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