Providing Hearing Care for Patients With Non-English... : Ear and Hearing are systems. The evidence suggests that the type of interpreter and delivery modality can increase the accuracy of the interpretation and improve the overall patient experience for non-English languag...

NELP (Non-English Language Preference) pts w hearing loss (HL) may benefit from specific interpreting modalities. As centers optimize resources, they must consider the unique needs of pts w HL. journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/...

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I was lucky to be there! It was fantastic!

See you at #CI2025Boston! We have 2 great talks on access to #cochlearimplant services in the U.S.

1. Access to Cochlear Implant Services for Spanish Speaking Patients in the United States of America

2. Patient Navigators in Cochlear Implant Services: A Survey of Current Practices and Utilization

Happy World Hearing Day! We celebrated Chicago style!
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#healthyhearinghabits
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I don’t mean to be Debbie Downer, but today is a Happy Day only for a marginal number of people who can access this amazing technology. Cochlear implants remain underutilized, and we MUST change that!

#internationalcochlearimplantday #healthequity #healthliteracy #audiologystudent #audpeeps

Honored to be in great company in this article! And humbled our work was mentioned!
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Hello! If you work in a #CochlearImplant program, please take a few minutes to answer this survey on Patient Navigators in CI services! Thank you!!!!

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Come join us at Am Cochlear Implant Alliance Conference in Boston! So excited to share the results of our study on Access to CI services for Spanish speaking patients in the US!
Co-authors Tessa Hoffmann, BS & Valeriy Shafiro, PhD! 🤗
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#organizationalhealthliteracy

We have a great website! Check it out!

www.audiologyenespanol.com

I post about #medicalspanish for #audiologists, Latino health, audiology education, and more 🤗

My professional interests:
1.Monitoring outcomes in pts who use hearing devices and helping improve utilization rates.
2. Improving audiology services for the Latino community in the U.S.
3. Helping prepare AuD students to meet the need of a multilingual & multicultural population #medicalspanish