David Akbari
Dr. David Akbari is senior medical science, clinical, and regulatory affairs liaison at Intricon Corporation, makers of hearing technology, components, and hearing aids since 1977. Most recently, he was involved in the development of Intricon’s new self-fitting technology for OTC hearing aids. A licensed audiologist, Dr. Akbari is involved in auditory neuroscience, language development, physical acoustics, development of fitting rationales used in amplification, and interacting with the ANSI and IEC committees to develop standard measures for hearing aid evaluation. He is also the chairperson of the ANSI/ASA S3 Working Group 48. He earned his AuD in audiology and master’s degree in speech-language-hearing sciences at the University of Minnesota.
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An audiologist’s take on the news that OTC hearing aids are on their way to consumers
If FDA’s decision on making hearing aids available over the counter leads to greater adoption, it could encourage consumers to learn more about their condition, and therefore improve the health literacy of the public. The downstream effect of this is to increase the perceived value of the audiologist beyond mere salespeople of a medical device, which audiologists everywhere should applaud.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
