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ATRN 5101 - Advanced Clinical Practice I: Sudden Death in Sport
1 credit hour
This course is designed to enhance the athletic trainer’s knowledge, skills, and practice in development and implementation of evidence based emergency care plans. Current Position and Consensus Statements on Sudden Death in Sports, Exertional Heat Stroke, Emergency Planning, Care of the Spine Injured Athlete, Lightning Safety in Athletics, and others will be reviewed and critically discussed.
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ATRN 5201 - Advanced Clinical Practice II: Current Topics in AT
1 credit hour
Advanced Practice: Current Topics in AT is designed to introduce and explore various current topics within the athletic training profession. Content may include discussion of current issues in professional practice; AT education; local, state, and national association agendas; non-traditional AT practice settings; and other topics as identified by the AT program faculty.
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ATRN 5301 - Advanced Clinical Practice III: Patient-Centered Care
1 credit hour
This course is designed to introduce and explore the concepts of patient-centeredness and whole person healthcare as foundational to athletic training patient management. The idea that patient-oriented clinical outcome measures as well as individual patient values, preferences and needs are central to providing patient-centered whole person healthcare is highlighted. Discussion of moral and ethical grounding of patient centered care, in addition to benefits, challenges, and barriers to patient centered care will be discussed.
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ATRN 5310 - Traumatic Brain Injury in Sport
3 credit hours
This course is designed to provide an in depth examination of current issues related to the recognition, assessment, and management of sport-related traumatic brain injuries. The course will cover topics related to brain anatomy and physiology, differential diagnosis of emergent neurological injuries, assessment techniques, return-to-play issues, return-to-learn, treatment options, and current recommendations.
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ATRN 5400 - Research Practicum I
3 credit hours
This course is designed improve the athletic trainer’s critical thinking skills and proficiency in research and/or creative activities. The course is intended to meet the criteria outlined by the CAATE Standards for the Accreditation of Post-Professional Athletic Training Degree Programs and fulfill the requirements of a research experience that includes both a written and hands-on component. The course is designed to deepen students’ “theoretical understanding of the profession, enhance their critical thinking ability, increase their writing & speaking skills, and advance the knowledge of the discipline”.
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ATRN 5401 - Advanced Clinical Practice IV: Throwing Injuries
1 credit hour
This course is designed to enhance the athletic trainers’ knowledge and awareness of musculoskeletal injuries in the overhead-throwing athlete. Following this course, the athletic trainer should be able to describe the kinetics and kinematics of overhead throwing, discuss the epidemiology of throwing injuries, describe the major theories of throwing shoulder dysfunction, implement injury prevention programs for throwers, and diagnose and treat common musculoskeletal injuries in the overhead-throwing athlete.
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ATRN 6101 - Advanced Clinical Practice V: Functional Movement Screening
1 credit hour
This course will explore the use of various functional performance tests for determination of functional status and performance ability. Emphasis will be based on integration of basic science knowledge (anatomy, kinesiology, and neuroanatomy) and evidence based practice in evaluating appropriate functional assessment tools.
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ATRN 6201 - Advanced Clinical Practice VI: Manual Therapy
1 credit hour
This course is designed to enhance the athletic training clinician’s skills and knowledge in orthopedic manual therapy techniques. Emphasis will be placed on integration of current literature and evidence based practice concepts, as well as utilizing a patient response and function based model. Application of manual therapy techniques including proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, positional release therapy, joint mobilization, and neural mobilization techniques will be presented.
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ATRN 6301 - Advanced Clinical Practice VII: Soft Tissue Rehabilitation Techniques
1 credit hour
This course will introduce the athletic trainer to current concepts of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization. Physiologic tissue response, indications, contraindications, and rationales for use will be presented. Basic application techniques will be presented for the spine, upper, and lower extremities.
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ATRN 6310 - Diagnosis of Orthopaedic and Sport-Related Injury
5 credit hours
This course is designed to provide the athletic trainer with advanced knowledge and clinical skills in the pathology, examination, and diagnosis of orthopedic and sport-related injuries to the upper and lower extremities, as well as the back and spine. Content is presented with an emphasis on integrating evidence-based practice principles to enhance the student’s clinical decision-making skills in injury evaluation and diagnosis.
