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A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2024
9th International Pediatric Audiology Conference
October 27th-30th, San Diego, California
- Overview
- Call for posters
- Program
The 9th International Pediatric Conference: “A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification” will be held in-person in San Diego on October 27 - 30, 2024 with live stream available for online participation. Sponsored by Phonak, the conference is chaired by Prof. Anne Marie Tharpe and Dr. Marlene Bagatto. The Phonak Pediatric Advisory Board serves as the Planning Committee and has selected speakers from among the world’s most distinguished pediatric audiology experts, new investigators, clinicians and experts in related fields.
“The attendees of this conference can be assured of an exciting forum of speakers from around the world”
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This conference is designed to stimulate thoughtful interactions among attendees and speakers on a wide variety of topics related to childhood hearing loss. Topics include lowering the age of hearing loss identification in infants and children, managing special populations and also global support and advocacy among others – all within the context of family-centered service provision for children with hearing loss. The conference will also feature a submitted poster session and focused panel sessions designed to highlight interesting clinical topics.
Poster Session:
We invite poster submissions on topics related to audiological management and care of children with hearing loss.
For further information and registration go to www.phonakpro.com/conference and use the early bird rate until June 30th 2024
Surely this conference is not to be missed!
For any questions please contact: phonak.conference@phonak.com
Registration and hotel information
Registration fee:
- Early bird until June 30th 2024: USD 310.00
- Regular from July 1, 2024: USD 360.00
- Full time students (letter required): USD 240.00
- Virtual Attendance: USD 190.00
- Guest at the Phonak Evening: USD 80.00
Registration fee includes: Two and a half days of presentations by the foremost international experts in the field of pediatric audiology, breaks (morning & afternoon), lunches (Monday and Tuesday), welcome and poster reception (Sunday evening), dinner with Phonak (Tuesday evening)
Conference Hotel:
INTERCONTINENTAL SAN DIEGO
901 Bayfront Ct. Ste. #1
San Diego, CA 92101
InterContinentalSanDiego.com
Accommodation:
A block of rooms has been reserved at:
Intercontinental San Diego
901 Bayfront Ct. Ste. #1
San Diego, CA 92101
Rate: $ 299.00 excluding taxes and service charge, excluding breakfast
CEUs will be available (approx. 13 hours)
For any questions around the conference please do not hesitate to contact Phonak at phonak.conference@phonak.com
Chairpersons
Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D.
Vickie and Thomas Flood Professor and Chair
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Marlene Bagatto
Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the National Centre for Audiology at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada.
Call for posters
We invite and encourage you to actively contribute to this year’s conference! A poster session on Sunday evening October 27th provides an excellent opportunity to present and discuss your latest research results. We are looking for studies especially clinical studies that relate to hearing care in the pediatric area.
Submission
Poster submission deadline is: September 30, 2024
Abstracts can be submitted electronically (.doc & .pdf) to the following email address: phonak.conference@phonak.com
Please include in subject line: ‘Call for posters’
Editorial guidelines for the abstract submission
Abstracts and posters must be written in English.
Please use the template provided here:
Provide an abstract with a maximum of 200 words (excluding the title and authors’ names). The abstract should state clearly the background, aims, methods, results and conclusions of the study.
Evaluation and publishing
Evaluation of abstracts and selection for the poster session will be made by the scientific steering committee for the conference. No more than three submissions can be made by any one person as first author. Contributors will be informed about the acceptance of their abstract within 2 weeks. The corresponding author is responsible for informing the other authors of the status of their submission.
Accepted posters may be published on the conference webpage and in the online event website. It is the author’s responsibility to submit an accurate abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific facts will be reproduced as typed by the author.
Guidelines for poster presentation
Posters presenters are asked to put up their posters on Sunday before the poster session starts. You are requested to stand by your poster during the scheduled poster sessions on Sunday, October 27th, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The posters will then remain available for viewing all day on Monday October 28th and can be removed at the close of the conference on that day.
Poster boards and supplies
Each presenter will be provided with a freestanding poster display board, which is about 4' tall x 8' wide (120cm x 240cm). Please note that it is a landscape oriented poster board (horizontal orientation). Your poster can be affixed to the board with push pins. Push pins and adhesive tape will be available for your use on-site.
Each accepted poster will be assigned a number, which helps to identify your assigned poster board.
Conference registration
You can register to attend the conference now. Online registration and payment via credit card is available on this site www.phonak.com/conference. Early bird rates are available until June 30th 2024
Sunday, October 27
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Welcome Reception + Poster Session
2 hour
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Monday, October 28
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Conference Opening
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8:30 AM - 8:40 am
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8:30 AM - 8:40 am
Welcome & Introductions
Anne Marie Tharpe (USA) & Marlene Bagatto (CAN)
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
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8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
Introduction of Keynote Address
Anne Marie Tharpe (USA)
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8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
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8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Conference Keynote Address: Hearing for All: Confronting Inequalities in Hearing Healthcare
Dewet Swanapoel (ZAF)
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Session I: The Younger the Better: Lowering the Age of Identification
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9:30 AM - 10:05 AM
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9:30 AM - 10:05 AM
cCMV Screening Outcomes (working title)
TBC.
