I have to admit that I had some reservations about accepting 3rd year students because I did not now what to expect. Now I know that these students have had the necessary coursework before they show up. They are eager to help the attending audiologist. Universities have a more difficult…[Read More]
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Submit Your Call for Papers Form Now for the 2017 Convention!
Convention planning is well underway for the 2017 Florida Academy of Audiology Convention scheduled for August 3-5, 2017 at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida. We invite you to submit your Call for Papers form for the upcoming Convention. All information must be submitted via the Call for Papers form on… Read more »
FLAA Legislative Alert – An Update on the FDA’s Recent Decision to Exclude the Need for Medical Clearance
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE An Update on the FDA’s Recent Decision to Exclude the Need for Medical Clearance In a December 7, 2016 press release, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced “important steps to better support consumer access to hearing aids. The agency issued a guidance document explaining that it does not intend to enforce the… Read more »
FLAA Members: Start the New Year Off with FREE CEUs on January 17!
FLAA Webinar: Widex UNIQUE – To the Future and BEYOND! Live Session on January 17, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern REGISTER to view this today for CEUs! 1 Contact Hours or 0.1 CEUs Pricing: FLAA Members – FREE Non-Members – $75 This course reviews new features and benefits introduced in 2016 to the Widex U-Platform…. Read more »
HLAA – Florida Surprise and Let’s Make Hearing Loss Visible Campaign!
JOIN OUR 2017 Let’s Make Hearing Loss Visible Campaign! Hearing loss and Deaf individuals of all ages are able to communicate and “hear” better than ever in the hearing world today. There are various means by which to communicate and “hear”. It is an individual choice as to what works best with no two hearing… Read more »
FLAA Legislative Alert – FDA Announcement Regarding Medical Evaluations/Waivers
Your FLAA Board has just learned that the FDA made the following announcement this morning at the meeting on Affordable and Accessible Hearing Care at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS): FDA just announced at NAS meeting that the medical evaluation or waiver will no longer be required for adults effective immediately. Click here to… Read more »
Spotlight on Audiologist Victoria A. Ledon, Au.D., FAAA in Miami, Florida
Victoria A. Ledon, Au.D., FAAA What university did you attend for graduate school and what year did you graduate? I graduated from the University of Florida in 2014. Go Gators! Where do you currently work and what are your specialties? I am currently working at the University of Miami in the Department of Otolaryngology. My… Read more »
Member review of the 2016 Florida Academy of Audiology Convention
Sarah Lundstrom, AuD HearCare Audiology Center As a new audiologist in Florida, this was my first experience attending FLAA in Orlando. I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of course offerings each day. The schedule was well planned and the sessions were relevant. There was even an ABA tier 1 course available. I was fortunate… Read more »
One member impression of the 2016 Florida Academy of Audiology Conference
By Dan Gardner I think that I have missed only one FLAA conference over the past 15 years so I have a good reference to how the 2016 conference compared to previous ones. First, I liked the hotel. The Wyndham Grande has good amenities and is convenient to family fun locations in Orlando. I felt… Read more »
Florida Academy of Audiology Spotlights Starkey, 2016 sponsor and Inventor of the new Synergy hearing aid platform, an industry first!
Florida Academy of Audiology Spotlights Starkey, 2016 sponsor and Inventor of the new Synergy hearing aid platform, an industry first! Synergy is the first in the industry to use dual compressors; one for speech and one optimized for music. Starkey will be spotlighting the Muse, Halo 2 and Soundlens Synergy products at this year’s FLAA… Read more »