Articles
Read CEU articles and transcripts from experts in audiology and industry.
Production and the Closing Rate
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August 2, 2000
You can really sum up the 'nuts and bolts' of an audiology practice in one word -- production. The term 'production' is well known in the physician's world. It is the bottom line that drives the exist... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Don't Roll-Over For Roll-Ups
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July 12, 2000
You have likely heard the terms ''merger'', ''acquisition'', ''joint venture'', ''vertical'' and ''horizontal integration'' and ''takeover''. Additionally, there has been a proliferation across all in... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Hot Summers, or Thoughts on Ear Impression Technique
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July 11, 2000
Hi guys! Summer's here, the beer is cold. Better still, the weekend is just ahead. Well then, why is it all so boring? Aliens haven't invaded Earth (yet). Not even one flying saucer has been spotted!... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Issues in Cerumen Management
June 19, 2000
Periodically, the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) conducts Cerumen Management Workshops. We invite local physicians to speak for approximately one hour regarding anomalies and conditions of t... Read More
Infection Control Medical and Surgical Practice Management and Professional Issues
The Au.D. - Why I Earned It, and What It's Done For Me
June 15, 2000
On May 6, 2000 I ended what for me was a 12 year journey in pursuit of the doctoral title. Since the 1988 Academy of Dispensing Audiologists (ADA) convention, I have anxiously awaited the day my colle... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Perspectives on the Au.D.
June 9, 2000
My name is Dr. Ken Lowder. I am fifty-seven years old. I was a speech pathologist for thirteen years and have now been a private practice audiologist for almost twenty years. I am a graduate of the Un... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Infection Control in Audiology
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June 4, 2000
Infection control is an important health care issue that affects many facets of clinical practice. Audiologists must be diligent in their effort to control the spread of infectious disease within the... Read More
Infection Control Medical and Surgical Practice Management and Professional Issues
My Au.D. Experience
June 2, 2000
Good morning, I'm Dr. Anderson, the Audiologist''. Since May 8, 2000, I have had the privilege of introducing myself as ''Dr. Anderson''. On that day I graduated from the University of Florida with a... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
AuD Update: Stats and Facts
May 30, 2000
The Au.D. is quickly changing the profession of audiology, the fund of knowledge and the day-to-day practice patterns of clinical audiologists in the USA. This brief article will outline the status of... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Auditory-Oral Education: Teaching Deaf Children To Talk
May 17, 2000
It is my belief that an auditory-oral approach to education teaches deaf children to use their residual hearing in combination with speech reading and contextual cues to better comprehend and use spok... Read More
Aural Habilitation - Children Pediatrics
Reflections on the Au.D.
May 5, 2000
As I sit here, reviewing the past 18 months, I feel rather melancholy. Approximately 18 months ago I registered for the University of Florida Au.D. Distance Learning program. My business partner thoug... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening: A Statistical Analysis of Probabilities
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April 24, 2000
The universal screening of newborn hearing in the United States has been discussed for many years. Downs and Sterritt1 first described a universal newborn hearing screening program in 1964. Although t... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Counseling Instruction Within Audiology Programs: A Major Deficit in Training?
April 24, 2000
It has been demonstrated that appropriate counseling is a critical variable in the rehabilitation of individuals with hearing impairment (see Crandell, 1997, Crandell, McDermott, & Pugh, 1996, and Lut... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
''Selling'' In Audiology
April 24, 2000
The idea and action of ''selling'' by audiologists has traditionally been met with hesitation -- if not outright resistance! Selling is not usually included in university curriculums and ''sales'' tra... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Hearing Aids Are Not Widgets and Audiologists Are Not Widgeteers!
April 10, 2000
Recently I heard a hearing aid industry executive attribute lackluster hearing aid sales to poor marketing by audiologists. I would like to take issue with this. I attribute lackluster sales to manufa... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Testimony of Angela Loavenbruck to ASHA Legislative Council
April 2, 2000
My name is Angela Loavenbruck. I am an audiologist in private practice in New City, New York. I have been a member of ASHA since 1965 and I am an ASHA Fellow. I served on ASHA's Standards Council, Eth... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Who/What Makes a Qualified Audiologist?
March 31, 2000
What is a ''Qualified Audiologist''? At this time, even U.S. Government regulations don't agree. In 1994, the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) thought it a tremendous victory in def... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Universal Screening of Newborns: The Promise and The Reality
March 2, 2000
It has been a long dream of our profession to screen the hearing of newborns based on the assumption that early detection and early intervention can and will minimize the negative consequences of chil... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Observations on the Au.D.
January 31, 2000
Significant issues confront audiologists as they ponder the future of their profession. Approximately 10% of audiologists have Au.D. degrees or are enrolled in Au.D. programs. As the number of Au.D. g... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
