Understanding Cochlear Implant Surgery, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance
Course: #34210Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 506 Reviews
This course will cover topics associated with cochlear implant (CI) surgery including medical candidacy, electrode choice, surgical technique and commonly asked questions about CI surgery. This course is presented by AudiologyOnline in partnership with ACIA.
Please note: You may earn ABA Tier 1 credits for this course if you complete it as part of the course 34493, "Adult Perceptions of Cochlear Implants: Helping Your Patients Understand Benefits and Addressing their Fears, in partnership with ACIA." Course 34493 contains recordings of all four events from our 2020 series on Cochlear Implants for Adults. ABA Tier 1 CEUs can be earned only when all modules are completed as part of course 34493.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the steps involved in cochlear implant surgery.
- After this course, participants will be able to list 3 common contraindications to surgery.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the difference between the lateral wall and perimodiolar electrodes.
Course created on February 19, 2020
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Medical Evaluation |
| 10-20 Minutes | Surgery |
| 20-25 Minutes | Surgery Post-op |
| 25-30 Minutes | Cochlear Implant choices |
| 30-40 Minutes | Center choice |
| 40-45 Minutes | CI Performance Post-op |
| 45-55 Minutes | FAQs and Misperceptions |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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Sarah Mowry
MD FACS
Dr. Mowry is a board-certified neurotologist who directs the pediatric and adult cochlear implant program at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She is also the cochlear implant surgeon at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center. She completed her medical degree at Tulane University and then went on to UCLA to complete her general otolaryngology training. She then moved to the University of Iowa to complete the prestigious neurotology fellowship there. In addition to her cochlear implant practice, she cares for disorders of the lateral skull base and temporal bone. Outside of her clinical practice, she is the residency program director for the University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University otolaryngology residency program.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Intermediate Level
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British Academy of Audiology
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International Hearing Society
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New Zealand Audiological Society
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