more about the Academy’s initiatives, advocacy efforts, and decision-making process? Join us for our Annual Membership Meeting at AAA 2025+HearTECH Expo in New Orleans.

AAA 2025+HearTECH Expo
2025-03-26 08:00 - 2025-03-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States

Audiology Quality Consortium Webinars: Preparing for Payment Cuts: Navigating the MIPS Maze: Part II
2025-03-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Presenters: Deborah Carlson, PhD, Tracy Murphy, AuD, and Debra Abel, AuD
Description:
These sessions will provide an overview of the transition from fee-for-service to value-based payment models, specifically focused on Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). Updates will be provided on the 2025 QPP Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), program parameters, pathways for participation, changes in MIPS reporting requirements for audiologists, and how an audiologist can determine if participation is required. Resources will be provided to identify the reporting mechanisms for designated measures requirements for quality reporting, measure specifications, and examples of how to report measures.
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Motion Sickness Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentation
2025-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Jamie Bogle, AuD, PhD
CEUs: 0.1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Advanced
Available on AudiologyOnline
Description:
Motion sickness is a common condition in the general population and more so in certain vestibular system disorders. This presentation aims to describe the vestibular system’s involvement in triggering motion sickness and possible management strategies.
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Audiology Quality Consortium Webinars: Preparing for Payment Cuts: Navigating the MIPS Maze: Part I
2025-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Presenters: Deborah Carlson, PhD, Tracy Murphy, AuD, and Debra Abel, AuD
Description:
These sessions will provide an overview of the transition from fee-for-service to value-based payment models, specifically focused on Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). Updates will be provided on the 2025 QPP Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), program parameters, pathways for participation, changes in MIPS reporting requirements for audiologists, and how an audiologist can determine if participation is required. Resources will be provided to identify the reporting mechanisms for designated measures requirements for quality reporting, measure specifications, and examples of how to report measures.
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Beyond the Booth: Crafting Your Leadership Identity–A Strategic Approach for Audiology Leaders
2025-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Alena Conley, MBA, PPP
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Skill
Description:
In today’s evolving healthcare landscape, developing a strong leadership identity is crucial for audiologists transitioning into leadership roles. This interactive webinar guides emerging and mid-level leaders through the process of crafting their unique leadership brand and creating a strategic development plan. Participants will explore their current leadership position, define their leadership philosophy, and create actionable steps for growth. Through practical exercises and evidence-based frameworks, attendees will gain tools to build credibility, enhance their professional presence, and accelerate their leadership journey in audiology. This session complements the conference presentation on “The Coach Advantage” by providing hands-on strategies for personal leadership development.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop a personalized leadership development strategy that aligns your clinical expertise with leadership aspirations while identifying specific growth opportunities within the audiology field.
2. Create a distinctive leadership brand identity that effectively communicates your value proposition and enhances your professional presence within healthcare teams and the broader audiology community.
3. Construct an actionable 90-day plan that incorporates specific milestones, resource utilization, and networking strategies to advance your leadership goals within your current role.
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Advocacy and You in 2025: A Conversation with the Academy’s Advocacy Leaders
2025-02-13 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Tina Stern, AuD; Joanne Zurcher, MPP
Duration: 60 minutes
Description:
It is a new year, a new Congress, and a new forecast for audiology. Join a membership discussion about the political landscape for 2025 and how to get involved to help advance priorities and seek opportunities for audiology. Tina Stern, AuD, chairperson of the Academy’s Legislative and Regulatory Committee, will introduce members to the new head of the Academy’s advocacy staff team, Joanne Zurcher, Vice President of Government Relations & Policy. Dr. Stern will interview Joanne about the current environment, her outlook on advancing audiology legislation, and how her experience combined with the engagement of members can make a difference for the profession.
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Single Sided Deafness?
2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Melanie Lutz, AuD; Virginia Milne, AuD
CEUs: 0.1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Available on AudiologyOnline
Description:
Single-sided deafness (SSD) poses unique challenges to both the patient and the managing audiologist as SSD negatively impacts the ability to localize sound as well as speech understanding, especially in the presence of background noise. Clinical recommendations may be inconsistent as there is not a definitive best practice for the audiologic management of SSD so this presentation will review patients across the lifespan who pursued each treatment option and experienced varying outcomes.
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Semicircular Canal Dehiscence: Lessons for Collaboration
2025-01-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Rebekah F. Cunningham, PhD; Devin L. McCaslin, PhD
CEUs: 0.1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Advanced
Available on AudiologyOnline
Description:
This presentation focuses on the audiologic, genetic, radiologic, vestibular, and surgical results of a 10-year-old girl with previously unidentified SSCD. Interprofessional collaboration and how to best assist these children in and out of the classroom with their hearing, technology, and symptoms of the dehiscence will be emphasized.
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2025 Membership Renewal Deadline
2025-01-01 | Virtual
Renew Your Membership Now!
Membership renewals for 2025 are due January 1, 2025. If you are enrolled in EZ Pay, separate communications will be sent to you from Academy staff.
Members who renew their 2025 membership by December 15, 2024, will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to WIN one of two prizes:

