Professional Presentations
Dr. Doug Lewis
International Hearing Society Annual Convention. Presentation entitled “Suspected Elder Abuse and the Legal and Ethical Requirements for Reporting” San Antonio, Texas, September 16, 2022
Mid America Conference on Hearing. Three Presentations: “FDA and FTC Red Flags for Hearing Healthcare Providers”; “Are You Okay…Should I Intervene?”, and “Your Ethics:What Are Your True Colors?” Lexington, Kentucky, May 21,2022
International Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program”, Chicago, Illinois, November 10-12, 2021
Tri-State Hearing Healthcare Convention: Presentation entitled: Legal Ramifications For the Hearing Healthcare Practitioner, Couere d’Alene, Idaho, March 5-6, 2020
Illinois Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Your Ethics: What Are Your True Colors”, Chicago, Illinois, February 21-22, 2020
International Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program”, Chicago, Illinois, November 8-10, 2019
International Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program” Chicago, Illinois, November 8-9, 2019
Mid-Atlantic Hearing Expo. Presentation entitled “Hearing Aid Dispensing Best Practices”, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania March 22, 2019
Mid-Atlantic Hearing Expo. Presentation entitled: Hearing Aid Dispensing Best Practices”, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2019
Kansas Hearing Society. Presentations entitled “Harassment (Sexual or Otherwise): An Impending Workplace Catastrophe”, and “Ethics In The Hearing Healthcare Environment: What Are Your True Colors”, Topeka Kansas, March 14-15, 2019
Kansas Hearing Society. Presentations entitled: “Harassment (Sexual or Otherwise): an Impending Workplace Catastrophe”, and “ Ethics In The Hearing Healthcare Environment: What Are Your True Colors?”, Topeka, Kansas, March 14-15, 2019
Hearing Healthcare Alliance of Ohio. Presentation entitled: “Ethics: Are You A Jedi Knight or Darth Vader”,Columbus, Ohio, March 9, 2019
International Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program”, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, November 8-10, 2018
International Hearing Society Annual Convention. Presentation entitled: “The Legal Ramifications of Insurance Billing”,Scottsdale, Arizona, September 14, 2018,
Mid-America Conference on Hearing. Presentation entitled: “Ethics: Are You A Jedi Knight or Darth Vader”, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 18, 2018
Children’s Hunger Alliance Learning Series. Presentation entitled: “What You Can’t Hear Can Hurt You”, Children’s Hunger Alliance, Columbus, Ohio, May 17,2018
Kansas Hearing Society Annual Convention. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations for Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed with the International Hearing Society, Wichita, Kansas, March 9, 2018
Missouri Hearing Society Annual Convention and Education Seminar. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Kansas City, Missouri, March 3, 2018
Illinois Hearing Society Annual Convention and Education Seminar. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Springfield Illinois, March 2, 2018
Alabama Hearing Society Meeting. Single presenter for three separate seminars: “Ethical Considerations in Risk Management”, “FDA Red Flags Rules and Medical Errors” and “Clinical Correlations in Hearing Aid Dispensing”, Macon Georgia, January 26-17, 2018
International Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Tinnitus Care Provider Certificate Program”, Dallas, Texas, November 17-18, 2017
Hearing Healthcare Alliance of Ohio Fall Convention. Presentation entitled “Ethical Considerations in Risk Management”, Aurora, Ohio, October 14, 2017
International Hearing Society Annual Convention. Presentation entitled “Being Successful In A Managed Care Marketplace”, Atlanta, Georgia, September, 15, 2017
Arkansas Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations for Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, July 14, 2017
Pennsylvania Hearing Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations for Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, March 17-18, 2017
New England Society of Hearing Healthcare Professionals. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations for Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Hartford, Connecticut, November 17-18, 2016
International Hearing Society Annual Convention. Presentation entitled “IIHIS Education Annual Update”, Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 2016
Kentucky Academy of Audiology. Presentation entitled ““Legal Considerations for Hearing Healthcare Practitioners”, Lexington, Kentucky, August 6, 2016
Alabama Hearing Aid Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society and part of the combined Georgia/Alabama Societies Meeting, Mobile, Alabama, July 29-31, 2016,
Texas Hearing Hearing Aid Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Austin, Texas, June 3-4, 2016
Utah Hearing Aid Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 13, 2016
South Dakota Hearing Aid Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 21-22, 2016
Nebraska Hearing Aid Society. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations For Hearing Healthcare Practitioners, jointly marketed by the International Hearing Society, Lincoln Nebraska, March 17-18, 2016,
International Hearing Society’s Annual Convention. Presentation Entitled “Ethical Business Practices in the Prevention and/or Mitigation of Medical Errors”, Orlando, Florida, September 12, 2015
Presenter at the Audina Hearing Instruments Inc. Annual CEU Workshop. Presentation entitled “Be A Crowd-Pleaser, Not A Tortfeasor”, Columbus, Ohio, August 23, 2014
Presenter at the Franklin County Chapter of Medical Assistants Fall Meeting. Presentation entitled “The Medical Assistant, Be a Crowd-Pleaser, Not A Torfeasor, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio, November 8, 2014.