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ATRN 6320 - Diagnosis and Management of Sport-Related Illnesses
3 hours
This course is designed to enhance the athletic trainer’s knowledge of the pathogenesis, pathology, and clinical manifestations of athletic illnesses that arise from or are a result of a person’s participation in or preparation for games or sports, or participation in recreational activities or physical fitness activities. The course will also address other medical conditions that may present in athletes or individuals participating in recreational or physical fitness activities. It will also enhance their knowledge and awareness of the role of the pre-participation physical evaluation (PPE) in sports injury management.
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ATRN 6400 - Research Practicum II
3 credit hours
This course is designed improve the athletic trainer’s critical thinking skills and proficiency in research and/or creative activities. The course is intended to meet the criteria outlined by the CAATE Standards for the Accreditation of Post-Professional Athletic Training Degree Programs and fulfill the requirements of a research experience that includes both a written and hands-on component. The course is designed to deepen students’ “theoretical understanding of the profession, enhance their critical thinking ability, increase their writing & speaking skills, and advance the knowledge of the discipline” (PPEC Standards).
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ATRN 6401 - Advanced Clinical Practice VIII: Professional Development
3 credit hours
This course is designed to develop a variety of professional development behaviors. Creation of Curricula Vitae, application cover letters, interview techniques, professional service, and continuing education processes will be presented.
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ATRN 7110 - Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
3 credit hours
This course is designed to enhance the athletic trainer’s understanding of quality improvement at the service and provider levels. The content covered will include patient safety, fundamentals of quality improvement, measuring improvement, cost and value models, and the history of quality improvement in healthcare.
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ATRN 7120 - Evidence-Based Practice
3 credit hours
This course is designed to enable the athletic trainer’s clinical decision-making process in a manner that integrates clinical experience, patient values, and the best available evidence. It is also intended to build on entry-level evidence-based practice courses with the use of informatics and technology to access the medical literature. The course will cover advanced topics related to the EBP process, framing clinical questions to enhance clinical decision-making, searching the literature, critical appraisal, integration and evaluation of the evidence, grading levels of evidence and strength of recommendations, patient values, and statistical terminology related to EBP.
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ATRN 7130 - Patient-Oriented Outcomes
3 credit hours
Advanced Patient-Oriented Outcomes is designed to enhance the athletic trainer’s ability to employ clinician-based and patient-based clinical outcome measures for the determination of effective clinical decision-making through the practice of providing patient-centered whole person healthcare. Discussion of disablement models and outcomes research as the foundations to evidence-based practice will be provided. The use of disablement models as a framework for whole person healthcare and the evaluation of health-related quality of life will be presented. This course builds upon the basic components of clinical outcomes assessment by providing advanced content related to clinician- and patient-oriented outcomes. Instruction on the selection, implementation, and use of single- and multi-item, general and specific patient-rated outcomes instruments will be given. Details regarding the concepts of measurement properties, including assessment of measurement change, will be provided. Opportunity to develop an outcomes study through creation of a clinical question in PICO format will be provided and discussion of using practice-based research networks as means to conducting outcomes investigations will occur.
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ATRN 7230 - Assessment of Movement Dysfunction
3 credit hours
This course introduces and explores normal fundamental patterns of human movement, and advanced techniques for movement pattern assessment. Neuro-developmental progression, motor development, motor learning, and motor control concepts will be presented. Utilizing the Dynamic Systems Theory and Tensegrity models, techniques for movement assessment will be outlined and discusses. This course provides the foundational knowledge for the subsequent Corrective Techniques for Movement Dysfunction course.
