CI2019 Pediatric Session Materials

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

9:10 AM John Niparko Memorial Lecture: Sound Processing in Healthy and Hurting Brain: What Have We Learned from Music and Concussion? Nina Kraus, PhD

10:10 AM Beyond the CI: The Role of Therapy, Education and Family Engagement Chairs: Ivette Cejas, PhD; Nancy Mellon, MS

Family Engagement in Cochlear Implant Therapy and Education: Promoting Resilience for Children Experiencing Adversity Jenna Voss, PhD, CED, LSLS Cert. AVEd.
Parents’ Engagement in a Cochlear Implant Orientation Program Bruna Youssef
Getting the Word Out: Raising Awareness of Opportunities for Today’s Children With Hearing Loss Teresa Caraway, PhD
Cochlear Implants and Lack of Follow-Up: An Ethical Dilemma Maria Leno, AuD
Family Input to Program Development and Improvement Joni Alberg, PhD
Exploring the Identities of Hearing Parents Who Chose Cochlear Implantation for their Children with Hearing Loss Brittan Barker, PhD
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: A Parent Coaching Intervention Targeting Language, Behavior, and Maternal Sensitivity Elizabeth Adams Costa, PhD

10:10 AM Variability of CI Outcomes: Is it Device, Mapping or Cognition? Chairs: David Landsberger, PhD; Mario Svirsky, PhD

A Novel Approach for Electrical Stimulation of the Cochlear Apex David Landsberger, PhD
Neuromodulation Enhances Plasticity in a Rodent Model of Cochlear Implant Use Erin Glennon
Use of Intra-Cochlear Electro-Cochleography to Estimate Cochlear Implant Electrode Location within the Cochlea Aniket Saoji, PhD

10:10 AM Genes/Surgical Issues Chairs: Ronna Hertzano, MD; Hao Wu, MD

Global Impact and Screening Strategy for Deafness Genes in CI Patients Xue Liu, MD, PhD
The Effect of Gene Mutations on Neural Response of the ElectricallyStimulated Auditory Nerve in Children Shuman He, MD, PhD
Delayed Pain in Cochlear Implant - A Tailored Treatment Plan According to An Etiology-Based Classification Yisgav Shapira, MD
Clinical Trial of the Capacitive Component of Electrical Impedance in the Cochlea and the Effect of Topical Dexamethasone in Cochlear Implant Surgery Frederico Di Lella, MD
Safety of Cochlear Implantation in Children Under 12 Months of Age Kay Chang, MD
Early Data from the Prospective Randomized Trial of intracochlear ECogh during Cochlear Implant Surgery Michael Harris, MD

12:40 PM Moving the Field Forward: Expanding Indications & Special Populations Chairs: Sarah Coulthurst, AuD; Ken Kazahaya, MD

Improved Speech Perception and Expression in Implanted Individuals Having Dual Diagnosis of Hearing Loss and Autism Spectrum Disorder Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc
Long-Term Outcomes in Children with Congenital CMV Infection and Cochlear Implants Alessandra Murri, MD
Managing the Complexities of Cochlear Implantation in Children with CHARGE Syndrome Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD
To What Extent Relaxation of Indication for CI Influences Clinical Practice Michal Luntz, MD
Speech, Language, and Vocabulary Outcomes in Children with Dual Diagnoses: Hearing Loss and Autism Kathryn Marsh, MA, MEd
Auditory and Language Skills Development After Cochlear Implantation in Children with Multiple Disabilities Medhat Yousef, MD, PhD

12:40 PM Surgical Techniques/Innovations Regency Moderators: Moises Arriaga, MD; Sarah Mowry, MD

Utilization of Round Window Membrane Surface Tension in Facilitating Slim Electrode Insertion in Cochlear Implant Ihab Nada, MD
Individualized Cochlear Implantation Using the Concept of Partial Insertion Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. med.
Electrophysiologic Changes After ‘Pullback’ of the Slim Modiolar Electrode - First Clinical Impressions Philipp Mittmann, MD
Cochlear Implantation with a Slim, Modiolar Array Jonathan McJunkin, MD
Post Meningitis Ossification and Neurologic Sequelae and its Effect on Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Recipients Amit Wolfovitz, MD

