Building on the success of our recent Nashville conference with Vanderbilt and our first Emerging Issues Symposium in October 2013 https://www.acialliance.org/?CI2013 we will convene a second symposium focused on a limited number of topics that may expand candidacy and improve outcomes in appropriate patients on October 15-17, 2015 at the historic and elegant Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
Each of six topics will be explored by a panel of clinician or research experts from across the continuum of care, allowing time for discussion after each set of prepared talks. Based on attendee feedback from the 2013 Symposium, we will also be soliciting submissions for podium talks and posters. The abstract submission website will open on/around March 1, 2015. More information, including details on Registration and hotel accommodations, will be posted on the ACI Alliance website and via Twitter @acialliance. Once active, the conference website will be located at www.CI2015DC.org. There will be a significant conference discount for those who are ACI Alliance professional members, either through their Organization or as Individuals.
The six emerging issues are:
- Auditory Brainstem Implants in Children
- Trends in Objective Measures for Cochlear Implantation
- Expanded Indications for Cochlear Implants
- Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation
- Literacy and Cochlear Implants : Outcomes and Intervention Strategies
- Cochlear Implant Connectivity to Other Technologies
To view the preliminary program, please visit our website at: https://www.acialliance.org/?page=CI2015
On Wednesday, October 14 just prior to the start of the CI2015 official program, we will again organize ACI Alliance on the Hill. This is an opportunity for our members to visit with their national elected officials. Participants must sign up for this advocacy initiative in advance so that we may group you with others in your state and arrange for visits with Members of Congress. Together with our public affairs consultants, we will hold an on-site luncheon briefing beginning at 12 Noon on Wednesday just prior to leaving by bus for Capitol Hill. Telephone briefings will also be held two weeks prior to the Hill event. Plan now to arrive in Washington in time for this important opportunity to impact on national public policies that affect access to cochlear implantation.
Donna L. Sorkin MA
Executive Director, ACI Alliance
