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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023

9:20 AM - 9:50 AM John Niparko Memorial Lecture: “Cochlear Implants at IOWA: 1983 to 2023” Carolyn Brown, PhD

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM Concurrent Sessions 1-1 “Imaging Innovations” Moderators: Sumit Agrawal, MD and Courtney Voelker, MD

• 10:20 AM - 10:29 AM Use of Imaging to Choose Electrode Length for Hearing Preservation Camille Dunn, PhD
• 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM MRI Surveillance After Translabyrinthine Vestibular Schwannoma Resection and Cochlear Implantation - Is It Feasible? Valerie Dahm, MD
• 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Radio-Clinical Assessment of Posterior Tympanotomy Difficulties During Cochlear Implantation; A Prospective Case Series Study Haitham Elfarargy, PhD
• 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Morphometric Analysis and Linear Measurements of the Scala Tympani and Implications in Cochlear Implant Electrodes Rance Fujiwara, MD, MBA
• 11:00 AM - 11: 09 AM Anatomical Variations of the Round Window Prechamber: Their Implications on Cochlear Implantation: An Anatomical, Imaging, and Surgical Stud Ahmed Mehanna, PhD

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM Concurrent Sessions 1-2 “Programming: Improving Frequency-to-Place Match and Mapping” Moderators: Kevin Brown, MD, PhD and Mario Svirsky, PhD  

• 10:20 AM - 10:29 AM Cochlear Implantation: Better frequency-to-place Matching, Better Hearing Isra Aljazeeri, MD
• 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM A Deep Learning Approach for Automatic Cochlear Segmentation and Measurement: Application in Patient-Specific Frequency-to-Place Mapping Luke Helpard, BESc
• 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Frequency-to-Place Mismatch: A Role for Electrocochleography-Based Programming to Optimize Speech Perception Outcomes in Cochlear Implant Recipients Amit Walia, MD, MSCI
• 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM The Effect of the Anatomy Based Fitting in Postlingually Deaf Cochlear Implant Users Luis Lassaletta, MD
• 11:00 AM - 11: 09 AM The Effect of T Levels, Mapping Functions, and Compression Setting on Low-Level Speech Recognition and Speech Recognition in Noise Sara Neumann, AuD
  

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM Concurrent Sessions 1-3 “Historical Review of Cochlear Implantation” Panel Moderator: William H. Shapiro, AUD

Panel Members: Richard T. Miyamoto, MD, Jan Larky, AuD, Donna Sorkin, MA, Mario Svirsky PhD, and Ellen Thomas, MA

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 2-1 “Cultural Considerations” * Moderators: Jacob Hunter, MD and Alejandra Ullauri, AuD

• 11:30 AM -11:39 AM Speech Discrimination Outcomes in Noise for Bilingual English and Spanish Subjects Sandra Velandia, AuD
• 11:40 AM -11:49 AM Clinician Perspectives in the Management of Non-English Speaking Adults with Hearing Loss Tianyi Jia, BA, BS
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Development of a Spanish Test Battery: A Proposed Protocol Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Cultural Consideration During Early Implantation: Exploring Language as a Barrier to Hearing Healthcare Brittney Sprouse, AuD
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Consideration Of Ethno-Racial and Socio-Economic Variables in Clinical Trials Pertaining to Children with Hearing Loss Who Use Listening and Spoken Language: A Systematic Review Haley Perry, BS

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 2-2 “Assessing and Optimizing Programming” Moderators: Jerrica Maxson, AuD and Sara Neumann, AuD

• 11:30 AM -11:39 AM Cochlear Implantation and Programming Considerations in Children with Abnormal Cochleovestibular Nerves Alexander Claussen, MD
• 11:40 AM -11:49 AM Longitudinal Crossover Study of Music and Speech Perception of CI Cohort Utilizing Flat Panel CT-Based Mapping at Initial Activation Melanie Gilbert, AuD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Effects of Peripheral Neural Health on Perception of Temporal Speech Cues in Cochlear Implant Recipients Kara Leyzac, AuD, PhD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Music Evaluation in Different Age Groups Following Cochlear Implantation Luis Lassaletta, MD
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM “Alternative Approaches to Cochlear Implantation and Programming for Children with X-Linked Stapes Fixation with Gusher” Jennifer Harris, AuD

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 2-3 “Literacy and Developmental Outcomes” Moderators: Pam Dawson, EdM and Melissa Sweeney, MA

