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CI2024 Session Materials

THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024                                

9:20 AM - 9:50 AM  John Niparko Memorial Lecture: "Successful Pathways to Outcomes in Bilateral Cochlear Implantation"  Ruth Litovsky, PhD    

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM Concurrent Session 1-1 Outcomes Kristen Lewis, AuD & Daniel Zeitler, MD

  • 10:20 AM - 10:29 AM Low Accuracy and High Variability in Clinical Predictions of Speech Recognition Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Users Berenice Leal, BS
  • 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Validation of a Revised Hearing Attribute for the Health Utilities Index, Mark 3 in 895 Cochlear Implant Candidates and Recipients Peter Dixon, MD, MSc
  • 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM The Association of Social Vulnerability Index and Cochlear Implant Hearing Outcomes: A Single Institution Study David Fenton, BS
  • 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Assessment of the Impact of Social Vulnerability in Navigating Cochlear Implant Care Amritpal Singh, BS
  • 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Hearing outcomes with the Envoy Acclaim Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant Aniket Saoji, PhD

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM Concurrent Session 1-2 Decision Regret and Tinnitus  Kara Leyzac, AuD, PhD & Mona Oster, PhD, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM Concurrent Session 1-3 "Telehealth"  Jan Larky, MA, AuD & William Shapiro, AuD

  • 10:20 AM - 10:29 AM Evaluation of need for annual cochlear implant follow-up visits via app-based, remote self-assessments Dawn Marsiglia, AuD
  • 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Innovations in Remote Mapping for Cochlear Implant Patients - A Collaborative Approach Among Health Authorities Jolene Harrington, MS
  • 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Assessing speech perception using telepractice: Development of the myHEARcheck App Colleen Psarros, BAppSc, MSc, PhD
  • 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Improving Hearing Loss Detection in Rural Communities Using a Tele-Audiology Program Albert Park, MD
  • 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM App-based Self-assessments Have The Potential To Improve Clinical Efficiency Jacob Sulkers, M.Cl.Sc.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session 2-1 Surgical Issues in Cochlear Implantation    Maura Cosetti, MD & Kassanda Kaminskas, AuD

  • 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Outcomes of Cochlear Implantation in Meniérè’s Disease: Concurrent or Sequential Labyrinthectomy? Arianna Winchester, MD
  • 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Intraoperative Decision-Making for Revision Cochlear Implantation due to Facial Nerve Stimulation in a Patient with
  • Prior Labyrinthectomy Eric Babajanian, MD
  • 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Difficult round window access during cochlear implantation - a simple prediction method utilizing preoperative CT imaging Jun Wei Sia
  • 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients using a Lateral Wall or Perimodiolar Electrode Array Robert J.S. Briggs, MD
  • 12:20 PM - 12:29 PM Development of a New Thorough Cognitive Test for Adults with Severe Hearing Impairment Vincent Lin, MD, FRCSC

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session 2-2 SSD, Pediatric and Adult  David Horn, MD & Michelle Kraskin, AuD

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session 2-3 Mapping  Kelley Dwyer, AuD & Doug Sladen, PhD

  • 11:30 AM -11:39 AM Dynamically Focused Cochlear Implant Stimulation: The Impact of Subject Demographics and Program Settings on
  • Speech Perception Dietmar Wohlbauer, PhD
  • 11:40 AM -11:49 AM Anatomy-based fitting in experienced cochlear implant users: challenges and opportunities Anja Kurz, PD, PhD
  • 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Are artificial intelligence generated MAPs comparable to those obtained using behavioral measures? Allison Biever, AuD
  • 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Individualized mapping of electric-acoustic stimulation for adult and pediatric cochlear implant recipients Margaret Dillon, AuD, PhD
  • 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Optimization of frequency maps for SSD CI users Elad Sagi, PhD

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM      Concurrent Session 3-1 CI Delivery Model Rebecca Lewis, AuD & Nancy Mellon, MS

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  Concurrent Session 3-2 Sound processor / signal processing considerations    Melissa Hall, AuD & Lindsay Zombek, MS

