- The Deaf-Friendly Practice 2h 00min
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Description
Hearing loss is reported by nearly 48 million Americans, which may range from a mild loss to profound deafness. While this presentation will seek to increase or solidify medical knowledge around deafness and hearing loss, the main purpose will be to improve cultural competency and enhance the provider’s ability to understand and meet the communication needs of their deaf and hard of hearing clientele and community members.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the types, degrees and configurations of hearing loss
- Recognize the differences between diagnostic tests for hearing loss
- Review socially acceptable terminology relating to deafness
- Recognize different hearing devices, how they function and their limitations
- Identify diseases and medications that may cause or influence hearing loss
- Learn strategies to improve care and communication with patients who are deaf
- Review the legal obligations of healthcare providers established by the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Reinforce proper etiquette for communicating with patients who are deaf
- Consider areas of increased sensitivity when working with deaf children
Course Content
Instructor
Dr. Stephanie Nishek is a licensed and practicing naturopathic doctor in Bismarck, North Dakota. She is a graduate of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) in Tempe, AZ and has been practicing naturopathic medicine since 2010.
Dr. Stephanie offers naturopathic consultations to all ages and genders. Helping couples to overcome infertility, to establish and maintain pregnancy, supporting women through the prenatal process and guiding moms through postnatal changes and the breastfeeding relationship are her passion. She has advanced training in those areas, as well as in managing PCOS and other hormonal/menstrual cycle irregularities, from puberty through menopause.
Dr. Stephanie and her husband have two wild and free children, the youngest of whom was born with moderate sensorineural hearing loss.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
1 CEU total (up to 1 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category G - Ethics & Cultural Safety) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category A) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs General) -Direct ApprovalOregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine (OBNM) - (expires on May 05, 2025)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General Education, up to 2 hours Medical Ethics, up to 2 hours Cultural Competency) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
1 CPD total (up to 1 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
2 CMEs total (up to 2 CMEs General) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
2 continuing competence credits total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
2 PDAs total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalIdaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
2 CEUs total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
2 contact hours total (up to 2 contact hours General) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits General) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category 2) -Assumed Approval
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- 2 hours on-demand video
- 3 downloadable resources
- Full lifetime access
- Certificate of completion (PDF)
- Certificate available immediately
- CEs / PDAs as outlined
This course is intended for practitioners.