• 11:30 AM -11:39 AM The Neural Characteristics of Good and Poor Reading Skill in children with Cochlear Implants Vincent Gracco, PhD
• 11:40 AM -11:49 AM Getting Ready to be Readers: Preliteracy Development During COVID and Beyond Elaine Smolen, PhD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Outcomes After Cochlear Implantation: Long-term Results in Children Implanted in Pre-school Age Reaching Minimum 15 Years of Age Branislava Fides Bercikova,MD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM A Model for Integrating Psychology into Otolaryngology/ Audiology Clinics Michael Hoffman, PhD
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Screening for Developmental Delay in Children Receiving Cochlear Implants as a Treatment for Sensorineural Hearing Loss Mallory Warrick, OTD, OTR/L

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 3-1 “Novel Objective Measures” Moderators: Carolyn Brown, PhD and Charles Limb, MD

• 1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Measurement Tool for the Placement of Hearing Implants Emile Talon, MA
• 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Early Experience with a Novel Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant Colin Driscoll, MD
• 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Towards Optimizing the Intraoperative Protocol: Weighing The Utility of Spread Of Excitation, Transimpedance Matrix, and Computerized Tomography to Describe Electrode Placement Katelyn Berg, AuD
• 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Long Term Outcomes and Its Relationship with Objective Measures in Children with Auditory Brainstem Implant Ranjith Rajeswaran, MASLP
• 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Utilization of SmartNav for Cochlear Implant Insertion to Decrease Anesthetic Time Katrina Stidham, MD

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 3-2 “Hearing Preservation and Electroacoustic Stimulation” Moderators: David Jung, MD and Kara Leyzac, AuD, PhD

• 1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Long-Term Results of Hybrid Cochlear Implantation Michael Bartellas, MD, MSc
• 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Interaural Correlation of Acoustic Hearing Preservation Following Sequential Cochlear Implantation Armine Kocharyan, MD
• 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Results of a 5-Year Study with the Hybrid-L24 System: Acoustic Hearing Preservation and Functional Outcomes René Gifford, PhD
• 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM A Phase IIa Trial Evaluating Presence of SENS-401 in Perilymph and Its Potential in Preserving Residual Hearing Function Following a Cochlear Implantation Stephen O’Leary, MD, PhD
• 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Individualized Mapping of Electric-Acoustic Stimulation for Adult and Pediatric Recipients with Unilateral Hearing Loss Margaret Dillon, AuD, PhD 2

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 3-3 “Stump the Experts” Panel Meredith Holcomb, AuD, and Daniel Zeitler, MD

Panel Members: Maura Cosetti, MD, Cedric Pritchett, MD, Lisa Park, AuD, Victoria Gonzalez, AuD, PhD, Tracy Pate, M.S. CCC,SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent Poster Highlight Sessions PH-1 Moderator: John Dornhoffer, MD

• 2:40 PM - 2:44 PM Comprehension of C Pronouns by Children with Cochlear Implant Talita Fortunato Tavares, PhD
• 2:44 PM - 2:48 PM Empowering Prelingually Deafened Cochlear Implant Recipients to Become Successful Audiologists Priyanka Gupte, BS
• 2:48 PM - 2:52 PM Remote Programming of Cochlear Implants: A Feasibility Study Jessica Banh, MSc
• 2:52 PM- 2:56 PM Effects of Cochlear Implant Processing on Emotional Responses to Nonspeech Sounds Vaishnavi Moturi, Student
• 2:56 PM - 3:00 PM Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of the Cochlear™ Osia 2 and Cochlear™ Baha Attract Systems in Patients with Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss or Single-Sided Deafness: Trial-Based Analysis and Probabilistic Economic Model from a Private Health Insurance Perspective Dell Kingsford Smith, PhD
• 3:00 PM - 3:04 PM Classifier-based Noise Management Technology Helps Children with Cochlear Implants Listen in Noise Ursula Findlen, PhD
• 3:04 PM - 3:08 PM Hearing Outcomes Following Reimplantation of Functional Legacy Cochlear Implants Nicole Ewer, BS
• 3:08 PM - 3:12 PM Exploring the Use of Listening and Spoken Language Strategies in Caregiver-Child Interactions Brynne Powell, MEd, MPH

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent Poster Highlight Sessions PH-2 Moderator: David Kelsall, MD

