New pediatric audiology tools for your practice
Find newly added expert-recommended resources on Phonak.com, including pediatric protocols, assessment tools, and clinical guidance to support your work with children with hearing loss.
Lisa Bacic
Lisa worked as a clinical speech-language pathologist in Canada for over 15 years before moving to Switzerland and joining Phonak HQ in 2016. As Global Manager of Audiology Thought Leadership and Manager of the Audiology Blog, she oversees content development and helps keep clinicians up to date on best practices by giving experts in the hearing industry a platform to share their knowledge. Lisa holds a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Top 5 Audiology Blog articles of 2023
This week we reflect on some of the most read blog articles of this past year.
Conference highlights best practice in pediatric hearing care
Twenty-five internationally renowned experts convened for 2 full days to share research findings and best practice guidance with hearing care professionals worldwide.
5 articles to help you differentiate your services in 2023
With the changing landscape in hearing healthcare, it is important to adapt to emerging trends. Several articles published this past year can help you differentiate your services moving forward.
Auditory skills training can be done anytime, anywhere
The HearingSuccess portal is filled with online resources so your clients can start practicing their listening skills right away.
Five reasons to join our community of subscribers
Since 2016, thousands of hearing healthcare enthusiasts have subscribed to the Phonak Audiology Blog for weekly articles that are short and easy-to-digest.
Improving outcomes for those with severe and profound hearing loss
In this short interview, Clinical Scientist, Judith Bird, shares tips on how to deliver effective audiological management for adults with severe and profound hearing loss and why the recently published guidelines are an important resource for hearing care professionals.
Wishing you healthy and happy holidays!
Reflecting on the most read blog articles of 2020 – many written to offer you extra support during this unprecedented year. We promise to continue providing valuable content in 2021 and look forward to introducing 2 new series to the Blog.
Hearing loss and cognition: hearing well is thinking well
Hearing loss is linked with a faster rate of cognitive decline in older adults. Whether this is a causal relationship is still under debate, as is whether the use of hearing instruments can delay decline. In this interview, Professor Julia Sarant shares her latest research in this area and how it could impact your clinical practice.
Happy New Year wishes from the Phonak Audiology Blog team
and look forward to serving you in 2020!
Adapting resources to be culturally sensitive
Adapting communication resources is important because not every child in the world knows who wears a red suit and says “Ho, Ho, Ho”.
Millions of more words to help build a young child’s growing brain
Exposure to two million more words a year could give a young child with hearing loss the information they need to reach their full potential.