Monday, November 13

Conference Opening and Introductory Keynote

Personality of Hearing Aid Patients: Before, During and After the Fitting
Robyn Cox, USA
(download PDF, 160 kB)


Characteristics and Demographics of the Adult Hearing-impaired population
Session Moderator: Catherine Palmer

Demographic Trends: The Seniors of Today
Patricia McCarthy, USA
(download PDF, 63 kB)

Modernizing Hearing Health Care: Epidemiological and Public Health Considerations
Adrian Davis, UK
(download PDF, 95 kB)

The Psychoacoustics of Aging: Considerations in Amplification
Pamela Souza, USA
(download PDF, 359 kB)

Speech Perception and Older Adults: Implications for Amplification
Lorienne Jenstad, Canada
(download PDF, 782 kB)

Hearing and Cognition: What Audiologists Need to Know about Listening
Kathy Pichora-Fuller, Canada
(download PDF, 323 kB)


Assessment Considerations Session Moderator:
Richard Seewald

Audiometric Considerations for Hearing Aid Fitting
Ruth Bentler, USA
(download PDF, 54 kB)

Tailoring Hearing Aid and Rehabilitative Interventions to Listeners’ Disabilities and Priorities
Stuart Gatehouse, Scotland
(download PDF, 187 kB)


Fitting Issues
Session Moderator: David Hawkins

What’s New in Prescriptive Fittings Up North
Richard Seewald & Susan Scollie, Canada
(download PDF, 557 kB)

What’s New in Prescriptive Fittings Down Under
Gitte Keidser & Harvey Dillon, Australia
(download PDF, 227 kB)

Is There More to Fitting than Using the Right Formula?
Michael Boretzki & Stefan Launer, Switzerland
(download PDF, 6.6 MB)

Probe-Mic Verification : Getting Better But Still Mostly Ignored
H. Gustav Mueller, USA
(download PDF, 4.5 MB)

Tuesday, November 14

High-frequency Forum
Session Moderator: David Fabry

Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe High Frequency Hearing Loss
Susan Scollie, Canada
(download PDF, 209 kB)

Research and Clinical Implications for High-Fidelity Hearing Aids
Mead Killion, USA
(download PDF, 2 MB)


Technology
Session Moderator: Richard Seewald

Directional Technology: What Have We Learned Recently?
Todd Ricketts, USA
(download PDF, 215 kB)

Acoustic Scene Analysis and Hearing Aids
David Fabry, USA
(download PDF, 2.4 MB)

Open Fittings: Something New or Old Stuff?
Juergen Kiessling, Germany
(download PDF, 2.9 MB)


Hearing Assistive Technology
Session Moderator: Catherine Palmer

Thinking Outside the Hearing Aid: Wireless Microphone Accessories
Arthur Boothroyd, USA
(download PDF, 463 kB)

Adult FM Use: Linking Outcomes to Candidacy
Theresa Hnath Chisolm & Rachel McArdle, USA
(download PDF, 102 kB)

How to Successfully Integrate FM into Your Practice
Helena Solodar, USA
(download PDF, 39 kB)

Application of Advanced Listening Technology in Adults
Linda Thibodeau, USA
(download PDF, 180 kB)


Outcomes
Session Moderator: David Hawkins

Outcome Measures in Older Adults
Larry Humes, USA
(download PDF, 83 kB)

Are You Truly Making a Difference: Measuring Patient Outcome
Harvey B. Abrams & Rachel A. McArdle, USA
(download PDF, 342 kB)

Evidence for Benefits of Bilateral Hearing Aids from Retrospective and Prospective Multicenter Studies in the Netherlands
Monique Boymans & Wouter Dreschler, Netherlands
(download PDF, 113 kB)

Wednesday, November 15

Post-Fitting Follow-up Considerations and Practice Guidelines
Session Moderator: David Fabry

Improving Adult Hearing Care with Counseling-Based Aural Rehabilitation Groups
David Hawkins, USA
(download PDF, 88 kB)

Acoustic Information and Learning in the Adult Auditory System
Kelly Tremblay, USA
(download PDF, 111 kB)

Beyond Amplification: Listening and Communication Enhancement
Robert Sweetow, USA
(download PDF, 250 kB)

He Said, She Said: Laboratory versus Real-World Performance
Therese Walden & Brian Walden, USA
(download PDF, 37 kB)

An Overview of the New Adult Hearing Instrument Fitting Guideline
Michael Valente, USA
(download PDF, 99 kB)


Final Keynote and Summary
Session Moderator: Richard Seewald

Evidence Based Decision Making in Hearing Instrument Selection, Fitting and Outcome Measurement
Catherine Palmer, USA
(download PDF, 142 kB)