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10:05 AM - 10:40 AM
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10:05 AM - 10:40 AM
Coffee Break
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10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
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10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
Comprehensive NBHS
Cynthia Morton (USA)
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11:15 AM -11:50 AM
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11:15 AM -11:50 AM
Electrophysiologic Assessment of Auditory Function in Infants: Be Nimble, Be Quick, and Be Right!
Jace Wolfe (USA)
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11:50-12:00
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11:50-12:00
Session Discussion
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12:00 PM - 13:00 PM
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12:00 PM - 13:00 PM
Lunch
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Session II: Management of Children with Unique Needs
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13:00 PM - 13:35 PM
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13:00 PM - 13:35 PM
Advances in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder diagnosis and management in the pediatric population
Thierry Morlet (USA)
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13:35 PM - 14:10 PM
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13:35 PM - 14:10 PM
Management Considerations for Infants with UHL
Marlene Bagatto (CAN)
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14:10 PM - 14:45 PM
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14:10 PM - 14:45 PM
Behavioral hearing assessment in children with developmental differences
Angela Bonino (USA)
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14:45 PM - 15:15 PM
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14:45 PM - 15:15 PM
Coffee Break
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15:15 PM - 15:50 PM
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15:15 PM - 15:50 PM
Management of Children with Down Syndrome in the Audiology Clinic
Heather Porter (USA)
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15:50 PM - 16:25 PM
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15:50 PM - 16:25 PM
Beyond the Pain: Unveiling the Hidden Effects of Sickle Cell Disease on Childhood Hearing and Balance
Dawn Nelson (USA)
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16:25 PM - 16:30 PM
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16:25 PM - 16:30 PM
Closing
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Tuesday, October 29
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Announcements & Introductions
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8:35 AM - 9:30 AM
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8:35 AM - 9:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Overcoming Challenges: Practical Strategies for Managing Hearing Loss in Children with Diverse Abilities
Janet DesGeorges (USA), Heather Porter (USA), Patricia Roush (USA)
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Session III: The Latest News in Hearing Technology
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9:30 AM - 10:05 AM
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9:30 AM - 10:05 AM
Pediatric Fittings and Big Data - Unveiling the Present and Shaping the Future
Angela Pelosi (SUI)
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10:05 AM - 10:40 AM
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10:05 AM - 10:40 AM
Auracast: What it is and what it isn't
Marc Secall (SUI)
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10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
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10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Coffee Break
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11:10 AM - 11:45 AM
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11:10 AM - 11:45 AM
Title TBC.
Susan Scollie (CAN)
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11:45 AM -12:20 PM
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11:45 AM -12:20 PM
Personalizing Roger fittings: How you can make Roger even better
Jodie Nelson (SUI)
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12:20 PM - 13:20 PM
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12:20 PM - 13:20 PM
Lunch
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13:20 PM - 13:55 PM
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13:20 PM - 13:55 PM
Exploring the boundaries of hearing aid candidacy for children with hearing loss
Ryan McCreery (USA)
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13:55 PM - 14:30 PM
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13:55 PM - 14:30 PM
Pediatric Best Practices: Clinical Considerations for Evaluating and Fitting Non-Surgical Bone Conduction Hearing Devices (BCHDs) in Children
Laurie Mauro (USA)
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14:30 PM - 15:05 PM
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14:30 PM - 15:05 PM
How do hearing technologies help students in real classrooms?
Erin Picou (USA)
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15:05 PM - 15:35 PM
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15:05 PM - 15:35 PM
Coffee Break
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15:35 PM - 16:10 PM
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15:35 PM - 16:10 PM
A multi-center clinical trial of cochlear implantation in children with single-sided deafness
Jill Firszt (USA)
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16:10 PM - 16:45 PM
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16:10 PM - 16:45 PM
Utility of speech-evoked envelope following responses to assess aided hearing in children
Viji Easware (AUS)
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16:45 PM - 16:55 PM
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16:45 PM - 16:55 PM
Session Discussion
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16:55 PM - 17:00 PM
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16:55 PM - 17:00 PM
Closing
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Conference Dinner
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Wednesday, October 30
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Session IV: Artificial Intelligence and Other Innovations
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Introductions
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8:35 AM - 9:10 AM
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8:35 AM - 9:10 AM
AI will not replace HCPs but HCPs using AI will. Really?
Francois Julita (SUI)
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9:10 AM - 9:45 AM
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9:10 AM - 9:45 AM
NAL AI Work (working title)
TBC.
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9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
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9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
Session Discussion
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9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
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9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
Coffee Break
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Session V: Continued Challenges and Opportunities in Pediatric Audiologyy
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
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10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Session Introduction
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10:30 AM - 11:05 AM
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10:30 AM - 11:05 AM
Promoting optimal development for children with hearing loss: a global perspective
Bolajoko O. Olusanya (NIG)
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11:05 AM - 11:40 AM
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11:05 AM - 11:40 AM
Hair Cell Restoration/Regeneration (working title)
TBC.
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11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
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11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Advancing inner ear therapeutics for cisplatin-induced hearing loss from bench to bedside
Katherine Fernandez (USA)
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12:15 PM - 13:00 PM
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12:15 PM - 13:00 PM
Endnote: The Genetic Revolution Is Here: Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Dylan K. Chan (USA)
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13:00 PM - 13:10 PM
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13:00 PM - 13:10 PM
Session Discussion
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13:10 PM - 13:15 PM
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13:10 PM - 13:15 PM
Closing Remarks
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