Carolyn
Higdon,
CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, FNAP
Professor and Clinical Associate Professor
University of Mississippi
Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders
Dr. Carolyn Wiles Higdon is Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Clinical Associate Professor with UM Medical Center, The University of Mississippi. She is a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow, Speech-Language Pathology Academy with the National Academies of Practice and a member of the Council of Academic Programs of Communication Sciences and Disorders, International Association of Rehabilitation Practice, Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association, International Society of AAC, United States Society of AAC, and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She received a 2022 Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in International Achievement from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Lightning Talk Description: Telepractice is a generic term that includes telehealth, teletherapy, teledentistry, telemedicine, telenursing, and telecare. Telehealth, the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support person-centered and client-facing virtual clinical care for people and animals, has been linked to improved access to care, quality of care, and health outcomes, and reduced cost of care. Traditionally viewed as a tool to improve access to care for individuals and families living in rural and frontier communities, temporary pandemic-era telehealth…