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ForwardOTC Hearing Aids: An Opportunity for Collaboration between Audiologists and Pharmacists
OTC hearing aids present a new opportunity for pharmacists to participate in hearing care. Pharmacists lack training in hearing care and audiologists may be threatened by pharmacists choosing to sell OTC hearing aids at pharmacies. Audiologists and pharmacists need examples of collaborative working relationships between the two professions.
This activity will encourage interprofessional, collaborative relationships between pharmacists and audiologists in the context of hearing care.
Target Audience
Pharmacists
Learning Objectives
1. Introduce OTC hearing aids as an opportunity for collaborative practice between audiologists and pharmacists in local communities
2. Review the roles and scopes of practice for audiologists and pharmacists in the United States
3. Discuss historical, current, and futuristic collaborative working relationships between audiologists and pharmacists in the context of hearing care
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OTC hearing aids present a new opportunity for pharmacists to participate in hearing care. Pharmacists lack training in hearing care and audiologists may be threatened by pharmacists choosing to sell OTC hearing aids at pharmacies. Audiologists and pharmacists need examples of collaborative working relationships between the two professions.
This activity will encourage interprofessional, collaborative relationships between pharmacists and audiologists in the context of hearing care.
Lucas A. Berenbrok, PharmD, MS
Elaine Mormer, PhD, CCC-A
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.