Future Ear Radio Dave Kemp

Guest: Daniel Romero, Ph.D. - Vestibular Audiologist and Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Daniel joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss some of their main takeaways from the 2024 American Balance Society Conference.


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Emilie Joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- Her backstory, personal experience with a loved one's hearing loss and dementia, and the serendipity surrounding her path to Audiology

- Entering into a profession and being energized about the direction Audiology is heading (closer to the brain)

- "The Big Onion" patient experience and the value of providing a holistic approach

- Earning her Au.D. at Nova Southeastern, her mentors, and identifying which facets of Audiology she wanted to focus on

- Her residency at Weill Cornell and rounding out her skillset with as much specialty hands-on experience as possible

- Endlessly learning and seeking out challenging scenarios to grow from and invest in oneself

- Emilie's perspective on personal brand building and how she envisions using social media throughout her career


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Guest: Jennifer Micacci, Au.D. - Owner of Best Life Hearing Center

Jennifer joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- Her backstory, how she ended up in Audiology, and her path to becoming a practice owner

- The noticeable leaps forward that hearing aid technology has taken in the past decade

- Some of the major differences between Jennifer's experience working inside an ENT office vs. her own private practice

- The rationale behind why she decided on her first location for Best Life Hearing and the considerations that went into expanding to three locations

- The challenges that come from scaling a practice and methods to hone new skills (i.e. cultivating leadership skills)

- The increasing impact managed care is having on Best Life and some ideas that Jennifer is using to help navigate this challenge (i.e. upskilling Audiology Assistants)

- Finding other business owners and entrepreneurs to collaborate with and learn from

- Emerging opportunities and additional revenue generators of the future


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Guest: Tish Gaffney, Au.D. - Professor of Audiology at Nova Southeastern University & President Elect of the American Academy of Audiology

Tish joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- Her backstory, how she ended up in Audiology, and her path to becoming a professor at Nova Southeastern University

- Getting involved early in her career with various professional organizations, which she attributes as a major accelerant to her career's growth & establishing her professional network

- Her specialization in vestibular diagnostics and the growing interest in the vestibular side of Audiology among young professionals

- A brief overview of the trends happening in the nascent field of pediatric vestibular diagnostics

- The American Academy of Audiology's (AAA) goals in 2024 and then beyond during her tenure

- The intersection of Public Health and Audiology and how Hearing Professionals can "extend themselves" by imparting their institutional knowledge to allied medical professionals


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Guest: Dave Fabry, Ph.D. - Chief Hearing Health Officer at Starkey



Dr. Fabry sits down with Dave this week to discuss:

- His start as an aspiring Veterinarian, which ultimately exposed him to Audiology (training Chinchillas to "perform" an audiogram)

- Dave's PhD, time at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Clinical Fellowship at The Mayo Clinic

- The ACHIEVE study and Dave's big takeaways as both a clinician and researcher

- The emerging use cases for biometric and acoustical data sets that are being captured and logged by Starkey's latest hearing aids

- The evolution from machine learning-based applications to deep neural-net based applications for hearing aids

- The case for why this is the most exciting time for Audiologists and Hearing Professionals broadly speaking, even with the existing and forthcoming challenges on the horizon

- Career advice and words of wisdom from Dr. Fabry


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Guest: Lindsey Koble, Au.D. - Owner of Audiology Always

Lindsey joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss:

- Her backstory and path toward launching a private practice Audiology clinic, Audiology Always, in 2023

- Lessons learned from externing at an ENT clinic and then working as a hearing aid field rep (Signia)

- The value of garnering generalized experience and specialty expertise

- The decision to launch her private practice and the preparation involved

- How to begin attracting patients - high-level strategies and day-to-day tactics

- The evolution of private practice Audiology in today's climate and how to navigate today's challenges/opportunities

- The importance of support staff and upskilling staff into handling more and more of the patient load


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