  • 1:30 PM - 1:39 PMClinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of upgrading cochlear implant sound processors in older adults. Paola Incerti, Dr, PhD
  • 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Do Sound Processor Upgrades Affect Audiologic Outcomes For Cochlear Implant Patients? Khaled Altatoor, MD
  • 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Exploring the Role of Lyrics and Melody in Perceiving Emotional Content in Music: A Comparative Study between Normal-Hearing Individuals and Cochlear Implant Users Sebastien Paquette, PhD
  • 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Can anatomy-based fitting improve musical perception in cochlear implant users?Luis Lassaletta
  • 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Methodology and Preliminary Outcomes of Population Mean Mapping Compared to Behavioral Mapping Sandra Porps, AuD

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM  Concurrent Session 3-3 "Stump the Experts"  Meredith Holcomb, AuD & Daniel Zeitler, MD

              Panel Members: Joseph Dansie, AuD; Richard Gurgel, MD; Ashley Nassiri, MD, MBA; Sara Neumann, AuD; Mona Oster, PhD, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT               

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM  Keynote: "Cochlear Implantation of Individuals with Asymmetric Hearing Loss and Single-Sided Deafness: Results, Expectations and Gaps in Knowledge"    Jill Firszt, PhD

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM  "Candidacy, Outcomes, and Management of Cochlear Implants in Patients with Unilateral Hearing Loss" Panel    Karen Gordon, AuD and Lisa Park, AuD

        Panel Members: Sharon Cushing, MD; Jill Firszt, PhD; Elicia Pillion AuD                   

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Poster Highlight Session PH-1 Performance  Kate Sinks, AuD

  • 4:10 PM - 4:14 PM From sounds to scenes: Environmental sound comprehension in cochlear implant users Kristin Kozlowski, AuD
  • 4:14 PM - 4:18 PM Cochlear Implantation in Children with Down Syndrome Elizabeth Tournis, AuD
  • 4:19 PM - 4:23 PM Spatial Hearing Accuracy in Children with Cochlear Implants and Peers with Bilateral Bone Conduction Devices Robel Alemu, PhD
  • 4:23 PM - 4:27 PM Emotional Responses to Non-speech Sounds in Cochlear Implant Users Erin M. Picou, AuD, PhD
  • 4:28 PM - 4:32 PM Investigating Time Constants for Optimizing Bimodal Hearing Aid Fittings Megan Quilter, AuD
  • 4:32 PM - 4:36 PM Pediatric Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Single Sided Deafness Population: What to Expect in the First Year Cara Donahue, AuD
  • 4:37 PM - 4:41 PM Management of a Cochlear Implant User with Facial Nerve Stimulation and Dizziness While Eating: A Case Study Jordan Alyse Coffelt, AuD
  • 4:41 PM - 4:45 PM Evaluation and Optimizing ESRT in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients Sara Funatake, AuD
  • 4:46 PM - 4:50 PM Evaluation of cochlear implant candidacy in survivors of childhood cancer Johnnie K. Bass, AuD, PhD
  • 4:50 PM - 4:54 PM Factors influencing performance and device use in children with unilateral hearing loss who use a cochlear implant Lisa Park, AuD
  • 4:55 PM - 4:59 PM Bilinguals' speech perception of noise vocoded speech Deena Wechsler-Kashi, PhD

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM  Concurrent Poster Highlight Session PH-2 Rehabilitation             Miriam Featherstone, SLP, AuD