Complimentary AAA 2025+HearTECH Expo registration
Complimentary AAA 2025+HearTECH Expo registration
Three-night hotel accommodations*
Up to $500 travel stipend

Note: Members enrolled in the Academy’s EZ Pay Program or on an installment plan are ineligible for this promotion.
*While the Academy will make every effort to place the winner in the hotel of their choice/the hotel selected during the registration process, we retain the option of placing the winner at a different AAA hotel.
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2025 membership dues are listed on the Membership Renewals page. Please note that the Academy WILL NOT be mailing printed renewal notices.
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Unveiling the Truth About Cochlear Implants
2024-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Meredith Holcomb, AuD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1 CEUs
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
The utilization rate for cochlear implants in the U.S. adult population is 2-12 percent. In large part, this is due to ambiguity and confusion of cochlear implant (CI) candidacy amongst all hearing-health-care providers (audiologists, physicians, and hearing instrument specialists). Patients who need a CI often spend many years in hearing aids that are not providing adequate amplification and speech understanding. This webinar will cover how to identify CI candidates in your practice, when to refer patients for CI evaluation, and how to counsel patients through this process. Current CI technology, candidacy, and evidence-based outcome data will be discussed. Resources and tools for patients will be outlined, and case studies will be used to demonstrate CI outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will be able to identify patients who should be referred for a formal CI evaluation.
2. Participants will be able to understand current FDA CI criteria for adults.
3. Participants will be able to describe benefits of CI over hearing aids.
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The One Percent: Working with Complex Tinnitus Patients
2024-12-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters:
Emily McMahan, AuD
Gail Whitelaw, PhD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1 CEUs
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Millions of Americans experience chronic tinnitus, seeking support from audiologists to assess and treat their tinnitus. Many audiologists feel confident in addressing “run of the mill” or low needs tinnitus patients; however, are uncomfortable with those patients with significant degrees of anxiety/depression/distress, what we are referring to as the one percent. This webinar will focus on higher level tinnitus treatment to those patients with the greatest difficulties with managing their tinnitus. The difference between motivation and desperation will be discussed. Tools and techniques for working, establishing critical referral partnerships, and successfully working with this population of patients will be provided.
Learning Outcomes:
1. List factors that contribute to a patient being in a category of “catastrophic” tinnitus distress.
2. Discuss addressing anxiety/depression, sleep interruption, and stress that impact the patient with tinnitus and tools for supporting these patients.
3. Describe a plan for the audiologist to address potential caregiver fatigue with this population and how to be proactive in addressing these needs.
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Demonstrating the Benefit of Hearing Aids for Functional Hearing Difficulties
2024-11-13 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters:
Christina M. Roup, PhD
Jodi Baxter, AuD
Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1
Duration: 75 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Research and clinical evidence demonstrate that appropriately fit hearing aids are a safe and effective treatment option for adults with functional hearing difficulties (i.e., suprathreshold auditory complaints and deficits in the presence of normal pure-tone thresholds). The purpose of this webinar is to provide clinical cases that demonstrate the subjective and objective benefits that can be achieved for adults with functional hearing difficulties. Frequently asked questions about treating adults with functional hearing difficulties with hearing aids will also be addressed. This webinar is part 2 of a series; part 1 presents a hearing aid fitting protocol for this population.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the subjective benefits of hearing aid for patients with functional hearing difficulties.
2. Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the objective benefits of hearing aid for patients with functional hearing difficulties.
3. Upon completion, participants will be able to define hearing aid funding options for patients with functional hearing difficulties.
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Pediatric Ototoxicity Monitoring Program and Protocol for Earlier Identification of Hearing Loss
2024-11-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Amy Grosnik, AuD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1 CEUs
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Pediatric patients have the highest rates and degree of hearing loss due to ototoxic medications during chemotherapy treatment. Hearing testing in this patient population is challenging for several reasons. This can result in incomplete testing or unreliable test responses. Our high-volume facility has an established pediatric ototoxicity monitoring program creating opportunities for reliable testing. Our expansive protocol allows for earlier identification of hearing loss. Our practice and protocols will be supported by a discussion of our patient profiles.
Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their current program and protocol challenges with monitoring this population and possible solutions. Improved program efficiency and testing techniques will help improve pediatric ototoxicity monitoring programs with earlier identification and support of hearing loss and improved patient care.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe targeted test methods during ototoxicity monitoring.
2. Upon completion, the participant will be able to classify key components in a pediatric ototoxicity monitoring program.
3. Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe appropriate follow-up recommendations.

