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Assistant Professor
Lamar University
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
Anna M. Jilla, AuD, PhD is the Jo Mayo Endowed Assistant Professor of Audiology in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She is the Director of the Audiology Economics and Rehabilitative Outcomes (AERO) Laboratory whose mission is to develop high-quality evidence and training opportunities for professionals and students in four core areas—population health, health economics, healthcare policy, and care models—to address disparities and inadequacies in hearing and balance care. Dr. Jilla has unique specialization in payer policy, public health, and health care accessibility. She continues to advocate for national, regional, and Texas state payer policy issues in collaboration with the American Academy of Audiology and the Texas Academy of Audiology. Dr. Jilla is a staunch advocate for all things ears and works diligently to affect positive change through evidence generation and synthesis, patient education, and civic engagement in audiology.
PP904 - Mapping Medicaid: Unraveling Provider Networks and Distribution Across Texas
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Disclosure(s): Financial: Lamar University: Employment (Ongoing); Lamar University Center for Resiliency: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); United States Department of Agriculture: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing): Nonfinancial: Volunteer service to American Academy of Audiology (Co-Chair, Coding and Reimbursement Committee; Co-Chair, Task Force for Health Related Quality of Life Benefits of Hearing Aids; Member, Subcommittee for Poster and Podium Presentations), American Speech-Language Hearing Association (Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Audiology), Texas Academy of Audiology (Vice-President of Professional Issues, Board of Directors), and Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission: Regional Council on Aging and Disabilities (Voting Member), Lamar Center for Resiliency (Economics and Prosperity Sub-Cluster for Excellence, Representative) • Non-profit: American Academy of Audiology Foundation, Member, Board of Trustees.
LM108 - Health-Related Quality of Life Benefits of Hearing Aids: What Is the Evidence?
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Financial: Lamar University: Employment (Ongoing); Lamar University Center for Resiliency: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); United States Department of Agriculture: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing): Nonfinancial: Volunteer service to American Academy of Audiology (Co-Chair, Coding and Reimbursement Committee; Co-Chair, Task Force for Health Related Quality of Life Benefits of Hearing Aids; Member, Subcommittee for Poster and Podium Presentations), American Speech-Language Hearing Association (Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Audiology), Texas Academy of Audiology (Vice-President of Professional Issues, Board of Directors), and Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission: Regional Council on Aging and Disabilities (Voting Member), Lamar Center for Resiliency (Economics and Prosperity Sub-Cluster for Excellence, Representative) • Non-profit: American Academy of Audiology Foundation, Member, Board of Trustees.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Financial: Lamar University: Employment (Ongoing); Lamar University Center for Resiliency: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); United States Department of Agriculture: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing): Nonfinancial: Volunteer service to American Academy of Audiology (Co-Chair, Coding and Reimbursement Committee; Co-Chair, Task Force for Health Related Quality of Life Benefits of Hearing Aids; Member, Subcommittee for Poster and Podium Presentations), American Speech-Language Hearing Association (Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Audiology), Texas Academy of Audiology (Vice-President of Professional Issues, Board of Directors), and Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission: Regional Council on Aging and Disabilities (Voting Member), Lamar Center for Resiliency (Economics and Prosperity Sub-Cluster for Excellence, Representative) • Non-profit: American Academy of Audiology Foundation, Member, Board of Trustees.
FS202 - Audiology Billing and Coding Workshop
Thursday, March 27, 2025
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Financial: Lamar University: Employment (Ongoing); Lamar University Center for Resiliency: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing); United States Department of Agriculture: Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing): Nonfinancial: Volunteer service to American Academy of Audiology (Co-Chair, Coding and Reimbursement Committee; Co-Chair, Task Force for Health Related Quality of Life Benefits of Hearing Aids; Member, Subcommittee for Poster and Podium Presentations), American Speech-Language Hearing Association (Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Audiology), Texas Academy of Audiology (Vice-President of Professional Issues, Board of Directors), and Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission: Regional Council on Aging and Disabilities (Voting Member), Lamar Center for Resiliency (Economics and Prosperity Sub-Cluster for Excellence, Representative) • Non-profit: American Academy of Audiology Foundation, Member, Board of Trustees.