12:40 PM Getting the Most out of the CI - Audiology Moderators: Michael Scott, AuD; Teresa Zwolan, PhD

The Long-Term Stability of the Electrical Stapedial Reflex Threshold; A Retrospective Chart Review Cache Pitt, AuD
Evaluation of a Modern Remote Microphone DeC72:C79signed to Improve Performance in Small Group Settings with Multiple Talkers Sara Neumann, AuD
The Latest and Greatest from the Cochlear Implant Literature for the Clinical Audiologist Jannine Larky, AuD
Longitudinal Results of Older Pediatric Sequential Cochlear Implant Recipients Allison Biever, AuD
Towards a Consensus About Minimal Outcome Measurements in Paediatric Cochlear Implant Users Griet Mertens, PhD AuD
How Accurate is Cochlear Implant Scene Classification? Hillary Ganek, PhD

2:40 PM Imaging/Surgical Regency Moderators: Joni Doherty, MD; Colin Driscoll, MD

2:40 PM Cognition Moderators: Derek Houston, PhD; David Jung, MD

Reading, Phonological Processing and Writing Outcomes for Adolescents Who Received Their First Cochlear Implant Younger than Two Years and Who are Now Aged 11 to 19 Years Shani Dettman, PhD, MEd

2:40 Music Moderators: Blake Papsin, MD; Jay Rubinstein, MD

The Role of Music in Families of Children with Hearing Loss in Australia, Finland and the UK Valerie Looi, PhD
Impact of Flat Panel Computed Tomography-Based Cochlear Implant Fittings on Speech, Timbre & Pitch Perception Melanie Gilbert, AuD

3:40 PM Poster Highlights 1: Audiology Outcomes Moderators: Jolie Fainberg, MA; Shawnee Gastal, AuD

Very Early Activation After Cochlear Implantation - Our Experiences in 20 Cases of Children Astrid Magele, MD, PhD
Bimodal to Sequential Bilateral - Deciding When and Why Janet Green, AuD
Developing International Consensus on the Use of Unilateral Cochlear Implants for Bilateral Severe, Profound, or Moderate Sloping to Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Adults Craig Buchman, MD
Unilateral Cochlear Implantation In Older Children: A Case Study Samantha Morgan, AuD
Establishment of the Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Standard Value for Chinese Mandarin Children with Cochlear Implants Haihong Liu, PhD
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Cochlear Implant Mapping: Implications for Clinic Efficiency and Future Directions Teresa Zwolan, PhD

3:40 PM Poster Highlights 2: Pediatrics Moderators: Howard Francis, MD; Jennifer Woodard, AuD

Family Support Community for Parents of Children with Cochlear Implants; Anytime, Anywhere Marge Edwards, MS, LSLS Cert AVT
Music-Related Quality of Life and Generic Quality of Life in Adolescents with Cochlear Implants Stephanie Fowler, BA
Multidisciplinary Cochlear Implant Clinic Improves Evaluation Efficiency and Patient Satisfaction Kenneth Lee, MD, PhD

3:40 PM Poster Highlights 3: Medical/Surgical Moderators: Oliver Adunka, MD; Michal Luntz, MD

Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct: Hearing Progression and Outcomes in Cochlear Implant Patients Sarah Hodge, MD
The Significance of the “Hook” Region Anatomy for the Cochlear Implantation Surgery Vladislav Kuzovkov, MD
Surgery for the Basal Turn Ossification of the Cochlea Vladislav Kuzovkov, MD
Hearing Preservation with Long Electrode Arrays and Implications for Place Based EAS Fitting Brendan O’Connell, MD
Effectiveness of Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplatation in Cochlear Implantation Jae-Hyun Seo, MD, PhD
Evaluating the Efficacy of New Otoprotective Drugs for Cochlear Implantation Trauma with or without Electrical Stimulation using In Vitro and In Vivo Models Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc

Friday July 12, 2019

8:40 AM What is ACI Alliance Doing to Advance CI Access?

