Tele-audiology
Encyclopedia
Tele-audiology is the utilization of telehealth
to provide audiological services and may include the full scope of audiological practice.
This term was first used by Dr. Gregg Givens in 1999 in reference to a system being developed at East Carolina University
in North Carolina, USA. The first Internet audiological test was accomplished in 2000 by Givens, Balch and Keller.
The first Transatlantic teleaudiology test was performed in April 2009 when Dr James Hall tested a patient in South Africa from Dallas at the AAA conference. Since that historic event the interest in tele-audiology increased significantly.
Telehealth
Telehealth is the delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies. Telehealth could be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone or as sophisticated as doing robotic surgery between facilities at different ends of the...
to provide audiological services and may include the full scope of audiological practice.
This term was first used by Dr. Gregg Givens in 1999 in reference to a system being developed at East Carolina University
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
in North Carolina, USA. The first Internet audiological test was accomplished in 2000 by Givens, Balch and Keller.
The first Transatlantic teleaudiology test was performed in April 2009 when Dr James Hall tested a patient in South Africa from Dallas at the AAA conference. Since that historic event the interest in tele-audiology increased significantly.