OTCs and Hearing Healthcare Professionals: Your patients and your practice
December 1-2, 2023
Live-streaming and in-person at the Double Tree Hilton Golf Resort, Palm Desert CA
The Agenda may change slightly, but the theme and topics will remain in place.
FACULTY
Vinaya Manchaiah, AuD, MBA, PhD- University of Colorado School of Medicine
Karina De Sousa PhD- University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Lindsey Jorgensen PhD- University of South Dakota
Lucas A Berenbrok PHARMD, MS, BCACP-University of Pittsburgh
Marquitta Merkison, AuD, CCC-A- American Speech Language and Hearing Association
Lindsay S. Creed, AuD, CCC-A- American Speech Language and Hearing Association
Mark A Parker PhD- Boston University School of Medicine
Tim Trine PhD- Eargo
Dan Mapes-Riordan PhD- Etymotic
Amy Bishop AuD- Lucid Hearing
Brian Taylor PhD- Signia
Christina Callahan AuD- Jabra Hearing (GN Global)
Ishan Patel- Audien Hearing
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY DECEMBER 1, 2023 (ALL TIMES ARE PST)
7-8 am Registration
Section I (3 hrs.).
8-9: Creed & Merkison- Over-the-counter (OTC) Hearing Aids: a brief history and potential trajectory
9-10: Manchaiah- Factors influencing hearing help-seeking and hearing aid uptake in adults
10-11: De Sousa- Effectiveness of an OTC self-fitting hearing aid compared with a professionally-fitted hearing aid
Lunch Provided: please contact us with any dietary restrictions
Section II (3 hrs.).
12-2: Manchaiah- Neurophysiological perspective on OTC hearing aid outcomes
1-2: Jorgensen- OTC from clinical trial to clinical care
2-3: Patel- Bridging the Gap: Why OTC hearing aids and the medical community need to coexist
15 min break
Section III (3 hrs.).
3:15-4:15: Bishop- Differences, challenges, and opportunities between traditional and OTC hearing aids
4:15-6:15: Parker- Breakout session: Listening OTC and traditional hearing aids. Presenters from Linner, Sony, Oticon, GN Resound, and Sennheiser.
Wine and Cheese Social: All are invited
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 2023 (ALL TIMES ARE PST)
7-8 am Registration
Section IV (3 hrs.).
10-11: Trine- Integrating Over the Counter Hearing Aids with Audiology Practice: Opportunities and challenges. Please go here to request the slides.
Lunch Provided: please contact us with any dietary restrictions
Section V (3 hrs.).
12-1: Berenbrok- Pharmacy Implementation of Over-the-Counter and Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aid Devices: Expanding public access to hearing aids
1-2: Callahan- Innovating Hearing Care Service Delivery Models: Navigating the over-the-counter hearing aid landscape
2-3: Berenbrok- Establishing Collaborative Working Relationships with Pharmacists: Secrets to success for audiologists and hearing aid dispensers