Presenter at the Costco International Fall 2014 Education Update. Presentation entitled: “Legal and Ethical Dilemmas for the Hearing Healthcare”, Los Angeles, California, October 24, 2014.
Presenter at the Costco International Fall 2014 Education Update. Presentation entitled: “Legal and Ethical Dilemmas for the Hearing Healthcare”, Atlanta, Georgia, October 17, 2014.
Presenter for the International Hearing Society National Webinar entitled “Ethics and Contractual Analysis for the Hearing Healthcare Professional, Columbus, Ohio, April 30, 2014
Presenter at the Missouri Hearing Society Annual Convention. Program entitled “Ethical Considerations and Contractual Analysis in Hearing Healthcare”, Kansas City, Missouri March 1, 2014.
Presenter at the Franklin County Society of Medical Assistants Quarterly Meeting, National College, Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Ethical Considerations in Creating and Honoring Contracts”, November 12, 2013.
Presenter at the Indiana Hearing Aid Alliance Meeting. Course entitled “Legal and Ethical Considerations In Hearing Healthcare” Indianapolis, Indiana, October 19, 2013.
Presenter at the Franklin County Society of Medical Assistants Quarterly Meeting, National College, Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Considerations in Medical Assisting”, January 12, 2013.
Presenter at the Audina Hearing Instruments CEU Workshop, Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Considerations in Hearing Healthcare: A 2012 Update”, August 25th, 2012.
Presenter at the Hearing Healthcare Alliance of Ohio Spring Meeting. Presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Considerations for the Hearing Healthcare Provider: A 2012 Update, Dublin Ohio, March 3, 2012
Presenter at the Eastland Career Center. Presentation entitled ” Hearing Health Considerations in the use of I-Pods and MP3Players “, Columbus, Ohio, February 15, 2012
Presenter at the Ohio State Society of Medical Assistants Meeting. Presentation entitled ” Synergies between Medical Assisting and Audiology”, National College, Columbus Ohio, January 14, 2012
Webinar Presenter for the International Hearing Society entitled: Exercising (or Exercising) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in the Healthcare Practice, December 7, 2012, 2011
Presenter at the International Hearing Society Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts. Moderator for Panel Discussion entitled “ Health Information Technology and Application in the Hearing Healthcare Arena”, September 14-17, 2011
Presenter at the Audina Hearing Instruments CEU Workshop, Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Considerations in Hearing Healthcare, August 13, 2011
Webinar Presenter for the Advance For Hearing Practice Management Journal Presentation entitled: Exercising (or Exercising) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in the Healthcare Practice. July 20, 2011
Ohio State Society of Medical Assistants Annual Convention. Presentation entitled “Exercising (or Exercising) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas Facing Medical Assistants”, Dublin, Ohio, April 30, 2011
Northeast Conference of Hearing Health Professionals Annual Convention. Presentation Entitled: “Exercising (or Exercising) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas Facing the Hearing Healthcare Professional”, Galloway, New Jersey, April 28, 2011
Presenter at the Hearing Healthcare Alliance of Ohio Fall Convention, Akron Ohio. Presentation entitled “Exercising (or Exercising) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in the Hearing Healthcare Practice, October 10, 2010
Presenter at the Audina Hearing Instruments CEU Workshop, Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Ethical Considerations for the Hearing Healthcare Practice” September, 18, 2010
Presenter at the Audina Hearing Instruments CEU Workshop, Orlando, Florida. Presentation Entitled ” Ethical Considerations for the Hearing Healthcare Practice, February 5-6, 2010
Presenter at the International Hearing Society Annual International Convention, San Diego, California. Presentation entitled “Hearing Healthcare and the Age Boom”, October 15, 2009
