To keep up with the ever-changing health care landscape, audiologists need to highlight their clinical expertise and the specialized, evidence-based care they provide. This course shares self-advocacy tools and resources to help audiologists expand their reach—generating referrals from other health care professionals, getting their services included in specialized care pathways, communicating with administrators to obtain office equipment and materials, educating patients and the broader community, and raising public awareness of the importance of hearing health care. Using case examples, the presenter illustrates how audiologists can demonstrate their value to a variety of audiences and make practice-level advocacy more tangible and less intimidating.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Identify opportunities for practice-level advocacy in your community 
• Utilize data-focused tools and resources to demonstrate the value of the services you provide

Contents

• Introduction/Disclosures (2 minutes)
• Need for self-advocacy tools and support (3 minutes)
• Broad overview of ASHA resources and tools (e.g., Demonstration of Value Factsheets, NOMS) (10 minutes)
• Case scenarios/practical examples of practice-level advocacy using available resources (10 minutes)
• Wrap-up/Conclusion (5 minutes)

Presenter Information

Julie Ambrose, AuD, CCC-A, is an audiologist and Director in the National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders at ASHA. She focuses on making research and data available for audiologists to readily engage in evidence-based practice. She completed her Doctor of Audiology degree at Towson University and her Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at James Madison University. Prior to joining ASHA staff, she worked with both pediatrics and adults in nonprofit and private practice settings.

Disclosures:

• Director of National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders at ASHA
  
• Member of ASHA

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 no later than September 1, 2030.

Program History and CE Information

Dates: September 1, 2025– September 1, 2030