ACI Alliance sponsors annual conferences featuring expert speakers from across the treatment continuum - surgeons, audiologists, speech language pathologists, educators and researchers. For presentations on access to care and other related topics explored during these conferences, please click the links below. 

CI2018 DC

• Is the Referral Pathway a Barrier to Candidacy Evaluation for Cochlear Implantation in Adults with a Postlingual Severe to Profound Hearing Loss?, Valerie Looi PhD
• Effect of Cochlear Implant Candidacy Delay on Speech Perception Outcomes in Children with Hearing Loss, Elizabeth Perkins MD
• Removing Barriers to Cochlear Implantation in a Large Academic Medical Center, Katie Hahn AuD

CI2017 Pediatrics San Francisco

• AAMI CI86, A New Standard for Cochlear Implants, What Does it Mean for CI Professionals?, Teresa Zwolan, PhD
• Delivering Cochlear Implantation to Underserved Populations: Cost-Effectiveness and Outcomes among the Plain Population, Robert O'Reilly, MD

CI2016 International Toronto 

• Rehabilitation Barriers for Rural Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients: Matthew Bush MD, United States
• Remote Programming of Cochlear Implants: Allison Biever AuD, United States
• Impact of Hearing Loss and Access to Hearing Healthcare for Rural Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: Brian Hixon MD, United States
• Cochlear Implant Access: Barriers in Developed Countries: Donna Sorkin MA, United States
• Supporting Access to New Indications for Cochlear Implants: Health Technology Assessment Challenges and Insights: Tom Walsh MBA, United States
• An “APP” for Measuring Speech Perception Through Telepractice: Considerations and Preliminary Results: Colleen Psarros Masters of Audiology, Australia

CI2015 DC

• Development of a Community-Based Clinical Registry for Patients with Cochlear Implants: Jedidiah Grisel, MD and Terry Griffin, PhD
• Feasibility and Satisfaction of Remote Programming Recipients in their Homes: Allison Biever, AuD

CI2014 Pediatrics Nashville

• The Importance and Challenges of Cost-effective Analysis for Cochlear Implantation: James Saunders, MD
• Practical cost-benefit considerations in Developing Countries: Howard Francis, MD
• Effectiveness of Early Intervention in Improving Child Outcomes: a Longitudinal Population Study:Robert Cowan, MD
• Increasing Access Through Professional Development & Technology: K. Todd Houston, PhD
• National CI Organizations Panel: Access to Cochlear Implantation