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Come Join Us for the ALAA Convention 2011

Friday, 03 June 2011 12:34 | Written by Administrator

September 29th thru October 1, 2011

Hilton Sandestin Beach Gold Resort & Spa, Sandestin, Florida

We hope you enjoy Tier One CEUs* and FUN in the SUN at this year’s ALAA convention.

Welcome to… ALAA 2011 in Sandestin!

THURSDAY, SEPT 29^TH

7:00 - 8:00 REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Registration Continues All Day)

8:00 – 8:15 Welcome

8:15 – 11:45 Manufacturer’s Technical Forum – Presented by Starkey, Oticon, Widex, Unitron, Phonak, Cochlear Corp. (.3 CEU’s)

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break (Provided)

1:30 – 2:30 The Case for Real Ear Measurement – Greg Ollick - President & CEO – Med-Acoustics, Inc. (.1 CEU)

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 4:45 Tinnitus Management - Casie Keaton, AuD – Neuromonics (.2 CEU’s)

5:30 – 7:00 Welcome Reception

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30^TH

7:30 – 8:30 SOUTHERN STYLE BREAKFAST

8:30 – 10:00 Vestibular Assessment & Treatment – Part I - Richard Gans, Ph.D (.15 CEU’s, 1.5 Tier 1 Hours)

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 - 11:45 Vestibular Assessment and Treatment – Part II – Richard Gans, Ph.D. (.15 CEU’s, 1.5 Tier 1 Hours)

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break (Provided)

1:30-3:00 Coding and Reimbursement – Deb Abel, AuD (.15 CEU’s, 1.5 Tier 1 Hours)

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15-4:45 Ethics in Audiology Practice (.15 CEU’s, 1.5 Tier 1 Hours)

5:00 – 6:00 Au.D./Ph.D. Student Poster Session – Sponsored by Oticon

SATURDAY, Oct. 1st

7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 Neuroradiology & Related Neuroanatomy for the Audiologist – Matthew L. Bush, M.D. (.15 CEU’s, 1.5 Tier 1 Hours)

10:00 -10:15 Break

10:15 – 11:45 Neuroradiology & Related Neuroanatomy for the Audiologist (cont’d) – Matthew L. Bush, M.D.(.15 CEU’s, 1.5 Tier 1 Hrs.)

TOTAL AAA CEU’s: 1.5

TOTAL TIER 1 ABA HOURS: 9

TOTAL ASHA CEU’s: 1.5

TOTAL ABESPA HOURS: 15

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Click here for to download the registration and all info documents

Last Updated (Friday, 03 June 2011 13:14)

Georgia Academy of Audiology

Saturday, 14 August 2010 11:20 | Written by Dana Walchek

Georgia Academy of Audiology

What: Annual Conference

When: January 27, 28, & 29, 2011

Where: Marietta Conference Center and Resort

Visit www.georgiaaudiology.org for information

Last Updated (Saturday, 14 August 2010 11:25)

Florida Academy Convention

Friday, 13 August 2010 19:57 | Written by Dana Walchek

14th Annual Florida Academy of Audiology Convention

Absolutely Audiology!

August 12-14, 2010

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

Kissimmee, Florida

visit www.floridaaudiology.org for more information on hotel rates or to register!

1.7 CEUs offered!!

Last Updated (Friday, 13 August 2010 20:03)

ALAA Convention 2010

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 07:43 | Written by Administrator

Join us for Tier One CEUs and FUN in the SUN at this year’s ALAA convention to be held October 7th –9th at Hilton Sandestin in Sandestin, FL!

Featured speakers/events for ALAA 2010 are:

Thursday

Technology Forums

7:30 -12:00; 1:00 – 2:00, & 4:00 – 5:00 (7.0 CEUs)

Dave Fabry, Ph.D. – Top Clinical Mistakes and the Need for Best Practices

2:00 - 4:00 (2.0 CEUs)

Friday

Richard Roberts, Ph.D. & Kenton S. Tarver, Au.D.,– Differential Diagnosis of the Dizzy Patient

8:00 – 11:30 (3.0 Tier One CEUs)

Reid Gavin, Au.D. – Neurophysiological Intraoperative Monitoring: An Audiologist’s Perspective”

1:00 – 3:30 (2.5 CEUs)

Jill Smith, Au.D. – The Difficult-to-Test Child

3:45 -4:45 (1.0 CEU)

Saturday

Deb Abel, Au.D. – Coding and Reimbursement – Trick or Treat?

8:00 - 11:30 (3.0 Tier One CEUs)

Total CEUs: 18.5

Click here for to download the registration and all info documents

Last Updated (Friday, 03 June 2011 12:43)

Impact of Healthcare Reform Bill on Hearing Aid Industry

Monday, 12 July 2010 13:19 | Written by Administrator

The House of Representatives adopted a Health Reform Reconciliation Bill to amend the Senate’s overall health reform bill which the House also adopted verbatim as part of the process. During final negotiations over the weekend, the FDA Class I medical device tax exemption was dropped; however, a specific hearing aid exemption that was included in the legislation last Thursday was retained. This will exempt hearing aids from the medical device tax that will be imposed on almost all other devices not sold at “retail.” The Senate will now consider adoption of the House’s Reconciliation Bill through a simple majority vote, although the process is likely to be challenged on various legal and procedural grounds.

The successful opposition to this tax on hearing aids can be attributed to the work of HEARPAC. Special thanks goes to Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), lead sponsor of the Hearing Aid Tax Credit legislation and the person who organized much of the opposition to a tax on hearing aids. In addition, every Representative who attended a HEARPAC event since 2007 in support of the tax credit championed a hearing aid tax exclusion, including Reps Shelley Berkley (D-NV); Dave Camp (R-MI); Ron Kind (D-WI); Allyson Schwartz (D-PA); Mike Thompson (D-CA); Dina Titus (D-NV); and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

As part of the final House Reconciliation bill, the medical device tax rate was lowered from 2.9% to 2.3%. This reflects the widened tax base created by the inclusion of Class I devices which was the desire of numerous Class II and III device manufacturers. Again, hearing aids are excluded from this tax.

The House Reconciliation provisions are not binding until adopted by the Senate through its reconciliation process, and we will keep you posted as this issue develops. In the meantime, the Senate bill will be enacted into law when signed by the President. That bill does contain the Class I exemption which also excludes hearing aids from the tax.