302 - Connecting Hearing and Health: Collaboration, Cognition, and the Future of Care

Madison Levine sits down with Dave Kemp to share her journey from founding a private practice to shaping it into a clinic that bridges hearing care with the wider healthcare system, emphasizing the role of hearing in cognition and aging well. She discusses her recent TEDx talk, the importance of physician and patient education, and how hearing care professionals can strike the right balance between raising awareness and avoiding alarmist messaging.From building referral networks to motivating patients with research-based conversations about cognition, Madison underscores the need for audiology to address one of the public’s greatest fears: dementia. She also reflects on overcoming imposter syndrome, the experience of giving a TEDx talk, and the lessons learned in growing her clinic into a thriving, medically focused practice.Be sure to subscribe to our channel for the latest episodes each week and follow This Week in Hearing on LinkedIn, Instagram and X.https://x.com/WeekinHearinghttps://www.instagram.com/thisweekinhearing/https://www.linkedin.com/company/this-week-in-hearingVisit us at: https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/