  • 4:10 PM - 4:14 PM Exploring the Impact of Home Language Exposure on Spanish Outcomes of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Spanish-English Bilingual Children Who Use Cochlear Implants Sofia Hein Machado
  • 4:14 PM - 4:18 PM The Impact of Cognitive, Social-Emotional, and Physical Fatigue on Deaf and Hard of Hearing students: The Development of the Fatigue in Educational Contexts Survey Denyse Hayward, PhD
  • 4:19 PM - 4:23 PM Effectiveness of Educational Program for School-based Professionals and Early Interventionists About Cochlear Implantation for Children with Single Sided Deafness Denise Thomas, AuD
  • 4:23 PM - 4:27 PM Associations between Personality Traits and Quality of Life, Usage, or Self-Reported Hearing Ability in Cochlear Implant
  • Users: A Pilot StudyNicholas Stanley, AuD, PhD
  • 4:28 PM - 4:32 PM Does patient perception align with objective measurements throughout the first year of cochlear implant use? Lauren Longhenry, AuD
  • 4:32 PM - 4:36 PM Cognitive functions in cochlear implant users Pamara Chang Liao, PhD
  • 4:37 PM - 4:41 PM Psychological preparation of children for cochlear implant surgery construction and validation of an instrument Midori O. Yamada MD
  • 4:41 PM - 4:45 PM Barriers to Cochlear Implantation for Northern Indigenous Patients in Quebec Rebecca E. Vanderelst, AuD
  • 4:46 PM - 4:50 PM A game for technical ear training in cochlear implant rehabilitation Per Anders Östblad, MS
  • 4:50 PM - 4:54 PM Do adolescents with cochlear implants report higher levels of depression than peers with typical hearing? Skylynn Brown, BS
  • 4:55 PM - 4:59 PM Parental Factors Contributing to Technology Wear Time: A Mixed Methods Approach Chelsea Anderson, PhD, MS

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM   Concurrent Poster Highlight Session PH-3 Medical-Surgery        Stephanie Moody-Antonio, MD

  • 4:10 PM - 4:14 PM Use of real time electrode navigation technology with inner ear malformations. Cedric Pritchett, MD
  • 4:14 PM - 4:18 PM Incidence of Electrode Contacts in the Functional Acoustic Hearing Region and Impact on Speech Recognition and Long-Term Hearing Preservation Nicholas Thompson, MD
  • 4:19 PM - 4:23 PM Bilateral Vestibular Weakness in Cochlear Implant Candidates Allison Reeder, MD
  • 4:23 PM - 4:27 PM iTRAQ-based Identification and Functional Profiling of Target Proteins involved in Cochlear Implant Trauma Adrien Eshraghi, MD
  • 4:28 PM - 4:32 PM When is Frail too Frail? Examining the Association between Frailty and Risk of Cochlear Implant Explantation Diana Hallak, BS
  • 4:32 PM - 4:36 PM Cochlear Implantation in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Patients: Speech Perception and Quality of Life. Rodney Diaz, MD, FACS
  • 4:37 PM - 4:41 PMComparison of Two Perimodiolar Electrode Arrays from a Singular Cochlear Implant Manufacturer.Danielle Bennett, AuD
  • 4:41 PM - 4:45 PM3D printed temporal bone and cochlear model with simulated nerves and blood vessels for improved training of Otolaryngologists Sidney R. Spencer, DO
  • 4:46 PM - 4:50 PMHearing Outcomes Of Lateral Wall Vs Perimodiolar Electrodes Among Unilateral Cochlear Implant RecipientsDavid S. Lee, MD
  • 4:51 PM - 4:55 PMClinical perspectives in implementing imaging based measurements in electrode device selection and device fitting for Electroacoustic Stimulation Candidates. Kassandra-Anne H. Kaminskas, M.Sc., M.Cl.Sc.

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024           

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM    Keynote: "Maturation of the auditory system requires auditory experience within an early critical period"  Andrej Kral, MD, PhD

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM "Valuing Listening in Children with Hearing Loss" Panel Moderator: Donna Sorkin, MA

              Panel Members:  Maura Berndsen MA, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT;  Andrej Kral MD, PhD; Karl White, PhD; Jace Wolfe, PhD                     

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session 4-1 Plasticity and Maturation Matthew Fitzgerald, PhD & Meredith Ouellette, MS, SLP 

