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Description:

Effective patient and family counseling prior to cochlear implant surgery can improve post-surgery patient satisfaction outcomes. This webinar will provide information and recommendations to clinical audiologists on the importance of pre-implant counseling for adult patients with postlingual deafness. The presenter will also discuss specific guidelines for presurgical counseling.

Learning Outcomes   
You will be able to:

• Explain how and why presurgical cochlear implant counseling can impact patient satisfaction after implantation
• Measure patient cochlear implant expectations using a validated questionnaire
• Use questionnaire results to guide presurgical counseling

Related Courses

This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2026: Cochlear Implants webinar series. See all the courses in this series.

Presenter Information

Kerry Pendak, AuD, CCC-A, obtained her AuD from Vanderbilt University in 2007 and has been a clinical audiologist at Dartmouth Health in New Hampshire for the past 18 years. She specializes in adult amplification management, with a focus in hearing aids, bone conduction devices, and cochlear implants. She is a State Champion for cochlear implants for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA).

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: March 12, 2026  
End date: March 14, 2031

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). 
Subject code 5030 Hearing Assistive Technology