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(Subject to change)
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Thursday, October 1 |
| 8:30 - 4:15pm |
Pre-Conference Workshop: Training for Board Members
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Friday, October 2 |
| 8 - 8:30am |
Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:45am |
Welcome & Opening
- Katie Brice, NCSB President
- Nicole Jeffcoate, NCSB President-Elect and Conference Chair
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| 8:45 - 9:45am |
Conquering the Summit: How Colorado is Changing the Standards for Consumer Protection
- Sam Delp, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies - Director, Professions and Occupations Division
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| 9:45 - 10:30am |
The Mountains Behind Us and the Mountains Before Us: Trends in Litigation and Legislation Impacting Licensing Boards
- Nahale Kalfas, Esq., Legal Counsel at The Council of State Governments-National Center for Interstate Compacts
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| 10:30 -10:45am |
Break
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| 10:45 -11:15am |
Altitude Adjustment: Audiology Programming, Telehealth, Mitigating Challenges with Automation Across State Lines
- Weston Adkins, Au.D, Cochlear Americas
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| 11:15-12 noon |
Explore More: Artificial Intelligence - How Schools are Preparing New Graduates for Ethical Use of AI to Protect Consumers
- Kerri Phillips, SLP.D; Louisiana Tech University
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| 12- 1pm |
Lunch & Corporate Business Meeting
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| 1:15 - 2:15pm |
The High Ground - What Legislators View as Good Regulation
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| 2:15 - 2:45pm |
Slippery Conditions - What Challenges and Dilemmas Can Arise When Regulatory Boards Go Out of Bounds
- Mary Jane Richardson, JD; Office of the District Attorney for Robeson, Hoke and Scotland Counties, NC
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| 2:45 - 3pm |
Break
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| 3 - 4:30pm |
Mountain State of Mind: State Exchange Amy Goldman, SLP, Facilitator
- A state representative should come prepared to speak for 5 minutes on challenges, victories and emerging trends experienced in their state.
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| 4:30 - 5pm |
Breakout: Denver Nuggets - Oversight and Enforcement of Supervision of Assistants; Impacts of ASHA and AAA Certifications
- Amy Goldman, SLP and Lillian Henderson, SLP - Co-Moderators for breakout groups
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Saturday, October 3
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8:00 – 8:30am
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Registration
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8:30 – 9:30am
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Elevate Your Perspective: ETS, ASHA, ADA, AAA Updates
- Jason Dietrich, Educational Testing Service
- Amanda Gallagher, CCC-SLP; American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- Stephanie Czuhajewski, CAE,PMH; Academy of Doctors of Audiology
- Joanne Zurcher, MPP; American Academy of Audiology
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9:30 – 10:30am
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Mining for Meaning: Launching the Compact - Onboarding, Challenges, Successes, and Hurdles
- Gregg Thornton, Esq; Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
- Vickie Pullins, SLP; WV Board Examiners Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
- Jolie Jones, Executive Director, Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
- Isabel Eliassen, Compact Connect & Council fo State Governments
- Susan Adams, Esq, CAE; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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10:30 – 10:45am
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Break
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10:45 - 11:15am
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Amplify at Altitude: Just the Facts - Audiology 2050
- Tammy Brown, MA, CCC-A; Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board
- Jason Wigand, Au.D; South Carolina Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
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11:15- 11:45am |
Rocky Mountain View: Board Transparency for Students and Outreach to New Graduates on Licensure, Certification, and Renewal Expectations
- Courtney Olson, SLPD, CCC-SLP, CBIS; North Dakota State Board of Examiners Audiology & Speech Language Pathology
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11:45- 12 noon |
Adventure Awaits: Closing Remarks
- Katie Brice, NCSB President
- Nikki Jeffcoate, NCSB President-Elect & Conference Chair
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| 1pm - 4pm |
ASLP-IC Annual Meeting of the Commission
Separate registration required ASLP Meeting: Signup Now
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Learner Outcomes
- Describe innovating changes to regulating standards for consumer protection.
- Describe trends in litigation and legislation impacting licensing boards.
- Explain audiology programming, telehealth and challenges with automation across state lines
- Explain artificial intelligence and how schools are preparing new graduates for ethical use of AI to protect consumers.
- Described what legislators view as good regulation by licensure boards.
- Explain challenges and dilemmas when regulatory boards go out of bounds.
- Summarize accomplishments and challenges experienced by attending boards across the country.
- Explain oversight and enforcement of supervision of assistants and impacts of certification
- Describe accreditation and testing standards by ETS, ASHA, ADA, and AAA.
- Explain the ASLP-IC’s operational status, onboarding of states, successes and hurdles.
- Explain Audiology 2050.
- Described board transparency for students and outreach to new graduates on licensure, certification, and renewal expectations.
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Conference Faculty & Disclosures
coming soon
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Continuing Education Credits
 The National Council of State Boards of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is seeking approval from the American Academy of Audiology and ASHA. Credits will be posted when approved.
 ASHA Provider approval (pending) does not imply endorsement of course content. Each participant must attend all of the session and complete a conference self-assessment listing three things they learned from the conference to attain full credit.
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