This is a partial list of approved courses. For a complete roster, contact IIHIS at 734.522.7200. Contact individual sponsors for locations and for program dates where not specified.
Sponsor: American Tinnitus Association
Description: Introduction to Tinnitus;
Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Tinnitus; Assessment; Treatment and Management
(16 hours)
Contact: Barbara Sanders, 800.634.8978
Sponsor: Amplifon USA
Description: Audiological Management; Hearing Aids;
Genetics and Hearing Loss (6 hours)
Contact: Jennifer Kolde, 763.268.4074
Sponsor: Beltone Electronics
Description: Navigating Solus Software; Research
Audiology Data; Features of Mira, Corus and Wave; Product Positioning (8
hours)
Date: June 4, 2005
Contact: Theresa Watts, 800.621.1275
Sponsor: GN ReSound
Description: Product Positioning; Software Updates and Troubleshooting
(3 hours)
Contact: Ann Hagerman, 952.769.8481
Sponsor: Micro-Tech
Description: Myths and Facts About Digital Features;
Marketing and Business Services; Service Overview; Hands-On Training; Software
Practical Solutions (12 hours)
Contact: Nicole Harden, 800.745.4327
Sponsor: Mid-America Conference on Hearing
Description: Consultative Selling
and Counseling; When Hearing Aids are Not Enough; Ethics; Marketing Alchemy;
Mission Possible; Clinical Verification of Hearing Aid Fitting Goals (18
hours)
Contact: Pat Cook, BC-HIS, 859.236.3865
Date: May 12–15, 2005
Sponsor: Nebraska Hearing Society
Description: Selection and Verification
of Modern Hearing Aids; Utilizing Video Otoscopy; Bringing Relevancy to the
Appointment (12 hours)
Contact: Marliese Mohlman, BC-HIS, 402.463.2431
Date: April 22–23, 2005
Sponsor: Oticon
Description: Counseling through MultiMedia; The Early Years;
The Value Experience; New Technologies to Individualize the Process (8 hours)
Contact:
Dena Abood, 800.526.3921
Sponsor: Phonak Hearing Systems
Description: Sound Navigation; Real-Ear Sound
and Digital Surround Zoom; Software Preview (4 hours)
Contact: Melissa Mahaffey,
630.821.5291
Sponsor: Saskatchewan Hearing Instrument Pract.
Description: Hearing Aid
Circuity and Signal Processing; OAEs; Subjective Methods to Verify and Validate
Hearing Aid Fittings; Sales and Service (11 hours)
Contact: Robert Torrie, 306.693.5390
Date: May 12–13, 2005
Sponsor: SeboTek Hearing Systems
Description: Otoscopy; The Approximate Speaker
Link Size; Proper Ultra-Soft Tip Size; Assemble the PAC (2 hours)
Contact: Glenda
Rast, 800.388.9041
Sponsor: Siemens Hearing Instruments
Description: Update on the Latest Amplification
Technology; Hands-On Programming; Digital Product Ordering/Marketing (4 hours)
Contact:
Eric Branda, 800.766.4500
Sponsor: Starkey Laboratories
Description: The Concept of Placing the Patient
Concerns First; Patient Satisfaction; Tools Needed to Offer Counseling and
Education to Clients; Software Applications (10 hours)
Contact: Andrea Pociecha,
800.328.8602
Sponsor: Widex
Description: Vent Effects on Occlusion, Audibility and SNR;
Challenges in Open Fittings; Case Studies (4 hours)
Contact: Francis Kuk, PhD,
630.245.0025
Accreditation of educational courses for continuing education credit by the International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies does not imply endorsement of a specific product or procedure.