10:30 AM Complex Cases: Multidisciplinary Management Chairs: Rene Gifford, PhD; Fred Telischi, MD

Complex Cases: Multidisciplinary Management J. Thomas Roland, Jr., MD
Co-treatment in Complex Cases. The intersection of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Hannah Eskridge, MS and Pat Roush, AuD

10:30 AM Advanced Programming Moderators: Melissa Hall, AuD; Janine Larky, AuD

Evaluation of Novel Physiologic Measures to Estimate Cochlear Implant Stimulation Levels Jace Wolfe, PhD
Clinical Practice Patterns: Advanced Noise Management for Children with Cochlear Implants Ursula Findlen, PhD
Cochlear Implantation for Children with Cochlear Nerve Deficiency: Mapping Characteristics Melissa Auchter, AuD
Complex Cases, Complex Programming Jannine Larky, AuD
Protocol for Measuring the Electrically-Evoked Compound Action Potential in Children with Cochlear Nerve Deficiency Shuman He, MD, PhD

10:30 AM Education Moderators: Jen Haney, MA; Melissa Oliver

Visual Prosody to Improve the Expressive Reading of Readers with a Hearing Loss Maarten Renckens, PhD Candidate
Building Professional Capacity to Support Families Before and After Cochlear Implantation Wendelyn DeMoss, MS, LSLS Cert AVT
Read Up: Reading Achievement in Children with Hearing Loss in a Listening and Spoken Language Program Elaine Smolen, MAT, LSLS Cert AVEd
Highly Specialized Listening and Spoken Language Intervention Programs Promote Development of Language Skills in 3 to 5 year old Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Lynn Miskiel, MA, LSLS Cert AVEd
Analysis of Factors Influencing Early Postoperative Pediatric Cochlear Implant Data Logging Mallory Raymond, MD

1:00 PM Audiological Considerations Moderators: Julia Reid, AuD; Wilder Roberts, AuD

Let’s Meet Outside the Box: Collaborative Efforts for Optimizing Technology Jolie Fainberg, MA
Benefits of Early Acoustic Hearing for Speech Perception and Language in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients Ann Geers, PhD
An Updated Comparison of Outcomes and Programming Parameters for Precurved Versus Straight Electrode Arrays Jourdan Holder, AuD

1:00 PM Social/Emotional Moderators: Tava Arnold, PhD; Karl White, PhD

Trauma-Informed Practice for Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users and Their Families Elizabeth Rosenzweig, MS, LSLS Cert AVT
Implementation of a Screener for Depression and Anxiety: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Adolescents with Hearing Loss Nicole Lorenzo, MS
Adolescents With Hearing Loss and Bullying: A Call to Action Rachel Glade, PhD, LSLS Cert AVT
Effect of Auditory Status on Visual Processing of Emotion Cues in Adolescents Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD

1:00 PM Medical/Surgical: Inner Ear Malformations Regency Moderators: Sharon Cushing, MD; Sam Marzo, MD

Audiologic Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Inner Ear Malformations: A Comparative Analysis of Lateral Wall & Perimodiolar Electrode Arrays Nofrat Schwartz, MD
Hearing and Speech Outcomes in Children Following Cochlear Implantation of Congenital Inner Ear Malformations Owen Darr, MD
Auditory Skills and Surgical Challenges Regarding Cochlear Implantation in Children with Charge Syndrome Luis Lassaletta, MD

2:10 PM (Re)habilitation Moderators: Ann Geers, PhD; Debra Schrader, LSLS Cert AVT

Using the LENA System to Investigate Conversational Partners in Children With and Without Cochlear Implants Hillary Ganek, PhD
The Emergence of Speech Intelligibility in Long-Term Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users Kathryn Wiseman, AuD
Longitudinal Speech and Language Outcomes in Paediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients Julie Hare, BSc
The Role of Feedback and Use of a Mobile App in Supporting AdultChild Language Interactions in the Home Shani Dettman, PhD
Language Performance of Adolescents with Cochlear Implants: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Contributing Factors Susan Nittrouer, PhD

