Dr. De Wet Swanepoel joins Dr. D'Anne Rudden this month to discuss how audiologists can meet their patients in more accessible ways through teleaudiology. Dr. Swanepoel is Professor of Audiology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and an adjunct professor in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Audiology and founder of a digital health company called hearX group.

The conversation continues on the Aftershow with Drs. Zwolan and Goldstein. Listen to their discussion on the challenges of coding and reimbursement, speech-in-noise testing, and the MTSB-3 guidelines.

For more on the MTSB-3 guidelines, visit www.cochlearimplanttraining.com.

Dr. Terry Zwolan is the Director of Audiology Access and Standards of Care at Cochlear Americas. Dr. Mary Rose Goldstein is an audiologist at the Ear and Hearing Center in the Center for Neurosciences in Tucson, Arizona. They join Dr. D'Anne Rudden on the podcast this month to decode cochlear implant candidacy guidelines, the MTSB, and "best aided condition."

The conversation continues on the Aftershow with Amy Badstubner, AuD, on how to optimize employee energy levels and finding professional fulfillment.

Dr. Badstubner and her business partner, Dr. Morganstein Dermer, host a free support group called "Hear Together." Register today at: https://forms.gle/KPVMUikghKaajbBL6. To learn more, contact [email protected].

Amy Badstubner, AuD, is an audiologist, certified professional coach, and co-owner of dB Coaching Group. She joins the podcast to discuss professional coaching, leadership strategies, and how to hold your team accountable.

Dr. Badstubner and her business partner, Dr. Morganstein Dermer, host a free support group called "Hear Together." Register today at: https://forms.gle/KPVMUikghKaajbBL6. To learn more, contact [email protected].

The conversation with Jenna Vallario, AuD, continues on the Aftershow where she and Dr. Rudden discuss the training program and Dr. Vallario's hopes for hearing health care in Malawi.

Learn more and how to become involved at https://www.africanbiblecolleges.com/ and https://hearmalawi.causevox.com/.

Jenna Vallario, AuD, is helping educate the next generation of audiologists at African Bible College (ABC) in Malawi. ABC is the home of the only audiology degree program as well as the first audiology clinic in the country. She joined The Hearing Journal Podcast to share her journey and her pride in her students in Malawi.

Learn more and how to become involved at https://www.africanbiblecolleges.com/ and https://hearmalawi.causevox.com/.

As the Executive Director of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, Stephanie Czuhajewski, CAE, is someone who has had a courtside seat to audiology's relationship with over-the-counter (OTC) devices and the fight for audiology's place in the health care conversation. She returns to the podcast this month to dissect the impact of OTCs on the one-year anniversary of the FDA's Final Rule going into effect.

The conversation with Stephanie Czuhajewski, continues on the Aftershow where she and Dr. Rudden look at the why behind some of the results of The Hearing Journal's original survey of readers about the OTC market's impact on audiology.

Dr. Judy Huch, a rare combination of business and give-back, leadership and humbleness, advocacy and activism, ethics and fearlessness, joins Dr. Rudden to talk about the necessity of sharing hearing health care with low-income patients and how to trust the right staff to keep your practice running healthfully.