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ATRN 7240 - Corrective Techniques for Movement Dysfunction
3 credit hours
This course provides the athletic trainer with advanced knowledge in the rehabilitation of orthopaedic injuries, by utilizing corrective techniques to restore movement patterns and function. Emphasis is placed on integration of tensegrity and dynamic systems models to develop a sequential and progressive rehabilitation program, centered on restoration of movement patterns in fundamental, transitional, and functional postures. Concepts of mobility, sensorimotor control, movement patterning, and neuro-developmental progression will be discussed. Assisted, active, and reactive techniques for improving mobility, stability, and movement will be taught. Prerequisite: ATRN 7230
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ATRN 8010 - Research Methods & Design
3 credit hours
This course will focus on the development and application of graduate level knowledge and skills related to research methods in health sciences. Skills regarding the development of a research proposal, including the identification of a problem, conducting a literature review, developing a hypothesis, designing a study and submitting an Institutional Review Board application are integral components of this course. * (M)
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ATRN 8020 - Methods of Data Analysis
3 credit hours
This course will focus on development and application of graduate level knowledge and skills related to the use of statistical methodology in health sciences research. * (M)
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ATRN 8110 - Comparative Effectiveness in Athletic Training
3 credit hours
This course is designed to improve the athletic trainer’s understanding of, and ability to conduct, clinical research in order to compare the effectiveness of various athletic training treatment interventions for sport-related injury and illnesses. Determination of treatment effectiveness must also take into account the preferences of individual patient, as well as the known benefits and harms of each intervention. The course will cover the basics of comparative effectiveness research questions, study design, outcome measures, statistical analyses, and dissemination. *
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ATRN 8120 - Athletic Injury Epidemiology
3 credit hours
Athletic Injury Epidemiology is designed to enhance the athletic trainer’s clinical decision-making process by providing an understanding of the injury patterns associated with a variety of athletic sports. Emphasis will be placed on understanding and applying introductory principles of epidemiology, including the concepts of rates (e.g., rate ratios and rate differences), incidence, proportions, odds ratios and relative risks. Students will gain experience calculating epidemiology values through class examples and exposure to national databases. Discussion of epidemiology study design (eg, cohort vs. case-control) will also be included. Evaluations of the injuries with the highest incidence and their associated risk factors will be discussed. *
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ATRN 8130 - Healthcare Policy and Systems of Delivery
3 credit hours
This course examines the evolution of the U.S. health care system from a health policy and health politics perspective. Topics include financing, organization, and delivery of health care, including: access, coverage, cost, and quality of health services; the influence of medical and nonmedical determinants of health; the design of health insurance, including public and private health coverage models; the evolution of consumer-directed and other price- sensitive cost containment mechanisms; impacts of the changing care delivery systems on providers and their patients; public safety net programs; overview of the status of the 2010 health care legislation; and an analysis of the respective roles of government and the private sector in regulating health care. Special emphasis will be given to the history and evolution of educational, regulatory, and credentialing components of major allied health care disciplines, including athletic training, and their role in the contemporary U.S. healthcare system. *
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ATRN 8140 - Leadership & Professionalism in Athletic Training
3 credit hours
Examination and application of theories of professionalism and leadership as they relate to various aspects of the practice of athletic training. Topics include, but are not limited to, contemporary leadership theories, medical professionalism, organizational and interpersonal communication, decision-making, change, and conflict management.
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ATRN 8210 - Qualitative Research Methodology
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce the athletic trainer to the methods of qualitative research. As athletic training continues to identify ways to enhance the care provided to various populations, it is essential to integrate patients’ perspectives and preferences during the decision-making process. To effectively do so, it is important to have an understanding of the various strategies to gather this information. This course will cover the basics of qualitative research, methods to collect and analyze qualitative data, and strategies to incorporate qualitative data into athletic training clinical practice.
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ATRN 9001 - Analyzing the Problem
5 credit hours
This course is the first in a series of four courses designed to assist you with the development of an applied research project (ARP) through the stages of reviewing the literature to project dissemination. Understanding the past and current literature around your desired research topic area is crucial to the development of a sound research project. Therefore, the purpose of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to successfully review the literature around your chosen ARP topic and write a focused review of literature, which will serve as a foundational paper for your ARP.
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ATRN 9003 - Implementing and Evaluating the Solution
5 credit hours
This course is the fourth in a series of four courses designed to assist you with the development of an applied research project (ARP) through the stages of reviewing the literature to project dissemination. The purpose of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to continue to finalize your data collection forms and sampling methodology and to successfully complete your data collection as well as properly manage your data. Additionally, this course will help you to develop and implement an analysis plan for your ARP, based on previous methodological and statistical courses, and write the bulk of your results section so that you will be ready to complete your manuscript and prepare it for dissemination in the next course.
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ATRN 9004 - Completing and Disseminating the Project
5 credit hours
This course is the fourth and final course in a series of four courses designed to assist you with the development of an Applied Research Project (ARP) through the stages of reviewing the literature to project dissemination. The purpose of this course is to provide the knowledge and skills needed to successfully complete your ARP manuscript, and to identify possible strategies for the dissemination your research findings through means, such as poster and oral presentations or manuscript submission
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AUD 510 - Acquisition and Development of Communicative Skills
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce students to normal acquisition and development of communication skills and to the impact of hearing loss on these skills. An introduction to disorders of communication will enable students to identify speech, language, voice and fluency concerns and determine appropriate referrals, within the audiologist’s scope of practice.
