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Association of VA Audiology Supports the Continuation of In-House C&P Examinations

Dear AVAA Members, The Association of VA Audiologists strongly supports the continuation of Compensation and Pension Examinations being completed within the VA.  A recent policy change to the Compensation and Pension Examination process will now have all examinations completed by outside contractors.  The Compensation and Examination Advisory Committee has provided a notice of a virtual […]

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H.R. 6612, Improved Hearing Health Care for Veterans

To our fellow members of AVAA, Legislation has been proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 6612) and in the U.S. Senate (S. 785) which would require Hearing Instrument Specialists to be hired at all VA Medical Centers.  This legislation would also require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to “prescribe the technical qualifications” of […]

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2020 AVAA Board Elections

President Elect Delia Karahalios   Treasurer Ilana Glick   Member at large Jocelyn Sysko

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Externship Survey VA sites

Please help AVAA by taking the following survey. Take the survey »

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Member Spotlight: Melissa Velasco

Evolution of a VA Audiologist: From Intern to Au.D. My name is Melissa Velasco and I’m a clinical Audiologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and Santa Rosa CBOC. I started at the San Francisco VA in 2016 with a three-month internship, followed by a year externship, and then a full time Audiolo-gist position. […]

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Comparison of Title 38 with Hybrid Title 38 Positions

Download the comparison chart here »

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Audiology Issue: Scope Creep

Article on status of audiology scope of practice. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/solving-audiology-issues-through-action-week-4-scope-kim-cavitt-aud

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Dr. Beck participates in FTC Hearing “Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Healthcare

Dr. Beck’s panel can be found in Part II of the following hearing: Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care – Part 1 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/audio-video/video/now-hear-competition-innovation-consumer-protection-issues-hearing-1 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/audio-video/video/now-hear-competition-innovation-consumer-protection-issues-hearing-0 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/audio-video/video/now-hear-competition-innovation-consumer-protection-issues-hearing

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Audiology Organizations announce OTC Bill passage

Announcements of Over The Counter bill passage: ADA Advocacy Alert – OTC Hearing Aid Act Passes US Senate Senate Follows House Action; Passes FDA User Fee Bill with OTC Hearing Aid Provision | Audiology Senate Passes Legislation to Create Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

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September 2017 Newsletter Now Available

The September 2017 edition of the newsletter is now available. Click here for latest edition!

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