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Starkey’s Chief Philanthropy Officer, Tani Austin, joins Dave to discuss strong women role models, Starkey Cares, fitting hearing aids on people across the globe, and always putting the patient first.

Dave Fabry talks to Starkey’s Founder, Owner, and Chairman, Bill Austin, about how he got his start in the hearing industry, his quest to help the world hear, what he loves about custom hearing aids, and why caring is at the core of what we do.

Starkey’s Chief Compliance Officer and EVP of Corporate Relations, Michael Scholl, joins Dave to discuss how OTC, potential Medicare expansions and other developments in Washington, D.C. will impact hearing professionals and end users, what Starkey is doing to help guide new regulations, and how hearing professionals can ensure their voices are heard.

HIA president, Kate Carr, and director of public policy & advocacy, Bridget Dobyan, call in to discuss what MarkeTrak data tells us about prescription hearing aids vs. PSAPs, the state of OTC legislation, and how they’re working to advocate on behalf of patient-driven hearing healthcare.

Dr. Dave Fabry talks to Starkey's Chief Health Officer, Archelle Georgiou, MD, about the importance of early identification of hearing loss, degrees of hearing loss and implications, why hearing professionals are vital to the healthcare ecosystem, and hearing loss during the holidays.

For decades hearing aid professionals have differentiated their hearing devices options using technology tiers. This podcast will review performance and preference differences between premium and entry-level hearing aid technology found in peer-reviewed studies, highlighting a Western University 2021 wearer preference report, and its implications for clinical practice.

Dr. Dave Fabry talks to Dr. Sara Burdak, Chief Audiology Officer and Executive Vice President of Marketing at Starkey, about her path to becoming an audiologist, the impact of hearing loss, hearing aid stigma, and all the ways Starkey’s Evolv AI hearing aids erase that stigma and make better hearing effortless.

The inability of many adults with hearing loss to accept treatment and rehabilitation recommendations from audiologists is well known. In many cases, this reluctance manifests as ambivalence, indecision, and resistance. This podcast introduces the listener to some of the basic concepts of motivational interviewing and how they can be used during any clinical conversation to reduce patient reluctance.

A recent survey of audiologists suggests trust between the help-seeking patient and audiologist is a source of stress for providers. This podcast examines the factors contributing to low levels of trust between patients and service providers and how motivational interviewing techniques can be used to improve listening skills.

Randy Baldwin interviews Joel Parker from AudPractice Group to discuss different approaches to having a financial conversation with your patient. Through this podcast, you’ll be able to hear about Joel’s experience and how he looks at the patient journey through the practices AudPractice Group manages. This learning event focuses on the CareCredit credit card and Allegro Credit, and will not include info on other products or services.