5th Phonak European Pediatric Conference Berlin
Current Developments and New Directions in Pediatric Audiology
Thursday, June 16
| 18.00 - 20.00 | Poster Session and Welcome Reception |
Friday, June 17
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Conference Opening: Andrea Bohnert, Kevin J Munro |
| Session I: State of the art / new protocols Moderator: Thomas Wiesner (GER) |
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| 08.45 – 09.30 | Guiding the Provision of Hearing Devices to the Pediatric Population: Marlene Bagatto (CAN) |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Current Perspectives on Minimal and Mild Hearing Loss in Children: Anne Marie Tharpe (USA) |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Case studies – Panel discussion: Andrea Bohnert (GER) and Josephine Marriage (UK) |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| Session II: Early identification and diagnosis of hearing loss Moderator: Thomas Wiesner (GER) |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Promise and Pitfalls of frequency-specific ABR: Karsten Plotz (GER) |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | ABR Peer Review - ensuring quality and promoting learning: John FitzGerald (UK) |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Aided Corticals: bridging the gap between early fitting and behavioural assessment: Kevin J Munro (UK) |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| Session III: Conductive and mild hearing loss - assessment and management issues Moderator: Kevin J. Munro (UK) |
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| 13.30 – 14.00 | Middel ear effusion an often underestimated problem in the assessment after NHS - Wideband Tympanometry: Thomas Wiesner (GER) |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Bone conduction BOA - Why and when? Kristin Kerkhofs (BEL) |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Bone Conduction ABR - performance and interpretation: John Fitz Gerald (UK) |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee Break |
| Session IV: The role of personal technology Moderator: Andrea Bohnert (GER) |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Modern Technologies - an update on RF Technology, Wireless Remote-Microphones, Audio-Streaming Accessories: Jace Wolfe (USA) |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Audibility, discrimination and hearing comfort at a new level: SoundRecover2: Michael Boretzki (CH) |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Evidence-based paediatric rehabilitation – featuring Baby Beats: Chris Rocca (UK) |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Hear the World: ‘Supporting projects around the world: the work of The Hear the World Foundation’: John Bamford (UK) |
| 18.30 | An evening with Phonak |
Saturday, June 18th
| Session V: Beyond audibility Moderator: Patrick Zorowka (A) |
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| 08:30 – 09:15 | Effects of noise and reverberation on speech perception and cognitive performance in normal-hearing children: Maria Klatte (GER) |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Can microphone technology make listening in the classroom easier? Erin Picou (USA) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | New Automatic Operation of Hearing Instruments: performance in school situations: Manuela Feilner (CH) |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 10.45 – 11.15 | Assessment of listening quality in hearing impaired primary school children attending inclusive classrooms: Barbara Bogner (GER) |
| Session VI: Putting families first Moderator: Kevin J. Munro (UK) |
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| 11.15 – 11.45 | Impact of Multiple Technologies on Families: Considerations in Real Life: Janet DesGeorges (USA) |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | Familiy centered early intervention - Mechanisms and Outcomes: Daniel Holzinger (A) |
| 12.15 – 12.45 | What do parents want from Services? Wendy McCracken (UK) |
| 12.45 – 13.45 | Lunch |
| Session VII: Acoustic and electrical devices Moderator: Andrea Bohnert (GER) |
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| 13.45 – 14:00 | Special Announcement |
| 14.00 – 14.45 | Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants - Indication / Directions: Annerose Keilmann (GER) |
| 14.45 – 15.15 | Bimodal fitting – benefits and evaluation: Hartmut Meister (GER) |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | SSD – indication and results of cochlear implantation, bone conduction devices and CROS hearing aids in children: Susan Arndt, (GER) |
| 15:45 | Conference Closing |