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10/25/2019  |   8:30 AM - 12:00 PM   |  Ventana Ballroom B

Train the Trainer Workshop: On Audiology Support Personnel

About 360 million people worldwide live with disabling hearing loss (5.3% of the world's population). Approximately 80% of persons with hearing loss do not have access to hearing health care primarily owing to unavailability of hearing care service providers. Among the 46 countries in Africa, only South Africa has an educational program leading to a degree in audiology (Fagan & Jacobs 2009). The estimated ratio of audiologists to the general population in developing countries ranges from one for every 6.25 million persons to one for every half a million persons (Goulios & Patuzzi, 2008). Training of audiology professionals based on the advanced audiology degree model is inefficient and not practical in low resource regions of the world. Therefore, we propose a sustainable tiered model of "learn while you work" training in basic hearing health care. A tiered training model allows for the trainee to envision a viable profession and access to vertical growth in hearing health care professions. We believe this process can meet the current demands as well as the demands of We propose an intense 1-day hands-on workshop to provide training to the trainers. the future of low resource regions in the world. Our proposed workshop will reflect upon the training in core competencies that can advance the process of this training. Central to improving access and quality is the recruitment and retention of the hearing care providers. This presentation will offer guidelines for a basic curriculum for training of ancillary personnel to provide hearing services as well as a tiered model of "learn-while-you-work", so that clinical competencies and sustainability can be achieved even at the non-traditional levels of training hearing care providers. The key elements to delivering appropriate standard of care include efficient, effective, and consistent practices and these points will be central to the workshop.

• Develop an understanding of a tiered model of training, curriculum design including traditional training, tele-audiology and simulations
• Learn to apply current technologies in hearing screening and diagnostic testing
• Build models for assessment and mentoring

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Girija Sundar (POC,Primary Presenter), Salus University, girija.sundar@gmail.com;
Dr. Giri Sundar is Director of Distance Education and Assistant Professor at Salus University Osborne College of Audiology. Dr. Sundar developed the second generation online AuD-degree Bridge Program at Salus University for audiologists in the USA and international audiology community. In her current capacity, she is responsible for developing academic programs for practicing clinicians across the world and currently runs several Hybrid Programs at Salus University. Dr. Sundar had a clinical practice in Audiology and Hearing aids for over 25 years in Northern New Jersey. Dr. Sundar joined Starkey International as director of business development for the company’s entry into the Indian market from 2006-2009. Dr. Sundar was awarded a PhD and MPhil in Hearing Sciences from City University of New York, M.S. in Communication Disorders/Audiology, B.S. degree in Speech Pathology from William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ and B.A. in Social Sciences from Queen Mary’s College, Chennai, India.

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David K. Brown, Ph.D. (Co-Presenter), Pacific University, david.brown@pacificu.edu;
Dr. Brown, a Pediatric Audiologist, is a Professor and Director of the Audiological Simulation Laboratory (SIMLab) in the School of Audiology at Pacific University. He has a BA and MA in Speech Pathology & Audiology from Western Washington University and a Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Calgary. Dr. Brown holds adjunct positions at the University of Cincinnati and University of Oregon. His primary interests are in the use of simulation for audiological education and in Otoacoustic Emissions, Wideband Acoustic Immittance, and Evoked Potentials. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has co-authored three books.

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James Hall (Co-Presenter), Salus University, jwhall3phd@gmail.com;
James W. Hall III, PhD is an internationally recognized audiologist with 40-years of clinical, teaching, research, and administrative experience. He received his Bachelor's degree in Biology from American International University, his Master's degree in Speech Pathology from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. in audiology from Baylor College of Medicine under the direction of James Jerger. Dr. Hall has held clinical and academic positions at major medical centers and leadership roles in the American Academy of Audiology. He is the author of over 190 peer-reviewed publications, invited articles, book chapters and also 10 textbooks. Clinical and research interests include early diagnosis of infant hearing loss, auditory processing disorders, tinnitus, best practices, and audiology applications of tele-health. Dr. Hall holds academic appointments as Professor (part-time) at Salus University and the University of Hawaii, a position as Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria South Africa.

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