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AUD 513 - Professional Roles and Responsibilities
1 credit hour
This class is designed to introduce students to the professional roles and responsibilities of an audiologist, as well as other members of the healthcare delivery team. With current emphasis on team delivery of healthcare services, it is important that students understand the interrelationship of the various healthcare professions in total patient care. Particular emphasis will be placed on those health professions that are educated at the various schools of A.T. Still University, including the history and philosophy of osteopathic medicine. Audiology, as a profession, will be studied in some detail. Students will learn the history of audiology and its evolution to a doctoral level profession. Scope of practice, ethics, certification, licensure, and specialty areas will be studied. Contemporary professional practice issues will be discussed by guest speakers in several specialty areas.
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AUD 514 - Auditory Science
5 credit hours
A study of the physical nature of sound and the human psychological response to auditory stimulation. Topics include acoustic analysis from simple harmonic motion to complex waves; sensitivity; pitch, loudness and temporal perception; masking; and binaural hearing.
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AUD 518 - Audiological Observation I
1 credit hour each
Guided observations of audiologic activities. Students observe preparations for and administration of clinical evaluations and treatment. Limited hands on experience may be included.
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AUD 520 - Neurology
4 credit hours
A study of the development, structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including the autonomic nervous system. Blood supply, sensory and motor system pathways, pain mechanisms, receptors, reflex pathways and consequences of lesions of the nervous system at various levels are also discussed. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 521 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory-Vestibular System
4 credit hours
A study of the structure and function of the auditory-vestibular system. The course will focus on the peripheral auditory and vestibular pathway including the external ear, middle ear, inner ear, and VIIIth Cranial Nerve.
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AUD 523 - Infection Control and Cerumen Management
2 credit hours
This course will cover the basic principles of microbiology. The student will learn how infections spread and appropriate infection control procedures for audiologists including the cleaning of tools and instruments. In addition, cerumen management methodologies, equipment, indications and contraindications, and state and federal agencies and their regulations will be covered. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 524 - Essentials of Audiology I
4 credit hours
The first of a two-course sequence covering basic audiometric tests and procedures. Topics will include case history, otoscopy, behavioral threshold testing, masking, speech audiometry, and puretone screening for school-age children and adults. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 528 - Audiological Observation II
1 credit hour each
Guided observations of audiologic activities. Students observe preparations for and administration of clinical evaluations and treatment. Limited hands on experience may be included.
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AUD 530 - Communication Methodology for Hearing Impaired Children
2 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce students to a range of communication options available to individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. These communication options include Oral, Cued Speech, Total Communication, and Bilingual-Bicultural, with variations within each category. Reasons that families choose specific communication systems, and the relative strengths and weaknesses of the various systems will be addressed. Aural rehabilitation approaches and methodologies will be covered with a focus on therapeutic aspects. Students will develop aural rehabilitation lessons appropriate to a range of students and auditory abilities.
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AUD 531 - Embryology and Genetic Conditions
3 credit hours
This course covers embryologic development with emphasis on normal and abnormal or interrupted development. Genetic concepts and terminology will be covered together with information regarding the association of certain organ systems with audiovestibular system impairments. Material will also include information regarding genetic testing, genetic counseling, and the audiologist’s role and responsibilities in identifying and managing these conditions.
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AUD 532 - Pharmacology & Ototoxicity
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce audiology students to the basic concepts and principles of pharmacology. An overview of drug development, drug regulations and basic drug classifications will be provided. In depth information will be presented regarding drugs used in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing and balance disorders, drugs which affect the function of the auditory and vestibular systems, and the concept of polypharmacy. The course also covers ototoxicity (cochleotoxicity, vestibulotoxity and neurotoxicity) and otototoxic monitoring. Students will gain an appreciation for the role of audiologists related to understanding patients’ needs, behaviors, and clinical outcomes associated with medication use, as appropriate for a professional committed to whole person healthcare.
