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CONTENTS

Phoenix Science Fair Winner .....................2

ACAE Highlights ........................................3

First-Time Attendees .................................4

Student Showcase ....................................5

Game ........................................................5

Product Theater ........................................6

Best In Show .............................................6

Daily Photos ..............................................7

W elcome back for day three of

AudiologyNOW! 2016. We hope you

were able to make it to the General

Assembly (sponsored in part by Signia), where

we enjoyed the harmonies of the audiology cho-

rus singing the National Anthem and the Native

American traditional flute blessing. President

Larry Eng, AuD, and Program Chair Joscelyn

Martin, AuD, emceed the assembly and wel-

comed incoming President-Elect Ian Windmill,

PhD, and the Academy’s Executive Director

Tanya Tolpegin, CAE. With video presenta-

tions from our four affiliated organizations, we

got some energetic highlights of their latest

achievements and initiatives.

Dr. Eng and Dr. Martin both acknowledged

the work of this year’s amazing Program

Committee, as well as all Academy commit-

tees, members, and staff.

Dr. Martin and her Program Committee have

developed a comprehensive and fun sched-

ule of educational opportunities and special

events. “I am particularly excited about this

year’s Friday night event, a Playdate at the

Children’s Museum of Phoenix; it promises to

be entertaining and relaxing with fun indoor

and outdoor activities, delicious fare, and

plenty of beverages,” said Dr. Martin.

Dr. Eng recognized the Academy’s Platinum

Partners: Oticon, Signia, Starkey Hearing

Technologies, and Widex. We thank these

partners for their continued support to the

Academy and the profession of audiology.

General Assembly attendees welcomed

President-Elect Ian Windmill, PhD, to the stage

as he spoke on challenges of the profession

today and in the future.

“As many of you know, health care today

is a challenge, and it seems that every day

brings a new set of challenges. But challenges

are not barriers to success. As Steven Covey

noted, ‘Just as we develop our physical mus-

cles through overcoming opposition—such as

lifting weights—we develop our character mus-

cles by overcoming challenges and adversity.’

Given the challenges we have faced in the last

25 years, I would say audiology has an abun-

dance of character.”

Another highlight of General Assembly is

for the president to recognize members who

have made valuable contributions to the pro-

fession. This year, each of those honorees is

an “unsung audiology hero.” They have given

unselfishly of their time and talents, often with

little recognition of their efforts.

Dr. Eng was very proud to honor Dr. Marcia

Raggio, Dr. June Ueyhara Isono, Dr. Bopanna

Ballachanda, and Kate Thomas for this year’s

Presidential Awards.

Dr. Raggio is an audiology educator,

researcher, private practitioner, and leader

in California. She is fighting be heard by the

California legislators on behalf of the profes-

sion and the hearing impaired in California, and

was is on the California State licensure board.

She has been chair of the state leaders network

and is currently on the Government Relations

Committee.

Dr. Ueyhara Isono is a leader in the state

of Hawaii, currently sits on the state licensing

board, and has been working on Hawaii’s CEU

requirement. She is in private practice and has

offices throughout the Islands serving the peo-

ple of Hawaii.

Dr. Ballachanda is the chair of the Coding

and Reimbursement Committee and has been

pivotal in ensuring that our members are up to

date on coding and reimbursement issues. He

is the chief of audiology for Premier Hearing

Centers with several offices in the Arizona and

New Mexico area.

Kate Thomas, while not an audiologist her-

self, started at the Academy when she was still

at Johns Hopkins University getting her masters

in health communications. She currently serves

the Academy as director of payment policy and

legislative affairs. Kate understands the issues

that face our profession and more importantly

has been able to interpret them for us this last

year. Her work and support of the Government

Relations Committee, state leaders, and the

PPAC has been phenomenal. It is her attention

to detail and knowledge of health-care prac-

tices that is truly amazing.

As you make the most of your Friday, consider

two featured sessions: Marion Downs Lecture:

Population Outcomes of Children with Hearing

Loss at 10:00 am (supported in part by The Oticon

Foundation) and Topics in Tinnitus: Causes,

Characteristics, and Biologic Bases at 3:00 pm

(supported in part by Widex). Both comprehen-

sive and engaging lectures offer Tier 1 credits.

Stop by the exhibit hall today, as this is the

last day to connect on the floor with industry

representatives. The hall is open from 9:00 am

to 3:00 pm. Academy Central should be another

can’t-miss stop, where you can connect with

Academy staff, check out store flare and

publications, bid on auction items, and more.

Get into the zone, the DiscovEARy Zone…

and come see how you can enhance or expand

your practice by using tools such as posters,

books, models, and interactive apps for tab-

lets. Visit this interactive exhibit, open to the

public, on the lower level, Hall 1.

Plan ahead and carve out some time on

Saturday at 7:00 am for the Academy member-

ship meeting, where for the first time you will

have the opportunity to meet and hear from can-

didates running for the Board of Directors. This

is your opportunity to speak with and hear from

the candidates. After the Membership Meeting,

stay with us a little longer to attend the Academy

“Team Huddle,” where you will have an opportu-

nity to ask questions and hear more about what

the board has been doing over this last year.

