{"id":10765,"date":"2024-01-09T17:48:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calliercenter.utdallas.edu\/?post_type=events&p=10765"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:34:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T21:34:58","slug":"2024-north-texas-cochlear-implant-symposium","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/calliercenter.utdallas.edu\/events\/2024-north-texas-cochlear-implant-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 North Texas Cochlear Implant Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
Featured Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC<\/strong>Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\n(Sponsored by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/li>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/li>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nDate:<\/strong> Friday, May 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocation<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. Her current work aims to study clinical outcomes and experimental measures across the continuum of auditory technology to enhance device candidacy, fitting, and intervention for these children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Wiseman is a paid employee of and has a grant through Boys Town National Research Hospital as well as the NIH. 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Sharon Cushing, MD, MSc, FRCSC<\/strong>Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\n(Sponsored by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/li>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/li>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nDate:<\/strong> Friday, May 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocation<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. 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(Sponsored by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/li>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/li>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nDate:<\/strong> Friday, May 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocation<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. Her current work aims to study clinical outcomes and experimental measures across the continuum of auditory technology to enhance device candidacy, fitting, and intervention for these children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Wiseman is a paid employee of and has a grant through Boys Town National Research Hospital as well as the NIH. 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Course Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/li>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/li>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nDate:<\/strong> Friday, May 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocation<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. 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Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. 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He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. 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She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Additional Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/li>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/li>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/li>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/li>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nDate:<\/strong> Friday, May 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocation<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. 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Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Date:<\/strong> Friday, May 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\nLocation<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. 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Location<\/strong>: Callier Center1966 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75235Glorig Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\nContact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Contact:<\/strong> Veronica Hoyt at 972-883-3003<\/p>\n\n\n\nCost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Cost:<\/strong> Free (registration is required)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSchedule<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRegister<\/a>\n\n\n\nCourse Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. Her current work aims to study clinical outcomes and experimental measures across the continuum of auditory technology to enhance device candidacy, fitting, and intervention for these children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Wiseman is a paid employee of and has a grant through Boys Town National Research Hospital as well as the NIH. 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The North Texas Cochlear Implant (CI) Symposium provided an interprofessional program for audiologists, physicians, speech pathologists, and others involved in the care of CI recipients. Topics discussed included outcomes in CI recipients, identifying labyrinthitis, measures for evaluating special candidacy concerns, telepractice considerations, and surgical considerations in special populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nIdentify benefits of cochlear implantation in children<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe audiologic approaches to monitoring balance issues in cochlear implant candidates<\/li>\n\n\n\nDescribe surgical issues in special populations receiving cochlear implants<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nContinuing Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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The Callier Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .6 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy\u2019s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter\/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWalter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. Her current work aims to study clinical outcomes and experimental measures across the continuum of auditory technology to enhance device candidacy, fitting, and intervention for these children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Wiseman is a paid employee of and has a grant through Boys Town National Research Hospital as well as the NIH. 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The Callier Center is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This program has been approved for a maximum of 6 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walter Kutz, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJoe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditional Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Joe Walter Kutz Jr., M.D. is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Neurological Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Kutz joined The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2007. His clinical interests include diseases of the skull base, acoustic neuroma, cochlear implants, otosclerosis, auditory brainstem implants, and chronic otitis media. After his initial medical education and otolaryngology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Kutz completed a two-year fellowship in otology and neurotology at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Kutz is an investor in Qualia Oto and does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Melissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMelissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Sweeneydoes not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFeatured Speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. 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Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. 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Melissa Sweeney, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Services and the Cochlear Implant Program at the University of Texas at Dallas\/Callier Center. Ms. Sweeney has provided evaluations and treatment for children with hearing loss and their families for more than 25 years. She also teaches graduate level classes in the Speech-Language-Hearing Program and has provided numerous trainings for professionals. Ms. Sweeney has held several appointed and elected professional board positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sharon Cushing, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nProfessor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. 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She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. 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She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. 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Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of TorontoOtolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Sharon Cushing is a full-time paediatric otolaryngologist and the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and a Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cushing has a clinical and surgical interest in disorders of the external, middle and inner ear, including hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Her research interests include vestibular and balance function and dysfunction in children, and its association with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Cushing has received speaker fees from Cochlear Corporation and Cooke Medical. She receives royalties for her work with Plural Publishing and has patent on equipment for balance stabilization. In addition she has a grant from Cochlear Corporation. She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarah Crow, BS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. 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Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. 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She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. 