Pediatrics CEU Courses

cCMV is the most common cause of non-genetic, childhood-onset sensorineural hearing loss, but audiologists are often unaware of it and not trained to provide care to patients who are cCMV positive. This presentation will increase audiologists’ awareness of cCMV and provide practical information on providing care to patients with cCMV.

This course reviews the pathophysiology and treatment of fetal cytomegalovirus.

This course provides an overview of Congenital CMV awareness and advocacy efforts occurring nationwide. The Utah CMV public education and testing program, the first legislatively mandated CMV public health initiative, will also be discussed in detail.

Hearing loss in cCMV has unique features, presentation, and long-term outcomes. This presentation highlights these unique features, and outlines the current evidence that guides identification and treatment of patients with this condition.

This course is an overview of congenital CMV and will cover basic information about transmission, prevention, prevalence, awareness, and advocacy.

This course describes the prevalence of tinnitus in teenagers from all causes, and discusses the primary complaints associated with bothersome tinnitus. Specific interventions the audiologist can provide are described in detail.

This course explores advanced features in both Oticon and Phonak software that can assist in providing optimal sound quality in hearing aids for the pediatric population. A review of similar and differing advanced features within Oticon and Phonak software, along with the manufacturers’ recommendations for use of each feature, are covered.

This talk aims to unravel the fundamentals of vestibular assessments in children. It is specifically designed for clinicians taking their first steps in incorporating pediatric vestibular assessments into their practice.

Well-fitted Phonak hearing instruments paired with Roger technology offers students access to speech and multimedia content in the classroom and beyond. This course will review solutions beyond the hearing aid fitting including Roger applications for school and home.

Vestibular disorders in children are a significant cause of childhood morbidity with various manifestations that are often unrecognized or undiagnosed. The etiological profile, phenotype, and management for peripheral and central disorders are markedly different from that in adults. The diagnostic algorithm with the latest technology is also different as children are far more difficult to obtain anamnesis from and to test as compared to adults. Examining a child is really an art that can come from years of experience and knowledge about the pediatric vestibular system and its development. It is also important to recognize the close overlap with pediatric neurology and indeed, a robust knowledge in neurology is essential to practice pediatric neurotology. This presentation includes an overview of the developing pediatric vestibular system in children, the etiology of pediatric vestibular disorders, the diagnostic process with evidence-based latest methods, and their management. The differences in pediatric vestibular diagnosis and disease profiles are also highlighted from the authors’ personal series.