Outline:
Clinical evolution
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- Patient population changes
- Electrophysiologic measures
- Imaging advancements
- Infant hearing screening
- Digital hearing instrument technology
- Cochlear implantation
- Vestibular function
- Self-care
- Remote care
Educational
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- Academic discipline to healthcare
- Communication disorders to hearing
- Teacher-training model to clinical education
Professionally
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- Certification to licensure
- Autonomous professional home
Political
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- Political polarization
- Regulatory impacts
- Insurer impacts
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe how technological advancements have contributed to the expansion of the scope of audiology practice.
- Participants will be able to explain how the change in the US audiology educational model contributed to changes in required credentialing of providers.
- Participants will be able to describe how political and regulatory changes have impacted the field of audiology.