SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

The pediatric audiology symposium will be held Saturday, September 21st, with a welcome reception the night before, Friday, September 20th.

Friday, September 20th:

Please join us for a welcome reception on Friday, September 20th at the Georgia Center for an opportunity to meet our invited speakers and network with other pediatric audiologists. Drop in from 5:00-7:00 PM and let us know you’re coming when prompted on the registration form. More details will be sent out the week of the symposium. We hope to see you there!

Location: Outside at the Pecan Tree Courtyard (Pecan Tree Galleria in case of rain)

Saturday, September 21st:

  • 7:30am: Check in opens

  • 8:00am: Welcome

  • 8:15 – 9:45am: Session 1: "Optimizing Audibility for Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Diagnosis and Device Candidacy"

    Kathryn Wiseman, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A

    Boys Town National Research Hospital

  • 9:45-10:15am: Morning Break

    Exhibit Tables Open

  • 10:15-11:45am: Session 2: “Optimizing Audibility for Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Device Fitting and Long-Term Management"

    Kathryn Wiseman, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A

    Boys Town National Research Hospital

  • 11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch/Break

    Lunch and Break (Lunch is provided onsite) - Exhibit Tables Open

  • 1:00-2:15pm: Session 3: “Clinical Monitoring of Ototoxicity"

    Skye Jones, Au.D., CCC-A

    St. Jude Research Hospital

  • 2:15-2:45pm: Afternoon Break

    Break - Exhibit Tables Open

  • 2:45-3:30pm: Session 4: “Ototoxicity: Management and Survivorship Considerations"

    Skye Jones, Au.D., CCC-A

    St. Jude Research Hospital

  • 3:30-4:15pm: Georgia's Hearing-Targeted cCMV Protocol: What You Need to Know

    Melanie Morris, Au.D., CCC-A

    Georgia Department of Public Healh

  • 4:15-4:30pm: Closing

The UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic is approved the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity.  The program is worth a maximum of 0.6 CEUs.  Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics.  Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.