Are you a clinical/applied researcher? If so, you probably are frustrated by the “research-to-practice” gap: The time it takes to move research findings about new treatments or clinical practices into routine practice. In medicine, it’s been estimated that this gap
The emergence of, and experiences with, entry-level clinical and professional doctoral degrees has resulted in a wide range of sentiments from clinicians and researchers in the fields of rehabilitation sciences, allied health, nursing, and medicine. These sentiments range from strong
Few can argue with the evidence that supports better outcomes, greater satisfaction, and more cost-effective care as a result of interprofessional collaborative practice (IPP). To prepare students who will soon enter IPP work environments in health care and educational settings,
Undergraduate education in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) provides a solid foundation and pathway for students interested in pursuing careers in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech, language, and hearing sciences. The value of a bachelor’s degree in the CSD discipline
Diversity within our country is steadily increasing. Growing numbers of racial and ethnic minorities, as well as individuals emigrating from all parts of the globe, are transforming our country into a more multicultural and multilingual land. According to Grimes (2000),
With the movement toward patient-centered care, understanding the patient’s values and perceptions has become an increasingly important part of the health care delivery process (Rao, 2015). Use of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures is now a common practice in health care,
Advancing Clinical Practice Research in CSD The need for high-quality clinical practice research in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) is far outpacing the growth of the evidence base (McCrea, 2014). Clinical practice research is a subset of the larger domain
In the April 2015 issue of Access Academics and Research, evidence-based practice was compared with evidence-based education to draw parallels between the work of clinicians and the work of academics in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). Practicing speech-language pathologists and audiologists and those who
This is the first article of a two-part series on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). This article provides an introductory discussion of SoTL: what it is, what the science shows, and its centrality to higher education in the
What Are the QIs, and Why Were They Developed? The Quality Indicator (QI) self-assessment tool QI Questionnaire and Action Plan was created to help academic and clinical programs develop a shared understanding of and vision for successful integration of research and clinical
ASHA publishes four peer-reviewed scholarly journals and one peer-reviewed scholarly review journal pertaining to the general field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) and to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology. These journals are the American Journal of Audiology; American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools; and Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. These journals have the collective mission of disseminating research findings, theoretical advances, and clinical knowledge in CSD.
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