Practice Management And Professional Issues CEU Courses

The is the first course of a 5-part series entitled, Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Non-Custom Amplification Devices. In this course, Dr. Brian Taylor reviews the findings of the June 2016 NASEM report on affordability and accessibility of hearing healthcare for adults, the shortcomings of the current audiology practice delivery model, and opportunities for improving patient care by using new technology. Visit the AudiologyOnline course library to register for this exciting and timely webinar series.

This course provides an overview of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), its relevance to audiology research and practice, a review of key studies using this methodology, and a look at potential future applications. This course is written in an engaging Q & A format.

Creating a compelling brand for your audiology practice is critical in helping you to stand out in a competitive market. Yet, brand and branding is something that is often overlooked or left to chance in many practices. In this highly visual presentation, Les Jones will de-bunk some of the myths surrounding brand and provide a number of practical hints and tips that will help you to develop a distinctive brand for your practice. He will also talk about how brand can be used as a powerful management tool to improve team engagement and productivity.

This course discusses Interventional Audiology, which is a term that describes bringing hearing care services directly to the field to address challenges associated with hearing loss in situations where communication is critical.

This presentation will focus on aiding clinicians in becoming effective preceptors. Foundations for effective precepting will be reviewed as well as strategies and techniques clinicians can implement to support graduate clinicians.

This course will provide information about social work as a profession and the potential collaboration between the social work and audiological disciplines. This course will use case vignettes to discuss the reciprocal nature that exists between behavioral difficulties, family dynamics, and concerns about hearing.

This presentation will provide information about the 2016 interprofessional collaborative standards, literature of evidence of best practice strategies and case examples of IPE and IPP. It will review interprofessional competencies and various ways to assess them in the academic and/or clinical settings.

This course will focus on the important ethical practice issues as well as rules and regulations affecting hearing aid providers in the state of Illinois. We will address ethics as it pertains to Illinois licensure and truth in advertising legislation.

This course will describe how adding an assistant to your staff can increase practice productivity, efficiency and customer service/patient satisfaction. This course is a recording of a session at the Academy of Doctors of Audiology 2016 AuDACITY conference. Please note: some of the onscreen text is outside the frame, and therefore it is recommended to download the course handout and follow along while viewing.