• 2:40 PM - 2:44 PM Does Time of Cochlear Implant Activation Influence Hearing Outcome? Kayli Silverstein, AuD Student
• 2:44 PM - 2:48 PM Vestibular Weakness in Cochlear Implant Recipients Hannah Dunn, BA
• 2:48 PM - 2:52 PM Evaluating the Synergistic Efficacy of Dexamethasone Eluting Electrode and a Novel Drug on Residual Hearing Preservation in a Preclinical Animal Model of Cochlear Implantation Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSC, FACS
• 2:52 PM- 2:56 PM Strategic Test for Analyzing Error Patterns for Mapping Manipulation Ricky Chow, MClSc
• 2:56 PM - 3:00 PM Real-time Intracochlear Electrocochleography Monitoring During and After Cochlear Implantation Natália Shigematsu, MD
• 3:00 PM - 3:04 PM Identifying Auditory Emotion Bio-Markers in Cochlear Implant Users with Machine Learning Samir Gouin, BS
• 3:04 PM - 3:08 PM Auditory Skill Progression via the Pediatric Minimum Speech Test Battery by Children with Cochlear Implants Grace Phelps, BA
• 3:08 PM - 3:12 PM Phonological Patterns Produced by Bilingual Children with Cochlear Implants and Their Bilingual Peers with Normal Hearing Ferenc Bunta, PhD

2:40 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent Poster Highlight Sessions PH-3 Moderator: Fred Telischi, MD

• 2:40 PM - 2:44 PM Auditory Training Index for Cochlear Implant Professionals and Recipient Olivia Adamson, BA
• 2:44 PM - 2:48 PM Cochlear Implant And Tinnitus: A Prospective Cohort Pauliana Lamounier, MD
• 2:48 PM - 2:52 PM CCi-CLOUD: A framework for Community Based remote Cochlear Implant user experiments based on the CCi-MOBILE Research Platform Hazem Younis, MSCE
• 2:52 PM- 2:56 PM Utility of a Pitch Ranking Task in the Individualization of Filter Frequencies to Improve Sound Quality and Performance: A Case Study Jacqueline Eberhard, BS
• 2:56 PM - 3:00 PM Development and Utilization of a Cochlear Implant Test Protocol for Portuguese Speakers Thais Toledo, AuD
• 3:00 PM - 3:04 PM Cochlear Implant: Quality of Life Evaluation Based On A Prospective Cohort Pauliana Lamounier, MD
• 3:04 PM - 3:08 PM Parent Beliefs & Experiences with Genetic Testing for Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss Jennifer Coto, PhD
• 3:08 PM - 3:12 PM Influence of Map Settings Assigned with Behavioral Versus Objective Measures on the Monaural and Binaural Hearing of Adult Cochlear Implant Users with Asymmetric Hearing Loss Samantha Scharf, AuD

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Keynote: “Speech and Language Production of Bilingual Children with Cochlear Implants: Highlights and Clinical Implications” Ferenc Bunta, PhD

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM “Cultural and Linguistic Considerations in the Non-English Speaker Patient” Panel General Session Moderator: Alejandra Ullauri, AuD, MPH

Panel Members: Brittney Sprouse, AuD, Claire Umeda, AuD, Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD

FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote: “Congenital CMV Infection and Hearing Loss: It’s Time to Screen!” Pablo J. Sanchez, MD (Introduction by Cedric Pritchett, MD)

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 4-1 “Electrode Design and Surgical Considerations” Moderators: Stephen O’Leary, MD, PhD and Nancy Young, MD

• 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Evaluation of Computed Tomography Parameters in Patients with Facial Nerve Stimulation Post Cochlear Implantation Isra Aljazeeri, MD
• 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Reducing Fibrosis on Human Cochlear Implant Electrode Materials with Thin Coatings of Zwitterionic Hydrogels in a Long-term Subcutaneous Model Ryan Horne, MS
• 11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Combined Transcanal Transmastoid Cochlear Implant Technique for Congenital Malformation of the Mastoid Mikayla Huestis, MD
• 11:30 AM - 11:39 AM Approach to Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Karl Khandalavala, MD
• 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Dexamethasone-Eluting Cochlear Implant Electrode: Final Results of the CIDEXEL- Study Nils Prenzler, MD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Electrode Array Type or Brand Does Not Influence Short-Term Hearing Preservation Outcomes After Cochlear Implantation Cathy Sucher, AuD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Is Characteristic Frequency Limiting Real-Time Electrocochleography During Cochlear Implantation? Amit Walia, MD, MSCI
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM The Concept of Individualized Cochlear Implantation Thomas Lenarz, MD, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 4-2 “Updates in Assessment Tools and Telehealth” *Moderators: Allison Biever, AuD and Joshua Sevier, AuD

