Standards and Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Dr. Wallace

The Hearing Center of Excellence, or HCE, collaborates with various local, national, and international organizations, academic institutions, and industry leaders to promote collaboration, set research standards, and develop clinical practice guidelines. These guidelines inform healthcare providers about the care and treatment of those with hearing loss and auditory system injuries.

HCE’s planning efforts place an emphasis on creating an efficient system to encourage and facilitate the collaborative use of research efforts and promote the development of clinical guidelines and educational tools. Relevant references and guiding practices are available through:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• National Hearing Conservation Association
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
• American Academy of Audiology, and
• Agency for Health Research and Quality