Cochlear Implants CEU Courses

As the prevalence of hearing loss increases, so does the complexity of the treatment path that patients with hearing loss experience. As hearing health providers, we all have the responsibility to make sure that the patients who can benefit from cochlear implants have access to them. Whether you're screening a patient for a hearing aid, recommending a cochlear implant evaluation, or activating the device, we all have a role to play in the continuum of care for managing hearing loss. This session focuses on the impact of age on hearing health, multidisciplinary approaches to diagnosis, and how providers are successfully incorporating cochlear implants into their diagnostic and treatment process.

Clinical models of care for adult cochlear implant recipients has changed little since implants were originally cleared by the FDA in the 1980’s. This course will discuss a new patient-centered and streamlined care model for adult cochlear implant patients and we will describe research that supports this new model.

Ongoing research indicates that patient satisfaction and speech perception improve when individualized treatment for hearing loss includes a plan for optimizing acoustic and electric technology when appropriate. This course will review treatment options, best practice guidelines, and current research outcomes in cases where patients experience both acoustic and electric stimulation.

Cochlear™ Remote Assist enables video appointments between hearing implant recipients and their hearing health professional. Join this course to learn more about how this ground-breaking technology can bring you closer to your patients than ever before.

Cochlear™ Remote Check is a virtual assessment tool for cochlear implant recipients using the Nucleus® SmartApp. Join us to learn more about how this revolutionary new tool can help you support your cochlear implant patients, even when they are not in the clinic.

This course highlights some of the new tools and apps that are available for aural rehabilitation (AR). It will specifically explore how we have incorporated them into our cochlear implant (CI) program in a VA setting.

This course provides information on the newly approved Nucleus 8 sound processor. Details include both clinical and practical information so that clinicians are empowered to treat patients who are scheduled for activation of their cochlear implant system and/or are in need of an upgrade from a previous-generation sound processor.

Audiologists have been hearing from CI recipients for years that their sound quality is ‘cartoon-like’, but this is not what all implants sound like! This course reviews the ways MED-EL technology has evolved in the last decade to deliver Closer to Natural Hearing as never before. What does this mean? Your patients won’t miss Mickey Mouse!

The course will present the latest findings on neurocognitive changes in hearing loss and effects of intervention with amplification and cochlear implantation.

This course will introduce telehealth options to support children with cochlear implants to include the use of Remote Check, Remote Assist and tablet-based remote programming. Specific protocols and real-life clinical examples will be provided.