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Employment Activity
Resurrection Medical Center
Resurrection Health Care
7435 W. Talcott Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Audiologist
October 1997 to present
Clinical care of patients.
Program development and management.
Lead Member in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program and the EHDI Program.
Preceptor of audiology graduate students in their external practicums.
Responsible for
- direct provision of inpatient and outpatient audiology services for infants through adults,
including those patients who are severely impaired and/or difficult-to-test. The bulk of services
are provided to individuals 3 years of age and younger and their families. Services include
history taking; chart reviews; comprehensive diagnostic testing, including immittance testing,
otoacoustic emissions, and ABR screenings for neonates in the intensive care unit; speech
testing; use of normed assessments and questionnaires; analysis and interpretation;
information giving and counseling; amplification/ALD/alerting device assessment,
fittings, monitoring, and repairs; earmold impression taking (for hearing aids, noise protection,
and swimming), fittings, and repairs; and providing aural (re)habilitative services.
- inservicing hospital staff regarding developments in audiology related to the all age groups.
- updating staff on 3rd party payers and referring agency policy changes.
- leading the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention Programs.
Cindy B. Pichler, Au.D., CCC-A, Private Practice
CindyPAuD@comcast.net
Chicago and Suburbs
Audiologist
variable hours -1986 to present.
Clinical care of patients.
Business and program development/management.
Consultation.
Responsible for
- securing contracts to provide audiologic services for individuals and hearing clinics.
- primarily providing comprehensive pediatric behavioral diagnostics and consultation
to clients, their families, and teachers.
- providing amplification assessment, selection, and fitting of hearing systems; and aural
habilitation services.
- teaching infant and toddler hearing assessment to graduate level collegiates.
Recent consultation included
- providing information, editing suggestions, and consultation for the Special Report of Turning Up the Volume on Hearing Loss. The Report was published in the 2007 Science Year: The World Book Annual Science Supplement A Review of Science and Technology During the
2006 School Year. The Report was also posted on the subscription based online website
www.worldbook.com.
- professional peer review of article to determine quality of continuing education course
submission through ASHA for presentation on AudiologyOnline.com.
Northwestern University Hearing Clinic
2299 Sheridan Road
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Lecturer: June 1991 to June 1995.
Audiologist: January 1990 to June 1991.
Chicago Association for Retarded Citizens
8 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Audiologist: August 1986 through December 1989.
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas 55160-7605
Audiology Research Assistant
January 1986 to May 1986.
Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
4801 Linwood Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64128
Audiology Trainee
September 1984 through August 1985.
Certification and Licensure
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Licensure
Illinois Department of Human Services Early Intervention Credential including initial evaluations
Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services Provider
Illinois Healthcare and Family Services Provider (formerly IDPA)
Division of Specialized Care for Children Provider
Medicare Provider
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Certificate of Clinical Competence
Recent Professional Memberships
American Academy of Audiology, Fellow
American Auditory Society
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Academic and Professional Appointments/Affiliations
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Complemental Faculty Appointment, Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences.
External practicum supervision of graduate students, 2004 present.
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Clinical Lecturer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, School of Speech, 1989.
External practicum supervision of graduate students, 1997 present.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Professional Studies,
1988 - 1990.
External practicum supervision of graduate students, 1997 present.
Governor’s State University, University Park, Illinois.
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Division of Communication Disorders, College of Health Sciences.
1987 - 1990.
External practicum supervision of graduate students, 1997 present.
Healthy Hearing Journal, Advisory Board Member, 2007.
Audiology Online, Advisory Board Member and Review Board Member, 2007.
Education
Doctor of Audiology, August 2005.
A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, Mesa, Arizona.
Master of Arts in Audiology, October 1986.
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Thesis: Monitoring Ototoxicity in Patients Treated with Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Using the Auditory Brainstem Response.
Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders, May 1984.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.
Summa Cum Laude.
Emphasis: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Minor Degree: Psychology.
Recent Professional Presentations
Audiology Online Expert e-Seminar: Early Intervention Aural Rehabilitation Therapy Utilizing Normally Developing Peers To Facilitate Goals, February 28, 2007.
Recent Presentations as a Representative of Resurrection Health Care, Chicago, Illinois: Resurrection Medical Center Family Practice Physician’s Meeting:Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Balance Issues When to Refer To An Audiologist For Evaluation, December 2005.
Resurrection Medical Center Family Practice Physician’s Meeting: Pediatric Milestones and Outpatient Pediatric Services Program, March 2004.
Resurrection Medical Center Physical Medicine Department Grand Rounds: Multidisciplinary Care for Babies Born to Drug Dependent Mothers, May 2003. |
