Adult Conference: The Challenge of Aging, Chicago 2009

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Cover Hearing Care for Adults 2009 - The Challenge for Aging
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Chapter 01 - R. D. Frisina, X. Zhu and M. D’Souza - Biological Bases of Age-Related Hearing Loss
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Chapter 02 - A. Davis, K. A. Davis - Epidemiology of Aging and Hearing Loss Related to Other Chronic Illnesses
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Chapter 03 - U. Lemke - The Challenges of Aging – Sensory, Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Health Changes in Old Age
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Chapter 04 - G. A. Gates - Central Auditory Processing in Presbycusis: an Epidemiologic Perspective
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Chapter 05 - M. K. Pichora-Fuller - Using the Brain when the Ears are Challenged helps Healthy Older Listeners Compensate and Preserve Communication Function
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Chapter 06 - J. Rönnberg, M. Rudner and A. A. Zekveld - Cognitive Hearing Science: The Role of a Working Memory System for Speech Understanding in Old Age
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Chapter 07 - E. B. Ryan - Overcoming Communication Predicaments in Later Life
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Chapter 08 - J.B. Orange - Language and Communication Disorders in Older Adults: Selected Considerations for Clinical Audiology
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Chapter 09 - C. Lind - Conversation Therapy: Interaction as Intervention
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Chapter 10 - R. W. Sweetow - Five Ideas to Better Meet the Hearing Needs of Older People
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Chapter 11 - L. Hickson - The Challenge of Older People Living in Aged Care Environments
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Chapter 12 - P. B. Kricos - The Challenge of Non-Audiological Variables
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Chapter 13 - L. E. Humes, D. Kinney, E. Thompson - Comparison of Benefits Provided by Various Hearing Aid Technologies in Older Adults
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Chapter 14 - P. Souza, K. Arehart - Hearing Aid Features: Do Older People Need Different Things?
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Chapter 15 - M. Reed - The Hard of Hearing Club: A Social Framework for Audiologic Rehabilitation for Seniors with Severe Hearing Difficulties
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Chapter 16 - C. Lind, E. Okell and J. Golab - Conversation Analysis of Repair in Interaction with Adults who Have Acquired HI
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Chapter 17 - J.-P. Gagné, W. Wittich - Visual Impairment and Audiovisual Speech-Perception in Older Adults with Acquired Hearing Loss
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Chapter 18 - S. E. Kramer, S. T. Goverts, M. J. van Til, J. M. Festen - The Challenge of Aging in the Workforce: Hearing Impairment and Vocational Enablement
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Chapter 19 - F. Grandori, M. Parazzini, G. Tognola, A. Paglialonga - Hearing Screening in Older Adults is Gaining Momentum. The European Project AHEAD III on Adult Hearing
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Chapter 20 - J.-P. Gagné, M. B. Jennings, K. Southall - Understanding the Stigma Associated with Hearing Loss in Older Adults
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Chapter 21 - J. R. Dubno - Longitudinal Changes in Hearing and Speech Perception in Older Adults
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Chapter 22 - M. S. Sommers - Speech Perception in Individuals with Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT)
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Chapter 23 - K. S. Helfer - Older Adults in Complex Listening Environments
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Chapter 24 - M. B. Jennings - Hearing Accessibility and Assistive Technology Use by Older Adults: Application of Universal Design Principles to Hearing
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Chapter 25 - T. H. Chisolm, R. McArdle, L. Dornton - Evidence for the Use of FM Systems in Older Adults
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Chapter 26 - G. Singh - The Aging Hand and Handling of Hearing Aids: A Review
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Chapter 27 - H. B. Abrams - Outcomes Measurement in the Audiologic Rehabilitation of the Elderly
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 Speaker & Theme Monday 
Robert D. Frisina - Biological Bases of Age-Related Hearing Loss
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Adrian Davis - What do we need to know to organise health services for older people
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Stefan Launer / Ulrike Lemke - The Challenge of Aging: Sensory, Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Health Changes in Old Age
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George A. Gates - Central Auditory Dysfunction in Age-Realted Hearing Loss
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M. Kathleen Pichora Fuller - Using the Brain when the Ears are Challenged Helps Healthy Older Listeners Compensate and Preserve Communication Function
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Jerker Rönnberg - Cognitive hearing science: Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) in old age
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Ellen Ryan - Overcoming Communication Predicaments in Later Life
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J.B. Orange - Communication Disorders in Older Adults
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Christopher Lind - Conversation Therapy: Interaction as intervention
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 Speaker & Theme Tuesday 
Larry E. Humes - Comparison of Benefits Provided by Various Hearing Aid Technologies in Older Adults
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Andi Vonlanthen / Stefan Launer - Hearing Solutions for Seniors
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Pamela Souza - Hearing aid features: Do older people need different things?
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Marilyn Reed - Baycrest Hard of Hearing Club: Audiologic Rehabilitation in a Social Context
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Christopher Lind - Conversation Therapy: Four findings and a folly
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Jean-Pierre Gagné - Visual impairment and AV speech understanding in older adults with acquired hearing loss
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Sophia E. Kramer - The challenge of aging in the workforce: hearing impairment and vocational enablement
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Ferdinando Grandori - AHEAD III: Assessment of Hearing in the Elderly: Aging and Degeneration - Integration through Immediate Intervention
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Jean-Pierre Gagné - Stigma associated with hearing loss in older adults with hearing loss
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Judy R. Dubno - Longitudinal Changes in Hearing and Speech Perception in Older Adults
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Mitchell S. Sommers - Speech perception in individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT)
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Karen S. Helfer - Older adults in complex listening environments
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 Speaker & Theme Wednesday 
Mary Beth Jennings - Hearing Accessibility and Assistive Technology Use by Older Adults: Application of Universal Design Principles to Hearing
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Theresa Hnath Chisolm - Evidence for the Use of FM Systems by Older Adults
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Gurjit Singh - Hearing Aid Controls and Manual Dexterity Issues
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Harvey B. Abrams - Outcomes Measurement in the Audiologic Rehabilitation of the Elderly
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Larry E. Humes - Hearing Aid Outcomes Measures in Older Adults: What to Measure and When
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Louise Hickson - Closing
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Hearing Care for Adults 2009

The Challenge of Aging
All proceedings of the Second International Adult Conference

Webcasts Monday

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Webcasts Tuesday

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  • Larry E. Humes
    Comparison of Benefits Provided by Various Hearing Aid Technologies in Older Adults
  • Andi Vonlanthen / Stefan Launer
    Hearing Solutions for Seniors
  • Pamela Souza
    Hearing aid features: Do older people need different things?
  • Marilyn Reed
    Baycrest Hard of Hearing Club: Audiologic Rehabilitation in a Social Context
  • Christopher Lind
    Conversation Therapy: Four findings and a folly
  • Jean-Pierre Gagné
    Visual impairment and AV speech understanding in older adults with acquired hearing loss
  • Sophia E. Kramer
    The challenge of aging in the workforce: hearing impairment and vocational enablement
  • Ferdinando Grandori
    AHEAD III - Assessment of Hearing in the Elderly: Aging and Degeneration - Integration through Immediate Intervention
  • Jean-Pierre Gagné
    Stigma associated with hearing loss in older adults with hearing loss
  • Judy R. Dubno
    Longitudinal Changes in Hearing and Speech Perception in Older Adults
  • Mitchell S. Sommers
    Speech perception in individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT)
  • Karen S. Helfer
    Older adults in complex listening environments

Webcasts Wednesday

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