2018 Institute: Pittsburg, PA

On behalf of the program committee, welcome to the 2018 ARA Institute. This is an exciting year as hearing healthcare reaches new milestones with audiologic rehabilitation at the forefront. Advances in technology, changing distribution models, and emerging evidence of the impact of hearing on health and cognition have created an expanded demand for AR services. 

Please access the program, recordings, and resources below.

Monday, September 24, 2018: Talks

• The economic case for auditory rehabilitation (PDF)
  Catherine Palmer, University of Pittsburgh
  
  

• Behaviour change but not as you know it: Using the behaviour change wheel to develop a person-centered care intervention to change audiologists’ communication behaviours (PDF)
  Gerard William, University of Melbourne

• The development of an internet-based program for adults with unaddressed hearing impairment (PDF)
  Jill Preminger, University of Louisville
  
  

• Preliminary findings from the SENSE-Cog project (PDF)
  Harvey Abrams, University of South Florida
  
  

• Ten proven tools to take the sting out of stigma (PDF)
  Nancy Williams and Holly Cohen, Auditory Insight
  
  

• Preliminary data on the Self-Identified Hearing Goals (SIHG) questionnaire in hearing-aid users (PDF)
  Sherri Smith, Mountain Home VA
  
  

• Influence of traumatic exposures on audiologic management (PDF)
  Marc Fagelson, East Tennessee University
  
  

• Exploring senior management perspectives to improve person-centered care implementation in hearing rehabilitation organizations (PDF) - ** Herbert J. Oyer Award 2017-2018 Recipient**
  Gerard William, University of Melbourne
  
  

• An audiology-centered trial protocol to postpone or reduce age-related hearing loss, Alzheimer's, cancer and other age-related illnesses (PDF)
  Rolf Martin, MMT Corporation
  
  

• EEG measurements in effortful listening conditions (PDF)
  David Ryan, Mountain Home VA
  
  

• Targeted re-instruction for hearing aid use and care skills (PDF)
  Carly Alicea, Syracuse University
  
  

• Photovoice as a tool for audiologists and audiology researchers (PDF)
  Gabrielle Saunders, VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research
  
  

• Efficacy of self-stigma treatment programs: Insights based on a review of qualitative studies (PDF)
  Jean Pierre Gagné, Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Université de Montréal

Monday, September 24, 2018: Poster presentations

• Telehealth Delivery of Aural Rehabilitation: A Clinical Trial for Adult Cochlear Implant Users (PDF)
  Claire Bernstein, Gallaudet University
  
  

• Disposable hearing aid battery lifeTorri Ann Woodruff, University of Connecticut

• Test-Retest reliability of the word auditory recognition and recall measure in older individuals with hearing loss (PDF)
  Shannon McKinney, Mountain Home VA
  
  

• Self-efficacy profiles of a large population of tele-rehabilitation users
  Jennifer Henderson Sabes, University of the Pacific

• Assistive text captioning offsets the effects of background noise on speech memory and pupillometry (PDF)
  Sarah Hargus Ferguson, University of Utah
  
  

• Pilot program: A holistic and interprofessional approach to group AR and student training (PDF)
  Laura Gaeta, Sacramento State University
  
  

• HHIE performance in older Veterans with hearing loss
  Sheila Pratt, University of Pittsburgh
  
  

• Readability and Comprehensibility of an Adult Audiology Report
  Kathleen Cienkowski, University of Connecticut
  
  

• The effect of clear speech on listener perception of nonnative speech (PDF)
  Sarah Hargus Ferguson, University of Utah
  
  

• Efficacy of a coupler-based hearing-aid fitting approach for experienced users (PDF)
  Sherri Smith, Mountain Home VA
  
  

• Use of Amplification for Normal Hearing Adults in Background Noise (PDF)
  Jasleen Singh, Syracuse University

Tuesday, September 25, 2018: Talks

• Family matters: Enhancing patient outcomes with help from loved ones (PDF)
  Kris English, University of Akron
  
  

• An economic analysis of hearing aid affordability in the United States using big data - ** Herbert J. Oyer Award 2017-2018 Recipient** (PDF)
  Anna Jilla, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  
  

• Speech tracking auditory training in the presence of noise in normal listeners (PDF)
  Michael Kurth, University of Connecticut
  
  

• Providing AR support for older adults with hearing loss (PDF)
  Geoff Plant, Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation