Practical Application of the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Tinnitus in Daily Practice

June 5, 2025

Target Audience

TBA

Learning Objectives

  1. Differentiate transient ear noise from tinnitus.
  2. Identify the different types of tinnitus.
  3. Describe the clinical pathway for urgent and nonurgent referrals.
  4. List common co-occurring conditions.
  5. Educate patients about tinnitus (i.e., what to say and not to say).

Additional Information

ASHA Course Type: 
PENDING
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 1.00 hours for completing this Course activity.
  • 1.00 Physicians (ACCME)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ASHA)

    Course # is PENDING

    PENDING Level

    0.1 ASHA CEUs

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is approved by the Continuing Education board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology, and audiology. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

    In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Course opens: 
05/05/2025
Course expires: 
06/19/2025
Event starts: 
06/05/2025 - 1:45pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/05/2025 - 2:45pm EDT

MS Teams Link: TBA

Presenting Faculty

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LaGuinn Sherlock, Au.D., CCC-A, CH-TM
Research Audiologist
Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen
Audiology and Speech Pathology Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.

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Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D., CCC-A
Interim Associate Director
VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-
Head & Neck Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Ore.

 
Disclosures:

  • LaGuinn Sherlock, Au.D., is a consultant with the American Tinnitus Association.
  • Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D., CCC-A, is a consultant with Ovid Therapeutics, Inc., and a scientific advisory board member for the American Tinnitus Association and Hyperacusis Research.
All relevant financial relationships have been resolved.

DHA J-7 staff, planning committee members, faculty, and content reviewers have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. 

 

Speaker(s)

LaGuinn Sherlock, Au.D., CCC-A, CH-TM

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with American Tinnitus Association;.

Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D., CCC-A

has a financial relationship (Other) with American Tinnitus Association and Hyperacusis Research;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Ovid Therapeutics, Inc.;.

TBA

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 1.00 hours for completing this Course activity.
  • 1.00 Physicians (ACCME)

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    DHA, J-7, CEPO designated this Course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ASHA)

    Course # is PENDING

    PENDING Level

    0.1 ASHA CEUs

    DHA, J-7, CEPO is approved by the Continuing Education board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology, and audiology. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

    In support of improving patient care, DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

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Requirements: CE/CME certificates are awarded to participants who fully complete the activity, successfully submit the evaluation survey, and pass the posttest. The deadline to claim credit is Jun 19, 2025.

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