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Sarah Crow is a graduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas in the Doctorate of Audiology Program and the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Doctorate of Philosophy Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Texas Christian University. Sarah works in Dr. Warner-Czyz\u2019s CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory in partnership with the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. Research in the CHildren and Infant Listening Laboratory explores how infants, children, and adolescents with hearing loss wearing cochlear implants learn to communicate with others and how communication affects how they feel about themselves. Sarah\u2019s research focuses on how auditory status affects auditory emotion recognition in adolescents with and without hearing loss. She is also interested in exploring the intersectionality of hearing loss and comorbid conditions and how it affects their quality of life and auditory and communication progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Crow received the Callier Center for Communication Disorders Jerger grant and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology chapter relations committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC\/A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. 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Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. 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She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. 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Kim Fiorentino, Au.D., CCC-A, is an audiologist who specializes in detecting and caring for children with hearing loss. Dr. Fiorentino earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Amherst College and graduated cum laude. She received a doctorate of audiology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Fiorentino works as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She conducts cochlear implant candidacy assessments, hearing aid evaluations and fittings, cochlear implant initial activations, and follow-up care. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Fiorentino does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amanda Frost, Aud, Aud, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. 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Amanda Frost, AuD, CCC-A, PASC, AIB-VAM is a board certified pediatric audiologist and faculty associate at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Frost’s clinical work encompasses a wide variety of services for the pediatric population including advanced diagnostics and amplification. Dr. Frost is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as a member of the Texas Academy of Audiology Pediatric Working Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Frost does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenneth Lee, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. 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Kenneth H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery at Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric otolaryngology and serves as Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at UT Southwestern and Children\u2019s Health in Dallas and Plano. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree and a doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University. He completed a residency in head and neck surgery at Washington University in St. Louis and received advanced training in otolaryngology and pediatric otolaryngology through separate fellowships at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, respectively. Dr. Lee\u2019s research interests include cochlear implantation, sensorineural hearing loss, and spiral ganglion cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Lee has an ownership interest in Qualia Oto and has received a consulting fee from Advanced Bionics. He does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emily Lund, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEmily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. 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Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 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Emily Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Associate Dean for Research in Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Her line of research explores early language and literacy development in children who are deaf and hard of hearing and developing spoken language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Lund\u2019s work has been funded by NIH\/NIDCD, the US Department of Education, and the ASHFoundation. Work described in this presentation was funded by the NIH\/NIDCD (R01 to PIs Lund and Werfel). She does not have any relevant non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carrie Norman, MS, CCC\/SLP, LSLS Cert AVEd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCarrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMs. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Carrie Norman, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVEd, received her Master of Science in Communication Disorders with a Pediatric Aural Habilitation specialization from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2001. She is currently the President of Collaborative Communications, a private consulting firm dedicated to helping bridge the gap between clinical and educational services for students and families impacted by hearing differences. Her experience spans infancy through high school in a variety of settings including Cook Children\u2019s Medical Center and Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Norman does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Language Assessment Committee for the Texas Education Agency – Special Education Language Acquisition Committee. She is also the Vice Chair for the Board of Trustees for the Grapevine Faith Christina School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hitomi Sakano, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. 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Hitomi Sakano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in disorders of the ear and skull-base tumors. Dr. Sakano earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of Washington in Seattle. She completed a residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Washington Medical Center and a fellowship in Neurotology at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Sakano does not have any relevant financial or non-financial disclosures to report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angela Shoup, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAngela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAndrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Angela Shoup, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and a professor in the department of Speech, Language and Hearing, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. She also has an appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Shoup has published articles and textbook chapters on audiologic procedures, implantable auditory devices, newborn hearing screening, ototoxic monitoring, and congenital cytomegalovirus. She has participated in multiple clinical trials involving innovative treatment of hearing and balance. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. She served as president of the American Academy of Audiology, Texas Academy of Audiology, chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and chair of the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Board of Trustees. Among other professional activities, she is currently Chair of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice and a member of the NAP leadership council, chair of the Guidelines and Strategic Documents Committee for the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the National CMV Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Shoup does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National CMV Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Warner-Czyz, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. 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Dr. Andrea Warner-Czyz, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her research investigates communication and quality of life in children and adolescents who are deaf\/hard of hearing and use cochlear implants. Her primary professional goal centers on a whole-person approach, drawing on speech-language pathology, psychology, and audiology, to develop data-driven recommendations to improve social well-being in patients who are deaf\/hard of hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Warner-Czyz does not have any relevant financial disclosures to report. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and a member of the Pathways Selection Committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kathryn Wiseman, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. Her current work aims to study clinical outcomes and experimental measures across the continuum of auditory technology to enhance device candidacy, fitting, and intervention for these children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDr. Wiseman is a paid employee of and has a grant through Boys Town National Research Hospital as well as the NIH. 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Kathryn Wiseman, AuD, PhD, CCC-A is Director of the Child Auditory Technology Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Her research interests include developmental outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing who use hearing aids and\/or cochlear implants. Kathryn completed her AuD\/PhD at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research and clinical work centered on outcomes of children who use cochlear implants. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boys Town examining clinical outcomes in children with hearing aids. Her current work aims to study clinical outcomes and experimental measures across the continuum of auditory technology to enhance device candidacy, fitting, and intervention for these children and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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