For Immediate Release: January 2004
Contact: Barbara Lechner
E-mail: info@caohc.org

CAOHC to Present Professional Supervisor Course

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) will present a course for: "The Professional Supervisor of the Audiometric Monitoring Component of Hearing Conservation Programs" on March 31, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
New federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements will stimulate interest in hearing conservation programs (HCPs) and will increase roles of audiologists and physicians as "Professional Supervisors" of HCPs. Audiologists and physicians who take on supervision of audiometric testing in such programs should be competent in "best practices" of hearing conservation. This skills-based training will provide a comprehensive tutorial on:

• Roles and responsibilities of the Professional Supervisor
• Elements and organization of successful hearing conservation programs
• Surviving new OSHA and MSHA recordkeeping regulations
• Latest tools to identify and prevent noise-induced hearing loss
• Guidelines for audiometric baseline revision and medical referral
• Managing "problem audiograms"
• Work relatedness and workers compensation

A course directed to audiologists will be held prior to the American Academy of Audiology convention in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 31, 2004. The faculty will include Beth Cooper, Bd. Cert INCE, Richard Danielson PhD, and Robert Goldenberg, MD. Attendees will receive continuing education credits (applied for), a copy of Hearing Conservation Manual 4th Edition, with valuable ANSI and OSHA standards, and unique training materials.

LOCATION: Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT
Register online at http://www.caohc.org/professional.html

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A similar course for physicians will be conducted by CAOHC and sponsored through the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) at the American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) on May 2, 2004 in Kansas City, Missouri. Select Session #1101 at:
http://www.acoem.org/education/aohc2004/millennium_sun.asp

For further information about the Professional Supervisor of the Audiometric Portion of the Hearing Conservation Program and Scope of Practice, visit the CAOHC website atwww.caohc.org and scroll to menu selection "The Professional Supervisor."

The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) is an organization dedicated to the establishment and maintenance of training standards for those who safeguard hearing in the workplace. CAOHC has been a leader in providing standards for occupational hearing conservation programs since its inception in 1973. Currently there are over 21,000 CAOHC certified occupational hearing conservationists trained through CAOHC Course Directors to protect the hearing health of workers in industry and mining.

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CAOHC internet address: www.caohc.org

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