Cochlear Implants for Adults: Current Challenges and Issues
Date : 16th April 2010
Duration : 1 day
Venue : The Ear Foundation
Cost :
£95.00
A focussed conference exploring the challenges and issues around cochlear implantation for adults, covering a wide range of issues including changing communication needs and recent research outcomes.
Please note that this conference will now take place at The Ear Foundation, NOT NCSL as previously publicised
We are delighted to be hosting this day in partnership with Geoff Plant and Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation in the US.
Geoff will be joined by a faculty of experts and adult CI users, who will bring together current practice, knowledge and experience in the area.
Speakers will include: Wanda Aleksy, John Briggs, Jennifer Demler, Arveni Dooki, Lorraine Gailey, Anna Herriman, Brian Lamb, Geoff Plant, Clare Sheridan, Alex Wheeler, Nigel Williams, and adult CI users.
~ User perspective ~ Issues and challenges for CI programmes ~ Psycho-social issues ~ Current research ~ Communication challenges in the family and workplace ~ Auditory rehabilitation ~ Music for CI users
AM Chair: Geoff Plant
10.00 – 10.05 Welcome and intro
10.05 – 10.25 - Nigel Williams A cochlear implant users’s perspective
10.25 – 10.45 - John Briggs Issue and challenges for an adult CI programme
10.45 - 11.05 - Alex Wheeler ‘It’s like a Mini vs a Ferrari on my head’: What adults think about their cochlear implants and the services that provide them
11.05 – 11.25 - Jennifer Demler & Arveni Dooki EAS the St Thomas' Experience
11.25 – 11.45 - Clare Sheridan Title tbc
11.45 – 12.05 - Brian Lamb Cochlear implant provision in the future - did NICE fail adults who need implants?
12.05 – 12.30 - Question & Answers
12.35 – 13.30 - Lunch and Exhibition
PM Chair: Sue Archbold
13.30 – 13.50 - Geoff Plant Adult rehabilitation
13.50 – 14.10 - Lorraine Gailey Communication and the family
14.10 – 14.30 - Anna Herriman Communication challenges in the workplace
14.30 – 14.50 - Arveni Dooki Musical rehabilitation for adults
14.50 – 15.10 - Wanda Aleksy Adult CI users and the telephone
15.10 – 15.35 - Geoff Plant KTH Tracking: “Old idea in a new bottle”
15.35 – 16.00 Round table and close
Please note that the registration fee for deaf & HI adults is £65. Please make a note of this on your registration form and you will only be charged the reduced price.