WSHA Virtual Happy Hour: Audiology Focus

July 14, 2020 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. CST

Description

Stay in your sweats, grab your favorite beverage, and connect with colleagues across Wisconsin during WSHA's Happy Hour Series.  Virtual networking is running from 6/16 through 8/25 and offers a meet-up for everybody.  Although sessions will be facilitated, these 1 hour gatherings offer an informal time for Q&A with colleagues, sharing resources, and connecting with others facing similar challenges and successes.

Facilitators

Amy Kroll AuD, CCC-A is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She provides clinical education for Au.D. students and teaches several classes including Hearing Assessment and Amplification Lab. Her areas of interest include educational audiology, rehabilitative audiology and private practice. She wrote and published a book for kids called, "I'm the Boss of my Hearing Loss!"

Brooke Flesher Au.D, CCC-A earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and her Doctorate in Audiology from Purdue University. Dr. Flesher’s main focus is pediatric audiology, as she especially loves working with families through the newborn hearing screening and identification journey. She is currently a Pediatric Audiologist at Children’s Wisconsin where she also serves as a program coordinator for the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program at this location.  Additionally, Dr. Flesher teaches courses to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Dr. Flesher has served as a member and/or chairperson for Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI), the Academy of Doctors of Audiology, the Student Academy of Audiology, and the Wisconsin Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Association.  

Prompting Questions:

Please take a look at the questions below before you register for the event. The facilitators for this Virtual Happy Hour will be discussing the following items: 

• What accommodations are being made for appointments?
• Is anyone currently seeing patients via tele-health?
• Do you have any victories/successes during the pandemic you'd like to share?
• What insurances are covering this? 
• Are you facing any challenges with PPE?
• How has PPE restrictions impacted your clinical practice?
• Do you have any opportunities to share for student supervision?
• How have JCIH guidelines for UNHS been impacted at your practice?
• What ways have you found to manage the stress during COVID-19?