  • 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Assessing Auditory-Visual Synchronization Abilities in Cochlear Implant Users and Individuals with Normal Hearing Olivier Valentin, PhD
  • 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM The relationship between spectral resolution and speech understanding over time for children with cochlear implants Andrea DeFreese, AuD
  • 11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Neuroplasticity Associated with Cochlear Implantation in Single-Sided DeafnessPhilip Chung
  • 11:30 AM - 11:39 AM Q&A
  • 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Attention allocation and functional neuroimaging in older adults with and without cochlear implantsMichael Harris, MD
  • 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Impact of Acute Versus Prolonged Auditory Deprivation and Rehabilitation with a Cochlear Implant on Adaptive Head
  • Movements during a Complex, Combined Speech-in-Noise and Localization Task in Single-Sided DeafnessMadison Epperson, MD
  • 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Clinical Trial to Expand Cochlear Implant Pediatric IndicationsDenise Thomas, AuD
  • 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Tinnitus suppression in SSD CI users is related to cross-modal neural activation.Andrew Dimitrijevic, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session 4-2 Pediatric and Adolescent Outcomes Cedric Pritchett, MD & Uma Soman, PhD

  • 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Reading Skills of Children with Cochlear Implants Compared to Typical Hearing Peers Sophia Heussner, BS
  • 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Listening and Literacy: Differences in Academic Performance by Hearing Loss StatusDorothy White, PhD
  • 11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Developing Opportunities to End Statewide Literacy Epidemic in Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Lessons Learned Through One Independent PreschoolErica Jones, MS
  • 11:30 AM - 11:39 AM Q&A
  • 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM The effect of family structure on the cochlear implant experience of children.Ariana Johnson, BS, MD Candidate
  • 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Intersection of Visual Emotion Recognition and Social Well Being in Adolescents with and without Cochlear ImplantsAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD
  • 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM Voice Emotion Perception In Preschool-Aged Children With Hearing LossMonika-Maria Oster, PhD
  • 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Working to listen: Developmental impacts on memory and learning in children using cochlear implantsKaren Gordon, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Session 4-3 Disparities and Inequities in Clinical Care    Terra Boulse-Archaro, SLP & Matthew Bush, MD

  • 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Assessment of Equitable Representation in Clinical Cochlear Implant Research Participation: A Comparison to Facility- and State-Level DataAmanda Davis, AuD
  • 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM A Multi-Domain National Landscape of Disparities Experienced by Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) ChildrenInderpreet Kaur Khalsa, MS
  • 11:20 AM - 11:29 AM Evaluating the Comparative Validity of Spanish and English Assessments in Bilingual, Bilateral Cochlear Implant Recipients Sandra Velandia, AuD
  • 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM Associations of Primary Spoken Language with Individual Perception of Hearing-Related Disability Rebecca Bell, MD
  • 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Case-Control Investigation of Cochlear Implant Candidacy, Clinical Profiles, and Surgical Outcomes in Native American Patients Compared with a Non-Native Cohort in the Southwestern USA. Shawn Stevens, MD
  • 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM The Influence of Social Determinants of Health on the Progression from Cochlear Implant Candidacy to Implantation Estephania Candelo Gomez, MD, MSc
  • 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM Social Determinants of Health; Does It Impact Cochlear Implant Performance? Matthew Shew, MD

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM      Concurrent Session 5-1 Vestibular Schwannomas            Nicholas Deep, MD & Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, AuD, PhD

  • 1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Electrical Auditory Brainstem Response for Intraoperative Monitoring During Simultaneous Vestibular Schwannoma Resection and Cochlear Implantation Shirin Jivani, AuD
  • 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Intraoperative Electrical Stapedius Reflex Testing is a Reliable Method for Monitoring Cochlear Nerve Integrity during Simultaneous Vestibular Schwannoma Resection and Cochlear Implantation Ghazal Daher, MD
  • 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM Programming parameters in patients with simultaneous vestibular schwannoma resection and cochlear implantation Maryann Flores Zurrica, AuD
  • 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Cochlear Implantation with Sporadic Inner Ear Schwannomas: An International Multi-Institutional Study of 90 Patients John Marinelli, MD
  • 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Auditory Brainstem Implant: A Case Study with the MED-EL Synchrony Device for a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2Andrea Overton, AuD

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM      Concurrent Session 5-2 Imaging      Viral Tejani, AuD & Nancy Young, MD

