Audiology Ethics: A Practical Guide for Analysis, Strategy, and Change

In an era of increasing healthcare complexity, ethical decision-making has never been more critical to the practice of audiology. Audiology Ethics: A Practical Guide for Analysis, Strategy, and Change is a comprehensive and engaging resource that challenges readers to move beyond compliance and toward a deeper understanding of professional integrity, moral reasoning, and patient-centered care. Written by ethics educator and audiologist Michael D. Page, this practical workbook-style text explores the ethical dimensions of relationships with oneself, patients, colleagues, industry, payers, and the profession itself while guiding readers through real-world dilemmas, reflective exercises, and meaningful self-examination. Through compelling case discussions, thought-provoking questions, and practical strategies for ethical growth and repair, readers gain the tools needed to navigate unseen risks and uphold the sacred trust at the center of clinical care.

Designed for practicing audiologists, AuD students, and instructors alike, Audiology Ethics combines scholarly rigor with highly interactive learning features that foster critical thinking, compelling discussion, and transformative professional development. This unique text serves as both an essential educational resource and an enduring professional guide for ethical excellence in contemporary audiology practice.

Key Features

• Workbook-style format with writing prompts, reflection questions, and discussion exercises
• Real-world case scenarios illustrating ethical dilemmas across clinical practice
• Coverage of professional ethics, legal considerations, billing and coding, and industry relationships
• Practical guidance for recognizing, addressing, and repairing unethical behavior
• Integration of codes of ethics, principles of ethics, professional standards, and relevant healthcare statutes
• Instructor-friendly design with features that promote engagement, retention, and classroom discussion
• Links to related resources

From the Foreword

"Audiology Ethics provides readers with far more than an overview of ethical principles. It offers a practical framework for navigating ethical decisions from the first patient encounter through complex clinical decision-making as a member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team. The reflective exercises encourage both students and experienced professionals to consider how culture, healthcare systems, incentives, technology, and personal values influence ethical choices in everyday practice.

Whether you are a student beginning your professional journey, a clinician seeking guidance in an increasingly complex healthcare environment, an educator preparing the next generation of audiologists, or a leader shaping the future of the profession, you will find Audiology Ethics to be an invaluable resource. Dr. Page has written a book that is timely, insightful, practical, and deeply relevant. It will challenge your thinking, strengthen your ethical reasoning, and ultimately enhance your ability to serve patients with competence, integrity, and compassion.  I am delighted to recommend this outstanding work and confident that it will become an essential resource for the audiology profession."

—Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, Audiologist and Clinical Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, The Ohio State University

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Contents

Foreword
Preface
Reviewers
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Unique Story of Ethics
Chapter 2. Ethics Within Legal and Moral Contexts
Chapter 3. Ethics of Self
Chapter 4. Ethical Practice With Patients
Chapter 5. Ethical Practice With Colleagues
Chapter 6. Ethical Practice With Members of Industry
Chapter 7. Ethical Practice Within the Profession
Chapter 8. Ethical Practice With Payers
Chapter 9. Ethics Reporting, Repair, and Recovery
Epilogue. Final Pledge and Commitment

Glossary
References and Resources
Index

Audiology Ethics: A Practical Guide for Analysis, Strategy, and Change comes with access to supplementary student and instructor resources on a PluralPlus companion website.

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