Thursday, November 4

I Conference Opening

General Introduction – Introduction of Opening Address Richard Seewald (Canada)
Presentation (PDF, 160 kB)

Opening Address: Evidence-Based Practice in Pediatric Audiology
Judith Gravel (USA)
Presentation ( PDF, 109 kB)
Text (PDF, 163 kB)

Keynote Address: Pediatric Amplification: Past, Present and Future
Patricia Stelmachowicz (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Text (PDF, 364 kB)

II Pediatric Hearing Instrument Fitting
Session Moderator: John Bamford

Section introduction
A. Assessment Considerations

Current Status of the Auditory Steady-State Response and Tone-Evoked Auditory
Brainstem Response for Estimating an Infant’s Audiogram
David Stapells (Canada)
Presentation (PDF, 620 kB)
Text (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Audiometric Configurations in Children
Andrea Pittman (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 684 kB)
Text (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Update on RECD Measures in Children
Kevin Munro (United Kingdom)
Presentation (PDF, 849 kB)
Text (PDF, 2 MB)

B. Selection and Fitting

Prescriptive Procedures for Infants and Children
Susan Scollie (Canada)
Presentation (PDF, 843 kB)
Text (PDF, 254 kB)

Clinical Considerations for Infant Hearing Loss Management
Patricia Roush (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Text (PDF, 154 kB)

C. Clinical Validation Measures

Hearing Aid Evaluation in Infants Using Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials
Suzanne Purdy (New Zealand)
Presentation (PDF, 1 MB)
Text (PDF, 372 kB)

Measuring Auditory Speech Perception Capacity in Young Children
Arthur Boothroyd (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Text (PDF, 5 MB)


Friday, November 5

General Introduction / Announcements
Richard Seewald

III Hearing Instrument Technologies
Session Moderator: Susan Scollie
Presentation (PDF, 111 kB)

Directional Microphone Use by Children
Anne Marie Tharpe (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 470 kB)
Text (PDF, 1.6 MB)

FM Systems for Infants and Young Children: A Tool to Optimize Early Listening
Sandra Gabbard (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 664 kB)
Text (PDF, 2.3 MB)

Children’s Performance with Hearing Instruments and Cochlear Implants
Lisa Davidson (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 154 kB)

Combining Cochlear Implants and Hearing Instruments
Norbert Dillier (Switzerland)
Presentation (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Text (PDF, 1.8 MB)

IV Communication Development and Family Perspectives
Session Moderator: Melody Harrison

Evaluative Accounts of the Process and Practice of Screening: Parents of True Cases Share Their Experiences
Alys Young (United Kingdom)
Presentation (PDF, 140 kB)
Text (PDF, 161 kB)

Family-Centered Intervention: Proven Strategies to Assure Positive Outcomes
Arlene Stredler Brown (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 6.9 MB)
Text (PDF, 950 kB)

Assessing Communication Development in Infants and Toddlers: Collaborating with Families
Melody Harrison (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 357 kB)
Text (PDF, 189 kB)

Mother-Child Talk: Influences on Social Understanding
Mary Pat Moeller (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 2.3 MB)
Text (844 kB)


Saturday, November 6

General Introduction/Announcements
Richard Seewald

V Clinicians Forum
Session Moderator: Judith Gravel

Early Misdiagnosis Leads to Multiple Errors in Management
Patricia Roush (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 1.1 MB)

The Challenges and Rewards of Early Identification
Leisha Eiten (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Text (PDF, 4MB)

Audiologic Assessment and Management for Infants with Hearing Loss and Other Disabilities:
Science, Clinical Practice and Creativity
Diana Laurnagaray (Argentina)
Presentation (PDF, 4.5 MB)
Text (PDF, 143 kB)

Electroacoustic Limitations in Fitting Children with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss
Shane Moodie (Canada)
Presentation (PDF, 204 kB)
Text (PDF, 183 kB)

Case History of Hayley
Josephine Marriage (United Kingdom)
Presentation (PDF, 138 kB)
Text (PDF, 148 kB)

Best Practice Procedures: The Benefit in Daily Routine
Andrea Bohnert (Germany)
Presentation (PDF, 361 kB)
Text (PDF, 4.8 MB)

Auditory Neuropathy / Dys-Synchrony: A Mountain or a Molehill?
Anne Marie Tharpe (USA)
Presentation (PDF, 324 kB)
Text (PDF, 269 kB)

VI Conference Closing
Session Moderator: Richard Seewald

Endnote Address:
Evidence, Ethics and Program Quality
Martyn Hyde (Canada)
Presentation (PDF, 70 kB)
Text (PDF, 254 kB)

Conference Closing
Richard Seewald (Canada)
Presentation (PDF, 168 kB)

Poster Session