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NHCA/CAOHC Webinar: Boothless Audiometry Technology Overview and Updates
Thursday, September 15, 2022, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Category: Webinars

Topic: Boothless Audiometry Technology Overview and Updates

This webinar will be recorded 

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When: September 15, 2022 2:00PM - 3:00PM EST

CEUs not available - No credits of any kind will be offered for viewing this webinar.

Pricing:
$38 - CAOHC/NHCA members
$50 - Non-members
About the Webinar:

Over the past decade, several companies have worked to develop novel platforms to enable hearing assessment outside of the sound booth, to improve accessibility as well as efficiency. Effective solutions must include capabilities to meet additional requirements for specialty populations and markets, including foreign and domestic militaries as well as U.S. veterans. Expanded awareness and knowledge of boothless technologies is needed to inform and accelerate adoption and application of boothless audiometry to provide hearing health services. However, it can be challenging to track technological advancements in boothless audiometry products. This webinar will present an overview of boothless audiometry technologies currently available to the hearing conservation professional. Attendees will be provided overview presentations from participating boothless audiometry representatives and how these specific devices can be used for hearing conservation monitoring audiometry.

Presenters:

  • Laura Prigge is an Application Specialist with GSI. Laura received her Doctorate of Audiology degree from AT Still University. Laura’s 20+ years of experience includes providing manufacturing support for a leading hearing aid manufacturer as well as technical audiology training and support for an international audiologic equipment company. Prior to that, she managed education and training at another hearing aid manufacturer and conducted audiologic evaluations on children, adults, and geriatric patients at a retail hearing center. 

The Automated Method for Testing Auditory Sensitivity, or AMTAS (Grason-Stadler, Inc. [GSI]), is a software program that functions with a GSI audiometer or as a stand-alone system using a tablet (see Figure 2). AMTAS allows a patient to take a self-directed hearing test. The AMTAS diagnostic and screening procedure uses patented test methods and accuracy algorithms researched, developed, implemented, and validated over 10 years.

  • James (Jesse) A. Norris, Ph.D., has a background in biomedical engineering and applied research. Within auditory science, he has studied relationships between attenuation and comfort for custom earplugs; developed algorithms and hardware to support otoacoustic emissions research; and designed and built new hearing test equipment that pairs with mobile devices to increase the reach of hearing health care. He currently works at Edare and has been focused on transitioning hearing related technologies from research into products. He has helped Edare develop a production-ready quality system, register with the FDA, and oversees product development, manufacturing, and support.

The Wireless Automated Hearing Test System, or WAHTS, (Edare) was developed to increase access to hearing health care by eliminating the need for soundproof booth and highly trained personnel (Meinke et al., 2017). The Edare WAHTS device is an FDA-approved device for clinical application. The WAHTS system includes multiple test options, including manual audiometry, manual or automated screening, speech-in-noise testing, and additional tests for research initiatives.

  • Renée Lefrançois obtained her degree in Audiology from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1999. The first fifteen years of her career focused on cochlear implantation; first as a clinician and then managing the Canadian arm of Advanced Bionics LLC. Renée has also been a seasonal lecturer at the University of Ottawa teaching both full courses and individual modules in Audiology. As a founding member of CanHEAR Uganda (2007), Renée delivered hearing health care services and training in several cities in Uganda. In 2014, Renée joined the SHOEBOX Ltd. team as their Director of Audiology. Having obtained her CAOHC PS(A) certification in November 2018, she has spent the last several years focusing on occupational health and is currently managing the professional supervision and clinical review activities for many occupational health customers. Current areas of interest include occupational health, noise-induced hearing loss, teleaudiology, population health, ototoxicity, and the genetics of hearing loss.

The SHOEBOX audiometer (SHOEBOX, Ltd.) is the first portable, iPad-based audiometer listed as a Class II device by both the U.S. FDA and Health Canada. The SHOEBOX audiometer (see Figure 5) is calibrated to ANSI S3.6-2018 and meets ANSI S3.1-1999 (R2018) for testing outside of a sound booth. It includes options for both manual and automated testing and is designed to be used by audiologists or other trained personnel. SHOEBOX has been clinically validated for use as a diagnostic audiometer even when testing is performed outside of a sound booth. 

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CEUs not available: No credits of any kind will be offered for viewing the recorded version of this webinar.

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