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AUD 533 - Acquired Auditory-Vestibular Disorders
3 credit hours
This course provides a study of acquired peripheral and central pathologies affecting the auditory and vestibular systems. Disorders of the conductive, sensory and neural systems will be covered in depth with details provided on diagnosis, etiologies, signs and symptoms, related findings and treatment options. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the relation between pathophysiologic factors, test measures, test outcomes and function-dysfunction.
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AUD 534 - Essentials of Audiology II
5 credit hours
The second of a two-course sequence covering basic audiometric tests and procedures. Topics will include immittance audiometry, cochlear and retrocochlear site-of-lesion tests, tests for pseudohypacusis, and techniques for measuring audiometric test performance. The course will also review instrument calibration standards and procedures utilized in the practice of audiology. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 535 - Speech Perception
3 credit hours
An overview of the acoustics of speech and topics related to speech perception. Areas of study include normative, articulatory, and acoustic phonetics; methods of the acoustic analysis of speech; models and theories of speech perception, and multimodal processing of speech. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 545 - Amplification I
4 credit hours
This course will cover the history of hearing aids in the healthcare market. Past and current hearing aid styles, components, acoustics and measurement characteristics will be discussed. Skills will be gained in taking earmold impressions; performing cleaning, maintenance and adjustments on hearing aids; and modifying hearing aids and earmolds. Information will also be provided regarding patient assessment measures used to aid in appropriate hearing aid selection and verification, as well as how to provide basic hearing aid recommendations to patients. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 546 - Otoacoustic Emissions
3 credit hours
A study of the origin and classification of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), as well as test equipment and procedures for obtaining OAEs. Interpretation of results and uses of OAE data in screening and differential diagnosis of auditory disorders. Instrumentation and testing procedures will be covered in the laboratory segment of this course. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 558 - Audiological Observation III
1 credit hour each
Guided observations of audiologic activities. Students observe preparations for and administration of clinical evaluations and treatment. Limited hands on experience may be included.
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AUD 600 - Independent Project
1-6 credit hours
An in-depth, individual study of a specific topic under the direction of a faculty mentor. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and department chair.
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AUD 611 - Counseling in Audiology
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles, contemporary theories, and applied techniques of the counseling process. Special emphasis will be placed on communication skills and techniques and issues and practices related to the psychosocial effects of hearing loss on individuals of all ages and their families. The role of counseling across the scope of audiologic practice, including diagnostic and rehabilitative activities, will be discussed.
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AUD 614 - Pediatric Audiology
4 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to further familiarize students with the basic anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, auditory development, the rationale and principles behind the assessment of hearing in pediatric patients, and the most current and precise testing techniques (behavioral and physiological) for this population. In addition, students will become familiar with the medical aspects of hearing loss (disorders) and learn about educational opportunities for the child with a hearing impairment. Students will also become familiar with common fitting techniques in pediatric amplification. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 615 - Amplification II
4 credit hours
This course will cover selection, fitting, and adjustment of hearing aids. Topics will include patient counseling, hearing aid selection and orientation, hearing aid fitting and verification measures, as well as ordering, billing, and ethics. The course focus will be on understanding and utilization of state-of-the art technology. The laboratory portion of this course will focus on a range of manufacturers and technology options, pre and post fit testing measures and scales, as well as counseling and programming skills. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 616 - Auditory Evoked Responses and Neurodiagnostics I
4 credit hours
This course will cover the normal aspects, recording parameters, test procedures, and interpretation of the auditory evoked response. Specific topics in this course will include electrocochleography, the auditory brainstem response and Auditory Steady State Response. Also included will be an in-depth study of pathologies of the retrocochlear system. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 618 - Clinical Rotation I
2 credit hours each
Direct clinical observation and participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 619 - Clinical Module I
1 credit hour each
This two-course sequence is designed to provide students with opportunities to review and practice clinical procedures covered in previous and concurrent applied courses. Hands-on practice experiences are provided in a laboratory environment under faculty supervision and mentorship with a focus on the integration of diagnostic and treatment measures. These courses are pass/fail.
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AUD 620 - Manual Communication I
1 credit hour
This course will provide a focus on improving communication abilities and utilizing varying strategies to enhance receptive and expressive clinical information. A history of manual communication systems including American Sign Language will be examined and demonstrated through Total Communication. Students will be exposed to the history and culture of the deaf community, and how this special population can best be served in their clinical practice. Students will gain experience in receptive and expressive fingerspelling and signs of medical terminology. Additionally, students will be asked to reflect upon several articles, and a novel providing insight into the role of the deaf community.