2:10 PM Candidacy Moderators: Sandra Prentiss, PhD; Adrian Leigh Taylor, AuD Word Recognition and Audiometric Profiles of Cochlear Implant Candidacy Camille Dunn, PhD

The Need For a New Cochlear Implant Candidacy Protocol Allison Biever, AuD
Using Word Recognition Testing to Predict Cochlear Implantation Candidacy Brandon Isaacson, MD
Rethinking Unaided Word Recognition Score Minimums to Increase Number of Implant Candidates Anna McCraney, AuD
Better Defining Best-Aided Condition: The Role of Hearing Aids on Cochlear Implantation Qualification Rates Brandon Isaacson, MD

2:10 PM Medical/Surgical Moderators: Stephen Cass, MD; Daniela Carvalho, MD, MMM

Air and Bone-Conducted Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Cochlear Implants Aniket Saoji, PhD
Feasibility of Pediatric Robotic Cochlear Implantation in Phantoms Gabriela Bom Braga, MD, PhD
A Model to Evaluate Electrode Explant Force and Trauma J. Thomas Roland, MD
Effects of Early Asymmetric Hearing on Cortex and Brainstem Andrej Kral, MD, PhD

3:40 PM (Re)habilitation Moderators: Amy Birath, AuD, LSLS Cert AvEd; Gayla Guignard, MA, LSLS Cert. AVT

Quality of Life for Youth with Hearing Loss Who Use Spoken Language Amy Melick, PhD
First Cochlear Implant Under 12 Months, Contralateral Cochlear Implant Simultaneous and Sequential Comparison Catherine Birman, MBBS, PhD, FRACS GAICD
Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL): Development of Profile (CIQOL-35 Profile) and a Global (CIQOL-10 Global) Quality of Life Instruments Theodore McRackan, MD, MSCR
Receptive Vocabulary Acquisition in Young Children with Hearing Loss Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD

3:40 PM Service Delivery/Practice Management Moderators: David Haynes, MD; Linda Hazard, PhD

Role of Medicaid in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Donna Sorkin, MA
The Benefits of Using Audiology Assistants in a Cochlear Implant Program Teresa Zwolan, PhD
Increasing Efficiency While Maintaining Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction: One Clinic’s Approach to a New Service Delivery Model Regina Presley, AuD
New CI Delivery Model using Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study Sara Neumann, AuD
Disparities in Access to Cochlear Implant Surgery and Related Services Simon Angeli, MD
Early Intervention Enrollment in Children with Hearing Loss: The Impact of Service Delivery Model Ursula Findlen, PhD
Thirty-Five Years of Cochlear Implantation at One of the Nation’s Largest Pediatric Centers Harold Pillsbury, MD

3:40 PM Audiology: Predicting Speech Understanding Moderators: Noelle Roth, AuD; Stacy Payne, AuD

Evaluation of Cochlear Implant Noise Management Technologies Sara Neumann, AuD
Testing Speech Perception with Cochlear Implants through Direct Audio Streaming in a Virtual Sound Booth: A Feasibility Study Daniel Zeitler, MD
The Effects of the Interphase Gap on Neural Response of the Electrically-Stimulated Auditory Nerve in Children with Cochlear Nerve Deficiency and Children with Normal-Size Cochlear Nerves Shuman He, MD, PhD
What Cues Do Early Implanted and Post-Lingually Deafened Cochlear Implant Users Use to Understand Speech? David Landsberger, PhD

Saturday, July 13, 2019

8:40 AM Keynote Lecture: What They Hear and What They Say: Language Learning in a Bilingual Context Elizabeth Peña, PhD

9:20 AM Predicting and Improving Outcomes Moderators: Seema LaGree, AuD; Kelly Murphy, AuD

