IHS to Host Open-House Honoring World Hearing Day
IHS will celebrate World Hearing Day to raise awareness of hearing care and address the stigma attached to hearing loss and hearing aids.
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IHS, NBC-HIS Executive Director Kathleen Mennillo Steps Down
Effective February 2, 2022, Alissa Parady began serving as Interim IHS Executive Director. Parady joined IHS in 2011 as Manager of Government Affairs and rose to Director of Government and Chapter Affairs.
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68th Annual IHS Convention and Expo to Take Place September 19-21 in Nashville
There will be opportunities to earn up to 19 Continuing Education (CE) credits, receive new product training, network, and more.
‘Fit to Serve’ Bill (HR 3471) Passes with Revised Language Advocated by Audiology Organizations
Although HR 3471—the centerpiece of the International Hearing Society’s ‘Fit to Serve’ campaign—has passed in the US House of Representatives, revisions have been made to limit the role of hearing aid dispensers in the VA to that of the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids only, according to the major audiology professional organizations.
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'Fit to Serve' Bill (HR 3471) Passes with Revised Language Advocated by Audiology Organizations
Although HR 3471—the centerpiece of the International Hearing Society’s ‘Fit to Serve’ campaign—has passed in the US House of Representatives, revisions have been made to limit the role of hearing aid dispensers in the VA to that of the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids only, according to the major audiology professional organizations.
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IHS Launches Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program
The IHS is launching its first Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program on December 2-3, 2016 at the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside in Florida. The 2-day workshop for hearing care professionals is based on a curriculum developed by IHS in collaboration with tinnitus expert Dr Richard Tyler.
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Joint IHS/ADA Unison Summit Scuttled; Separate 2016 Conventions Announced
The 2016 Unison Hearing Health Global Summit, which would have for the first time joined the International Hearing Society (IHS) and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) conventions into a single venue with separate programs, has been cancelled. Each organization will hold their own separate conventions this year.
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Blog: ADA and IHS’s Joint Unison Convention Hits Roadbump
The fate of Unison—the proposed joint convention of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and International Hearing Society (IHS) scheduled for September 8-11, 2016—was put into question last week, presumably due to an ongoing disagreement between the two professional organizations.
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IHS 2015 Convention Soars in Orlando
Highlights from last week’s 2015 International Hearing Society (IHS) Convention in Orlando.
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Miracle-Ear Supports Improved Veterans’ Hearing Care
On June 24, the IHS teamed up with Miracle-Ear to visit more than 100 congressional offices in support of IHS’ Fit to Serve campaign and related bi-partisan federal legislation, HR 353/S 564, which seeks to improve veterans’ access to critical hearing healthcare services.
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Department of Labor Certifies National Guidelines for Apprentice Hearing Aid Specialists
The US Department of Labor (DOL), awarded the IHS certification for new National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards for Hearing Aid Specialists. The Hearing Aid Specialist Certified Apprenticeship is a two-year program.
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Blog: Why Not a Joint Fall Convention?
More than ever before, the fields of audiology and hearing aid specialists need each other. A joint convention of IHS and ADA members—politically unthinkable just 10 years ago—might just be one of the revolutionary moves our industry needs.
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Pennsylvania Hearing Aid Specialist Makes $15,000 Donation to “Fit to Serve” Campaign
Julia Beall-McKelvey donated $15,000 to the International Hearing Society’s (IHS) advocacy fund in support of the Fit to Serve campaign which is designed to widen veterans’ access to hearing healthcare services via licensed hearing aid specialists.
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IHS Heats Up Palm Springs with 63rd Annual Convention
The 2014 International Hearing Society (IHS) Meeting offered over 50 exhibits of the latest products and services, nearly 20 seminars and educational sessions, preconvention workshops on ear impressions, tympanometry, and tinnitus therapy, as well as keynote presentations about leadership and entrepreneurialism. It also offered an Industry Leadership Panel that provided perspectives from many of the largest hearing aid manufacturers and distributors both in the United States and abroad.
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Blog Page: VA Opposes IHS “Fit to Serve” Bill
A bill to advance the goal of Fit to Serve, an International Hearing Society campaign to give hearing aid specialists a greater role in caring for veterans with hearing problems, was debated during a March 27 hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health.
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