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AUD 621 - Audiological Rehabilitation for Adults
3 credit hours
Topics include rehabilitation evaluation and use of self-assessment instruments; teaching the patient and family listening and helping skills, as well as other methods to enhance communication and sound awareness through individual or group communication; and meeting the rehabilitative needs of the aging population.
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AUD 624 - Tinnitus, Hyperacusis & Misophonia: Evaluation and Treatment
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce students to tinnitus, hyperacusis, and misophonia. Various theories about the causes, mechanisms, and treatments will be addressed during class time discussions. Assessment tools will be covered and discussed. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 626 - Auditory Processing Disorders I
4 credit hours
The purpose of this course is to review basic anatomy and physiology of the auditory system as it pertains to auditory processing, to enable students to understand the theories and research on auditory processing, and to familiarize students with behavioral tests used to assess auditory processing and its related disorders. Current information regarding management of individuals with (C)APD will also be presented. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 628 - Clinical Rotation II
2 credit hours each
Direct clinical observation and participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 629 - Clinical Module II
1 credit hour each
This two-course sequence is designed to provide students with opportunities to review and practice clinical procedures covered in previous and concurrent applied courses. Hands-on practice experiences are provided in a laboratory environment under faculty supervision and mentorship with a focus on the integration of diagnostic and treatment measures. These courses are pass/fail.
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AUD 633 - Practice Development I
3 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce the students to the business and regulatory environment in which they will eventually practice. The topics covered include business functions, the regulation of healthcare finance and quality, and the current landscape of healthcare in the United States.
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AUD 636 - Auditory Evoked Responses and Neurodiagnostics II
4 credit hours
This course is the second of a two-course sequence on auditory evoked responses (AERs). The purpose of this course is to review the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system as it pertains to cortical evoked responses and to familiarize students with basic and applied information regarding middle and late AERs. Students will engage in case-based learning and journal club activities to integrate information obtained from AERs and other patient data related to a wide range of disorders involving attention, (central) auditory processing, speech perception, memory and cognition . Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) techniques, and other specialized evoked responses, will also be presented. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 637 - Vestibular Assessment and Treatment I
4 credit hours
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the peripheral and central vestibular systems, as well as an overview of human equilibrium systems. This course will also provide students with a comprehensive overview of vestibular assessment and evaluation procedures as well as vestibular rehabilitation protocols and procedures. Students will learn how to perform a vestibular evaluation and perform certain vestibular rehabilitation procedures. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 638 - Clinical Rotation III
2 credit hours each
Direct clinical observation and participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 640 - Manual Communication II
1 credit hour
This elective will cover vocabulary and sentence building in American Sign Language and expand knowledge of general deaf culture for the purpose of improving general Deaf patient interactions, conversations, and taking case histories.
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AUD 644 - Occupational and Environmental Hearing Conservation
4 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of occupational, educational and environmental hearing conservation. Topics will include determination of noise exposure, regulatory and advisory agencies and standards, classroom acoustics, hearing conservation programs in occupational and school settings, noise abatement, and hearing protection devices. The course will also include an overview of the principles and practices of forensic audiology. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 645 - Amplification III
4 credit hours
The purpose of this class is to review with students the auditory system as it applies to implantable devices; medical and audiologic indications for implantable hearing devices for adults and children; and the rationale and principles behind implantable hearing devices. In addition, students will spend time learning about outcomes with the different devices and rehabilitation options for recipients. Students will be familiar with the coding and reimbursement issues as they pertain to implantable devices. Includes laboratory requirement (4 credits)
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AUD 648 - Clinical Rotation IV
2 credit hours each
Direct clinical observation and participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 697 - 2nd Year Comprehensive Examination
0 credit hours
This course is graded as pass/fail.
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AUD 698 - 2nd Year Comprehensive Examination Remediation
0 credit hours
This course is graded as pass/fail.
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AUD 699 - 2nd Year Comprehensive Examination Retest
0 credit hours
This course is graded as pass/fail. Prerequisite: Successful completion of AUD 698 .
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AUD 700 - Professional Roles & Responsibilities
1 credit hour
This module is designed to introduce students to the professional roles and responsibilities of a variety of members of the healthcare delivery team. An understanding of the function of each of the different types of healthcare professionals is valuable when students work with and practice as members of a professional healthcare team. Particular emphasis will be placed on those health professions that are professionally prepared at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, and will include an orientation to the history and philosophy of osteopathic medicine upon which the institution is founded.
