KIPA Group

Essential Elements of Best Practice for Cochlear Implant Fitting in Children: Considerations for Behavioral Methods of Verification and Validation

Essential Elements of Best Practice for Cochlear Implant Fitting in Children: Considerations for Behavioral Methods of Verification and Validation Introduction Introduction The main objective of this document is to provide clinicians with a description of essential components to consider for best practices for cochlear implant (CI) programming (fitting) in children using behavioral methods. We believe […]

A Survey of Paediatric Audiology Assessment Practice: Exploring the Use of Evidence-Based Practice in the EU

A Survey of Paediatric Audiology Assessment Practice: Exploring the Use of Evidence-Based Practice in the EU Objective To gather information on the paediatric assessment measures that are currently being used across Europe. To understand the use of evidence-based practice, and hearing service delivery for children across European countries. We believe this may promote the development […]

Bimodal Devices on Children: A Survey of Clinician Fitting Practices in North America

Bimodal Devices on Children: A Survey of Clinician Fitting Practices in North America Introduction Innovations in hearing aid and cochlear implant technologies mean children with hearing loss have more access to auditory information and more opportunities to develop age appropriate spoken language (Cole & Flexer, 2007).  There are evidence-based fitting protocols for air conduction hearing […]

Knowledge Sharing: Pediatric Amplification Tips and Tricks

Knowledge Sharing: Pediatric Amplification Tips and Tricks Session Goals Review “Best Practice in Pediatric Amplification Survey” results.Define gaps in practice and suggestions for implementing best practice.Share information with one another – What are your tips and tricks. View the full project See our Projects & Presentations Survey of Best Practices: Pediatric Hearing Aid Fitting Survey […]

Survey of Best Practices: Pediatric Hearing Aid Fitting

Survey of Best Practices: Pediatric Hearing Aid Fitting AAA Definition of Evidence-Based Practice “To practice according to best clinical practices for making decisions about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of persons with hearing and balance disorders, based on the integration of individual clinical expertise and best available research evidence.” https://www.audiology.org/ View the full project See […]