| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008 |
| Pre-Conference Workshops – 8:00 A.M. - 3:15 P.M. |
| Cerumen Management/Infection Control – Rita Chaiken, Au.D.; Bob Kemp, MBA; Jiovanne Hughart, Au.D. Del Mar I– Plaza |
| Modification Marathon: Earmolds & ITE In-Office Modification & Repair – Kyle Copeland; John Spatafora; Michael Phillips Del Mar II - Slides |
| Why do Dentists Give Away Toothbrushes? Dangerous Decibels®: How Audiologists Can Promote Hearing Conservation as Good Business
and Have Fun Doing It – William Martin, Ph.D. Del Fuego - Slides |
| AFA Mentoring and Student Track [Students Only] – Deborah Price, Au.D.; Mary Anne Larkin, Au.D.; Susan Terry, Au.D.; Mary Frintner, Au.D.;
Christine Lomey Ulinski, Au.D.; Kurt Pfaff, Au.D. |
| 3:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. – General Sesion & Keynote Speaker: Bill Barkeley La Sirena I, II, III |
| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 |
| 8:15 a.m. -
9:45 a.m. |
Advanced Cerumen
Management: Master
Class in Ear Wax
Rita Chaiken, Au.D.Del Mar I |
The Value of
Audiology: What’s my
Time Worth?
Kathy Foltner Au.D.
La Sirena I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Tinnituspalooza—
Advanced Topics in
Tinnitus, Hyperacusis
and Business Issues
within this Practice
Niche Part 1
William H. Martin, Ph.D.;
Paula Schwartz, Au.D.;
Laura Phelps; Dhyan
Cassie, Au.D.
La Sirena II, III
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Internet Marketing
and Hearing Aids:
Capturing Patients
BEFORE they Buy
Online!
Kevin St. Clergy, M.S.
La Sirena IV
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Developing Budgets
from Financial Reports:
The Key to Planning
Practice Growth
Brendan Ford
Del Sol
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
|
| 10:00 a.m. -
11:30 a.m. |
Motivational
Interviewing: When
a Patient Requests
Hearing Aids but
Doesn’t Want Them
Michael Harvey, Ph.D.
Del Fuego
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Third Party Billing and
Reimbursement: An
Oxymoron?
Deb Abel
La Sirena I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Tinnituspalooza—
Advanced Topics in
Tinnitus, Hyperacusis
and Business Issues
within this Practice
Niche Part 2
William H. Martin; Paula
Schwartz, Au.D.; Laura Phelps; Dhyan Cassie,
Au.D.
La Sirena II, III |
Lessons from
Dentistry and
Optometry in
Facing the Future
of Audiology as a
Healthcare Doctoring
Profession: Avoid
Reinventing the
Wheel By Examining
Important Parallels
and Differences
David J. Smriga, M.A.
La Sirena IV
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
The Art of Growing a
Successful Audiology
Practice from Infancy
to Adulthood
Kamal Elliott, Au.D; Mary
Lynn Graham, Au.D.
Del Sol
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
|
| 1:00 p.m. -
2:30 p.m. |
Going the Distance—
Outcomes from CPE
II Summit in October
and the Future of
Au.D. Education
Deborah Price, Au.D.
Del Fuego
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Views of Otoacoustic
Emissions through
the Rear-view Mirror
and the Telescope:
Science and its
Application Part 1
Sumtirajit Dhar, Ph.D.
La Sirena I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Patient-centric
Practice Management
and Professional
“Selling”
Robert Traynor, Ed.D,
MBA; Robert G. Glaser,
Ph.D.
La Sirena II, III
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Working with ENTs
in an Autonomous
Audiology Practice
Kenneth Henry, Ph.D.;
Paul Pessis, Au.D; Bruce
Vircks, Au.D.
La Sirena IV
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Extended-wear
Hearing Devices:
A Study on Patient
Benefits and How
to Integrate into an
Audiology Practice
Mark Sanford, M.S.
Del Sol
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
|
| 2:45 p.m. -
4:15 p.m. |
Gabfest: How to Have
a Practice and a Life
Moderators: Paula
Schwartz, Au.D.; Kamal
Elliott, Au.D.; Beckie
Kaczmarski, Au.D. (No
CEUs for this session)
Del Fuego |
Views of Otoacoustic
Emissions through
the Rear-view Mirror
and the Telescope:
Science and its
Application Part 2
Sumtirajit Dhar, Ph.D.
La Sirena I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Verification Methods
and Counseling
Procedures Using
Speech Mapping: A
Hands-On Course
Using Currently
Available Technologies
Jerry Yanz, Ph.D.; David
Smriga, M.A.; Tracy Miller GN, Otometrics; Terry Ross, Vice President, MedRx; Jason A. Galster, Ph.D., CCC-A, Starkey Laboratories
La Sirena II, III
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
The Practice of Your
Dreams: Finding It and
Funding It
John Thwing
La Sirena IV
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Lifting the
Paperweight: the
Why’s and How’s of
Going Paperless
Wade Hardie; Travis
Hardy
Del Sol
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Oxidative Stress
and Inflammation in
Hearing Disorders: A
Biological Approach
to Improve Therapy
with Antioxidant
Micronutrients
Gerald Haase, M.D.
La Cascade I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
| 4:30 P.M. - 5:45 P.M. – Exhibitor-Facilitated CEU Activity Exhibit Hall |
| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008 |
| 8:30 a.m. -
10:00 a.m. |
Listening and
Communication
Enhancement:
Using LACE to
Enhance Your Service
Offerings
John McMahon
Del Fuego
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Building a Million
Dollar Balance
Business—
A Practical Guide
Richard Gans, Ph.D.
La Sirena I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Buying or Selling an
Audiology Practice:
Basics of Valuation
and the Negotiation
Process Part 1
Jim Ramsey
La Sirena II, III
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
What’s Good (and
Bad) about Audiology
Education?
Ian Windmill, Ph.D.; Barry
Freeman; Eric Hecker,
Ph.D.
La Sirena IV |
Actions Speak Louder
than Words: What
Your Body Language
and Communication
Style M ay be Saying
to Your Patients
Callie Beauchamp, Au.D.
Del Sol
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
|
| 10:15 a.m. -
11:45 a.m. |
Out of the Booth and
into the Classroom: A
Toolkit for the Clinical
Audiologist Working
with the Pediatric
Patient
Donna M. Goione-
Merchant, Au.D.
Del Fuego
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Ethical Trilogy:
University, Clinic and
Corporation
Barry Freeman, Ph.D.;
Paul Pessis, Au.D.
La Sirena I
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
Buying or Selling an
Audiology Practice:
Basics of Valuation
and the Negotiation
Process Part 2
Jim Ramsey
La Sirena II, III
|
Marketing Your
Practice: Develop Your
Brand
Tina Soika, M.S., CCCSLP
La Sirena IV
-
SlideSet
Handouts |
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