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Professional Supervisor of the Audiometric Monitoring Certification Workshop, November 6, 2010, Rosemont, IL

Professional Supervisor Workshop Schedule

Time Presentation Topic
 
7:30am – 8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
 
8:00am – 9:00am The PS Scope of Practice including four steps in determination of work relatedness
Case study to recognize decision making process
 
9:00am - 10:00am Establish & Supervise Audiometric Testing
Step 1: Is audiometric data valid? Regulatory criteria met?
 
10:00am - 10:15am Break
 
10:15am - 11:30am Review of Problem Audiograms
STS, Age corrections, problem audiograms, Baseline revisions
 
11:30am -12:00pm Determination of Work Relatedness and Follow-up of Work Related Hearing Loss
 
12:00pm - 12:45pm Lunch
 
12:45pm - 1:30pm Step 2: Is the Employee Exposed?
Medical history, dose, hearing protection attenuation
 
1:30pm - 2:15pm Step 3: Is the Hearing Loss Consistent with NIHL?
Case Study
 
2:15pm - 2:30pm Break
 
2:30pm - 3:15pm Step 4: Is the Work Place a Factor?
Putting Supervision into Practice
 
3:15pm - 3:45pm Management of the Audiometric Data
 
3:45pm - 4:00pm Process for Certification as a CAOHC Professional Supervisor