Guest: Liz White, AuD, ABA Certified - Dr. White details her experience in opening her own private practice that focuses on patient-centered care and utilizes evidence-based practice. She provides insights into the challenges and rewards of this specialized form of practice, first steps for audiologists interested in a similar path, and pitfalls to watch out for on the road to ownership.

Guest: Sofia Roller, AuD - Dr. Roller describes her experience as a clinical audiologist with congenital single sided deafness (SSD), and its impact on her patient experience and clinical technique. She discusses current options for patients with unilateral hearing loss (UHL), including CRoS and bone-anchored hearing aids, as well as offers counseling tips to help patients become better self-advocates.

Guest: Lisa Park, AuD, CCC-A - Dr. Park reviews the progression of pediatric cochlear implant candidacy, including research that has led to modern expanded indications. She discusses current candidacy guidelines, the challenges of insurance coverage, and how families can be counseled through the cochlear implantation process.

Guest: Kelly Murphy, AuD - Dr. Murphy shares her experience working with interpreters as a pediatric audiologist. She describes best practices for working with interpreters, provides critical insights and advice from her personal experience, and includes specific cases that proposed a complex challenge for interpretation.

Guest: Erin Piker, AuD, PhD, CCC-A - Dr. Piker describes her current lab structure, where CSD undergraduates, AuD students, and PhD students work collaboratively to conduct vestibular research. She explains the importance of undergraduate involvement in research, both for future SLPs and Audiologists. Additionally, she provides helpful insights into her research on the connection between diabetes and the vestibular system.

Guest: Krystal Werfel, PhD, CCC-SLP - Dr. Werfel discusses her current research regarding the acquisition of literacy for children with hearing loss who use spoken language. Her studies examine what early literacy skills look like for children with hearing loss, how minimal hearing loss (often undetected) can impact reading skills, and considerations for these children in a post-COVID-19 world.

Guest: Melanie Morris, AuD, CCC-A - Dr. Morris and Dr. Sharp discuss Georgia’s new Mobile Audiology Program, which seeks to identify, diagnose, and treat the most underserved children across the state. She and her interdisciplinary team work to aid the populations most at risk of late identification: low income areas, rural areas, and ESL families.

This is a preview of what to expect from the all new On the Ear podcast coming August 20, 2020. Subscribe now!