Most of all, have a great convention and

safe journey home. We hope to see you next

year at AudiologyNOW! 2017, April 5-8, in

Indianapolis, IN. DN

Local Phoenix children have fun learning about hearing and hearing loss prevention at the interactive DiscovEARy Zone.

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Phoenix Science Fair Winner Attends AudiologyNOW!ON APRIL 7, 2016, the local Arizona Science and Engineering Fair hosted science fair middle and high school students. Every year, members of the

audiology community participate in judging a science fair in the host city of AudiologyNOW!

Julia Andrews, AuD, and Christina Radous, AuD, from the Academy’s Public Relations Committee, participated as special judges for the science

fair competition this year. We had one winning student, Christopher Kim, who created a project called “Experimental Analysis on Binaural Auditory

Localization of Humans.”

Christopher Kim will receive a $250 prize courtesy of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation.

Activities such as this encourage the next generation to enter the audiology profession and you can be involved too…use the Academy’s recruit-

ment resources to help. We just revised an eight-page career booklet and accompanying Powerpoint presentation, both available for free on the

Academy’s Web site: www.audiology.org, search keyword “recruitment.” DN

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auction4audiologyRunning now through Saturday, April 16 at 12:00 pm PT, the auction features 200 items up for grabs. Bid EARly and often, because proceeds benefit the AAA Foundation!

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Two ACAE Highlights Available at AudiologyNOW!Doris Gordon, ACAE Executive Director

T his past year, ACAE completed the review of

its 2016 ACAE Educational Standards and

they are available in print form at conference.

In addition, the ACAE developed and designed a

Clinical Education Forum, to be held this Saturday,

April 16 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Sheraton

Hotel, Camelback Room. There is still time to reg-

ister; educators and clinical preceptors who wish

to can sign up at the ACAE lounge or booth in

Academy Central. The forum is the first to empha-

size a major segment of AuD education since the

Academy’s Educational Gold Summit in 2009.

StandardsThis is the second set of standards developed

since March 2005 and a printed copy will be

available at the ACAE Lounge. Please stop

by to receive one and feel free to chat with an

ACAE board member or myself about them.

The Standards are the result of a four-year

comprehensive and intensive review by the

ACAE Standards Review Committee and the

Board of Directors. They are contemporary for

today’s doctoral students in AuD programs and

for those who will graduate well into the future.

Clinical Education Forum“Securing the Future of Innovative Clinical

Education in Audiology” is the theme of this

year’s forum and we are bringing together

leaders in the field to discuss: Demonstrating

Outcomes in Clinical Education and Innovative

Practices for Clinical Education. Lisa Hunter,

PhD, chair, ACAE, and James (Jay) W. Hall III,

PhD, vice chair, ACAE, will moderate the forum

and Ian M. Windmill, PhD, and president-elect,

will be the keynote speaker. Representatives

from ABA, CAPCSD, and ASHA will provide

updates about each organization’s special

interest in this highly important area. A criti-

cal outcome will be the development of a clear

strategy for the future education and training

needs of audiology students. DN

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First-Time Attendee Profiles

What prompted you to attend?I am interested in learning more about the technologies that

the different companies are coming out with and also getting

a refresher on software. I also find conferences provide brilliant

networking opportunities and a place to share ideas about best

practices.

What aspect of the meeting are you looking forward to most? I want to know more about the latest advancements with

cochlear implants and hearing research, as well as being able to

meet new people and make connections.

What sessions do you plan on attending?Cochlear implants and pediatric talks will be my main focus and

also spending some time in the exhibit hall talking to manufac-

turers about new products.

Mark ChacksfieldAustralia

What prompted you to attend? I was prompted to attend after the realization that I’ve been an

audiologist for 16 years and I feel a bit disconnected from the rest

of my profession. Working at the VA for almost 13 years has been a

blessing and I love my job, but I feel like there is more that I can do.

I hope that my involvement with the Academy PAC Advisory Board

and attendance at AudiologyNOW! helps me to accomplish this.

What aspect of the meeting are you looking forward to most? I am looking forward to meeting other audiologists in hopes of dis-

cussion/collaboration and brainstorming about how we can unite

and work together to address issues that affect our membership.

What sessions do you plan on attending?I was recently named “coding champion” for my service and

have jumped into the coding world with both feet. With the new

changes to ICD-10 and limitations as related to hearing loss,

coding and the importance of getting it right, I am really inter-

ested in the coding and reimbursement discussions.

Rachel I. Pokorney, AuDNorthport, NY

What prompted you to attend?My main interest in undergrad was psycholinguistics and my

main interest in grad school was neural plasticity. I am coming

to AudiologyNOW! this year because the Academy Research

Conference is on CAPD Evaluation and Treatment.

What aspect of the meeting are you looking forward to most?We all come to AudiologyNOW! to learn and to catch up with

colleagues, and they’re both really exciting and equally impor-

tant. We all get to geek out on research and then connect with

friends.