  • 1:30 PM - 1:39 PM Post-Operative Evaluation of Computed Tomography Imaging Following Cochlear Implantation Gregory Wiet, MD
  • 1:40 PM - 1:49 PM Complete Cochlear Analysis using Synchrotron Radiation Phase-Contrast Imaging Ashley Micuda, BSc
  • 1:50 PM - 1:59 PM The photon-counting detector CT enters the field of cochlear implantation - Precise investigation of perioperative cochlear analysis by a newly developed imaging technique Tassilo Mueller-Graff, MD
  • 2:00 PM - 2:09 PM Preoperative Cerebral MRI Abnormalities in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients: How common and how important are they? Magued Mashaly, MD
  • 2:10 PM - 2:19 PM Preoperative Neuroanatomical Features Outperform Non-Neural Features in Predicting Auditory Skills in Chinese Learning Children with Cochlear Implants Emily Shimeng XU, PhD

1:30 PM - 3:10 PM      (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum: Part 1 - Pediatrics        Amy Birath, AuD, MEd & Teresa Caraway, PhD

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session 6-1 SSD Renee Banakis Hartl, MD & Karl White, PhD

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM      Concurrent Session 6-2 Electrode Array Design Alexandria Mestres, AuD

  • 3:00 PM - 3:09 PM Ultra-Low Biofouling Thin Film Zwitterionic Hydrogel Coatings of Cochlear Implants Reduce the Foreign Body Response and Intracochlear Impedance in a Large Animal Model Nir Ben-Shlomo, MD
  • 3:10 PM - 3:19 PM Minimizing Trauma & Optimizing Intracochlear Position with a Novel Shape Memory Polymer Cochlear Implant Electrode Array Kenneth Lee, MD, PhD
  • 3:20 PM - 3:29 PM A 12-Month Evaluation of the First Randomized Controlled Trial of the Novel Dexamethasone Eluting Slim Modiolar Electrode (CI632D): Efficacy and Safety Outcomes in a Newly Implanted Adult Population with Bilateral Moderate to Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss David Kelsall, MD
  • 3:30 PM - 3:39 PM Impact of Dexamethasone-Eluting Cochlear Implant Array on Longitudinal Electrode Impedance, Electrocochleography, and Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential Measures Bruce Gantz, MD
  • 3:40 PM - 3:49 PM Flexible Dexamethasone-Eluting Cochlear Implant Electrode - Longterm Results Thomas Lenarz, MD, PhD

3:25 PM - 4:45 PM (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum: Part 2 - Adults Amy Birath, AuD, MEd & Lindsay Zombek, MS

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM  Concurrent Session 7-1 Assessment and Outcomes in the Elderly Amy McConkey Robbins, SLP & Aaron Moberly, MD

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM Concurrent Session 7-2 Robotics-Assisted Cochlear Implantation  Kevin D. Brown, MD, PhD & Kimberly Peters, PhD, AuD, SLP

  • 4:10 PM - 4:19 PM Initial Experience with Robotics-Assisted Cochlear Implantation in Pediatric Patients with Concurrent Insertion Telemetry Alexander Claussen, MD
  • 4:20 PM - 4:29 PM Initial Clinical Experience With Robot-assisted Electrode Insertion During Cochlear Implantation Clemens Stihl, Dr. med.
  • 4:30 PM - 4:39 PM Preservation of Functional Acoustic Hearing Comparing Manual and Robotic Insertion of Cochlear Implants Bruce Gantz, MD
  • 4:40 PM - 4:49 PM First experiences with intraoperative insertion force measurement in cochlear implant surgery Georg Bottcher-Rebmann, M.Sc.
  • 4:50 PM - 4:59 PM Improving electrode position of perimodiolar electrodes with the support of fluoroscopy and NRT thresholds under use of a surgical robot Rolf Salcher, MD                            

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2024                   

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM    Concurrent Session 8-1 Pharmacological Therapy             Barbara Hecht, PhD & Jay Rubenstein, MD, PhD

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Concurrent Session 8-2 Pediatric and Adolescent Outcomes Jennifer Coto, PhD & Bridget Scott-Weich, EdD, NBC, LSLS Cert. AVEd