This module will not address the study of audiology specifically, but will concentrate on what audiology can learn from the histories, philosophies, experiences, and evolutions of other professions. In addition, since this is an early offering in the curriculum, this module will also continue to build on what you have learned so far regarding the use of interactive computer-based media as an educational delivery strategy, including the further development of web-searching skills. (4 weeks)
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AUD 702 - Auditory and Vestibular Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
2 credit hours
The foundations of audiologic diagnostic and therapeutic measures are based upon an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. This module provides a study of the development of the nervous system, the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system, neurovasculature, and in depth coverage of the audiovestibular system. (8 weeks)
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AUD 710 - Basic Principles of Medical Imaging
2 credit hours
This course is designed to illustrate the uses of imaging techniques in the evaluation of auditory and vestibular pathology. The techniques of radiography, CT, MRI, fMRI, nuclear medicine (including PET & SPECT scanning), vascular imaging, and EEG’s will be covered with direct correlations made to the auditory-vestibular system.
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AUD 711 - Educational Audiology
3 credit hours
This course will cover the role of audiologists in educational settings. Educational audiology has become recognized as a specialty area in our profession, since the responsibilities of an educational audiologist differ significantly from those of audiologists in many other clinical settings. Educational audiologists have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the quality of educational life for children. Legislative mandates have increased the availability of educational audiology services in the schools, but the number of educational audiologists is still insufficient to provide the level of services our children deserve. Clinical and educational audiologists must understand each other’s roles and work cooperatively to help address the communication needs of children. At the conclusion of this course students will have a better understanding of the role of the educational audiologist, an appreciation of how educational audiology relates to whole person healthcare, and perhaps an interest in pursuing an educational audiology role in future career planning. Course topics will include the identification, assessment and management of hearing loss related to the educational setting
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AUD 717 - Vestibular Assessment & Treatment II
3 credit hours
The purpose of this class is to expand on the foundation of the anatomy, physiology, pathology and diagnostic evaluation of the balance system within the scope of practice of an audiologist. Students will be able to perform Electronystagmography and Videonystagmography (ENG/VNG) upon successful completion of this course. They will have an understanding of Computerize Dynamic Posturography (CDP) and Whole Body Rotational Testing (WBRT). The students will have a scientific and clinical background of vestibular rehabilitation. The students will have the ability to identify and triage patients with vestibular disorders into appropriate therapy programs. Students will be instructed on the correct administration of VRT protocols and accurate evaluation of treatment efficacy. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 718 - Clinical Rotation V
6 credit hours each
Direct clinical participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 719 - Clinical Module III
1 credit hour each
This two-course sequence is designed to provide students with opportunities to review and practice clinical procedures covered in previous and concurrent applied courses. Hands on practice experiences are provided in a laboratory environment under faculty supervision and mentorship with a focus on the integration of diagnostic and treatment measures. These courses are pass/fail.
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AUD 722 - Advances in Audiologic Care
2 credit hours
This seminar will present current trends and topics that are important to the practice and profession of audiology.
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AUD 723 - Practice Development II
3 credit hours
This course will examine the various aspects of planning a business and key business functions. The topics will include a general overview of business planning, discussion of the different business structures, various concepts in business law, specifics in costs for owning a business and discussion of the feasibility of starting a private practice in today’s healthcare system.
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AUD 725 - Amplification IV
2 credit hours
This course provides an in depth look at assistive listening and alerting technology to assist deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the home, school and community. We will explore a variety of levels at which the audiologist may elect to address assistive technology. Topics will include relevant legislation, system characteristics, selection and evaluation of devices and application to various populations. Students will be expected to complete actual use of multiple assistive listening devices and submit a laboratory report on each device. Includes laboratory requirement.
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AUD 726 - Infection Control
1 credit hour
This course will cover in-office infection control procedures for audiologists, covering universal precautions, cleaning and sterilization of instruments, and regulations. This module includes counseling patients on infection control procedures. (4 weeks)
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AUD 728 - Clinical Rotation VI
7 credit hours each
Direct clinical participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 729 - Clinical Module IV
1 credit hour each
This two-course sequence is designed to provide students with opportunities to review and practice clinical procedures covered in previous and concurrent applied courses. Hands on practice experiences are provided in a laboratory environment under faculty supervision and mentorship with a focus on the integration of diagnostic and treatment measures. These courses are pass/fail.
