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The February 2025 issue of the AuDioGram is dedicated to several key state advocacy initiatives! ADA members—please remember to join your state audiology association! Please also remember that ADA will discount your ADA membership if you are a member of your state audiology association to help cover that cost. Please contact Parker Allen for details.

The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and the Maryland Academy of Audiology (MAA) are excited to announce that they have partnered to co-host AuDacity 2025: EMPOWERED! This premier event will take place September 25-28, 2025, at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., uniting audiologists from Maryland and across the nation for advocacy, education, and professional development.

Register today for the Audiology Quality Consortium (AQC) Webinar Series: Preparing for Payment Cuts—Navigating the MIPS Maze: Part I and II.

Part 1: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. EASTERN: REGISTER

Part 2: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. EASTERN: REGISTER

The Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology (PAA) and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) are teaming up to deliver Lobbying 101: AuDvocating for Public Policies that Advance Patient Care, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Join us on Saturday March 1, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the AuDTONOMY Virtual Private Practice Symposium and take the next step in your audiology career!

Whether you're a student, an early career professional, or just private practice curious, AuDTONOMY is the perfect opportunity to explore a career in private practice. This virtual symposium is packed with practical sessions covering everything you need to know, including:

• Pathways to private practice ownership
• Practical insights from practice owners
• Preparation for future practice ownership

On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (via case Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland et al. (E.D. Tex., No. 4:24-cv-00478) enjoined the Federal Government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information reporting (BOIR) requirement. Plain English: The Court’s ruling puts a pause on the December 31 deadline.

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), which became effective January 1, 2024, imposes strict reporting guidelines on small business owners throughout the country. The deadline for non-exempt businesses to submit reporting is December 31, 2024. More information is available here: https://www.fincen.gov/boi.

Join your friends and colleagues for the highly anticipated AuDacity 2025, taking place from September 25-28, 2025, at the elegant Hilton Washington Hotel, located at 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009.

What will audiology look like in 2050? In this insightful discussion, Doctors Amyn Amlani and Jason Leyendecker sit down with Dave Kemp to explore the Audiology 2050 initiative, a visionary roadmap from aiming to elevate the profession to meet future challenges.

The week, a coalition of national and state associations, including ADA disseminated a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership to encourage passage of MAAIA in this Congress. Email Stephanie Czuhajewski at sczuhajewski@audiologist.org to add your organization to this list!

• Read the letter to members of Congress to encourage passaged of MAAIA in 2024!
• Contact your legislator using Congressional Connect
• Donate to the Eric N. Hagberg Fund to support ADA’s advocacy efforts.