AAO-HNSF Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel

Welcome to the Course

The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation is pleased to offer the Certificate Program for Otolaryngology Personnel (CPOP), a training program for otolaryngology office personnel to learn basic hearing testing. In this curriculum you will learn to function as part of the hearing healthcare team under the supervision of your sponsoring otolaryngologist. This program is psychometrically sound and designed to be a highly cost-effective way to increase office efficiency. OTO Techs will allow audiologists the opportunity to provide advanced hearing and balance services and focus on challenging patients. For practices with no audiologist, basic testing can be provided at the time of a visit. One emphasis of the training is for the trainee to understand the issues involving scope of practice. CPOP requires a self-study module followed by hands-on practical training and a six-month period of clinical experience supervised by an otolaryngologist. This notebook will serve as your manual to guide you through the program. The notebook contains the program outline and the self-study module. Once you have completed the self-study module you will receive the material for the Practicum and the Clinical Experience, including the procedure checklists and logbook, to add to your notebook. In the spring of 2001, the AAO-HNS/F Board of Directors approved the initiation of the Coalition for Hearing and Balance. Under the direction of the Coalition for Hearing and Balance CPOP was developed by leading otolaryngologists and audiologists including Thomas J. Balkany, MD; James C. Denneny III, MD; Eileen M. Giaimo, MEd, MHA, CPC; Maureen T. Hannley, PhD; Kathy Harvey, MsED, CCC-A, HIS; Paul R. Lambert, MD; Fred D. Owens, MD; Robert T. Sataloff, MD; Caren Sokolow, MA, CCC-A; Hinrich Staecker, MD, PhD; and Stephen J. Wetmore, MD.

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