"Phonak U" held August 11-13, 2005

The second annual meeting of "Phonak U", an educational conference held exclusively for students in residential AuD programs, was held at Phonak's US Headquarters in Warrenville, Illinois. This year, 275 AuD and PhD students, representing 51 graduate programs from across the US, were welcomed to the event by Phonak US President Cathy Jones.

The program was designed to augment the experience gained in their educational programs and clinical rotations through a series of lectures, workshops, and "hands-on" experience with hearing aids, FM systems, and real-ear measurement equipment.



Students were able to customize their experience by creating their own program schedule by selecting from the array of course offerings. The interactive format also included lectures given by a distinguished group of Phonak employees and guest faculty, including Drs. David Fabry, Barry Freeman, Alan Freint, Patricia Gans, Richard Gans, Ron Gleitman, Gyl Kasewurm, Sergei Kochkin, Catherine Palmer, Paul Pessis, Joseph Smaldino, and Robert Sweetow.

A wide variety of educational topics were covered, including an extensive offering of adult and pediatric amplification topics, sessions on vestibular diagnosis and treatment, aural rehabilitation, cerumen management, forensic audiology, ethics, and practice development. In addition, students participated in "role play" exercises designed to simulate real-world interactions, discussed interviewing skills, professional issues, and had the opportunity to improve their earmold impression and modification, hearing aid programming, and clinical verification skills.

Next year's meeting will be held in August, 2006. Interested students should contact David Fabry at (800) 777 7333 or dave.fabry@phonak.com

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