Rachel Caissie and John Finley (Kevin Hartford photo)

Dr. Rachel Caissie (School of Human Communication Disorders) is a contributor to the recently published book “Teaching Heart Auscultation to Health Professionals” edited by Dr. John Finley, a pediatric cardiologist with Dalhousie and the IWK Health Centre.  The book details instructional methods for distinguishing between abnormal heart sounds using a stethoscope.  Dr. Caissie, who holds a PhD in audiology, approached the topic of heart auscultation by “adapt(ing) techniques we use in audiology in which we train people with hearing aids and cochlear implants to make maximum use of what hearing they have left.”  To learn more, read the DalNews story.