We are delighted to announce the availability of a collection of nine papers presented at the ACI Alliance CI2021 Virtual Conference, Cochlear Implants in Children and Adults: It Takes a Village held virtually April 28th-May 1st, 2021. These provide a snapshot of what was presented at the meeting. All of the articles were featured in the September 2022 issue of Otology & Neurotology.
Click hereto see selected video presentations from the CI2021 Virtual Program:
CI2021 Virtual Opening Session with Meredith Holcomb AuD
John Niparko Memorial Lecture: Degeneration and Regeneration of the Inner Ear Konstantina Stankovic, MD, PhD
Psychosocial Considerations: Ann Geers, PhD and Kara Leyzac, AuD, PhD
Keynote: Improving CI Access with a Spanish Test Battery Speaker: Alejandro Rivas, MD
Panel on Social Justice and Hearing Health Care, Addressing Equity in Cochlear
Implantation; Moderator: Matthew Bush, MD, PhD
How the Past Shapes the Future and What To Do About It; Moderator: Howard W. Francis MD, MBA, Duke University
Multidisciplinary Cochlear Implant Team Video Series
Music Session with Richard Reed
Click here to see the John Niparko Memorial Lecture video.
Clickhere to see the Session Materials Powerpoint Presentations for those presenters who gave permission to post.
Segment One: The Complexities of Family-Centered Intervention: The Essential Need for Trauma-Informed Practice Carrie Neff MS, LPC-S, IMH-E; Darcy Stowe MS, LSLS Cert AVT
Segment Two: Maximizing Reading Potential: The Roles of Segmental and Suprasegmental Speech Perception for Successful Literacy Outcomes for Children Who Have Cochlear Implants Lisa Davidson PhD; Heather Grantham PhD
Segment Three: The Challenge of Transitioning to Life Beyond High School for Students who use Cochlear Implants Terry Zwolan PhD; Jennifer Still MHS, LSLS Cert. AVT
The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness.
