Fall Course: November 7th, 2019
Any individual who is engaged in the act of “fitting, selecting, renting, adjusting, or servicing of hearing aids or any other instrument to compensate for impaired hearing.” This includes Cochlear Implants as well.
Hearing Aid Dispenser Course
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Children’s Hearing Institute (CHI) is a non profit that brings together the pediatric hearing loss community in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. We partner with academic and medical professionals, support families, and advocate for children with hearing loss.
Hearing Aid Dispenser Course
| Course Agenda: | (Limited Seating) |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Registration |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | New York State & Federal Rules/Regulations & Professional Conduct This course is offered for.1 CEU (Intermediate level; Related area) Barbara Kruger, PhD, Kruger Associates, Inc |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Infection Control & Hearing Healthcare This course if offered for .1 CEU (Intermediate level; Professional area) Joseph A. Vespe, MS, MBA, Director of Operations, Hal-Hen Company, Inc |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm *New requirement |
Hearing Assitance Technology (HAT) and T-Coils This Course is offered for .1 CEU (Intermediate Level, Professional area) Karen MacLennan, AuD/TSHH, North East Hearing Loop Systems |
| 7:15 pm | Course Adjourns |
Register Online below: or contact Melissa at 212-257-6138 or Mw*****@ch**************.org
Department of State: Division of Licensing Announcement
The Department of State courses: NYS & Fed Rules and Regulations and Infection Control are required to be taken once every two years; Once between the time you register and renew your registration and again in the 2 years between the next renewal of the DOS. This is in addition to the already mandated 20 hours of continuing education as approved by New York State Department of State. Note: Hearing Aid Dispensers submitting a renewal application on or after January 1, 2019: at least one of these hours must include the topic of Hearing Assistance Technology (HAT) and T-Coils.
*Also affected by the new regulation are Hearing Aid Dispensers licensed as Audiologists through the Dept. of Education.
This course is offered for up to 0.30 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate/Professional Area)
The Children’s Hearing Institute is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEU’s for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 0.3 CEU’s. 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 Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.
HEARING AID DISPENSING – CE COURSE
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:
- NYS & Federal Law, Regulations and Professional Conducts for the Hearing Aid Dispenser
- Infection control in the Hearing Aid Practice
- Hearing Assistance Technology (HAT) and T-Coils
In Compliance with requirements of ASHA’s Continuing Education Board concerning transparency in course planning, delivery, and marketing, we provide the following information on speaker’s financial and non-financial interests relevant to the content of their presentation at this course.
| Course Instructors | Relevant Financial Interest | Relevant Non-Financial Interest |
| Barbara Kruger, PhD | CHI: Honorarium | None |
| Joseph Vespe, MBA | CHI: Honorarium Owner: Vesp Tech, Inc. Consulting |
None |
| Karen MacLennan, AuD | CHI: Honorarium Owner: North East Hearing Consults for Hearing Loss Assoc of America |
None |
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