Ethical Dilemmas in Audiology

Speaker: Kristal Riska, AuD, PhD
Organization: Duke University School of Medicine
Job Title/Role: Assistant Professor

This session will provide an overview of the ASHA code of ethics, adjudication process, and highlight common ethical issues surrounding audiology practice using a scenario-based approach. This session will be applicable to audiologists at any career stage and audiologists in training.

Learning Objectives:

• Learning Objective 1: After this course, participants will be able to describe the Board of Ethics adjudication process as it pertains to audiology practice.
• Learning Objective 2: After this course, participants will be able to identify 3 common ethical dilemmas in audiology.
• Learning Objective 3: After this course, participants will be able to describe one key difference between the ASHA Board of Ethics and state licensing requirements related to audiology practice.

About Kristal

Kristal Riska AuD, PhD completed her graduate training at East Carolina University and a post-doctoral fellowship at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences at Duke University. Her research program’s overarching goals are to improve the diagnosis and management of dizziness, falls, and vestibular disorders. Her research focuses on three strategic areas: (1) improving the identification of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in primary care settings to enable timely access to cost-effective treatment, (2) characterizing the role of vestibular function and rehabilitative strategies in post-concussive/mild traumatic brain injury-related dizziness, and (3) identifying and understanding the mechanisms that mediate the association between falls and hearing loss in an effort to develop interventions that will modify falls risk in the hearing-impaired population. Dr. Riska is also a member of the ASHA Board of Ethics.

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