Description:
In
sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) environments, hearing aid
features such as Bluetooth and bidirectional microphones—which allow
seamless communication between hearing aids and communication
devices—are considered security risks. Fortunately, industry,
audiology, and the intelligence community have collaborated to achieve a
solution so patients who wear hearing aids and work in these secure locations
can receive the full benefits of amplification. This session will address
considerations for hearing aids for patients who work in secure locations. The
presenter will share strategies currently being used by providers within the
National Capital Region to fit hearing aids for individuals working in SCIF environments.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Describe the challenges
audiologists face when fitting hearing aids for patients who work in SCIF
environments
- List the features of hearing
aids within SCIF environments that are considered high risk to governing bodies
- Utilize strategies to fit
hearing aids for individuals working in SCIF environments
Related Courses
This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2024: Topics in Audiology Services webinar series.
See
all the courses in
this series.
Contents
- Introduction (5 min.)
- Benefits of technological advances (10 min.)
- Challenges of technology within secure environments (15 min.)
- Overcoming fitting challenges for patient population within secure environments (20 min.)
- Q&A (10 min.)
Presenter
Information
Kimberly
Jenkins, PhD, CCC-A (she/her/hers) received her
doctorate in clinical audiology from the University of Maryland in College
Park. She is currently a clinical audiologist at the Auditory and Speech Clinic
at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, serving as the Hearing Aid
Program Manager, POC for IT issues within the clinic, one of two virtual health
providers, and the POC for auditory processing evaluation and treatment within
the National Capital Region. As a previous research audiologist, she remains
heavily involved in several research protocols at Walter Reed related to
evaluation of and treatment for subjective hearing issues in the presence of
background noise.
Financial
Disclosures:
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
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 the end date below.
Program
History and CE
Information
Content origination date: March 14, 2024
End date: March 16, 2029
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).