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The 2012 IHCON will be held in Lake Tahoe, California on August 8-12, 2012. The purpose of this conference is to advance knowledge and to facilitate progress in hearing aid research and development through the exchange of current research findings and technical advances related to the treatment of hearing impairment with hearing aids and other technologies.
The organization of the 2012 IHCON, as with the previous IHCON meetings, will emphasize the international and multidisciplinary nature of the field and the rapid pace of developments occurring throughout the world. Both invited and contributed papers will address topics relevant to hearing aid research. A summary of topics and invited speakers follows. |
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| Keynote Address: Auditory Training for Aided Listening by Older Adults |
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Judy R. Dubno
Medical University of South Carolina
USA |
| The Gatehouse Memorial Lecture: Issues in Binaural Hearing |
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Michael Akeroyd
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
UK |
| Frequency Lowering Technologies - Benefits and Limitations |
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Susan Scollie
University of Western Ontario
Canada |
| Pediatric Outcomes |
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Mary Pat Moeller
Boystown National Research Hospital
USA |
| Early hearing aid intervention: An international perspective |
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Sigfrid Soli
House Research Institute
USA |
| Acclimatization and Learning Hearing Aids - How much control should the patient really have? |
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Catherine Palmer
University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
USA |
| Psychosocial consequences of hearing loss |
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Frank Lin
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
USA |
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| EAS and other implantable hearing technologies |
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Rene Gifford
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
USA
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| All conference information will be available online at www.ihcon.org. Submission of abstracts, conference registration, and all notifications regarding the IHCON will be handled electronically through this website. |
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