Presenter at the Hearing Healthcare Alliance of Ohio Fall Convention, Akron, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Exercising (or Exercising) Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in the Hearing Healthcare Practice”, October 9, 2009
Presenter at the Hearing Healthcare Alliance of Ohio Fall Convention, Dayton, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Principles for Hearing Healthcare Providers”, October 3, 2009
Presenter at the Audina Hearing Instruments CEU Workshop, Findley Lakes, New York. Presentation entitled “Legal and Ethical Considerations for the Hearing Healthcare Practitioner”, May 16, 2009
Presenter at the International Hearing Society Annual International Convention, Savannah, Georgia. Presentation entitled ” Ethics in the Hearing Healthcare Practice”, September 25, 2008
Presenter for the 40-Plus of Central Ohio Employment Transition Group. Presentation entitled “Interviewing Techniques and Skills”, August 11, 2008
Presenter for the Human Resources Advisory Panel, Columbus State Community College, March 2, 2008
Presenter at the Academy of Doctors of Audiology National Convention, Orlando, Florida. Presentation entitled “Ethical and Legal Issues Impacting Audiologists”, October 13, 2007
Presenter at the Ohio Hearing Aid Society Fall Convention, Akron, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Legal Considerations in Healthcare Practice”, October 6, 2007
Presenter at the Human Resources Association of Central Ohio (HRACO), Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled: “The Age Boom: Big Bang or Big Bust”, June 12, 2007
Presenter at the Missouri Hearing Society Annual Convention, St. Louis, Missouri. Presentation entitled: “Ethical and Legal Practices in Healthcare”, March 3, 2007
Presenter at the International Hearing Society Annual International Convention, San Antonio, Texas. Presentation entitled “Relevant Issues of Law for the Hearing Healthcare Provider”, October 19, 2006
Presenter at the Academy of Doctors of Audiology Annual National Convention, Scottsdale, Arizona. Presentation entitled “Ethics in the Hearing Aid Industry, October 12, 2006
Presenter at the Human Resources Association of Central Ohio (HRACO), Columbus Ohio. Presentation entitled ” Managing Generational Differences in the Workforce”, August 8, 2006
Presenter for two presentations at the Midwest Hearing Aid Conference, Lexington, Kentucky. Presentations are entitled “Ethics and the Hearing Aid Dispensing Industry: an Update” and “Legal Aspects of the Hearing Aid Industry”, May 18-20, 2006
Guest Speaker at the Filipino American Senior Citizens Organization Annual Valentines Banquet, Columbus, Ohio. Presentation entitled “Aging in Place in 21st Century America”, February 11, 2006
Presenter for two presentations at the Midwest Hearing Aid Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. Presentations are entitled “Ethics and the Hearing Aid Dispensing Industry” and “Law and the Hearing Aid Industry”, May 12-15, 2005
Speaker, Ohio JCAHO-CSR Conference, Columbus Ohio. Topic presented: ” Staffing Effectiveness Measures and Proposals for Healthcare Organizations”. December, 2003
Keynote Speaker at the Ohio University Administrative Symposium. Topic presented: “Subacute Care: A Game of Russian Roulette”. Athens Ohio October, 1997
Keynote Speaker at the Ohio Sleep Medicine Association Meeting. Topic presented: “A Managed Care Overview and Its Effects Upon the Sleep Disorders Field”. Akron, Ohio April 1996
Keynote Speaker at the Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute. Topic presented: “Artifact Recognition and Differences in Digital/Analog Recordings”. Columbus Ohio September, 1994
Presenter, The Ohio Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist’s Tri-State Convention. Topic presented: Recent Advances in Auditory Evoked Potentials”. Columbus, Ohio May 1993
Presenter, Fourth Annual Student Research Showcase Poster Session, Baker Ballroom, Ohio University. Poster presentation entitled “Hospital Audiology Programs and Hearing Aid Dispensing: A Viable Service” Athens, Ohio February 1988
Performed fieldwork consisting of personal interviews, data collection and analysis of Audi 5000 automobile owners for the Research Planning Corporation, Washington, D.C. during graduate work at Ohio University. Project followed the original CBS “60 Minutes” program report and was utilized by both Audi and the U.S. Department of Transportation during follow-up studies on the “Unintended Acceleration” problems noted by Audi 5000 owners. April 1987