What sessions do you plan on attending?Harvey Dillon’s Deficit Specific Remediation for CAPD session

stands out to me. I am also looking forward to catching up with

classmates who I haven’t seen since grad school.

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Spot the DifferencesCan you find the 7 differences in these two pictures? Answers are on page 6.

Student Showcase AudiologyE ach year, the Student Academy of

Audiology (SAA) plans multiple events to

further engage students in our field, and

this year was no exception. In addition to our

annual activities, we hosted two new events to

introduce students to advocacy and humani-

tarian works in audiology.

Ask Me About Audiology CampaignOne of the focuses for the SAA this year was

on various types of advocacy and making it

more approachable for students. The “Ask

Me About Audiology” Campaign, which took

place on October 24, encouraged students

to go into their communities and raise aware-

ness about audiology, audiological services,

and the effects of hearing loss and balance

disorders. Students were provided with cop-

ies of the National Audiology Awareness

Month poster and hearing protection, provided

by HyperSound Hearing Solutions, to help

reinforce the message. Over 30 chapters par-

ticipated and distributed more than 3,000 pairs

of ear plugs at local events.

SAA Humanitarian DayIn conjunction with the Academy and the

World Health Organization’s World Hearing

Day on March 3, we hosted our first ever SAA

Humanitarian Day. Chapters were encouraged

to plan humanitarian events in their communi-

ties, including hearing screenings, educational

events, or humanitarian trips. Overall, this event

was a great success and allowed students and

professionals to improve the hearing health of

community members.

Other ActivitiesIn addition to these two new events, the SAA

continued with annual activities such as the

Chapter Challenge and Student Educational

Workshops at AudiologyNOW!

All the SAA events that take place during the

year are impossible without the help of student

volunteers. If you are interested in planning

these events or any others, stop by SAA Central

during the conference for more information or

to apply for a committee. DN

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The Academy’s FITT Program— Giving Students a Leg Up

Thanks to the generous support of Starkey

Hearing Technologies, the Academy insti-

tuted its new FITT (Fellows-in-Training Travel)

Grants for AudiologyNOW! Fifteen students

received travel grant stipends to off-set some

travel expenses to attend AudiologyNOW!

The Academy values our student members

and we are excited at the opportunity to

work with Starkey Hearing Technologies to

give these students a chance to experience

AudiologyNOW! With more than 40 stu-

dents applying for this grant, the Academy

hopes to expand this program next year to

give more students access to this offering.

Students can apply for a FITT grant through

the Student Academy of Audiology Web site:

www.studentacademyofaudiology.org.

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LOOKING FOR THE LATEST ADVANCES IN HEARING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES? Then, you won’t want to miss the Product Theater in the Product Theater Arena today at 11:30 am–1:00 pm. These companies will discuss their cutting-edge technologies and you will earn CEUs during lunch! Join us and learn about what’s new in the field of audiology. Don’t forget to walk past the product theater showcase, where these technologies will be on display!

Oticon’s Approach to the Noise ProblemIntroducing a game changer! The

number one unmet challenge

faced by those with hearing loss is

speech understanding in complex

environments. Directionality and

noise reduction help, but there

have not been major advances

in these two technologies in a

decade or more. At Oticon, we

are introducing a brand new way

of attacking this problem. It’s a

game-changing approach that

supplants the directionality and

noise reduction our field has

come to know. This new, highly

interactive system and powerful,

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levels of performance for people

in difficult listening environments.

This next generation of devices

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ear communication without the

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the Emerald M 4c. Featuring

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Technology, this premier 13 RIC

provides a comfortable and

refined hearing experience. Our

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for listeners looking for the best

performance, the convenience of

rechargeable batteries, and the

ability to stay connected. Wearers

can enjoy long streaming sessions

without worries about the bat-

tery life; and seamlessly connect

to phones, TV, and music play-

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of QuadCore’s industry leading

feature set. Visit us at booth #841

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The New Sprint CapTel Audiologist ProgramThis program is a free treat-

ment option that’s great for your

patients AND your practice!

Difficulty hearing and understand-

ing others on the telephone is both

common and difficult to resolve.

Sprint CapTel provides tools and

resources allowing your patients to

hear what they can, and read what

they miss using live captions of the

call, right on the CapTel phone’s

screen. Paired with a hearing aid,

or prescribed as a solution unto

itself, Sprint CapTel helps resolves

your patients’ difficulties using

the telephone. Displaying our

Sprint CapTel Kit in your office can

improve patient outcomes, reduce

hearing aid returns, and help your

practice stand out from competi-

tors. Best of all, it’s free! Visit our

booth (#300).

The ZPower Rechargeable System for Hearing AidsOnly ZPower’s patented battery

technology can power today’s most

advanced hearing aids all day on a

single charge—making current or

new hearing aids rechargeable.

ZPower’s Rechargeable System

for Hearing Aids takes the place

of an estimated 200 disposable

batteries, and lasts a full year.

The ZPower hearing aid battery

is replaced once per year by a

hearing care professional so the

patient never has to touch a hear-

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