  • 9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Early Shape Based Noun Knowledge Predicts Vocabulary & Language Development in Children using CIs Ivette Cejas, PhD
  • 9:20 AM - 9:29 AM Developing Single-Word Vocabulary to Accelerate Acquisition of Spoken Language Betsy Brooks, EdD
  • 9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Using Electrophysiology to Assess Language Processing in Cochlear Implant Using Children David Corina, PhD
  • 9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Language Skills Predict Spelling, Decoding, and Vocabulary Among DHH Elementary Schoolers Elaine Smolen, PhD, CED, LSLS Cert. AVEd
  • 9:50 AM - 9:59 AM Theory of Mind Acquisition in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children who use Listening and Spoken Language: Exploring Individual and Environmental Factors Brynne Powell, MED, MPH

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM    Concurrent Session 8-3 CI Service Delivery Model  Julie Arenberg, AuD, PhD & Jacob Hunter, MD

  • 9:10 AM - 9:19 AM Leveraging Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Generate Cochlear Implant Insurance Appeal Letter Si Chen, MD
  • 9:20 AM - 9:29 AM Enhancing Cochlear Implant Utilization: Overcoming Barriers in a Diverse Tertiary Academic Community-Based Center Sneha Chauhan, BS
  • 9:30 AM - 9:39 AM Teamwork isn’t just dreamwork: An intentional, evidence-based approach to building and maintaining an effective team Sarah Sydlowski, AuD, PhD, MBA
  • 9:40 AM - 9:49 AM Feasibility and Application of Early Activation after Cochlear Implant Surgery Scott Brown, MD
  • 9:50 AM - 9:59 AM Early Aural Rehabilitation for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: A Collaborative Care Model Tessa Hixon, MS CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Session 9-1 Hearing Preservation Larry Lustig, MD & Christine Turgeon, AuD, PhD

  • 10:30 AM - 10:39 AM Behavioral Responses to Supra-Threshold Stimuli During Awake Cochlear Implantation: A Novel Technique to Optimize Hearing Preservation Karl Khandalavala, MD
  • 10:40 AM - 10:49 AM Intracochlear Flushing Reduces Tissue Response To Cochlear Implantation Tayla Razmovski, PhD
  • 10:50 AM - 10:59 AM Amplitude Parameters are Predictive of Hearing Preservation in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Intracochlear Electrocochleography During Cochlear Implant Surgery Michael Harris, MD
  • 11:00 AM - 11:09 AM Speech perception impacts of electrode proximity to functional acoustic hearing in electric-acoustic cochlear implant users. Kevin Brown, MD, PhD
  • 11:10 AM - 11:19 AM Cochlear Implants in Children with Partial Hearing: data from 10-year UK collaboration Hannah Ager, BMedSci Speech Science

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Session 9-2 Pediatric Sharon Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC & Dakota Sharp, AuD

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Concurrent Session 9-3  Complex Conversations Coinciding with Complex Care Panel Brian Westerberg, MD FRCSC MHSc

              Panel Members: Ivette Cejas, PhD; Karen Fedirchuk, MSW, RSW; Gillian Liberman, MSW RSW; Aaron Moberley, MD; Josh Sevier, AuD    

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Session 10-1 Intraoperative Electrophysiologic Cochlear Implant Testing Keri Colio, AuD

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Session 10-2 Pediatric Ivette Cejas, PhD & Sarah Coulthurst, AuD

  • 11:40 AM - 11:49 AM ‘Slow No’ and ‘Careful Yes’: Development of a predicted outcome scale to inform complex decision making Hannah Ager, BMedSci Speech Science
  • 11:50 AM - 11:59 AM Effect of Cochlear Implantation on Listening-Related Fatigue in Non-Traditional Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidates Loren Nelson, BS
  • 12:00 PM - 12:09 PM The Effect of Auditory Status on Child-reported Quality of Life Lindsey Carriker, AuD
  • 12:10 PM - 12:19 PM One year of universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus in Minnesota: an update.Abby Meyer, MD, MPH
  • 12:20 PM - 12:29 PM The Impact of a Patient Navigator on Time to Intervention for Deaf and Hard of Hearing ChildrenMichael Lindeborg, MD

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Session 10-3 Audiologic Outcomes Amy Birath, AuD, MEd & Jolie Fainberg, AuD
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