GABC Development Task Force Item Writer Survey

1.Name:(Required.)

2.Domain 1: PHYSIOLOGIC BASIS OF AUDITORY FUNCTION AND HEARING DISORDERS Check all that apply.

1-1 Anatomy (e.g., outer ear, middle ear, cochlear, central, cranial nerve)

1-2 Cochlear physiology and mechanics

1-3 Neural physiology: basic principles related to neural signaling

1-4 Psychoacoustics (e.g., perception of loudness, pitch, localization, masking, auditory scene analysis)

1-5 Acoustics: basic principles related to the physics of sound

4.Domain 3-DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH AUDITORY DISORDERS Check all that apply.

3-16 Interpretation of test results (e.g., air, bone, and speech audiometry, immittance, ABR, OAE)

3-17 Pathophysiology and etiology of common otologic disorders

3-18 Differential diagnosis: using test results and patient history (including visible signs and reported symptoms) to determine pathology/site of lesion

3-19 Imaging basics: basic differences between MRI and CT; which conditions can be identified by each

3-20 Risk factors of auditory and vestibular disorders

6.Domain 5: ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL AUDIOLOGIC CARE Check all that apply.

5-41 Referral criteria (e.g., cochlear implant, vestibular, APD, tinnitus)

5-42 Pharmacology: basics of ototoxicity and vestibulotoxicity; common ototoxic drugs

5-43 Special populations (e.g., geriatrics, pediatrics, comorbidities, medically complex/fragile)

5-44 Genetics: basics of inheritance patterns (dominant vs recessive), syndromes associated with auditory disorders

5-45 Newborn hearing screening: basic guidelines and referral criteria for further evaluation

5-46 Pediatric developmental milestones

5-47 Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss: emotional, social, and psychological impact of hearing loss; relationship between untreated hearing loss and risk of cognitive changes

5-48 Vestibular treatment and intervention basics

5-49 Tele-audiology

7.Domain 6: PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ISSUES Check all that apply.

6-50 Practice management and billing & coding basics

6-51 Cultural competence

6-52 Infection control

6-53 HIPAA, ADA, and other relevant laws

6-54 Ethics and professional code of conduct

6-55 Practice standards and guidelines documents, professional scope of practice

6-56 Documentation of patient encounters

GABC Development Task Force Item Writer Survey

Please identify all domain/KSAs in which you are willing to write new items?