| Audiology in Brief |
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| Congress Delays Action on Medicare Reimbursement |
| Cuts in Medicare reimbursement as well as the expiration of the therapy cap exceptions process are in store unless Congress passes Medicare legislation during a special legislative session. |
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| Review Finds Flaws in Reading First Program |
| A scathing report found fundamental flaws in the billion-dollar Reading First program. |
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| New Diagnoses Recommended for the International Classification of Diseases |
| On behalf of ASHA, members recommended several new codes for speech, language, and hearing disorders for the latest revision of the code set for ICD-9-CM. |
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| Telepractice Program for Dysphagia |
| A dysphagia telepractice program from the perspectives of urban and rural clinicians in Kansas. |
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| Interpretation of Correlation |
| Explores one of the most fundamental quantitative methods that is simple to implement, but subject to common misunderstandings. |
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| 9th International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem Set for July 2008 |
| This congress will provide an assembly point for noise researchers, government agencies, and concerned businesses and industries. *Audiology* |
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| The Power of Passionate Mentoring: Mentoring Students for Professional Success |
| Mentoring takes many forms, from formal programs that pair professionals to informal guidance from chosen individuals. |
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| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| Many people experience symptoms of GERD, yet the serious illness potential is widely misunderstood. |
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| A Partnership for Communication |
| The author shares his personal journey through amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and proposes a model for the role of the SLP. |
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| How a Sister (and SLP) Learned the Right Questions to Ask |
| Learning to communicate through technology was an adjustment, and an SLP shares the questions she learned to ask about communication preferences. |
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| Stories From a "Silent Epidemic" |
| An oral history project is allowing survivors of brain injury to tell their stories and increase awareness and educate the public. |
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| Funding the Future |
| The brief profiles in this story illustrate how the filed of communication sciences and disorders will be served, thanks to the efforts of the ASHFoundation and all of its generous supporters. |
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