Join with experts from the Department of Surgery for a day-long conference for cochlear implant patients, families and anyone interested in learning about cochlear implants on Saturday, June 23. The educational sessions will be followed by a BBQ dinner for families.

Session Information

8:30-9am

Welcome and Introductions - Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, Director of the Waisman Center

9-9:30am

Pediatric Cochlear Implants: A 15 Year Perspective - Diane Heatley, MD

9:30-10am

Cochlear Implant in Adults and Children: Recent Advances and Future Possibilities - Ruth Y. Litovsky, PhD

10-10:30am

Medical Aspects of Cochlear Implantation and Novel Therapies for Hearing Loss - Samuel Gubbels, MD, FACS

10:30-11am

Sound and Word Learning in Children with Cochlear Implants - Jan Edwards, PhD, CCP-SLP

11am-Noon

Clinical Perspectives on Cochlear Implants: Evaluation, Fitting and Rehabilitation - Melanie Buhr-Lawler, AuD, CCC-A, Jennifer Ploch, MA, CCC-A, Michelle Quinn, MA, CCC-SLP

Noon-1pm

Lunch with the Experts

1-1:30pm

Tour of the Waisman Lab

1:30-3pm

Cochlear Implants - A Patient Perspective Panel - Samuel Gubbels, MD, FACS and Ruth Litovsky, PhD, moderators

4-6pm

Post-Conference Family Picnic at Hoyt Park Shelter