Hearing & Balance News

• The 69th Annual Convention & Expo will be celebrated in August 2021, in San Diego.
• IHS offers Virtual Conference with up to 12 continuing education credits, a first for the Society.
• Hearing healthcare professionals can still get 3 free continuing education credits from the recent IHS virtual event, through May 31.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have rippled across the world, impacting everyone at home and at their places of business – including IHS. With government limits on group gatherings, health concerns for our attendees, exhibitor and sponsor recommendations, the uncertainty of airline travel, the possibility of an additional re-insurgence of COVID-19, and the economic impact of a fall event on the Society, the IHS Board of Governors made the difficult decision to re-schedule the 69th Annual IHS Convention & Expo from this October, to August 12 – 14, 2021 in beautiful San Diego, California at the Town & Country Hotel.

Course introduction:
Join us as Dr. Guy Lightfoot discusses best practice techniques for infant ABR. This talk will review the methods appropriate for ABR threshold estimation in newborns, with particular reference to defined waveform interpretation criteria and clinical efficiency. Too often such tests are performed without evidence-based considerations, often with inconsistent or undefined methods. Potential errors and their avoidance will be discussed, and the advantages of independent peer review highlighted. This talk may challenge your existing practice so be open-minded!

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar the participants will be able to:
1.describe the process of ABR threshold estimation and compare the merits and disadvantages of common methods
2.list the reasons why waveform interpretation criteria should be defined and evidence-based
3.discuss the need for clinicians to follow clinical guidelines and identify the risks in not doing so
4.list the advantages of independent peer review

CEUs:
Natus Medical Incorporated is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .1 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.