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DESCRIPTION
The multi-site Mayo Clinic Audiology Conference is a monthly forum to educate the Division of Audiology across the enterprise. Lectures include research, advanced clinical practice, quality improvement, and education. The series is held the first Monday of the month from October through May. Presentations are recorded for viewing opportunities outside the scheduled time.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Primarily audiologists, however, the course topics may be of interest to MD, nurses, NP, PA, residents, fellows, and allied health providers: physical medicine, social work, nutrition, respiratory therapy, and radiation technicians.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the latest practice innovations in the field of audiology.
- Identify recent literature guiding current trends in audiology.
- Explain how to treat hearing and balance disorders using the most current guidelines.
Completion Requirements
Learners must complete both the course and faculty evaluations at the end of the course in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Note: Learners who are requesting ASHA CEUs will receive a copy of the ASHA CE Participant form at check-in for the course. The form must be fully completed and handed in to CPD Staff in order to be reported for ASHA CEUs.

This course is offered for up to .10 ASHA CEUs
Disclosure Summary
Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...
Faculty Member | Relevant Financial Relationship(s) | Relevant Non-Financial Relationship(s) |
Heather Clark, Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic Employee | Member of ANCDS |
Jill Gruenwald, Au.D. | Mayo Clinic Employee | No relevant non-financial relationships |
| Gayla Poling, Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic Employee | No relevant non-financial relationships |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here.
Faculty | Biography |
Heather Clark, Ph.D. | Dr. Clark is the Chair of Speech Pathology in the Department of Neurology and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is board-certified by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences and is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Her clinical responsibilities include differential diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders in adults and children. She serves as co-investigator in several projects examining the nature of speech, language, and swallowing impairment in degenerative neurologic disease. Dr. Clark has served as a topic chair for the ASHA convention, program chair of the Conference on Motor Speech, and chair of the fall conference of the North Carolina Speech Language Hearing Association. |
Jill Gruenwald, Au.D. | Jill Gruenwald, Au.D., is the Audiology Supervisor at Mayo Clinic. Her current areas of clinical practice are adult diagnostics and cochlear implants with past experience providing hearing aid services and completing vestibular evaluations. She is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. |
| Gayla Poling, Ph.D. | Gayla L. Poling, PhD, is Director of Diagnostic Audiology at Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN and Vice-Chair of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology. She received her undergraduate and master’s training in Speech and Hearing Science from The Ohio State University and completed her Clinical Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital. She practiced as a clinical audiologist at Mayo Clinic prior to returning to Ohio State where she earned a PhD in Hearing Science. She completed postdoctoral training focused on translational research at the Medical University of South Carolina and Northwestern University. Her current research interest is on developing diagnostic tools focused on the early detection and prevention of hearing loss due to aging, noise and other environmental factors (ototoxicity). |
Commercial Support
This activity is supported in part by educational & in-kind grants from the following companies in accordance with ACCME Standards:
Grants: None
In-Kind: None
Exhibitors: None
ATTENDANCE/CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance. All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs. This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance. Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows.
TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this series will appear on your Transcript.
COURSE DIRECTOR(S)
Jill Gruenwald, Au.D.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Jill Gruenwald, Au.D. at Ph. 507-266-5903

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