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Conferences an important part of professionalism and education

As a professional audiologist, I pride myself on staying on top of recent research trends, new hearing loss treatments and emerging hearing aid technology.  I keep up on journals and websites that cover audiology topics but in some cases, it’s important to attend conferences and network with colleagues, learn about new research and trends in person.  Recently, I attended the Starkey Hearing Innovation Expo, one of the largest hearing care industry events with more than 3,400 hearing care professionals from around the world.

The Hearing Innovation Summit gave me the opportunity to gain insight from former U.S. presidents Clinton and Bush, business executives, authors and some of the hearing industry’s most respected thought leaders.  I left inspired and ready to implement these lessons into our practice.

The three-day Expo offered more than 60 presentations and courses with topics ranging from research and hearing science to patient engagement best practices for entrepreneurial success. Keynote speakers included former President Bill Clinton; former President George W. Bush; former Fortune 20 business executive Carly Fiorina; authors Simon Sinek, Guy Kawasaki and Dan Ariely; and business magnate Donald Trump.

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One of the most exciting things I learned at the Expo was the future introduction of an Apple IPhone designed just for people with hearing aids.  Apple has been working with hearing aid technology companies Starkey and Resound on a platform that is compatible with hearing aids using a 2.4 gHZ bandwidth. 

All health care professional get advanced training in medical school or, in my case, the audiology program at Indiana University and my advanced degree from the School of Audiology of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia.  But after getting formal training, all health care professionals must keep up on new developments and research in their field.

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The next time you talk to your doctor, ask him or her about the conferences they have attended and what they learned.

 

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