Redefining Success in Cochlear Implant Recipients Craig Buchman, MD
Frequency Change Detection and Speech Perception in Cochlear Implant Users Fawen Zhang, MD, PhD
Conditions for Successful Application of EAS in Children with Useful Residual Hearing Young-Myoung Chun, MD, PhD
Incidental Residual Hearing and Speech Perception Outcomes Following Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Alecia Jayne, AuD
Pediatric Case Studies of Congenital CMV and Cochlear Implants Heidi Leonard, AuD

9:20 AM Management of Bilingual Patients Moderators: Sarah Radlinski, MS; Sandra Velandia, AuD

Managing Bilingual Cochlear Implant Candidates: An Audiological Perspective Sandra Velandia, AuD
Adapting Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Culturally and Linguistically Relevant Intervention for Spanish-Speaking Families Sarah Radlinski, MS, LSLS Cert AVT
Development and Validation of the Spanish AzBio Sentence Lists Alejandro Rivas, MD
Literacy in Iberoamerica: Status and Intervention Strategies Lilian Flores, PhD, LSLS Cert AVT

9:20 AM Bone Conduction Moderators: Lisa Christensen, AuD; Daniel Lee, MD

AM Bone Conduction Implants vs. Cochlear Implants in Single-Sided Deafness Thomas Keintzel, Dr.med.
First Results of a New Coupling Device for Precise Round Window Coupling of the Vibrant Soundbridge Magnus Teschner, MD, PhD, MBA
A Comparison of Language and Articulation Scores Between Students with Single-Sided Deafness and Unilateral Microtia Atresia Monica Dorman, MS

10:35 AM Telemedicine Moderators: Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD; Joy Murdock Kearns, MS, LSLS Cert. AVEd

Effectiveness of Teletherapy at Facilitating Language Development in At-Risk Children with Hearing Loss Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD
The Next Step in Pediatric Remote Cochlear Implant Programming in Australia Paula Berkley, BA Dip Aud, MAud SA (CCP)
Improving Access to Care Through Offsite Cochlear Implant Mapping Services in Pediatric Patients with Additional Disabilities Elizabeth O’Neill, AuD

10:35 AM Single Sided Deafness Moderators: Griet Mertens, PhD; Daniel Zeitler, MD

Equipment Setup for Therapy with Children with a Unilateral Hearing Loss Who Receive a Cochlear Implant Sandra Hancock, MS, LSLS Cert AVT
Reduced Fatigue and Improved Quality of Hearing after Cochlear Implantation in Children with Unilateral Sensory Hearing Loss Kevin Brown, MD, PhD

10:35 AM Cochlear Nerve Moderators: Sujana Chandrasekhar, MD; William Shapiro, PhD

Hearing and Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Children with Absent/ Abnormal Cochleovestibular Nerves Elina Kari, MD
Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Cochlear Nerve Dysplasia- What Can We Tell Parents? Catherine Birman, MBBS, PhD
Auditory Brainstem Implant Array: Position and Auditory Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Isabeau van Beurden, BS

11:45 AM Electrocochleography Moderators: Samantha Anne, MD; Craig Buchman, MD

Clinical Experience with the Atraumatic SlimJ Electrode and Intraoperative ECochG Measurements Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Dr. med.
Angular Insertion Depth and Electrocochleography Predict Speech Perception Outcomes with Lateral Wall Arrays Michael Canfarotta, MD

11:45 AM (Re)habilitation Moderators: Lori Bobsin, PhD; Becky Clem, MA, LSLS Cert. AVT

Additional Disabilities, Cochlear Implants and Informed Consent Catherine Birman, MBBS PhD FRACS

11:45 AM Audiology Outcomes Moderators: Sarah Warren, AuD, PhD; Alyssa Whinna, AuD

Two is Better than One and One is Better than Two: The Impact of Pediatric Cochlear Implants on Language Acquisition Shani Dettman, PhD, MEd
Bilateral Cochlear Implants in Children Angelika Illg, PhD
The Impact of Cochlear Implantation on Speech and Language Outcomes in Children with Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss Prashant Malhotra, MD

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