Interview with Richard Seewald, Ph.D. Professor and Canada Research Chair in Childhood Hearing
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Topic: A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification
National Center for Audiology
University of Western Ontario, London
Ontario, Canada
Pediatric Audiology Conference
November 3 - 6, 2004
Chicago, Illinois
Beck: Hi Richard. It's always a pleasure to speak with you.
Seewald: Hi Doug. Thanks for the invitation!
Beck: Despite the enormous importance and success of DSL, I thought that it would be a good idea to discuss the upcoming pediatric conference!
Seewald: Sure, that would be great!
Beck: For the readers not familiar with the history of the Phonak pediatric conferences, they have been wildly successful....an amazing mix of talent and knowledge, and always a vivid educational opportunity.
Seewald: Thanks. Yes, they have been successful and we've been very proud of them. This will be our third international pediatric conference, and we've offered them every three years.
Beck: Will the conference occur at the Phonak facility just west of Chicago?
Seewald: No, the entire event will be held downtown at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in the middle of the city. It's a great place to spend some time and access to restaurants and the tourist attractions is excellent.
Beck: Can you tell me a little about the speakers?
Seewald: On Thursday, we have the conference opening by Judy Gravel Ph.D., and her topic is "Evidence Based Practice in Pediatric Audiology." And then following that, we have the Keynote Address by Patricia Stelmachowicz Ph.D., and her topic is "Pediatric Amplification." Following those two, we'll have David Stapells Ph.D. speaking about ABR and ASSR measures in infants, and Andrea Pittman discussing audiomtric configurations and the implications for amplification. We also have Susan Scollie Ph.D. discussing prescriptive procedures, and Kevin Munro Ph.D. on RECD measures, and Patricia Roush MS on clinical considerations too. And then we finish Thursday with Suzanne Purdy Ph.D on hearing aid evaluations using cortical AEPs, and then Arthur Boothroyd Ph.D. will speak about Measures of Auditory Performance in Young Children.
Beck: That's a fantastic line-up for Thursday. And what do you have planned for Friday?
Seewald: We have two main sections on Friday, the first section is titled "Hearing Instrument Technologies" and that session will feature Anne-Marie Tharpe Ph.D., Sandra Gabbard Ph.D., Lisa Davidson Ph.D., and Norbert Dillier Ph.D. Later in the day, we'll have the second section titled "Communication Development and Family Perspectives." That section will feature Melody Harrison Ph.D., Mary Pat Moeller Ph.D., Arlene Brown M.S., and Alys Young Ph.D.
Beck: Richard, are you presenting at all?
Seewald: Well, no, not really. I'm doing the "Conference Closing" on Friday, and just before me will be the conference End Note address by Martin Hyde Ph.D.
Beck: I understand that in addition to the full program of podium presentations on Thursday and Friday, you're adding the "Clinician's Forum" on Saturday. Please tell me about that?
Seewald: That's right. The "Clinician's Forum" will essentially be a series of case studies addressing pediatric assessment, amplification and communication development, education and related issues. The clinicians that have been invited to present are from around the world, including the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and Argentina.
Beck: And then after the Clincian's Forum you've got the "Workshops"?
Seewald: Yes, that's correct. There are four different workshops. The first will be on Electrophysiology Measurements with a focus on ASSR, and then we also have Electroacoustic Verification, and the third workshop is on Rehabilitative Strategies, and the fourth addresses Counseling issues.
Beck: And I suppose the conference will be offering CE opportunities?
Seewald: Yes, we're offering ASHA and AAA CEUs for a total of 1.6 CEUs, which is 16 clock hours.
Beck: Besides audiologists and dispensers, who else might benefit from attending this conference?
Seewald: Great question. Certainly speech-language pathologists, and I think Auditory-Verbal (A-V) therapists too, perhaps special-ed teachers and really any other professional that works with hearing impaired children and their families.
Beck: Richard, this sounds like a wonderful conference, thanks for taking the time to tell us about it.
Seewald: My pleasure Doug, hope to see you there.
Beck: I'll be there. I am absolutely looking forward to it.
