Audiology Grand Rounds – Effectiveness of Three Telephone Hearing Screening Protocols in Primary Care

As a result of attending this session attendees will 1) discuss the current treatment options for patients with unilateral and asymmetric hearing loss (UHL/AHL), 2) describe limitations of current treatment options for UHL/AHL, and 3) list the potential benefits of cochlear implant use for UHL/AHL recipients on measures of speech recognition, spatial hearing, and quality of life.

Target Audience

Duke Speech Pathologists & Audiologists

Learning Objectives

  • Follow-through with three different hearing screening protocols that varied by level of primary care encouragement with in-office screenings being completed more than at home-screenings
  • The proportion of those who failed the hearing screening to follow through with scheduling and obtaining a diagnostic evaluation by hearing healthcare professionals
  • The influence of primary care doctor encouragement on hearing healthcare help-seeking by older adults
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 Attendance
  • 0.30 IACET CEU
Registration Opens: 
05/01/2019
Registration Expires: 
04/30/2021
Part of: 
Audiology Virtual Grand Rounds
Rating: 
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Duhram, NC
United States

Available Credit

  • 3.00 Attendance
  • 0.30 IACET CEU
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