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Day with the Experts: Cochlear Implants
June 1, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sponsored by the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, and The Friends of the Waisman Center
Hosted by the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING • EVERYONE WELCOME
Registration: Click here to register for Cochlear Implants Day with the Experts
To learn more about the series visit: Waisman Center Day with the Experts Outreach Page.
View fliers and programs from previous Day with the Experts Cochlear Implants.
Event Details
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (Complimentary coffee & bagels at 8:30 a.m.) |
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| Where: | John D. Wiley Conference Center T216, Second Floor, North Tower Waisman Center, UW-Madison 1500 Highland Ave Madison, WI 53705 |
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| About: |
Learn about advances in research and clinical services and hear from a panel of experts—individuals with cochlear implants and family members.
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| Registration: | Click here to register for CI Day with the Experts. | |
| Live Webcast: | Waisman Center Video Live Stream. | |
| Download: | 2019 CI Day with the Experts Schedule (pdf) | |
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Note:
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Capacity is limited, please pre-register to attend the event at the Waisman Center. For additional details call (608) 263-5837 or email to palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu |
Schedule & Program
| 9:00–9:15 am | “Overview and Highlights of Cochlear Implant Research at UW-Madison” Ruth Litovsky, PhD Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Surgery and Waisman Center Investigator |
| 9:15–9:40 am | “What’s New with Cochlear Implants” |
| Joseph Roche, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Since their introduction, cochlear implants have proven to be the gold standard treatment for individuals with severe and profound hearing loss. Innovations in the field continue to advance and improve patient experiences and outcomes. New and exciting clinical developments regarding these devices will be presented. |
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| 9:40–10:05 am | “Everyday Hearing Experiences of Cochlear Implantees: Device Use and Auditory Environments“ |
| Viji Easwar, PhD, MSc Audiology FAAA, Visiting Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Hearing experience plays an important role in the nurturing of auditory skills in individuals with hearing loss. Monitoring hearing experience may help identify strategies to optimize listening opportunities. To this end, technological advances such as datalogging in cochlear implants (CI) has enabled objective monitoring of the user’s everyday hearing experiences. This talk will discuss datalogging-monitored factors that influence the CI user’s hearing experiences such as consistency of device use and the nature of the acoustic environments they are exposed to everyday. |
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| 10:20–10:45 am | “Novel Cochlear Implant Strategies for Improving Sound Localization“ |
| Tanvi Thakkar, PhD Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab, Waisman Center Everyday listening environments can be complex and noisy. Having two ears enables normal-hearing listeners to navigate in noisy environments and locate sounds in the horizontal plane. Patients with bilateral cochlear implants have access to sound in both ears but experience difficulties locating sound sources, particularly in noise. This outcome is due to the current processing strategies in clinical devices which do not capture accurate timing of the sound arriving at the two ears. The studies discussed here take a step toward providing unique strategies such that listeners with cochlear implants can detect the time-of-arrival of sounds and distinguish locations in noisy environments. |
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| 10:45–11:30 am | PANEL DISCUSSION A panel of experts including cochlear implant users and family members Moderated by Ruth Litovsky, PhD, Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Surgery and Waisman Investigator |
| 11:30 am– 12:15 pm |
Question and answer session with a panel of clinicians |