For more information, click below.....
www.phonak-us.com/ccus/professional/conference/chicago2004.htm
For more information on Phonak, click here.
University of Western Ontario, London
Ontario, Canada
Pediatric Audiology Conference
November 3 - 6, 2004
Chicago, Illinois
Beck: Hi Richard. It's always a pleasure to speak with you.
Seewald: Hi Doug. Thanks for the invitation!
Beck: Despite the enormous importance and success of DSL, I thought that it would be a good idea to discuss the upcoming pediatric conference!
Seewald: Sure, that would be great!
Beck: For the readers not familiar with the history of the Phonak pediatric conferences, they have been wildly successful....an amazing mix of talent and knowledge, and always a vivid educational opportunity.
Seewald: Thanks. Yes, they have been successful and we've been very proud of them. This will be our third international pediatric conference, and we've offered them every three years.
Beck: Will the conference occur at the Phonak facility just west of Chicago?
Seewald: No, the entire event will be held downtown at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in the middle of the city. It's a great place to spend some time and access to restaurants and the tourist attractions is excellent.
Beck: Can you tell me a little about the speakers?
Seewald: On Thursday, we have the conference opening by Judy Gravel Ph.D., and her topic is "Evidence Based Practice in Pediatric Audiology." And then following that, we have the Keynote Address by Patricia Stelmachowicz Ph.D., and her topic is "Pediatric Amplification." Following those two, we'll have David Stapells Ph.D. speaking about ABR and ASSR measures in infants, and Andrea Pittman discussing audiomtric configurations and the implications for amplification. We also have Susan Scollie Ph.D. discussing prescriptive procedures, and Kevin Munro Ph.D. on RECD measures, and Patricia Roush MS on clinical considerations too. And then we finish Thursday with Suzanne Purdy Ph.D on hearing aid evaluations using cortical AEPs, and then Arthur Boothroyd Ph.D. will speak about Measures of Auditory Performance in Young Children.
Beck: That's a fantastic line-up for Thursday. And what do you have planned for Friday?
Seewald: We have two main sections on Friday, the first section is titled "Hearing Instrument Technologies" and that session will feature Anne-Marie Tharpe Ph.D., Sandra Gabbard Ph.D., Lisa Davidson Ph.D., and Norbert Dillier Ph.D. Later in the day, we'll have the second section titled "Communication Development and Family Perspectives." That section will feature Melody Harrison Ph.D., Mary Pat Moeller Ph.D., Arlene Brown M.S., and Alys Young Ph.D.
Beck: Richard, are you presenting at all?
Seewald: Well, no, not really. I'm doing the "Conference Closing" on Friday, and just before me will be the conference End Note address by Martin Hyde Ph.D.
Beck: I understand that in addition to the full program of podium presentations on Thursday and Friday, you're adding the "Clinician's Forum" on Saturday. Please tell me about that?
Seewald: That's right. The "Clinician's Forum" will essentially be a series of case studies addressing pediatric assessment, amplification and communication development, education and related issues. The clinicians that have been invited to present are from around the world, including the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and Argentina.
Beck: And then after the Clincian's Forum you've got the "Workshops"?
Seewald: Yes, that's correct. There are four different workshops. The first will be on Electrophysiology Measurements with a focus on ASSR, and then we also have Electroacoustic Verification, and the third workshop is on Rehabilitative Strategies, and the fourth addresses Counseling issues.
Beck: And I suppose the conference will be offering CE opportunities?
Seewald: Yes, we're offering ASHA and AAA CEUs for a total of 1.6 CEUs, which is 16 clock hours.
Beck: Besides audiologists and dispensers, who else might benefit from attending this conference?
Seewald: Great question. Certainly speech-language pathologists, and I think Auditory-Verbal (A-V) therapists too, perhaps special-ed teachers and really any other professional that works with hearing impaired children and their families.
Beck: Richard, this sounds like a wonderful conference, thanks for taking the time to tell us about it.
Seewald: My pleasure Doug, hope to see you there.
Beck: I'll be there. I am absolutely looking forward to it.
For more information, click below.....
www.phonak-us.com/ccus/professional/conference/chicago2004.htm
For more information on Phonak, click here.