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Beyond the Booth: Audiology Unplugged—Exploring Diverse Practice Settings
2024-10-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Moderator: Andrea Green, AuD
Presenters: Melissa Caine, AuD, Mary Rose Goldstein, AuD, Rachel Kansky, AuD, Natalie Phillips, AuD
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Fundamental
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring four distinguished audiologists, each representing a unique practice setting including the VA, private practice, a pediatric hospital, and an ENT office.

Moderated by Andrea Green, AuD, who has practiced audiology across multiple settings and currently works in industry, this session will explore the diverse career pathways available within the field of audiology. Our panelists will share their experiences, highlighting the advantages, challenges, and opportunities within private practice, hospitals, the VA, and within ENT. Our group of experts will also share how they pursued professional development, career advancement and leadership opportunities throughout their career, including how they successfully navigated change by pursuing roles in various practice settings. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a student doctor, this discussion will offer valuable insights to help you explore and discover the many possibilities within the rich field of audiology.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to compare and contrast a variety of practice settings within audiology, including private practice, VA, pediatric hospital, and ENT; understand the advantages and challenges associated with different audiology career paths; and identify opportunities for career development and advancement within each practice setting, including potential specializations, leadership roles, research, and continuing education pathways.
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Academy Research Conference 2024: Advances in Implantable Devices
2024-10-24 10:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Now Available On-Demand!
Did you miss the live event held on October 24, 2024? You can still register for the on-demand content!
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Chair
René H. Gifford, PhD
Fred H. Bess Chair in Audiology, Professor, and Director, Hearing and Speech Sciences, Implantables, Hearing Enhancement, and Amplification Research (I HEAR) Laboratory Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Program Committee

Camille Dunn-Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, University of Iowa
Michelle Hughes, PhD
Professor and Director of the Cochlear Implant Research Lab, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Jamie Bogle, AuD, PhD
Principal Investigator, ARC Grant, Chair, Division of Audiology and Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Science

Conference Overview
There’s a 17- to 25-year gap between scientific discovery and clinical adoption of new and effective interventions. For children with congenital hearing loss, a two-decade delay for data-driven advancements in diagnostic and habilitative audiological practices can have devastating effects on auditory, speech, language, academic, and social development. Adults with hearing loss also are at risk for impaired communication, social isolation, educational and vocational barriers, dementia, and poor quality of life. Since auditory implantable technology is rapidly advancing, and candidacy indications are both expanding and overlapping, attempting to stay up-to-date on the literature becomes a part-time job, which is particularly difficult for full-time clinicians.
The 2024 Virtual Academy Research Conference (ARC) will bring together the latest discovery in auditory implantable technology from an esteemed group of clinician-scientists in audiology and otology. We will be covering topics including advances in auditory implant surgery, asymmetrically driven neuroplasticity for bimodal and sequential bilateral cochlear implant (CI) recipients, the role of genetics in clinical decision-making for candidacy determination and recommended intervention, totally implantable technology, single-sided deafness (SSD), highly asymmetric hearing losses, and much more.
Program

Morning Session 10:00 am–12:30 pm ET
Afternoon Session 1:00–3:30 pm ET
CEUs:
.25 Tier 1 CEUs for morning or afternoon session
.5 Tier 1 CEUs for full-day program

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Registration
Available for half-day, full-day, or on-demand only.

