AuDacity 2024 — Conference Agenda

This course aims to help participants better understand the benefits of vestibular diagnostics and how to appropriately incorporate this much needed area of practice into everyday clinical care.

• Understand the patient population and opportunity for care
• Learn about revenue generation vs cost and clinical efficiencies to improve reimbursement and patient care
• Learn about the other opportunities vestibular diagnostics can provide for providers and how they can leverage these tools to increase patient volume and revenue

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The Audiology Success Blueprint is uniquely designed for audiologists who are struggling with feeling overwhelmed and want to feel less drained, while not sacrificing their success. At the end of the day, you’ll walk away with a better understanding of what makes you tick and a clear roadmap for success for you and/or your business. Learn more and register here.

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The Gold Circle Music audiology class is based on the famed Sensaphonics Gold Circle Seminar, and teaches the evidence-based knowledge, skills, and practices required for successful outcomes when working with musicians, sound engineers, crew, and concert-goers. Gold Circle members are listed on our website as preferred providers of Sensaphonics custom products. Learn more and register here.

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Brain health, participation in activities, remaining physically active, and maintaining social connections/relationships are essential to a healthy lifespan and to healthy aging. Impaired communication associated with hearing loss poses a threat to the ability to build and maintain interpersonal connections, to contribute to societal function, and to enjoy a healthy life span. The audiology scope of practice has expanded beyond the sound treated booth and assessment of objective and subjective function is increasingly being incorporated into the armamentarium of hearing health care professionals. Social prescribing, a holistic approach adopted by many health care providers entails connecting people to activities, s to combat loneliness and social disengagement. The "how-to" of social prescribing and its connection to auditory well being will be discussed.

• Participants will have an appreciation for auditory well being, how to assess and optimize
• Participants will understand how to incorporate social prescribing into hearing aid fittings
• Participants will better understand the importance of objective and subjective assessments of hearing function at various stages of the hearing health care encounter

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We’ve seen many studies about the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive health. Study findings are often summarized with statistics such as “Hearing aids can slow the rate of cognitive decline by 48%.” However, there is a gap between what these statistics signify to epidemiologists, and what the public takes away from the messages. In this interactive workshop, we revisit what you learned in graduate school about epidemiologic risk at the individual and population level, and we review the various epidemiologic meanings of “prevention.” Along the way, you’ll solve problems with your seatmates.We’ll apply what we’ve learned by discussing several messages that, while technically correct from an epidemiologic perspective, may be misleading and/or of questionable relevance to the typical patient: “Hearing loss is the leading potentially avoidable risk factor for dementia,” “Hearing aids may prevent dementia”, and “Hearing aids can slow the rate of cognitive decline by 48%.”

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Tinnitus, a widespread global health issue affecting quality of life and mental well-being, now has an innovative solution: Lenire. This at-home device, the first to receive FDA approval for tinnitus treatment, employs bimodal neuromodulation to effectively reduce symptoms. Backed by a large-scale, FDA-compliant clinical trial where 83% of participants recommended it, Lenire has also shown positive outcomes in real-world settings. Over 300 patients at Alaska Hearing and Tinnitus Center experienced a strong response to a hybrid care approach using bimodal stimulation, with the vast majority responding positively at the first and second follow-up assessments.

• Attendees will be able to explain the concept of bimodal neuromodulation as it relates to tinnitus treatment.
• Attendees will be able to summarize results of clinical trials demonstrating use of bimodal neuromodulation to treat tinnitus.
• Attendees will be able to summarize real-world results with the Lenire tinnitus treatment device.

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This presentation will explore various aspects of team development tailored for audiologists. We will review the "See, Act, Embed" framework to enhance team collaboration and performance. Key topics include recognizing individual motivators and leveraging these to optimize team dynamics. Attendees will gain practical insights on discerning effective behaviors, sustaining long-term change, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Join us to discover strategies that can support your audiology practice and ensure high-level patient care through team collaboration.

• Explain the role of individual motivators in fostering effective team dynamics.
• Summarize the "See, Act, Embed" framework to improve team collaboration.
• Compare six performance drivers that impact team performance including the benefits and limitations of each.

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This session will highlight provider compensation structures and related issues such as in-depth insight and analysis on employee contracts, regulatory concerns, ethical considerations and supervision/oversight requirements.

• Employee compensation models
• Employer/Employee relationships in a post non-compete landscape
• Address Legal/Compliance/Ethics relating to the topic

Music audiology is a small specialized field, and until the 2020 clinical consensus document there wasn't much guidance for clinical practice. The speakers were authors on the document, and will review the key implications for clinical practice in the testing and management of Music industry professionals, as well as providing updates on research and technological advancements. One impactful advancement is the availability of tele-audiology, which has the effect of improving access and awareness.

• Apply clinical best practices to the audiologic care of musicians and music industry professionals.
• Identify tools and methods available to verify hearing protection devices and in-ear monitors.
• Assess how teleaudiology impacts access to and provision of hearing healthcare to music industry professionals.

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