UCSF Audiology Update XIV – 2022 (Videos)

Decoding the Intricacies of Audiological Practice

Course Overview

This cutting-edge course delves into the realm of contemporary audiological practice, spanning a comprehensive array of topics. It caters not only to practicing audiologists but also to professionals in hearing aid dispensing, audiology graduate students, physicians, and individuals actively involved in managing hearing disorders in adults and children.

Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will gain a thorough understanding of:

• Bimodal Neuromodulation: Its clinical applications in tinnitus management
• Evidence-Based Practice: Principles and components in audiological evaluation
• Foundation of Audiology: Unraveling the non-evidence-based aspects of physical and acoustic phenomena
• Well-Being in Clinical Practice: Defining and contrasting resiliency, sustainability, burnout, empathic distress, and moral injury
• Promoting Resilience: Effective strategies for fostering individual resilience in clinical settings
• Vestibular Migraine: Diagnostic criteria, patient-reported outcomes, and treatment modalities
• Genetic Basis of SNHL: Types and implications of genetic testing for sensorineural hearing loss
• Cochlear Implant Candidacy: New guidelines and expanded criteria
• Electro-Acoustic CIs: Audiological characteristics of patients suitable for this implant type
• FDA Regulations: Key elements and implications for audiological practice
• OTC Hearing Aids: Integration into audiology clinics and pathways for patient care
• Effects of COVID-19: Hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance disorders associated with the virus
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Benefits and checkpoints in managing D/HH children
• Communication Optimization: Strategies and tools for effective hearing and communication in healthcare encounters

Course Outline

Friday, October 14, 2022

• Bimodal Neuromodulation for Tinnitus
• An Evidence-based Look at Audiological Treatment and Outcomes
• Resiliency in the Setting of Serious Illness: Working with Loss and Preventing Burnout
• Vestibular Migraine: Updates, Evidence, and Challenges
• Genetic Evolution Is Here: Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
• Updates to Cochlear Implant Candidacy Guidelines

Saturday, October 15, 2022

• What is the Role of Self-Care in the Treatment of Hearing Loss?
• Is COVID-19 ‘Brain Fog’ Actually an Auditory Processing Disorder?
• Ultrasound Hearing Aid Technology
• Diabetes and Audiological Management
• Virtual Multidisciplinary Clinic Model for all D/HH Children​
• Optimizing Hearing and Communication in Healthcare Encounters
• Legislative Updates by CAA and SLPAHADB

This comprehensive course empowers audiologists and allied healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide exceptional care to individuals with hearing and balance disorders, ensuring optimal outcomes and improving their quality of life.