Clinical Implications for Pediatric Bimodal Fittings
Course: #29792Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 260 Reviews
This course will cover issues related to bimodal fittings in pediatric CI recipients. Topics will include benefits, fitting, evaluation and candidacy.
Please note: You may earn ABA Tier 1 credits for this course if you complete it as part of the course 30064, "Hearing Aids: Technology, Treatment & Clinical Services." Course 30064 contains recordings of all four events from our 2017 Hearing Aid Month Series. ABA Tier 1 CEUs can be earned only when all modules are completed as part of course 30064.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course learners will be able to participants will be able to summarize research findings related to how acoustic hearing may facilitate spoken language development for pediatric CI participants.
- After this course learners will be able to participants will be able to summarize fitting strategies related to fitting bimodal devices.
- After this course learners will be able to participants will be able to describe outcome measures to assess bimodal benefit for pediatric CI recipients.
Course created on September 6, 2017
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Definitions and Terminology/Population Characteristics |
| 10-25 Minutes | Benefits of acoustic hearing for CI recipients-including language development |
| 25-40 Minutes | Considerations for fitting Bimodal Recipients |
| 40-55 Minutes | Clinical Implications and Recommendations for Bimodal Use |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q and A |
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Lisa Davidson
PhD
Lisa Davidson is an associate professor in the CID Research Department at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., in addition to being the Director of Audiology Outcomes at the CID Oral School for the Deaf. She has been involved in the programming and fitting of cochlear implants and hearing aids at CID since 1987. She has participated in data collection as well as test and curriculum development for research projects involving children using different sensory aids as well as projects designed to evaluate strategies to optimize cochlear implants and hearing aids for children. She is the primary investigator on an NIH sponsored grant (R01 DC012778NIH/NIDCD)- “The Effects of Early Acoustic Hearing for Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients”. Dr. Davidson is also a faculty member in the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) at Washington University School of Medicine.
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