Category
ARC 2024 Fee

Member Half-Day
$89

Member Full-Day
$135

Non-Member Half-Day
$150

Non-Member Full-Day
$240

Student Half-Day
$25

Student Full-Day
$45

Funding for this conference was made possible [in part] by 1R13DC020893-01 from National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Enhancing Communication with Diverse and Underserved Patients
2024-10-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters: Laura Gaeta, PhD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
This webinar will introduce concepts related to cultural competence and cover cultural and linguistic variables identified in underrepresented populations. Participants will learn about health literacy, readability, and speech recognition with non-native speakers of English.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the cultural competency continuum as it relates to patient care in audiology.
2. Identify variables that may impact access to and utilization of audiology services.
3. Give examples of how to increase readability and understanding when working with linguistically and culturally diverse populations.
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Maximum Conductive Hearing Loss–Revisited
2024-10-10 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters:
Cindy Collier, AuD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1 CEUs
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
The idea that the conductive component of hearing loss cannot exceed 60 dB is the most intractable misconception in audiology among both audiologists and otolaryngologists. This webinar aims to demonstrate that maximum conductive hearing loss can feasibly exceed 105 dB.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe why maximum conductive hearing loss has been accepted as being at best 60 dB for decades.
2. Explain how interaural attenuation and maximum conductive hearing loss are related.
3. Describe how maximum conductive hearing loss can feasibly be upwards of 105 dB.
4. Summarize the implications of maximum conductive hearing loss being transducer-dependent.
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Concussion Complexities: The Importance of Audiology in Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation and Management
2024-09-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters:
Richard Allen, AuD
Sara Jagger, AuD, PhD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA / Tier 1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) can occur at any age. Multiple medical providers are involved when an individual suffers from a concussion or TBI. Audiologists are an important part of this multidisciplinary team, as symptoms can involve dizziness, imbalance, tinnitus, hearing loss, and auditory processing difficulties. Managing these individuals requires multidisciplinary teamwork, and most audiologists need to go outside their usual comfort zone to do so. This webinar will discuss the team approach to concussion care, why audiology is an integral part of concussion care, and how audiologists can help patients with a concussion or TBI.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the audiologists’ role in the multidisciplinary management of concussion.
2. Evaluate the signs and symptoms of concussion related to audiology.
3. Apply how audiologists can prevent, evaluate, and rehabilitate individuals with concussions.
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Town Hall Discussion: Increasing Recruitment of Audiology Students
2024-09-23 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee of the American Academy of Audiology is hosting an online town hall for a generative discussion of how to increase recruitment of audiology students. The purpose of the town hall is to engage participants in an open, creative, and collaborative discussion to explore possibilities and generate new ideas, solutions, or insights. To promote learning from each other, participants can make comments and share what they are doing in their recruitment efforts.
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The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Home-Based Aural Rehabilitation with Neurotone
2024-09-17 | Virtual
Industry Solutions Series Webinar sponsored by Neurotone.
Presenters:
Miles Aron, PhD
Co-Founder and COO
Neurotone AI
Robert Sweetow, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology
University of California, San Francisco
CEUs: 0.05 CEUs
Duration: 40 minutes
Description:
Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in aural rehabilitation. This webinar will explore the integration of AI technologies with traditional auditory training methods to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Robert Sweetow and Dr. Miles Aron will provide an overview of the historical and current approaches to auditory rehabilitation, discuss the limitations of conventional methods, and introduce innovative AI-driven solutions that are revolutionizing the field. Learn about the benefits of AI in creating personalized training experiences, enhancing patient engagement, and improving overall hearing and cognitive function. This webinar is ideal for audiologists, audiology assistants, and students seeking to understand the future of aural rehabilitation in the age of AI.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the historical context and current underutilization of aural rehabilitation in audiology.
2. Demonstrate the advancements and benefits of incorporating AI in auditory training, particularly through Lace AI Pro.
3. Integrate AI-driven auditory training into clinical practice to enhance patient engagement and outcomes.
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Vestibular Test Battery: One Size Does Not Fit All
2024-09-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter:
Julie Honaker, PhD
Kathleen Muhvic, AuD
Evalena Behr, AuD
