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Adult Conference: The Challenge of Aging

Date: November 16th - 18th, 2009    
Location: Chicago, USA    
Sponsor: Phonak    

Event Materials

Proceedings

Journal Article: Biological Bases of Age-Related Hearing Loss

Robert D. Frisina, Xiaoxia Zhu and Mary D’Souza

Journal Article: Epidemiology of Aging and Hearing Loss Related to Other Chronic Illnesses

Adrian Davis and Katrina A. Davis

Journal Article: The Challenges of Aging – Sensory, Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Health Changes in Old Age

Ulrike Lemke

Journal Article: Central Auditory Processing in Presbycusis: an Epidemiologic Perspective

George A. Gates

Journal Article: Using the Brain when the Ears are Challenged Helps Healthy Older Listeners Compensate and Preserve Communication Function

M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller

Journal Article: Cognitive Hearing Science: The Role of a Working Memory System for Speech Understanding in Old Age

Jerker Rönnberg, Mary Rudner and Adriana A. Zekveld

Journal Article: Overcoming Communication Predicaments in Later Life

Ellen Bouchard Ryan

Journal Article: Language and Communication Disorders in Older Adults: Selected Considerations for Clinical Audiology

J.B. Orange

Journal Article: Conversation Therapy: Interaction as intervention

Christopher Lind

Journal Article: Five Ideas to Better Meet the Hearing Needs of Older People

Robert W. Sweetow

Journal Article: The Challenge of Older People Living in Aged Care Environments

Louise Hickson

Journal Article: The Challenge of Non-Audiological Variables

Patricia B. Kricos

Journal Article: Comparison of Benefits Provided by Various Hearing Aid Technologies in Older Adults

Larry E. Humes, Dana Kinney and Elizabeth Thompson

Journal Article: Hearing aid features: Do older people need different things?

Pamela Souza and Kathryn Arehart

Journal Article: The Hard of Hearing Club: A Social Framework for Audiologic Rehabilitation for Seniors with Severe Hearing Difficulties

Marilyn Reed

Journal Article: Conversation Analysis of Repair in Interaction with Adults who Have Acquired HI

Christopher Lind, Elise Okell and Jenna Golab

Journal Article: Visual Impairment and Audiovisual Speech-Perception in Older Adults with Acquired Hearing Loss

Jean-Pierre Gagné and Walter Wittich

Journal Article: The challenge of aging in the workforce: hearing impairment and vocational enablement

Sophia E. Kramer, S. Theo Goverts, Marten J. van Til and Joost M. Festen

Journal Article: Understanding the Stigma Associated with Hearing Loss in Older Adults

Jean-Pierre Gagné, Mary Beth Jennings and Kenneth Southall

Journal Article: Longitudinal Changes in Hearing and Speech Perception in Older Adults

Judy R. Dubno

Journal Article: Speech Perception in Individuals with Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT)

Mitchell S. Sommer

Journal Article: Older adults in complex listening environments

Karen S. Helfer

Journal Article: Hearing Accessibility and Assistive Technology Use by Older Adults: Application of Universal Design Principles to Hearing

Mary Beth Jennings

Journal Article: Evidence for the Use of FM Systems in Older Adults

Theresa Hnath Chisolm, Rachel McArdle and Lynette Dornton

Journal Article: The Aging Hand and Handling of Hearing Aids: A Review

Gurjit Singh

Journal Article: Outcomes Measurement in the Audiologic Rehabilitation of the Elderly

Harvey B. Abrams

Speaker & Theme Monday

Presentation: Biological Bases of Age-Related Hearing Loss

Robert D. Frisina

Presentation: What do we need to know to organise health services for older people

Adrian Davis

Presentation: The Challenge of Aging: Sensory, Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Health Changes in Old Age

Ulrike Lemke

Presentation: Central Auditory Dysfunction in Age-Realted Hearing Loss

George A. Gates

Presentation: Using the Brain when the Ears are Challenged Helps Healthy Older Listeners Compensate and Preserve Communication Function

Kathy Pichora-Fuller

Presentation: Cognitive hearing science: Ease of Language Understanding (ELU) in old age

Jerker Rönnberg and Mary Rudner

Presentation: Overcoming Communication Predicaments in Later Life

Ellen Bouchard Ryan

Presentation: Communication Disorders in Older Adults, Adult Conference

JB Orange

Presentation: Conversation Therapy: Interaction as intervention

Christopher Lind

Speaker & Theme Tuesday

Presentation: Comparison of Benefits Provided by Various Hearing Aid Technologies in Older Adults

Larry E. Humes, Dana Kinney and Elizabeth Thompson

Presentation: Hearing Solutions for Seniors

Andi Vonlanthen

Presentation: Hearing aid features: Do older people need different things?

Pamela Souza

Presentation: Baycrest Hard of Hearing Club: Audiologic Rehabilitation in a Social Context

Marilyn Reed

Presentation: Conversation Therapy: Four findings and a folly

Christopher Lind

Presentation: Visual impairment and AV speech understanding in older adults with acquired hearing loss

Jean-Pierre Gagné

Presentation: The challenge of aging in the workforce: hearing impairment and vocational enablement

Sophia E. Kramer, S. Theo Goverts, Marten van Til and Joost Festen

Presentation: AHEAD III: Assessment of Hearing in the Elderly: Aging and Degeneration - Integration through Immediate Intervention

Ferdinando Grandori

Presentation: Stigma associated with hearing loss in older adults with hearing loss

Jean-Pierre Gagné, Mary Beth Jennings and Kenneth Southall

Presentation: Longitudinal Changes in Hearing and Speech Perception in Older Adults

Judy R. Dubno

Presentation: Speech perception in individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT)

Mitchell S. Sommers

Presentation: Older adults in complex listening environments

Karen S. Helfer

Speaker & Theme Wednesday

Presentation: Hearing Accessibility and Assistive Technology Use by Older Adults: Application of Universal Design Principles to Hearing

Mary Beth Jennings

Presentation: Evidence for the Use of FM Systems by Older Adults

Terry Hnath Chisolm

Presentation: Hearing Aid Controls and Manual Dexterity Issues

Gurjit Singh

Presentation: Outcomes Measurement in the Audiologic Rehabilitation of the Elderly

Harvey B. Abrams

Presentation: Hearing Aid Outcomes Measures in Older Adults: What to Measure and When

Larry E. Humes

Presentation: Closing, Adult Conference

Louise Hickson