Associate Faculty, National College, April 2009 – Present
Associate Faculty, South University, September 2006 – Present
Associate Faculty, Grand Canyon University, August 2006 – Present
Associate Faculty, Franklin University, August 2006 – Present
Associate Faculty, American Sentinel University, March 2006 – Present
Lead Faculty, University of Phoenix, September 2005 – Present
Instructor for the International Hearing Society's American College of Audioprosthology Program for achievement of ACA Certification. Seminars taught and sites are as follows:
Aural Rehabilitation
June 27-28, 2015 Denver, Colorado
May 3-4, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio
October 26-27, 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio
Legal Considerations in Health Care Practice
February 21-22, 2015 Denver, Colorado
January 3-4, 2014 Fort Wayne, Indiana
June 22-23, 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio
November 2-3, 2012 Austin Texas
June 23-24, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah
November 5-6, 2011 Orlando, Florida
June 11-12, 2011 Sacramento, California
September 25-26, 2010 Rochester, New York
September 12-13, 2009 Ontario, California
January 26-27, 2008 Austin, Texas
February 17-18, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona
December 17-18, 2005 Newark, New Jersey
September 17-18, 2005 Hudson, Wisconsin
April 9-10, 2005 Ontario, California
July 20-21, 2004 Little Rock, Arkansas
February 21-22, 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 13-14, 2003 St. Louis, Missouri
August 20-21, 2003 Indianapolis, Indiana
July 19-20, 2003 Orlando, Florida
June 15-16, 2003 Sacramento, California
December 14-15, 2002 Phoenix, Arizona
November 9-10, 2002 Dallas, Texas
December 1-2, 2001 Baltimore, Maryland
July 27-28, 2001 Chicago, Illinois
June 21-22, 2001 Ontario, California
September 12-13, Ontario, California
Auditory Assessments II : Diagnostic and Speech Audiometry, ENG, Evoked Potentials and Otoacoustic Emissions
April 25-26, 2015 Denver, Colorado
June 11-12, 2005 Ontario, California
October 25-26, 2003 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hearing Aids I : The Hearing Instrument and Acoustic Coupler
July 25-26, 2015 Denver, Colorado
February 18-19, 2011 Rochester, New York
September 8-9, 2007 Flint, Michigan
July 21-22, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona
September 10-11, 2005 Ontario, California
February 12-13, 2005 Little Rock, Arkansas
September 10-11, 2004 Orlando, Florida
July 10-11, 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hearing Aids II : Selection, Fitting, and Verification
August 29-30, 2015 Denver, Colorado
August 18-19, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona
October 9-10, 2004 Orlando, Florida
June 24-25, 2006 Trenton, New Jersey
Psychoacoustics
January 13-14, 2007 Flint, Michigan
Elements of Communications
May 30-31, 2015 Denver, Colorado
April 5-6, 2014 Fort Wayne, Indiana
September 28-29, 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio
September 29-30, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah
September 11-12, 2011 Sacramento, California
December 18-19, 2010 Rochester, New York
May 19-20, 2007 Phoenix, Arizona
Acoustics and Measurement
September 27-28, 2014 Denver, Colorado
January 26-27,2013 Austin, Texas
June 2-3, 2012 Austin, Texas
January 27-28, 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah
January 8-9, 2011 Sacramento, California
April 3-4, 2009 Ontario, California
January 26-27, 2008 Austin Texas
Clinical Practicum and Analysis
September 26-27, 2015 Denver, Colorado
August 7-8, 2014 Fort Wayne, Indiana
January 25-25, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio
January 19-20, 2013 Salt Lake City
January 26-27, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio
January 18-20, 2013 Salt Lake City, Utah
June 2-3, 2012 Orlando, Florida
January 21-22, 2013 Salt Lake City, Utah
April 23-25, 2010, Ontario, California
Patient Communication Strategies
December 20-21, 2015 Denver, Colorado
Marketing and Management
January 24-25, 2015 Denver, Colorado