CI2018 DC Sessions Materials

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Keynote: William G. Kronenberger, PhD
Executive Functioning and Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants

10:10AM Emerging Issue #1: Quality of Life and Cochlear Implantation, Chairs: Ivette Cejas PhD, Theodore McRackan, MD

• Quality of Life Instrument Development in Adults, Theodore McRackan MD,MSCR
• QOL-CI: Development & Clinical Utility of a Pediatric Quality of Life Instrument, Ivette Cejas PhD
• Cost Effectiveness Analysis and Cochlear Implantation, Deb Tucci MD
• Exploring Psychosocial Determinant of Cochlear Implant Outcome in Older Adults, Howard Francis MD, MBA
• Current State of Knowledge: Quality of Life in Adolescents with Cochlear Implants, Andrea Warner-Czyz PhD

12:40PM Sessions
1. Evolving Candidacy
2. Parental Role In Child Outcomes
3. Hearing Preservation

2:30PM Sessions
1. Fitting
2. Speech and Language Development Factors
3. Service Delivery

3:40PM Poster Highlights
1. Language Development in Children
2. Expanding Indications/Medical Considerations
3. Programming and Other Outcome Factors

Friday, March 9, 2018

ACI Alliance Member Meeting

9:50AM Emerging Issue #2: CI Candidacy in 2018, Chairs: Craig Buchman MD, Teresa Zwolan, PhD

• Of Sound Mind: The Role of Advanced Age and Cognition in CI Candidacy, Maura Cosetti, MD
• Contemporary Procedures to Evaluate Traditional CI Candidates, Sandra Prentiss PhD
• Medical Considerations for Children and Adults when Determining Cochlear Implant Candidacy, Oliver Adunka MD
• Expanding Indications to Include Patients with SSD and Asymmetrical Hearing Loss, Jill Firszt PhD
  

1:30PM Difficult Cases 
1. Difficult Cases 1: Audiology
2. Difficult Cases 2: Surgical/Medical
3. Difficult Cases 3: Therapy and Education

1:30PM Emerging Issue #3: Parental Engagement in Pediatric CI Outcomes, Chairs: Karen Johnson PhD, Dana Suskind, MD; Sally Tannenbaum Katsaggelos MEd, LSLS Cert. AVT

• Language Input Matters Earlier than you Think!, Roberta Golinkoff PhD
• Thirty Million Words: A Public Health Approach to Early Childhood Education, Dana Suskind MD
• Responsive Adult-Child Interaction During Joint Book Reading: Supporting Children’s Early Language and Literacy, Jean DesJardin PhD
  
• Summer Literacy Intervention for Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing from Bilingual Homes: Parents as Partners, Karen Johnson PhD

3:30PM Sessions
1. Understanding Pediatric Outcomes
2. Adult Cognition/Outcomes
3. Outcomes: Medical Topics

Saturday, March 10, 2018

8:40AM  Emerging Issue #4: Cochlear Implant Practice Management, Chairs: David Haynes MD, Meredith Holcomb AuD, Holly Teagle AuD

• Panel A: Pre-Implant and Surgical Issues, Moderator: David Haynes, MD
  Panelists: Loren Bartels MD, Jacques Herzog MD,  Brendan O’Connell MD, Charles Syms MD, Mark Syms, MD
• Panel B: Post-Implant Immediate and Long-Term Care, Moderator: Meredith Holcomb AuD
  Panelists: Allison Biever AuD, Camille Dunn PhD, Alejandra Ullauri AuD
• Panel C: Company Solutions for Increased Clinical Efficiency, Moderator: Holly Teagle AuD
  Panelists: Judy Horvath MA, Bobbi Sheinin AuD, Tony Spahr PhD
  

10:25AM Sessions
1. Evaluating Outcomes
2. Special Medical Considerations
3. Tools and Resources for Therapeutic and Educational Settings

11:30AM Sessions
1. Team Approach to Maximize Outcomes
2. Quality of Life
3. Patient Care