Site: St. Louis VA Healthcare System Location: John Cochran campus & Jefferson Barracks campus, possibly St. Charles CBOC Description: We have 7 audiologists on staff. Audiology services are provided at two main campuses in St. Louis: John Cochran division and Jeferson Barracks division. Incumbent will rotate between the facilities for a variety of experiences. Students […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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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Read More »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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Read More »Article on status of audiology scope of practice. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/solving-audiology-issues-through-action-week-4-scope-kim-cavitt-aud
Read More »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
Read More »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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