Location: Hampton Inn Colonnade, Birmingham 

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COURSE OVERVIEW

The objective of the program is to teach the participants to become an active part of an Occupational Hearing Conservation Program (HCP). Through extensive lectures, workshops and exercises and supervised practicum on related areas of a hearing conservation program, a basic understanding of a comprehensive HCP and audiometric testing is achieved. Successful completion of the course enables the participant to apply to the Council on Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservationist (CAOHC) for certification as an Occupational Hearing Conservationist. 

Ample time will be allowed to use and evaluate different audiometers and to master basic testing techniques.  

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  AGENDA

FACULTY

The course director, Georgia W. Holmes, AuD, CCC-A, has over 28 years in the field of audiology and hearing conservation. She has directed an in-house hearing conservation program for a large corporation and served on an ANSI working committee to establish criteria to judge the effectiveness of hearing conservation programs. In addition to being a CAOHC approved course director, Georgia is a clinical audiologist and instructor at the Speech and Hearing Clinic, Auburn University at Montgomery. During the practicum sessions, Dr. Holmes is assisted by experience instructors.

Georgia Holmes was congratulated for being among the top twenty-five most active Course Directors in 2001. She was also named to CAOHC's 100% Club (where in any one course offering all students became CAOHC certified).

There will be practicum instructors and audiometers for hands on sessions to learn testing procedures. Participants may bring their own audiometers with them.

PARTICIPANTS SPEAK OUT!

”Program was very educational and met my needs. Dr. Holmes was an excellent instructor.”

“Dr. Holmes is excellent, very open to questions and willing to assist with any problems.”

”Dr. Georgia Holmes is an excellent instructor who is excellent at simplifying difficult concepts.”

 PROFESSIONAL POINTS / INFORMATION

The Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety is an approved provider of continuing education units for nurses by the Alabama Board of Nursing (Provider #ABNP0420) and has awarded 20.0 contact hours for full course participants and 9.6 contact for refresher course participants. The Deep South Center Health & Safety has awarded 2.0 CEUs for full course participants and 0.8 CEUs for refresher course participants.

The American Board of Industrial Hygiene has awarded this program 2.0 IH CM Points for full course participants approval #08-2496; 1.0 IH CM Points for refresher participants, approval #08-2495.

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

For the convenience of our participants, blocks of sleeping rooms have been made at the hotel where the programs will be held. The group block is listed under “UAB DeepSouth 2009”. Participants should call the hotel directly at 1-800-861-7168 for reservations and mention that you are attending a UAB/Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety sponsored course. To reserve a personal room or use the group’s personal URL, please click below.

Participants will have until 7 days before the first day of each meeting to reserve their reservation. After this date, any remaining rooms in the room block will be released back to the public. 

Hampton Inn Colonnade
3400 Colonnade Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35243
205.967.0002
$109/nightly + tax

Special Note: Council Revises Expiration Limit for OHC's      Effective July 1, 2004 certification extensions for OHC's will be limited to 60 days beyond their current expiration date.  All requests must be received at the CAOHC office 30 days prior to the expiration and are subject to the approval of the CAOHC Council.  This is intended for OHCs having difficulty locating a course in a specific geographic area, for serious illness, or for a death or serious illness in the family (example: an OHC due for renewal July 1, 2004 would have until August 29, 2004 to take an 8-hour refresher course). When submitting a request for extension: 1)Mail, fax, or E-mail CAOHC indicating the circumstance a minimum 30 days prior to your expiration date. (CAOHC address, fax, or E-mail CAOHC indicating the circumstances a minimum 30 days prior to your expiration date. We will provide you with a written response from the Council indicating whether your extension has been allowed.  If you are granted an extension, please present that to your CAOHC Course Director at the time of your recertification course.  Your new certification expiration date will be five years forward of that course date.  If your recertification date expires without approval for extension, your a required to take the 20-hour course.   For more information, please contact CAOHC - Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation 555 E. Wells St., Suite 1100 Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 Phone: 414/276-5338 Fax: 414/276-2146 E-Mail: info@caohc.org   Kim J. Breitbach, Executive Director Chris Whiting, Administrative Assistant