• 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Comparative Analysis of Children and Adults with New Assessment Tool Fernanda Ferreira Caldas, Au, MSc, PhD
• 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Revision of the Adult Cochlear Implant Minimum Speech Test Battery Camille Dunn, PhD
• 11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Pediatric Speech Perception Testing via Self-Administered Digital Audio Streaming Ursula Findlen, PhD
• 11:30 AM - 11:39 AM Implementing Multi-Rate Excitation in Cochlear Implants Using Time-Varying Electrode Stimulation with CCi-MOBILE: An Open Source Research Platform Ria Ghosh, PhD
• 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Using aided word-recognition testing post-hearing aid fitting to identify hidden cochlear implant candidates Mary Rose Goldstein, AuD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Comparison of Virtual and “Real’ Sound Booth Speech Perception Test Methodologies Dawn Marsiglia, AuD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM A New Strategy to Improve Timely Access to Hearing Technology for Young Children: Starts Hear Campaign Year Two Results Teresa Caraway, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
• 12:10 PM – 12:19 PM Cochlear-Implant Telehealth: Remote Programming and Simulated Sound-Field Testing for Patients at Home Elicia Pillion, AuD

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 4-3 “Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Genetics” Moderator: Caroline Arnedt, AuD and Cedric Pritchett, MD

• 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Long-Term Effects on Hearing For Children Diagnosed with Symptomatic or Asymptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Wendy Marchant, AuD
• 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Universal Screening for Congenital Cytomegalovirus: We Got There, Can Your State Too? Abby Meyer, MD, MPH
• 11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Is Cochlear Implant Performance in Children Deafened by Congenital Cytomegalovirus due to Cognitive Impairment? Albert Park, MD
• 11:30 AM - 11:39 AM Outcomes After Cochlear Implantation of Children with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Shivani Shah-Becker, MD
• 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Developing a Mid-Atlantic CMV Consortium and Tips for Collaboration in Your Area Yell Inverso, AuD, PhD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Cochlear Implant Performance: The Role of Gene Expression Profiles in Performance Outcomes Justin Cotrell, MD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Progression Through the Pediatric Minimum Speech Test Battery- A Look at Pediatric Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Users with Genetic Hearing Loss and Comorbid Conditions Sarah Crow, BS
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM An International Multi-center Study on the Natural History of TMPRSS3 and Related Cochlear Implant Outcomes Molly Smeal, AuD

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum: Part I - Cochlear Implant Intervention and Outcomes for Children with Early Developmental Impairments Presenters: John Oghalai, MD (USC) and Holly Teagle, AuD (University of Auckland)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 5-1 “Bone-anchored Hearing Devices” Moderators: Sarah Mowry, MD and Heidi Slager, AuD Landmark Ballroom A

• 1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Bonebridge Implantation in Pediatric Patients Age 11 Years and Younger: Is it Safe and Effective? Kaitlyn Brooks, MD
• 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Early Application of Surgical Bone Conduction Aids: Suitability of Osia Implants In Children as Young as 5 Years of Age Sharon Cushing, MD
• 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Active Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Implant OSIA OSI200: Results of a New Surgical Location in Children with Microtia and External Auditory Canal Atresia Carolina Der, MD, PhD
• 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Updated Institutional Experience with a New Active Transcutaneous Bone Anchored Implant Zachary Schwam, MD
• 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Bone Density Based Selection of Optimal Stimulation Sites for Bone Conduction Implants Emile Talon, MA

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions 5-2 “Single-sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss” Moderator: Lisa Park, AuD and Jace Wolfe, PhD

• 1:30 PM - 1:39 PM The Importance of Hearing Preservation in Children with Cochlear Implants and Preoperative Residual Hearing Lisa Park, AuD
• 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Long-Term Speech Perception Outcomes of Subjects That Have Lost Residual Acoustic Hearing Following Placement of Shorter Electrodes Bruce Gantz, MD
• 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM New Cochlear Implant Candidacy Protocol for Patients with Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss Alissa Knickerbocker, AuD
• 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM The Degree of Hearing Loss Moderates the Benefit of Pre-Operative Hearing Aid Use in Preserving Children’s Auditory Cortex Di Yuan, MSc
• 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Spatial Listening in CI Users with Single-Sided Deafness: Brain and Behavioural Measures of Listening Effort Andrew Dimitrijevic, PhD