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AUD 730 - Speech and Language Disorders in Adults
3 credit hours
This course is designed to cover the theory and techniques for the differential diagnosis and treatment of speech and language disorders in adults. Students will learn to administer and interpret common diagnostic tests; they will learn to use the assessment data to complete a written assessment report. Students will learn about treatment approaches for various communicative disorders. Topics to be included are assessments, treatments, articulation, fluency, traumatic brain injuries, aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, dysphagia, voice disorders, and other neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s. (This course may be delivered via web-based technology.)
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AUD 733 - Tinnitus
1 credit hour
This module is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of clinical management for patients with severe tinnitus. This module includes basic information concerning tinnitus epidemiology, tinnitus mechanisms, tinnitus measurement, tinnitus treatment and resources for audiologists and patients including the American Tinnitus Association. (4 weeks)
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AUD 734 - Hearing Loss and Aging
2 credit hours
This course is designed to address issues concerning the effect of aging on hearing. Changes in the auditory system as a function of aging and its impact on the function of the auditory system will be presented. The course will also provide information on management of hearing loss in the aged population. (2 credits)
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AUD 736 - Immittance
1 credit hour
Acoustic immittance measures provide noninvasive evidence of the normalcy of the middle ear system and evidence of pathology, which may require medical intervention. Multifrequency and multicomponent tympanometry are useful tools for identifying mass or stiffness dominated systems that are consistent with pathology. The Advanced Tympanometry module provides a study of tympanometric measures for use in the assessment of tympanic membrane abnormalities, ossicular chain pathology, otitis media, neonatal hearing assessment, and aging of the middle ear system. The goal of this module is to provide the advanced clinical audiologist with knowledge and skills to pursue additional audiologic information through the use of multifrequency tympanometry, multicomponent tympanometry, acoustic reflexes and acoustic reflex decay for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of their patients. (4 weeks)
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AUD 737 - Otoacoustic Emissions
1 credit hour
This course presents the origin and classification of otoacoustic emissions. Test equipment and procedures for obtaining emissions, interpretation of results and uses of otoacoustic emissions data in differential diagnosis of auditory disorders are discussed. (4 weeks)
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AUD 738 - Clinical Rotation VII
8 credit hours each
Direct clinical participation in aspects of audiological practice. Students will be expected to integrate foundational knowledge and skills into the evaluation and treatment of patients.
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AUD 743 - Ethics in Audiology
3 credit hours
Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the study and evaluation of human conduct in light of moral principles, which may be viewed as the individual’s standard of conduct, or as a body of social obligations and duties (Institute of Chiropractic Ethics.) Audiology, in its transition to a doctoring profession, is faced with redefining many ethical principles to reflect current state of the art and clinical practice realities. Ethical obligations may not reflect personal beliefs, but audiologists have a professional obligation to be responsible for, and abide by, the ethical standards of the associations and organizations to which they belong. ASHA, AAA, ADA and other professional organizations have adopted codes of ethics that set forth standards of integrity and ethical principles for their members. The codes call for certain behaviors in specific situations, but cannot be expected to cover every situation that calls for ethical behavior. In this class, we will examine the “spirit” of the codes as well as the “letter,” and establish a framework for ethical decision making. Multicultural aspects of patient care and issues related to disparities in healthcare will also be presented.
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AUD 746 - Advanced Auditory Evoked Potentials
2 credit hours
Peripheral and cortical auditory evoked potentials are useful tools in assessing auditory processing beyond the estimation of hearing sensitivity. The Advanced Auditory Evoked Potential module provides a study of clinical tools for use in the differential diagnosis of cochlear vs. neural function, a diagnostic test battery for auditory neuropathy, and current uses of ASSRs and cortical potentials in the investigation of sensorineural hearing loss, auditory processing disorders, and aging. The primary goal of this module is to provide the advanced clinical audiologist with knowledge and skills to pursue additional audiologic information through the use of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of their patients. The secondary goal is to introduce AEP applications that have clinical utility, but are at present used primarily for auditory research purposes. Access to evoked potential equipment is highly recommended but not required for this course. (8 weeks)
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