![]() ![]() We’re thankful that she's helping educate us here at 20Q regarding the audiologist’s role with the TBI patient.īrowse the complete collection of 20Q with Gus Mueller CEU articles at 20Q: The Audiologist's Role With Patients Who Have Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Learning OutcomesĪfter reading this article, professionals will be able to: Gail also is nationally known for her commitment to exemplary clinical education for AuD students, and only fitting, she recently received the Outstanding Clinical Educator Award from the American Academy of Audiology. Whitelaw through her involvement with leadership aspects of the profession of audiology, including serving as the President of the American Academy of Audiology, Chair of the Board of Governors of the American Board of Audiology, and President of the Ohio Academy of Audiology. ![]() She is actively involved with interdisciplinary practice and education as part of interdisciplinary healthcare teams, including teams working with patients with traumatic brain injury and their families. Whitelaw is a clinical associate professor and Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. She is also the audiology faculty member on the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Disorders (LEND) grant at Nisonger Center at Ohio State. Probably 75 to 85% of TBIs are classified as “mild.” This level of injury once was mostly considered a benign event, but has generated attention in recent years because of some of the adverse neuropsychological outcomes. Along with this attention has been an increased interest in the potential audiologic disorders that could result. To update us on the current thinking in this area, we have this month’s 20Q author, Gail Whitelaw, PhD.ĭr. Since 2000, over 400,000 active duty military members have suffered a TBI. Our 20Q topic this month focuses on the audiologic sequelae related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) - in particular, mild TBIs, commonly referred to as concussions. Centers for Disease Control defines a TBI as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. Most of you have watched a professional football player being carted off the field after suffering such an injury. While these Sunday afternoon TBIs, watched by millions, receive considerable attention, they are a very small percentage of the total TBIs that occur annually. In the U.S., there are about 2 million TBIs each year.
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