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Attendees at the (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum at CI2024 in Vancouver rated the Forum highly and encouraged continuance of this session at future CI conferences. At CI2025, we will hold the sessions Friday afternoon with a Research to Practice focus on two topics:

▪ Cochlear Implants in single-sided deafness and asymmetric hearing loss

▪ Cochlear Implants when deafness exists with one or more concomitant conditions

(Re)Habilitation Connect Form at CI2025 will focus on outcomes of, and intervention for, children and adults with cochlear implants who have single-sided deafness or asymmetric hearing loss and those with cochlear implants who have hearing loss and additional diagnoses. Each of these topics will be explored from a research and intervention perspective for adults and children focused on (re)habilitative care to maximize patient success. To allow attendees who provide services to one or the other demographic, we will cover the two topics within a timeframe dedicated to clinical research and (re)habilitation for (1) children and (2) adults. Each segment will include discussion regarding intervention for those who receive cochlear implants who present with asymmetric hearing loss, as well as those presenting with a wide range of conditions that may occur alongside hearing loss including syndromes, developmental delay, and cognitive impairment or decline. The research-to-practice format for the Forum, with prominent researchers and experts in the field, will allow attendees to walk away with immediately applicable intervention information.

Presenters at the (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum will include:

1. Becky Clem, Cook Children's Medical Center
2. Dr. Richard Gurgel, University of Utah Health
3. Sandra Hancock, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4. Michelle Havlik, UChicago Medicine
5. Rebecca Piper, NYU Langone Health
6. Blair Richlin, Mass Eye and Ear
7. Molly Schoenfeld, The Ear Institute, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
8. Adrienne Stewart, The Moog Center for Deaf Education
9. Dr. Brittany Wuebbles, Central Institute for the Deaf
10. Dr. Dan Zeitler, Virginia Mason Medical Center/University of Washington
11. Lindsay Zombek, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Please join us in Boston on Friday afternoon, May 2, 2025, for this notable opportunity to level up your knowledge and skills regarding intervention with these unique populations.

Whether you identify as a physician, psychologist, audiologist, speech-language pathologist, educator, early interventionist, (re)habilitationist, coordinator, or as any person interested in discussion of research and best practices for intervention, we hope you will join us for this exciting (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum in Boston.

'Continue the Conversation' Reception

Following the conclusion of the two sessions, we will Continue the Conversation with refreshments and an opportunity for the (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum presenters and attendees to interact and delve deeper into the Forum topics in a less formal setting. This is an opportunity not to be missed! We are grateful to Hearing First for sponsoring the reception. Following the (Re)Habilitation Connect Forum.

Please join us in Boston on Friday afternoon, May 2, 2025, for this notable opportunity to level up your knowledge and skills regarding intervention with these unique populations. Find more information here.