A S H A Leader

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Articles in February 2006 issue of A S H A Leader

• ASHA continuing education offers one-stop shopping.(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• Exemptions process outlined for implementation of medicare caps.
  by Lusis, Ingrida
• ASHFoundation kicks off 60th anniversary with a raffle: 2006 Magical Miami Convention VIP package.
• Washington Government Relations Group.(Stefanie Reeves appointed)(Brief article)
• Idaho, Utah and Wyoming join forces at convention.
• Clinical measurement and assessment: a 25-year retrospective.
  by Wiig, Elisabeth H.; Secord, Wayne A.
• Equity in Special Education.
• Thank you ASHA.(Letter to the editor)
  by Sins, Bonnie T.
• Chemotherapy and hearing loss.(Audiology in Brief)(Brief article)
• Storm stories: rebuilding lives, returning to a different world.(New Orleans)
  by Moore, Marat
• Augmentative and alternative communication products.
• Trudy Snope.(member of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• Funding opportunity from NIDCD.(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders )
• Speech and language treatment in East Africa.
  by Jochmann, Angela
• New and revised CPT codes for 2006.(current procedural terminology )
• Clinicians use workload in Texas schools.
  by Rudebusch, Judy
• Cochlear implants restore auditory synapses in deaf cats.(Audiology in Brief)(Brief article)
• ASHFoundation call for 2006 nominations.
• Joseph A. Perozzi.(member of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• New school funding resource available online.(Brief article)
• New models for professional education: Part two of a two-part series on challenges of our professions over the next 10 years.
  by Novak, Robert E.
• Kudos for Kuster.(Letter to the editor)
  by Guillory, Joan
• Hospital noise stresses patients and staff.(AUDIOLOGY)
• CICSD indexed in searchable database.(Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders)(Brief article)
• Allen E. Boysen.(member of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• Web site schools section expanded.(Brief article)
• Are you looking for audiology information?
• Professional autonomy.(Letter to the editor)
  by Spremulli, Mary
• Not a folk belief.(Letter to the editor)
  by Harner, Cheryl
• Social Security Administration encourages submission of electronic files.
• ASHA to address hearing hazards.
• Applauding Dolores Battle on diversity issues.(Letter to the editor)
  by Clancy, Jon
• ASL-Spanish translation video relay service eligible for compensation.(American Sign Language)(Brief article)
• The ear popper.('EarPopper')(Brief article)
• Too much for too little.(Letter to the editor)
  by Mackley, Suzanne
• Book drives start a new chapter in service learning.(Tennessee State University )
  by Boswell, Susan
• Public Relations unit launches "Share Your Stories".(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(Brief article)
• Evaluating theories of Aphasia.(Letter to the editor)
  by Small, Jeff
• 2,000 members affected by Hurricane Katrina.(Bottom Line: A How-To-Guide to Reimbursement)
• CAA call for nominations.
• The "face" of higher education.
  by Johnson, Alex
• Uses and abuses of the ASHA code of ethics.(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
  by Chabon, Shelly S.; Ulrich, Sandra R.
• Natus buying Bio-Logic.(Natus Medical Inc., Bio-logic Systems Corp.)(Brief article)
• Global Conference comes to Xavier.(Sixth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities, and Nations, Xavier University)(Brief article)
• Military does not reject stutterers.(Letter to the editor)
  by Vitton, Carmen
• Legislative preview 2006: key issues left unsolved.
  by Franklin, Reed
• Dancing into a new profession.(speech and language profession)
  by Behrens, Susan J.; Lake, Allison
• ASHA receives Minority Health Leadership Award.(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• Summer eHealth Institute focuses on health disparities.(Letter to the editor)
• Rock star warns listeners.(Pete Townshend)(Brief article)
• ED invites applications for FY 2006 Early Reading First Grant Program.
• Libraries to honor children and diversity.(Brief article)
• Web event series.
• A closer look at health savings accounts.
  by White, Steven C.
• Pets help in speech-language pathology sessions.
  by Shafer, Dee Naquin
• The forensic aspects of dysphagia: investigating medical malpractice.
  by Tanner, Dennis C.
• Vestibular disorders and audiology.
  by Akin, Faith W.; Murnane, Owen D.
• Ethical issues in genetics related to hearing loss.
  by Marin, Ruth S.; Arnos, Kathleen S.
• The best jobs in 2006.(audiology)(Brief article)
• ASHA journals welcome two new editors: AJA and JSLHR install Cacace and Verdolini.(American Journal of Audiology, Anthony Cacace, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Katherine Verdolini )
• Deaths.(Obituary)
• East Africa's first speech and language course.
• Schools 2006 to explore "what works!".
• Resonance disorders and nasal emission: evaluation and treatment using "low tech" and "no tech" procedures.
  by Kummer, Ann W.
• Communication partner interventions for children who use AAC: storybook reading across culture and language.(augmentative and alternative communication)
  by Kent-Walsh, Jennifer; Rosa-Lugo, Linda
• May is Better Hearing and Speech Month: theme in 2006 is "Connecting People".
• Holiday donation drive reflects collaborative learning in Pennsylvania.(Brief article)
• Committee for Education Funding.(Neil Snyder appointed)(Brief article)
• Members invited to address the Legislative Council.
• Consultants in state education agencies: a valuable resource to the school-based SLP.(speech-language pathologists)
  by Perry, Flynn
• Adult Literacy update.(Brief article)