Tamara Francini, AuD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA/Tier 1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Selecting vestibular assessment tests should be based on medical necessity and answering clinically based questions related to individual patient symptoms, past medical history, and signs. This intermediate presentation will provide an overview of evidence-based test selection and best-practice protocols in the assessment of patients with vestibular-related symptoms. This will be displayed through a series of clinical vignettes highlighting current vestibular testing trends and best practice guidelines.
Learning Outcomes:
1. To choose appropriate test measures based on patient symptomatology and clinical hypotheses.
2. To describe clinical decision-making approaches for vestibular testing protocol development.
3. To apply tailored vestibular test battery approaches through a series of clinical vignettes.
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Audiology in a Research Setting: The Bridge Between Clinic and Lab
2024-08-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenters:
Destinee M. Halverson, AuD
Melissa R. Henry, AuD
Margaret K. Miller, AuD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Introductory
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Presenters will share insights into their own professional journeys, providing a guide on what makes for a successful career in research audiology. They will describe various skills, responsibilities, and settings in research audiology, while providing a brief comparison between clinical and research roles. Presenters will provide insight on transitioning from clinic to research, including research opportunities and what to know before taking on a research position. Presenters will also discuss ways to get involved in and incorporate research into a clinical audiology setting.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the skills needed (and not needed) to become a research audiologist.
2. Discuss levels of research involvement and how to identify these opportunities.
3. Compare and contrast roles as a clinical audiologist or research audiologist.
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Beyond the Booth: Conflict to Connection–Creating Peaceful Dialogue in the Workplace
2024-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Zea Wintersong
CEUs: 0.1 AAA CEUs/Tier 1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Skills
Description:
Conflict is unavoidable in the workplace. It is inevitable that conflict will arise among co-workers, with leadership or at an organizational level. But conflict is not always bad. In this seminar you will learn how to harness the power of constructive conflict and learn and grow as a team in the audiology space. The answer to all conflict is always effective communication, but just as we tailor health-care treatments to individual patients, we must tailor our communication and responses to individual conflict scenarios. In this seminar you will learn the root cause, prevention, and treatment of the most common types of conflict and apply techniques to help your team grow and communicate at a higher level.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the different types of conflict.
2. Identify the root causes of conflict in real-life audiology clinical settings.
3. Practice conflict prevention measures with teamwork and leadership principles.
4. Apply techniques to respond to and resolve conflict at every level of the team.
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Migraines in the Audiology Clinic: What You Need to Know
2024-07-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Samuel N. Bittel, AuD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA/Tier 1
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Migraine is a common and complex neurological disorder that includes a number of audiovestibular issues including tinnitus, hearing loss, and vertigo. Audiologists will encounter migraine in clinic, so they should be well-versed in understanding this condition and its management.
Although information related to migraine is often included in the audiological literature, this information is often incomplete, and/or fails to truly describe the connection (or lack thereof) between migraine and ear pathology. This webinar will bridge the gap between the current understandings of migraine and what might be encountered by an audiologist in practice.
We will provide a detailed description of migraine, including epidemiology, the underlying mechanisms and physiology of migraine, medical and non-medical management strategies, the connection between migraine and peripheral ear disorders, misconceptions and misinformation in the audiology literature, pediatric migraine, and case studies.
Participants will gain relevant information that will be immediately applicable in the audiology clinic.
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eAudiology Beyond the Booth Series: Stress Management 101
2024-06-20 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Kyle Shepard, AuD

CEUs: 0.1 AAA
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Beginner
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description: This webinar is a part of the Academy’s “Beyond the Booth” series, designed to provide you with career growth and leadership development skills to help support your success at work and in your personal life.
We live in a time of abundance where our access to information has never been greater. This, however, has not correlated with improved psychological well-being, as stress, burnout, substance abuse, and mental health conditions are on the rise. Early intervention is imperative in preventing burnout or long-term consequences of stress. Everyone experiences stress. How it is managed, however, varies significantly. This session will provide the foundation of how to effectively manage the internal experience of stress to allow for a more fulfilling life.
Learning Outcomes:

Discuss the stress continuum as it relates to stress response zones, levels of function,and need for support.
Describe the difference between stress and stressors to include controllable aspects of each.
Integrate 2-3 stress management strategies into daily person and professional life.

