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Everyday Ethics: Can I Post Parents ’ Testimonials on My Practice Website?
In this new blog series, “Everyday Ethics,” Donna Euben, ASHA’s director of ethics, answers member questions about their ethical quandaries pertaining to ASHA’s Code of Ethics. Please email your questions to deuben@asha.org. I am an audiologist in private practice. If I use a client’s parents’ initials, I can post the parent testimonials, which I revised a bit, on my business website and social media accounts, right? Social media can be an effective way to promote your services to the general public. However, just as with print media, we must be careful in meeting our ethical obligations when usin...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 21, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Donna Euben Tags: Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

ASHA, Other Groups Champion Audiology Services Legislation at Congressional Briefing
Representatives from ASHA, the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) are briefing Congress today to promote legislation that will help audiologists better diagnose, treat, and prevent hearing loss and balance disorders for Medicare beneficiaries. Under current law, Medicare allows beneficiaries to visit an audiologist only with a physician order, and covers only audiology diagnostic services—not follow-up treatment or a plan of care. The legislation, H.R. 4056/S. 2446, the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act, can improve outcomes for beneficiaries by allowing direct a...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 18, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Carol Polovoy Tags: Advocacy Audiology Slider Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

ASHA Voices Update: Troubling PDPM Effects
In this short, special-edition episode, we’re bringing you the stories of speech-language pathologists who experienced unexpected, negative effects on their job situations, pay, and patient treatment when the Patient Driven Payment Model, or PDPM, went into effect Oct 1. Read full transcript on ASHA Voices Update: Troubling PDPM Effects.  While the previous Medicare payment model in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) reimbursed for minutes of service delivered, PDPM reimburses for services based on patient characteristics. This is meant to discourage facilities from providing more therapy than medically necessary. A ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 17, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Health Care Podcast Slider Speech-Language Pathology Cognitive Rehabilitation Dysphagia medicare PDPM skilled nursing facilities Source Type: blogs

Try New ASHA Tools to Simplify Using Evidence-based Practice
When was the last time you thought about evidence-based practice, or EBP? No, not just about research studies or whether a new treatment is “evidence-based,” but all components of EBP: clinical knowledge, patient perspectives, and, of course, the research evidence. The concept of balancing these components might seem straightforward, but applying it to everyday practice can be challenging, especially with everything else you’re doing. ASHA seeks to ease the process by providing updated EBP resources with guidance that turns the theoretical into practical. This new material directs you through all the steps of EBP: F...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 16, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Cheryl Swit Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

How to be an Eco-Friendly Clinician
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists are used to making a difference. We help our patients, clients, students, and families achieve their communication and hearing goals, and we know our work results in positive, lasting effects on their lives. Given the growing concern over climate change, single-use plastics, water shortages, and other environmental problems, many of us also want to make a difference for the planet. Maybe you recycle at home or you donate to environmental causes. But have you thought about sustainability where you work? A healthy environment is good for us and also for our patients. Did you know...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 15, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sarah Breeze Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

ASHA Voices: Become Your School ’ s Speech-Language Leader
On this episode of ASHA Voices, we’re looking at how—given their large caseloads—school-based speech-language pathologists can work smarter not harder to maximize their services. We’ll consider the role of creativity in service delivery and how SLPs can advocate for themselves with Kim Murza, an associate professor at the University of Northern Colorado and former school SLP. Murza shares ways SLPs can completely reimagine service-delivery by harnessing the power of their school treatment team: “I went to grad school, like all the other SLPs, to be a therapist and to work with kids. And some of these new rol...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 10, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Podcast Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Technology Source Type: blogs

Have You Considered Serving as an Audiologist or SLP in Uniform?
Have you heard of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS)? It’s one of the United States’ seven uniformed services and has existed for more than 200 years. During those two centuries, an elite team of 6,500 men and women in health care professions served to protect our nation’s public health. Often called a “best kept secret,” the USPHS Commissioned Corps offers audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) a way to serve in uniform while protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the nation. As a member of the USPHS, I’ve been an SLP in uniform for a ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 9, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Courtney Wood Tags: Audiology Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Schools Source Type: blogs

SLPs in SNFs Share Stories of PDPM-Related Layoffs, Treatment and Pay Cuts
Last Saturday, speech-language pathologist Summer Branch went to work as usual at the two skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) she traversed. Both West Texas facilities contract with a larger rehabilitation company, and Branch was surprised to get a call from the company’s regional manager when she clocked out of work that day. The manager told her that, as of that minute, the job she’d had for four years was terminated due to staffing changes. “I just didn’t see it coming,” Branch says. Suddenly, she no longer had health insurance. But, if she wanted, she could opt for pro re nata (PRN) employment, in which the com...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 7, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Cognitive Rehabilitation medicare patient-driven payment model rehabilitation companies skilled nursing facilities SNFs Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs

New ASHA Virtual Exhibit Features Early Pioneers
The University of Iowa, formerly known as the State University of Iowa, produced a steady stream of graduates in the 1930s and 1940s who emerged as movers and shakers in the fledgling field of speech pathology. What was it about Iowa that attracted so many students from across the country during a time of extreme economic hardship due to the Great Depression? A new exhibit in ASHA’s online archives has the answer. Most of the credit is given to one man—Lee Edward Travis. Many were drawn to the Iowa program after hearing Travis speak or reading about the program he developed based on a scientific foundation of the s...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 3, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Mona Heath Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Events News Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

10 Tips for Public Speaking —Beyond the Words You ’ ll Say
Presenting at the ASHA Convention in Orlando this year? Giving a lunch-and-learn for the hospital staff? Got an upcoming workshop for parents in your community? As a speech-language pathologist and professional speaker, I understand our focus is often on speech, language, words, and content. But seriously, stop worrying about your PowerPoint and your script. No one will know if you forgot to say something you rehearsed 100 times, and audiences forgive glitches. It’s all going to be OK. Still nervous? Then try these tips covering everything but your words to make your next presentation one of your best: Bring your own cu...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 2, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Melanie Potock MA Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Events Slider Speech-Language Pathology Advocacy ASHA Convention Feeding Disorders Professional Development Source Type: blogs

A Community of Scholars and Clinicians: SIG 19, Speech Science
Joining ASHA’s speech science-focused SIG can broaden your knowledge base and connect you with other like-minded colleagues. What would you say to encourage other colleagues to join SIG 19? Joining SIG 19 is a great way to meet other people interested in speech science. Our affiliates include clinicians seeking to use speech-science techniques in their practice, students with interested in learning more about speech production and perception and how to translate research into clinical practice, and professors who teach speech science and/or research in the area of speech science, among others. You can discuss how to teac...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 30, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Amy Neel Tags: Academia & Research Slider Speech-Language Pathology communication sciences and disorders Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs

ASHA Voices: A New Payment System, Changes in SNFs
On Oct. 1, we’ll see a change in how Medicare reimburses for services at skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs. We’ve heard lots of questions about these changes from speech-language pathologists working in SNFs. So, we’re dedicating the entire second episode of ASHA Voices to this topic. Listen in for a conversation about health care trends, patient outcomes, and the evolving role of clinicians in SNFs. We’ll hear from ASHA’s director of health care services and a panel of SLPs in leadership roles at rehab companies. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities they see in this time of change to a patient-driv...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 26, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Health Care Podcast Slider Speech-Language Pathology Cognitive Rehabilitation Dysphagia Professional Development Source Type: blogs

ASHA Now, Your New, Customizable E-newsletter, Launches Next Week
Attention, ASHA members and other subscribers to the Fresh Ideas or Leader Live e-newsletters, or any of the Access e-newsletters (Access Schools, Access Academics, Access Health Care, or Access Audiology): A new e-newsletter tailored to your specific interests will arrive in your inbox this coming Tuesday, Oct. 1. ASHA Now will consolidate the contents of these six separate ASHA e-newsletters into a biweekly dispatch with content that is relevant to you. Four content options—for audiologists, academics and researchers, speech-language pathologists in health care, and school-based SLPs—will deliver timely, relevant, an...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 25, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Audiology News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs

This Summer ’s Biggest Hits: See What You Missed on Leader Live
Summer is officially over, but you can still enjoy the season’s most popular posts here on Leader Live. See what articles with insights and practical tips for audiologists and speech-language pathologists were read and shared the most. The communication sciences and disorders (CSD) professions featured prominently in the news and social media this summer. A major blockbuster movie featured a character with a cochlear implant, while a major news outlet declared noisy restaurants discriminate against patrons with hearing loss. A father-son viral video demonstrated several clever communication strategies, and Congress intro...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 23, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

Musician With Autism Wins “America’s Got Talent”
Kodi Lee, a 22-year-old singer and pianist who is blind and has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), won the 14th season of NBC’s reality talent competition show “America’s Got Talent.” Lee, chosen as the winner of the Sept. 18 finale by viewer vote, is the first performer with a disability to win the competition. His performance during his initial audition earned him a “golden buzzer” from judge Gabrielle Union, automatically catapulting him to the finals. Lee was diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia at 3 months old, and with ASD at 4 years. A musical savant, he has perfect pitch, a passion for all forms of music,...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 20, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Carol Polovoy Tags: News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Augmentative Alternative Communication Autism Spectrum Disorder Source Type: blogs