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum: Part II - Post-implantation Therapy Benefits Adults, Too Landmark Ballroom BCD Presenters: Linda Thibodeau, PhD (UT Dallas) and Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD (UT Dallas)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Sessions 6-1 “Cochlear Implantation in Vestibular Schwannoma and Other Surgical Considerations” Moderators: Nicholas Deep, MD and Aaron Moberly, MD

• 3:00 PM - 3:09 PM The Influence of Treatment Modality on Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma James Dornhoffer, MD
• 3:10 PM - 3:19 PM Comparison of Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Vestibular Schwannoma between Sporadic and Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Populations James Dornhoffer, MD
• 3:20 PM - 3:29 PM Hearing and Quality of Life Outcomes in Cochlear Implantation for Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma Donald Tan, MD
• 3:30 PM - 3:39 PM 7-Year Revision Rates for Cochlear Implants in Pediatric and Adult Populations of an Integrated Healthcare System Sarah Connell, MD
• 3:40 PM - 3:49 PM Impact of Preoperative Antibiotic Use in Preventing Complications of Cochlear Implantation Surgery Andro Kosec, MD, PhD

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Sessions 6-2 “Advancing Management of Single-sided Deafness” * Moderators: Craig Buchman, MD and Brandi Griffin, AuD

• 3:00 PM - 3:09 PM Factors Influencing Outcomes and Device Use in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients with Single-Sided Deafness Erika Gagnon, AuD
• 3:10 PM - 3:19 PM Underlying Etiologies of Single Sided Deafness in a Large Cohort of Children Receiving a Cochlear Implant Karen Gordon, PhD
• 3:20 PM - 3:29 PM Do Patients With Single-sided Deafness Want a Cochlear Implant? Aparna Govindan, MD
• 3:30 PM - 3:39 PM Comorbid Neuropsychological Disorders in Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss Undergoing Cochlear Implantation Evaluation Rachel Landsman, PsyD
• 3:40 PM - 3:49 PM Clinical Outcomes for Adult Single Sided Deafness Cochlear Implantees Exceeding the 5% Candidacy Criterion Elicia Pillion, AuD

4:20 PM - 5:20 PM Concurrent Sessions 7-1 “Robotics and Fully Implantable Cochlear Implants” Moderators: Kenneth Lee, MD, PhD and Aniket Saoji, PhD

• 4:20 PM - 4:29 PM Robotic Cochlear Implant Surgery - First Experience Alice Auinger, MD
• 4:30 PM - 4:39 PM First Experience in Robotic Cochlear Implantation Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Prof, MD, PhD, MBA
• 4:40 PM - 4:49 PM Long-term Audiological Outcomes Of Robot-assisted Cochlear Implant Surger Emilie Heuninck, MSc
• 4:50 PM - 4:59 PM Robotic-Assisted Cochlear Implantation in Real-Time Binaural Pitch Matching in Single-Sided Deafnes Armine Kocharyan, MD
• 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Cochlear Implantation - First Clinical Results of a Novel Minimally Invasive Approach Thomas Lenarz, MD, PhD

4:20 PM - 5:20 PM Concurrent Sessions 7-2 “Improving Efficiency and Access to Cochlear Implant Care” * Moderators: Regina Presley, AuD and James Saunders, MD

• 4:20 PM - 4:29 PM Early Clinical Experience with Same Day/Next Day Cochlear Implant Activations Allison Biever, AuD
• 4:30 PM - 4:39 PM Cochlear implantation across the state of Kentucky: An analysis of geographic and sociodemographic factors influencing access Amanda G. Davis, BA
• 4:40 PM - 4:49 PM An Innovative Evidence Based Approach to Cochlear Implant Service Expansion Meredith Holcomb, AuD
• 4:50 PM - 4:59 PM Complete Cochlear Implant Care (CCIC) Requiring a Single On-Site Visit: Clinical, Implementation and Financial Outcomes Ashley Nassiri, MD, MBA
• 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Talking About Cochlear Implants: An Ethnographic Study of Interactions Between Audiologists and Adults with Significant Hearing Loss in Hearing Aid Review Appointments Cathy Sucher, AuD