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Considerations for Cognitive Screenings in Hearing Health Care
2024-06-05 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
CEUs: 0.1 AAA
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Beginner
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
In the rapidly evolving landscape of hearing healthcare, emerging research highlights significant correlations between hearing loss, tinnitus, and consequential changes in both the physiology of the brain and cognitive function. Thus, hearing health-care providers play a pivotal role in holistic patient assessment, including the impact that hearing loss may have on cognition. This one-hour course delves into crucial considerations for integrating cognitive performance into the evaluation of adult patients.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Define the underlying changes in cognition associated with hearing loss.
2. Analyze options for incorporating cognitive screenings into their practice.
3. Identify signs of cognitive issues in patients and understand the considerations for referrals.
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Animal Audiology: Something New Is Brewing
2024-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Peter M. Skip Scheifele, PhD
CEUs: 0.1 AAA
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Constant noise can have physiological and psychological effects in several nonhuman species. However, few investigations have focused specifically on the deleterious effects of environmental noise on the auditory system in dogs. Whether constant noise can affect dogs, particularly working dogs that are relied upon for their enhanced sensory capabilities (e.g. those used in military and law enforcement operations or search and rescue), is important to determine and the conditions or environments that can impair these sensory capabilities need to be well understood.
As a result of the number of cases of congenital deafness in dogs, the veterinary and breeding communities have made an extensive effort to have puppies undergo auditory screening between the ages of five (5) to eight (8) weeks of age. The only acceptable audiological test for determining baseline hearing acuity is the brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) test. BAER testing also can be used in diagnostic situations and as a baseline for establishing hearing acuity in dogs.
Moreover, although the BAER electrophysiological test is objective in its output (waveforms) the establishment of which peak on the resultant waveforms is subjective with the possible exception of Wave-V and the subsequent trough (VT) of Wave-V. This routine technique has been used with humans since 1967 and slowly introduced into the animal industry since the 1980s.
Outside of congenital deafness, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a big factor in kenneled dogs, those transported in trucks and in helicopters and when exposed to gunfire and explosives. Most occupied kennels may have peak noise at 110 dB SPL and even require hearing protection of the handlers upon entering. The consequence of NIHL in any working dogs is a failure of the dog to properly behave to voice commands and to miss critical acoustic cues while working.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand what animal audiology entails.
2. Know what specific audiological tests are run on canines.
3. Know what the OFA and AKC standards are for canine audiology.
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Beyond the Booth: Deep Dive into Energy Management—Techniques for Sustained Productivity
2024-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Alena Conley, MBA, PPP
CEUs: 0.1 AAA
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Program Focus: Knowledge
Description:
Dive deeper into the art of energy management with “Deep Dive into Energy Management: Techniques for Sustained Productivity,” a webinar designed to empower you with the skills to identify your personal energy peaks, understand your circadian rhythms, and utilize restorative practices. This session goes a step further by teaching you how to achieve flow states throughout your day using the Pomodoro Technique, a proven method for maintaining focus and enhancing productivity. Learn to strategically align tasks with your natural energy levels and incorporate focused work sessions to not only boost productivity but also to achieve a more fulfilling work-life balance.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Analyzing: Analyze personal energy patterns and circadian rhythms to identify optimal times for engaging in tasks that require high cognitive effort, setting the stage for achieving flow states.
2. Applying: Apply the Pomodoro Technique as a tool to structure work periods and breaks, facilitating the entrance into flow states during periods of peak energy, thereby maximizing focus and minimizing fatigue.
3. Creating: Develop a comprehensive energy and time management plan that incorporates strategies for aligning tasks with energy peaks, using the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus, and incorporating restorative practices to sustain productivity. This plan aims to optimize work output while maintaining energy and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
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AAA 2024 + HearTECH Expo
2024-04-17 08:00 - 2024-04-20 17:00 (America/New_York) | Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, GA, United States
