Cerumen management is a crucial aspect for Audiologists who test hearing and fit amplification.  It is an essential skill to ensure accurate hearing testing and hearing aid fittings. 

In Louisiana, cerumen management skill is not considered evident by virtue of your doctoral degree or specifically included in the scope of practice as of yet.  A course in cerumen management will provide for a layer of professional liability protection as well as sharpen your skills in this very important area of clinical practice. This course will provide hands-on instruction with instrumentation, lavage, and suction techniques for cerumen management. Seats are very limited for this course so do not delay your registration. The class will be from 8am to 1pm which allows you to attend CE opportunities with our industry partners in hearing instrument technology. 

Rita Chaiken, Au.D.

Dr. Rita Chaiken has been a private practitioner in Atlanta, GA, and an Adjunct Professor of Audiology at Salus University (now Salus at Drexel University) which honored her with both the Alumnus of the Year Award and the President’s Medal of Honor. Her previous experience includes founding a private audiology practice, which she owned and operated for 12 years and serving on the State of Georgia Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology. Dr. Chaiken also served as a regional manager for a hearing instrument manufacturer for three years. She is past president of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology where she received The Craig W. Johnson Audiology Advocate Award.  Dr. Chaiken has traveled in the United States and internationally for over 25 years to provide cerumen management training to audiologists and AuD candidates and was honored by the Audiology Foundation of America with its Professional Leadership Award for her work in this area. 

  Jiovanne Hughart, Au.D.

With over 35 years of experience, Dr. Hughart’s areas of special interest include vestibular diagnostics, hearing aid recommendations & fitting, and practice management. She conducts workshops throughout the US & Canada teaching cerumen management & foreign body removal. Dr. Hughart is an adjunct professor at Auburn University, and recipient of numerous awards, most recently the prestigious Leo Doeffler Award for Lifetime Clinical Practice. Married with 2 children, Dr. Hughart enjoys spending time with her family, playing the violin and exercising.

Tickets

$225.00 Cerumen Management Workshop