Wednesday, September 11, 2024
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
.1 ASHA CEUs
At the turn on the century, the audiology profession changed the educational
requirement from the clinial master's degree to the clinical doctorate degree.
Now, two decades later, has there been an impact on the profession
attribributle to the change in degree requirement? This webinar provides
learners with a data-based perspective of audiology with a focus on education
and employment. Past trends and current data measures of the audiology
profession are benchmarked against other healthcare professions, including
side-by-side with speech-language pathology. The topics covered (workforce,
wages, education and associated debt, doctoral degree expectations, doctoral
degree scope of practice) will be used to create a dashboard comparision across
healthcare professions. The dashboard results will be used to support a
cost/benefit or return-on-investment analysis on the professions. The analysis
will point to possible changes in Au.D. degree programs which may move the
audiology profession toward an improved future.
Learning Objectives
- Describe current data impacting audiology education and employment.
- Define how issues related to education and employment affect the national workforce of audiologists.
- Discuss responsibility of academic programs for corrective action(s) to address issues raised in the presentation.
Webinar Cost
| CAPCSD Member | $25.00 |
| CAPCSD Affiliate Member | $35.00 |
| CAPCSD Non-Member | $35.00 |
Time
Ordered Agenda
1:00 - 1:10 PM ET Introduction
and pending comments
1:10 - 1:20 PM ET Audiology
workforce issues
1:20 - 1:30 PM ET Audiology
wage issues
1:30 - 1:40 PM ET Audiology
student debt issues
1:40 - 1:50 PM ET Education
precedes legislation
1:50 -
2:00 PM ET Summary and
closing comments
Speakers
Victor Bray,
MSC, PhD, FNAP
Salus at Drexel University / Osborne Audiology
Dr Victor Bray
has a 45-year career in hearing healthcare including provision of clinical
services, research and development including clinical trials of new-to-market
amplification devices, and senior administration in industry and academia. His
work has been supported with extensive presentations and publications,
including the ground-breaking clinical trial performance of Sonic Innovations
hearing aids in their ability to improve speech understanding in noise for
device users. His last industry positions were Vice President and Chief
Audiology Officer for Sonic Innovations and then for OtoKinetics.
Dr Bray is the
former Dean of Salus University Osborne College of Audiology and is a tenured
Professor within Salus at Drexel University. His current research interests
include comorbidities in audiological medicine and the expanding and important
role of audiology in public health. Dr Bray is a cofounder and three-term
President of the Scott Haug Foundation, the founding Chair of the Audiology
Academy within the National Academies of Practice (NAP), three-term
Secretary/Treasurer for NAP, and recent President of the Academy of Doctors of
Audiology (ADA). He currently serves on the Executive Committee of NAP and on
the Board of Directors of ADA's Audiology Awareness Campaign. He is a
Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy with NAP and his contributions to the
profession have been recognized with the Hearing Industries Association
Volunteerism Award, the ADA Wernick and Goldstein Awards, the University of
Texas - Austin College of Communication Alumnus of the Year Award, and the
Salus University Presidential Medal of Honor.
Disclosures
Financial: Small honorium from CAPCSD for this
webinar. Dr Bray is the former Dean of Salus University Osborne College of
Audiology and is a tenured Professor within Salus at Drexel University.
Non-Financial: None
Amyn M. Amlani,
PhD.
Otololithic LLC
Amyn M. Amlani,
PhD, is President of Otolithic, LLC, a consulting firm that provides
competitive market analysis and support strategy, economic and financial
assessments, segment targeting strategies and tactics, professional
development, and consumer insights. Dr. Amlani has been in hearing care for 25+
years, with extensive professional experience in the independent and medical
audiology practice channels, as an academic and scholar, and in industry. Dr.
Amlani currently serves is President-Elect for the Academy of Doctors of
Audiology.
Disclosures
Financial: Amyn is associated with Otolithic LLC
(Healthcare Services), Otolithic Ventures Inc (Real Estate/Preschools), Lucid
Hearing
Non-Financial: Academy of Doctors of Audiology (President-Elect)
HHTM (Section Editor - Economics & Audiology)
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