New Drug Linked With Reduced Hearing Loss in Kids Post Chemo
Administering the antioxidantsodium thiosulfate (STS) to cisplatin-treated children cut their risk of hearing loss by almost 50 percent in research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Portable Music Players Linked to Hearing Loss in Kids
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Why Audiologists Won ’t Want to Miss the 2018 ASHA Convention: The Convention Program Committee means business this year—audiology business! Come to Boston and see a whole new raft of audiology programming.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Test Prep Company to Ensure Equal Access for People Who Are Deaf
Under asettlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Teachers Test Prep (TTP), Inc., a California company that offers prep classes for teacher and other credentialing examinations, will ensure that people who are deaf and hard of hearing can access its online and in-person sessions. (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Space Center Houston Earns Autism Center Designation
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
ICD-10 Updates Take Effect Oct. 1
This year ’s updates to the International Classification of Diseases (10th revision, ICD-10) diagnostic code set include no major revisions to codes commonly reported by audiologists or speech-language pathologists, but some code changes may be of interest. ICD issues code updates every year. The changes ta ke effect Oct. 1. (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
SNF to Pay More Than $30 Million to Settle Medicare Suit
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
‘Endrew’ Case Settle for $1.3 Million
The landmark federal special education case that raised the academic bar for U.S. students with disabilities is also costing the Douglas County (Colorado) School District $1.32 million in a settlement with the plaintiffs. (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Where Can I Find Information About … ?
A new,user-friendly microsite offers all the convention information you seek. Check out these links! (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
How to Earn —and Submit—Your Continuing Education Credits
The ASHA Convention is one of the largest in-person opportunities for audiologists and speech-language pathologists to earn professional development hours (PDHs) or ASHA continuing education units (CEUs). You can earn up to 2.65 ASHA CEUs or 26.75 PDHs over the three official days of the convention and, if you attend pre-convention activities, up to 3.05 ASHA CEUs or 30.5 PDHs. (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
The Change in ‘Productivity’ Why does productivity exist? How did we get here? Can it be managed well?
Productivity may be the most controversial term in skilled nursing facility-based health care. It is certainly one of the most unpopular terms. To managers it can be an important measure of labor use, yet to more than a few clinicians, it is almost synonymous with inappropriate pressure (see “Under Pressure”). (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
What ’s New at ASHA 2018: “Revolutionary Learning, Evolutionary Practice” means a slew of new and improved sessions, services and tools.
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Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Meet the 2018 Convention Co-Chairs: Sharon Sandridge and Melissa Jakubowitz reflect on the 2018 theme: “Revolutionary Learning, Evolutionary Practice.”
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Revolutionary Learning Meets Evolutionary Practice: Here ’s a sampling of just a few stimulating sessions coming up at convention.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
What Matters To You Is What Makes You: A sense of purpose drives us personally and, more broadly, fuels any organization ’s success, says convention keynoter Roy Spence.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
