If you are like most, the word “curbside” brings visions of food being delivered to your car window, maybe even on roller skates. Prior to 2019, most people would likely not have thought about the term “curbside” when discussing health care services. And as providers, most of us didn’t think that we would provide patient…
The work clinicians do to contribute to breakthrough science Clinical trials have been used in the world of medicine for years, but now we are seeing an increase in trials that are more ENT-Audiology based. An analysis of trial registration data downloaded from Clinical Trials.gov and utilizing administrative data from the Duke University Medical Center…
What did you say? Excuse me? Pardon Me? What? If your patients have uttered these words recently, they are not alone. The World Health Organization estimates that over 1 billion young adults are at risk for hearing loss[1] and there are an estimated 37.5 million adults in the USA who report some trouble hearing.[2] Additionally,…
Managing and treating diabetes is a team sport. This is a good example of where collaboration in medicine really comes to play in the day-to-day care of your patient. Understanding the disease and knowing where the patient is in their process of diagnosis, treatment and management is the key to contributing to the team in…
In a recent research study that surveyed 5800 executives in 50 countries, it was found that the biggest breaks in the business were not technical skills, but behavioral skills. While excellent clinicians will always be in high demand, the definition of excellent is expanding far beyond having top-notch, specialty-based capabilities. Most young healthcare providers have the technical knowledge and quickly develop the clinical skills…
By: Patricia Ramos, AuD In January 2021, we passed the one-year mark since the first reported case of COVID-19 in the US. There is still much unknown about how the virus impacts the health of multiple systems within the human body. Initially with COVID, the presentation of sudden onset hearing loss, tinnitus and dizziness were…
Many of you have probably seen one of the ENT physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners in your practice perform the Tuning Fork Test (TFT) during their physical examination of a new patient or a patient with a primary complaint that has to do with the ear or hearing. It looks just like it did…
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