The Council on the Education of the Deaf (CED) is sponsored by seven major national organizations dedicated to quality education for all deaf and hard of hearing students:
The CED:
The American Academy of Audiology's Guidelines and Standards are key documents essential to the Academy and the audiology profession. Information on the following topics can be found:
Adult Diagnostics
Adult Rehabilitation & Hearing Aids
Aging Issues
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Classroom Acoustics
Education
Hearing Assistance Technologies
Hearing Conservation
Humanitarian Issues
Infant Identification
Pediatric Diagnostics
Pediatric Rehabilitation & Hearing Aids
Presbycusis
Professional Issues
Ototoxicity Monitoring
Tinnitus
Vestibular
Medical practice guidelines summarize the best practice in a particular area of healthcare. They define important questions related to clinical practice and outline decision options and their outcomes. The intent is to improve the connection between evidence and practice, raise the standard of care, and guide the decision-making process.
Historically, medical practice guidelines were based on tradition. Modern guidelines are written by medical associations or governmental organization using the most current data and best evidence.