Content from the 2005 Course

The short course was held on 5–7 April 2005, at Andrews AFB, MD.

Invited Speakers

BGen Melissa A. Rank, USAF, Deputy Assistant Surgeon General, Health Care Operations
Best Practices in Audiology Today—Dr. James W. Hall, III
Auditory Hazard Assessment Algorithm for Humans—Richard G. Price, Ph.D.
Recent Insights into Hair Cell Regeneration—Dr. Brenda Ryals
Hearing Aids—Dr Therese Walden

Army

Technical Guide 41 (Hearing Protective Devices) Update
Deploying 3 ID (Mech) in Seven Weeks—The Method Behind the Madness
How Can DOEHRS–HC Help You Manage Your Local Hearing Conservation Program?
Management of Otological Injuries and Disease in a Forward Deployed Medical Setting
Painting the Hearing Conservation Picture
Clinical Audiology Business Practices and Composite Healthcare Computer System, CHCS–II.
ASHA’s Joint Committee on Evidence-based Practice—A Year in Review and the Road Ahead
Prevalence of Noise-induced Hearing Loss in In Post-deployment Soldiers September 2002-April 2004
Hearing Protection Forward
Hearing Conservation in Increased OPTEMPO Environments
Review of Non-Auditory Effects of Noise
Level-Dependent Hearing Protection and Sound Recognition in an Open Field
Back to Basics: How to Evaluate the Dizzy Patient without Equipment

Navy

DoD STS Rates and Trends As Reported From The Defense Occupational Environmental Health Readiness System Data Repository

Air Force

Progress on Auditory Optimazation Programs for Human Effectiveness
Assessment Techniques for Spatial Hearing Ability
dB Towers Aircraft Acoustic Instrumentation Range
Mission Possible: A Humanitarian Mission to El Salvador
An Investigation of the Differences in Perceived Hearing Disability Between Hearing Aid Candidates and Their Significant Others Using the Client-Oriented Scale of Improvement and the Self-Assessment of Communication/Significant Other Assessment of Communication
Case Report On Bilateral Sudden Onset Hearing Loss: Use Of Cochlear Implant And Hearing Aids. Evidence Based Implications For Patient Management And Occupational Function
Status Report WHMC Audiology Services—Now and What’s Next
The Audiologist as Part of the EDIS Team
Hearing Conservation Data Registry Update
The Clinical Trial of the Middle Ear Transducer™ Fully Implantable Ossicular Stimulator at Wilford Hall Medical Center
Cochlear Implants for EDIS—A Progress Report
Binaural Speech Benefits for Adults Wearing Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants in opposite ears
PB% Scores in 2 minutes: AB Word Lists vs the NU 6 lists are they equivalent? A brief report of our findings at WHMC.
The Use of Frequency Transposition Hearing Aids as an Alternative to Cochlear Implantation—A Case Study
Determining the Value of Your Clinic
Hearing Conservation Motivation and Education