In this 35-minute podcast, well-known hearing industry audiologist Thomas Powers, PhD, and Hearing Review Editor Karl Strom talk about four noteworthy parts of the proposed OTC hearing aid regulations:

 1) Output limits for these new devices;

2) The return-for-credit policies, and if consumers will have some kind of recourse if the hearing device doesn’t work for them;

3) The somewhat wonky area of 510k premarket clearance relative to “wear and go” vs “self-fitting” OTC devices, and why it could be important; and

4) One of the most confusing and potentially consequential parts of the FDA’s proposed regulations: the pre-emption of state laws and what this might actually mean for hearing care professionals, their practices, and state licensing boards.

 Dr Powers also speaks to labeling issues and provides his advice about how hearing care practices and their staff members might prepare for the advent of OTC hearing aids.

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Keri Stephens, chief editor of 24x7 magazine and co-chief editor of Plastic Surgery Practice, talks about a negative experience she had with a plastic surgeon who performed her breast reconstruction surgery in late 2020. Through her story, we examine what it’s like from the patient’s point of view when plastic surgery is accompanied by a traumatic diagnosis and what it’s like when there is a disconnect between a patient and plastic surgeon.

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In this episode, Melanie Hamilton-Basich of Rehab Management and Physical Therapy Products discusses the benefits of providing industrial therapy services with Virginia “Ginnie” Marshall (Halling), PT, CEO of DSI Work Solutions and Glenda Key, founder and CEO of Key Functional Assessments Network.

They cover why PTs, OTs, and rehab professionals might want to expand their services to include this type of therapy by partnering with employers, how it helps employers do more than just get injured employees back to work, as well as tips for how to get started.

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Karl Strom, Chief Editor of The Hearing Review, is joined by Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver & Starkey CEO Brandon Sawalich to discuss their organization's partnership to provide life-changing health services and hearing instruments to Special Olympics athletes around the world and help train more healthcare professionals to make healthy hearing more inclusive of people with intellectual disabilities.

Starkey and Special Olympics, the international non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of people with intellectual disabilities through sport, health, and education programming, announced they have signed a global partnership agreement that increases access to hearing health services worldwide for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

To read more about the partnership and find links to get involved, visit the article linked below:
https://hearingreview.com/inside-hearing/industry-news/olympics

orthodontic Products Chief Editor Alison Werner talks to AAO President Dr Ken Dillehay and Chris Bentson, president of Bentson Copple & Associates, about the recent AAO Winter Conference held in January. The first in-person AAO meeting since 2020!

The conference was an opportunity for orthodontists at all stages of their career to not only gather information about how practice modalities are changing, but to ask questions of those peers who are leading the way. And this wasn’t a meeting purely focused on how OSOs are changing the practice landscape. It touched on how dual specialty practices—specifically pediatric dentistry and orthodontics—are gaining traction within the industry and how digital technology is changing the orthodontic practice.

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In this episode of 'In the Sterilization Room with Jackie', infection prevention consultant Jackie Dorst, RDH, BS, talks you through the three main components you need to have in place at your practice: fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and eye wash station. She also addresses what you need to know if your state requires you to have an AED, or defibrillator, in your office.

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On today’s episode, Mike Fratantoro of RT Magazine discusses respiratory care and lung imaging technology, specifically the use of lung ultrasound for identifying and managing lung diseases. He's joined by Paul Nuccio, a respiratory therapist and pulmonary care educator and consultant.

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Orthodontic Products Chief Editor Alison Werner speaks to Dr Jeffrey Miller about why CBCT is key to the long-term stability of orthodontic cases. Miller, who is a frequent lecturer on the topic and is in private practice in Maryland, explains why cone beam computer tomography should be a part of an orthodontist’s treatment planning workflow and why keeping the individual tooth root within the alveolar housing should be a primary treatment consideration.

Full article review:
https://orthodonticproductsonline.com/resource-center/videos/cbct-in-orthodontics-a-conversation-with-dr-jeffrey-miller/

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Sleep Review’s Sree Roy chats with circadian health fan Jay Pea about the science and politics of standard time and daylight saving time—and their impacted on sleep and overall health.

You can visit https://savestandardtime.com/ and follow @savestandard on Twitter and other social media for more information. You can also text “SST” to 50409 to remind lawmakers they can end Daylight Saving Time with permanent Standard Time.

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Keri Stephens of 24x7 and The Bearded Biomed team up to break down the results of 24x7's HTM Salary Survey ( results here: https://buff.ly/3rRzOe0 ). Hear about geographic and demographic variations year over year and get the insights you need to be well equipped to discuss your options as you advance your own HTM career.

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