Announcement 2013 - Massachusetts Academy of Audiology



CONTINUING EDUCATION

INFORMATION

The Massachusetts Academy of Audiology

is approved by the American Academy of

Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this

activity. The program is worth a maximum

of .75 CEUs.*

Academy approval of this continuing

education activity does not imply

endorsement of course content, specific

products or clinical procedures. Any views

that are presented are those of the

presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily

of the American Academy of Audiology.

The continuing education presentation by

Dr. Lee, Dr. Salvi and Dr. Schum

represent .75 Tier 1 continuing

education hours toward the American

Board of Audiology re-certification

requirements.

*To receive CEUs your AAA membership

number will be required.

MA Academy of Audiology

Annual Conference

Friday,

September 30, 2016

7:30 AM - 5:45 PM

• CI/ABI for children with hearing loss

• Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

• Individualized Effects of SNHL

Crown Plaza Hotel

1360 Worcester Street

Natick, MA 01760

Featured Speakers:

Daniel Lee, M.D., FACS

Director of the Wilson ABI Program at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and MGH

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Richard Salvi, Ph.D.

Professor of Graduate Studies

University of Buffalo

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Donald J. Schum, Ph.D.

Vice President of Audiology and Professional Relations

Oticon, Inc.

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7:30 - 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:15 Opening Remarks by Wendy Ring, M.S., President of MAA

8:15 -9:45 Daniel Lee, M.D., FACS.: Cochlear or Auditory Brainstem Implants for Children with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss

Auditory brainstem implants are options for infants, children and adults with are deaf and cannot receive a cochlear implant. Patients diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) and patients who are deafened by vestibular schwannomas may also benefit from auditory brainstem implants. FDA trials are currently underway on the efficacy of auditory brainstem implants in both children and adults.

Dr. Lee’s presentation will provide an overview of the auditory pathways, indications for pediatric CI or ABI, radiologic criteria for implantation, and surgical and audiologic outcomes.

9:45 - 10:15 Break

Silent Auction and Exhibitors

10:15 - 11:45 Daniel Lee, M.D., FACS.:

Cochlear or Auditory Brainstem Implants for Children with Severe to Profound Hearing Loss…continued

11:45- 12:45 Lunch/Exhibitors/Silent Auction

12:45-1:00 Legislative Updates with Gloria Craven of Craven & Ober, Policy Strategists

1:00-2:30 Donald Schum, Ph.D.:

The Individualized Effects of Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Sensorineural hearing loss represents a change in the physiology of a complex system. Decades of research have shown that the effects on the perception of auditory signals varies significantly from patient to patient. However, as a field, we have been slow to incorporate this variation into fitting practices. In this talk, the nature of the individualized effects of hearing loss will be reviewed along with approaches that have been introduced to better reflect this natural range of performance in fitting practice.

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2:30-3:30 Richard Salvi, Ph.D.: Neural Network Mediating the Phantom Sound of Tinnitus and Loudness Hypersensitivity

Hearing loss is often accompanied by tinnitus, a phantom ringing sensation and hyperacusis, sounds perceived as intolerably loud or painful. Since tinnitus and hyperacusis are triggered by hearing loss, these disorders were assumed to originate in the ear. However, since ablating the auditory nerve failed to eliminate these symptoms, tinnitus and hyperacusis are now believed to arise from aberrant neural activity within the brain. To identify the neural substrate for these disorders, we induced tinnitus and hyperacusis with salicylate, an ototoxic drug, and used behavioral, electrophysiological and fMRI techniques to identify the tinnitus-hyperacusis neural network. Salicylate depressed the neural output of the cochlea, but amplified sound-svoked neural responses in the amygdala, inferior colliculus, medial geniculate body and auditory cortex. fMRI revealed hyperactivity within a neural network consisting of the inferior colliculus, medial geniculate body and auditory cortex with side branches to the cerebellum, amygdala and reticular formation. Functional connectivity analysis revealed enhanced coupling within the auditory network and between the auditory network and the cerebellum, reticular formation, amygdala and hippocampus. The components of this network can account for the distress, spatial location , arousal and gating the tinnitus and hyperacusis.

3:30-3:45 Break/Announce Silent Auction Winners

3:45-5:45 Richard Salvi, Ph.D.: Neural Network Mediating the Phantom Sound of Tinnitus and Loudness Hypersensitivity…continued

Crown Plaza Natick-Boston Hotel Directions

Mass Turnpike (I-90), Exit 13, stay left through toll, bear left after toll booth to Route 30 Natick. Turn left onto Shopper’s World Drive. Turn left onto MA-9 East. Destination will be on the left.

From points north/south: take I-95 to Mass. Turnpike westbound.

Registration

Name________________________________

Address______________________________

City____________________State_________

ZIP___________Tel_____________________

E-mail_______________________________

AAA Member no.* ___________________

*required for AAA CEU credit.

Credits requested: AAA______ ABA________

Early Registration (by 9/9/16)

MAA Member $175.00

Non Member $225.00

Students (documentation req.) $30.00

Registration (by 9/23/16)

MAA Member $200.00

Non Member $250.00

Students (documentation req.) $30.00

Registration on site: $50.00 add’l

Make check payable to:

MA Academy of Audiology

Mail to:

MA Academy of Audiology

P.O. Box 320649

Boston, MA 02132

Online registration is available

on our web site:

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