4:20 PM - 5:20 PM Concurrent Sessions 7-3 “Quality of Life and Patient reported Outcome Measures” Moderators: Elizabeth Camposeo, AuD and Erica Pillion, AuD

• 4:20 PM - 4:29 PM Derivation of the Hearing Attribute Utility Function for the Novel Hearing Health Utilities Index Peter Dixon, MD, MSc
• 4:30 PM - 4:39 PM Establishing and Applying the Conditional Minimal Detectable Change Values for the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-35 Profile Instrument Theodore McRackan, MD, MSCR
• 4:40 PM - 4:49 PM Development and Validation of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL) Functional Staging System and its Application to Improve Patient Counseling Theodore McRackan, MD, MSCR
• 4:50 PM - 4:59 PM The Impacts of Cochlear Implantation on Subjective Music Perception in Adolescents Kristin Kronenberger, BA
• 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Spatial Attention Ability is Positively Correlated to Quality of Life in Cochlear Implant Users Omer Ungar, MD

SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions 8-1 “Cochlear Implantation in the Very Young” * Moderators: Amy Birath, AuD and Jennifer Woodard, AuD

• 9:00 AM - 9:09 AM Cochlear Implantation in Children Under 9-Months of Age: Safety, Efficacy, and Outcomes Justin Cottrell, MD
• 9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Safety and Early Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Infants: A Multi-centre Study Karen Gordon, PhD
• 9:20 AM - 9:29 AM Early Implantation In Children With Complex Medical Needs: A Multidisciplinary Approach Laura Greaver, AuD; Dani Stern, AuD
• 9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Cochlear Implant Cases Below 9 Months Evana Francis, MD
• 9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Age of Cochlear Implantation within the Pediatric Population with Congenital Sensorineural Hearing Loss Ashley Nassiri, MD, MBA

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions 8-2 “Functional Neuroimaging and Basic Science” Moderators: Maura Cosetti, MD and Jace Wolfe, PhD

• 9:00 AM - 9:09 AM Functional Neuroimaging of Brain Activity of Young Children with Cochlear Implants Vincent Gracco, PhD
• 9:10 AM - 9:19 AM The Role of the Cortical Auditory Evoked Response in the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Clinic Stephanie Browning, AuD
• 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Optimizing Upper Stimulation Level Measurement and Setting Jourdan Holder, AuD, PhD
• 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Ameliorating Tinnitus Exacerbated by Contralateral Cochlear Implant Xianhui Wang, PhD
• 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Effectiveness of a Mapping Technique to Reduce Tinnitus Severity for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Allison Young, AuD
• 11:00 AM - 11: 09 AM Sensitivity and Cost-Effectiveness of Intraoperative TransImpedance Matrix Recordings vs Intraoperative X-Rays in Detecting Tip-Foldovers Viral Tejani, AuD, PhD
• 11:10 AM -11:19 AM The Trans-Impedance Matrix (TIM) as an Intraoperative Measure of Array Integrity in Children with Cochlear Implants Sharon L. Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions 8-3 “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Benefit of Coordinators and Collaboration”

  Panel Matthew L. Bush MD, PhD, MBA and Ivette Cejas, PhD Panel  Members: Tina Childress, AuD, Maria J. Izquierdo, Tava    Arnold, PhD,  Yesenia Watters, BSW

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions 9-1 “Optimizing Programming Measurements and Strategies” * Moderators: Sara Funatake, AuD and Jace Wolfe, PhD

• 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Optimizing Upper Stimulation Level Measurement and Setting Jourdan Holder, AuD, PhD
• 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Ameliorating Tinnitus Exacerbated by Contralateral Cochlear Implant Xianhui Wang, PhD
• 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Effectiveness of a Mapping Technique to Reduce Tinnitus Severity for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Allison Young, AuD
• 11:00 AM - 11: 09 AM Sensitivity and Cost-Effectiveness of Intraoperative TransImpedance Matrix Recordings vs Intraoperative X-Rays in Detecting Tip-Foldovers Viral Tejani, AuD, PhD
• 11:10 AM -11:19 AM The Trans-Impedance Matrix (TIM) as an Intraoperative Measure of Array Integrity in Children with Cochlear Implants Sharon L. Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions 9-2 “Disparities in Cochlear Implant Care” Moderators: David Kelsall, MD, and Brittney Sprouse, AuD

