Sponsored by Phonak, the conference is chaired by Prof. Anne Marie Tharpe and Dr. Marlene Bagatto and the Phonak Research Advisory Board serves as the Steering Committee. The Committee has selected speakers from among the world’s most distinguished pediatric audiology experts as well as new investigators and clinicians. “The attendees of this conference can be assured of an exciting forum of speakers from around the world” says conference chair Tharpe. “This conference gathering will stimulate thoughtful interactions among attendees and speakers on a wide variety of topics related to childhood hearing loss“.

1. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification
Pediatric Conference ,Chicago 2013
Speakers slidecasts

2. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
Awakening the Auditory System:
Binaural Benefit Revisited
Blake C. Papsin
Physiologic Assessment of Young
Infants: Puzzles & Challenges in EHDI
Practice
Martin Hyde

3. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20143
Children who are Hard of Hearing: Still
Forgotten?
Mary Pat Moeller (USA)
Are We on Target with our Pediatric
Hearing Aid Fittings?
Ryan McCreery (USA)

4. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20144
Monitoring Outcomes of Children Who
Wear Hearing Aids
Marlene Bagatto (CAN)
The Complexities of Listening and
Understanding in Children with Minimal /
Mild Hearing Loss
Dawna Lewis (USA)

5. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20145
FM Technology: When to Introduce to
Children
Imran Mulla (UK)
Flying to the Moon on Radio Waves:
Optimizing Outcomes with RF
Technologies
Jace Wolfe (USA)

6. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20146
Frequency Lowering Hearing Aids:
Procedures for Assessing Candidacy and
Fine Tuning
Susan Scollie (CAN)
Fitting and usage of hearing instruments
in pediatrics
Christine Jones (USA)

7. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20147
Impact of Multiple Technologies on
Families: Considerations in Real Life
Janet DesGeorges (USA)
The Benefits of Bimodal Hearing for
Adults and Children: Effect of Frequency
Region and Acoustic Bandwidth
Rene Gifford (USA)

8. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20148
Fitting Bimodal Devices in Children
Lisa Davidson (USA)
Understanding the Needs of Children
Who are Deaf / HOH with Additional
Developmental Challenges
Susan Wiley (USA)

9. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/20149
An Update on Auditory Neuropathy
Spectrum Disorder in Children
Gary Rance (AUS)
Tele-Toddlers: Potential Applications of
Telepractice in Pediatric Fitting
Jean Anne Jordan (USA)

10. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
4/29/201410
Teleaudiology: Are patients and
Clinicians Ready for it?
Gurjit Singh (CAN)
Current Management Trends for Minimal /
Mild Hearing Loss in Children
Marlene Bagatto (CAN)

11. A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification 2013
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Supporting Families of Children with
ANSD
Stephanie Olson (USA)
Global pediatric hearing health: in search
of novel solutions to current challenges.
Prof. De Wet Swanepoel (SA)

12. Thank you