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Controversial Issues in Pediatric Audiology

Thursday, March 7, 2019
Friday, March 8, 2019

Conference Location:

Weill Cornell Medical College
Uris Auditorium
1300 York Avenue (@69th Street)
New York City

Overview

AVT Day will focus on the role of the SLP regarding Co-Treatment, Theory of Mind in relation to children with hearing loss in Early Intervention, and the key to connected speech through acoustic parameters of prosody (duration, intensity and frequency).
AUD Day will address the management of Auditory Neuropathy, an audiological perspective of the co-treatment model, neuropsychological assessment for patients with hearing loss, and optimizing music perception for pediatric cochlear implant recipients.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

Apply learned information about Theory of Mind to your current caseload
Create lesson plans to target Theory of Mind skills in children with hearing loss in EI
Describe key components of a strengths based coaching co-treat model
Define the acoustic parameters of prosody (duration, intensity and frequency)
Describe one strategy for improving vocal intensity (loudness) in a linguistic context
Describe those aspects of music that are most to least accessible (perceptually) and enjoyable to pediatric CI users
Describe auditory training approaches and experiential factors that can help optimize music perception, enjoyment, and that can integrate music into auditory training protocols
Implement the use of powerful questions to obtain information on functional auditory outcomes in order to facilitate next level goals for a child and family
Describe best practice protocols for audiological diagnosis and management of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in children
Identify etiologies associated with ANSD and the varied phenotypes associated with this disorder
Identify common pitfalls and barriers to fair and valid testing for children with sensory and/or speech impairments

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https://childrenshearing.org/course-categories/continuing-education

Conference Chair

Maria Hartman, PhD
Lecturer and Practicum Coordinator
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
Teachers College, Columbia University

Presenters

Tamara Elder, MS, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
Listening & Spoken Language Specialist
Hearts for Hearing

Hannah R. Eskridge, MSP, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
Assistant Professor, Director, Children’s Cochlear Implant Center,
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Kate Gfeller, Ph.D
Director, Music Therapy Program, School of Music,
Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Team,
The University of Iowa

Jacqueline Kaufman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
University of Michigan/ Michigan Medicine

Landon Lacey, MS, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
Consumer Engagement Manager,
Midwest MED-EL Corporation

Christina Barris Perigoe, Ph.D, CCC/SLP, CED, LSLS Cert AVT
Associate Professor, School of Speech and Hearing Sciences,
The University of Southern Mississippi

Patricia A. Roush, AuD
Professor, University of North Carolina School of Medicine,
Director of Pediatric Audiology
University of North Carolina Hospital

Darcy L. Stowe, MS, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
Listening & Spoken Language Specialist,
Hearts for Hearing

Agenda

Day 1: Auditory Therapy Day – Thursday, March 7th (CEUs – 0.60)

8:15 am	REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:45 am	Welcome/Introduction
9:00 am	Partnerships with a Purpose: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Darcy Stowe, MS, LSLS Cert AVT and Tamara Elder, LSLS Cert AVT
10:15 am	BREAK/EXHIBITS
10:45 am	Breaking Down Barriers: The Use of Strengths Based Coaching in a Co-treat Model (Part 1 for the SLP) Hannah Eskridge, MSP, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
12:00 pm	LUNCH/EXHIBITS
1:00 pm	Mind Matters: Fostering Theory of Mind in Young Children with Hearing Loss Landon Lacey, MS, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
2:30 pm	Prosody: The Key to Connected Speech Christina Barris Perigoe, PhD, CCC/SLP, CED, LSLS Cert AVT
4:00 pm	Speaker’s Panel/Question and Answers
4:30 pm	CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

Day 2: Audiology Day – Friday, March 8th (CEUs – 0.55)

8:15 am	REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:45 am	Welcome/Introduction
9:00 am	Optimizing Music Perception and Enjoyment of Pediatric CI Recipients Kate Gfeller, PhD
10:15 am	BREAK/EXHIBITS
10:45 am	Neuropsychological Assessment: Considerations for Children with Hearing Loss Jacqueline N. Kaufman, PhD
12:00 pm	LUNCH/EXHIBITS
1:15 pm	Breaking Down Barriers: The Use of Strengths Based Coaching in a Co-treat Model (Part 2 for the AUDD) – Hannah R. Eskridge, MSP, CCC/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT
2:30 pm	Audiologic Managements of Children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder Patricia A. Roush, AuD
4:00 pm	CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

The Children’s Hearing Institute is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.1 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.

Conference sponsored by The Children’s Hearing Institute

Note: Registration is non-refundable. Should you need to cancel, a credit in the amount of your registration fee will be given for you to take any other course offered by CHI and is good for 1 year from the date of cancellation.