• 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Utilizing Community-Engaged Research to Understand Access to Cochlear Implants in Underserved Communitie Gretchen N. Nibert, BA
• 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Disparities in Hearing Health Care: Relationship of the Demographics for Clinical Research Samples with the Patient Population Evan Nix, MD, MBA
• 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Factors Influencing Access to Pediatric Hearing Healthcare in an Urban Community Debra Shrader, EdD
• 11:00 AM - 11: 09 AM Attitudes, Beliefs, and Knowledge related to Cochlear Implant Uptake among Black Americans Sarah Warren, AuD, PhD, MPH
• 11:10 AM -11:19 AM Evaluation of the Societal Costs of Severe to Profound Hearing Loss; Benefits of Cochlear Implants Ivette Cejas, Ph

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions 9-3 “Maximizing Cochlear Implant Daily Use” Moderators: Heather Grantham, PhD and Julie Jeon, PhD

• 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Cochlear Implant Patient Adherence To Post-Implant Care Recommendations Keri Colio, AuD, Christina Bloodworth, SLP/AVT
• 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM How Much Is Enough? Building A Daily Usage Recommendation For Adult Cochlear Implant Users Nathan Lindquist, MD
• 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Eyes Open, Ears On: Facilitating Cochlear Implant Wear Time for Infants and Children Darcy Stowe, MS
• 11:00 AM - 11: 09 AM Decreased Exposure to Spoken Communication in a Large Cohort of Children with Cochlear Implants During Early and Later Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic Karen Gordon, PhD
• 11:10 AM -11:19 AM Implications of COVID 19 Barriers and Facilitators to Pediatric Hearing Healthcare Debra Shrader, EdD

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Sessions 10-1 “Cochlear Implantation in the Older Adult” Moderators: Jolie Fainberg, AuD and Aaron Moberly, MD

• 11:40 AM -11:49 AM Cochlear Implant Outcomes in the Elderly, Ages 80-90+ Kevin Zhan, MD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Quality of Life After Cochlear Implantation in Nonagenarians James Bao, MSCI
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Cochlear Implants in the Young-Old (65 To 74 Years), the Middle Old (75 To 84 Years), and the Oldest Old (+85 Years); A Retrospective Study on Average Cochlear Implant Performance Across Two University-Based Cochlear Implant Centers Stevana Sullivan, AuD
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Cochlear Implant in Older Adults: The Role of Speech Comprehension and Self-Perceived Auditory Effort in Quality of Life. Fernanda Ferreira Caldas, Au, MSc, PhD
• 12:20 PM - 12:29 PM Cochlear Implant Outcomes in the Very, Very Elderly Stephanie Bourn, AuD

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Sessions 10-2 “Advancing Referral Guidelines and Access to Care” Moderators: Ravi Samy, MD and Esther Vivas, MD

• 11:40 AM -11:49 AM A New Referral Guideline for Cochlear Implant Candidacy Evaluations Heidi Slager, AuD
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Living Practice Guidelines for Cochlear Implantation in Adults: The Development of a Novel Guideline Approach Meredith Holcomb, AuD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM An Updated Approach to Predicting Cochlear Implant Candidacy Sarah Sydlowski, AuD, PhD, MBA
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Cochlear Implant Awareness in the United States: A National Survey of 15,138 Adults John Marinelli, MD
• 12:20 PM - 12:29 PM Changes in Outcomes Expectations During the Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process Theodore McRackan, MD, MSCR

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Sessions 10-3 “Parent, Family, and Community Concerns” Moderators: Ellen Thomas, MA and Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD

• 11:40 AM -11:49 AM Evaluations of Parental Perspectives and Concerns about Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Emily Huang, BS
• 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Coaching Practices Implementation in Family-Centered Listening and Spoken Language Intervention Elaine Smolen, PhD
• 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Loss to Follow-Up in Identified Cochlear Implant Candidates: Are We Counseling Appropriately? Arun Joshi, AuD
• 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Development of a Community Based Cochlear Implant Program to Increase Patient Access: Opportunities, Barriers and Hope Chester Griffiths, MD, FACS
• 12:20 PM - 12:29 PM Increasing Cochlear Implant Care Access in a Large and Growing Metropolitan Area Gina Gracia, AuD