American Cochlear Implant Alliance Foundation

COCHLEAR IMPLANT CLINICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIA (THREE YEARS) COVERING THE YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2026 - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS APPLICATION SEEKS PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THREE YEARS OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT (CI) CLINICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES TO BE CONVENED BY THE AMERICAN COCHLEAR IMPLANT ALLIANCE IN JULY 2024 (VANCOUVER, CANADA), APRIL 2025 (BOSTON) AND MAY 2026 (WASHINGTON, DC). THE CI MEETINGS PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR CI CLINICIANS FROM ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (I.E., ENTS, AUDIOLOGISTS, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS), EDUCATORS, AND SCIENTISTS TO LEARN TOGETHER. WITH THE RAPID RATE OF CHANGE IN THE FIELD AND CONCERNS ON HOW TO MANAGE THE GROWING NUMBER OF NEW RECIPIENTS WITH EXPANDED INDICATIONS, ALONGSIDE OF AN INSTALLED BASE OF PATIENTS WHO MUST BE CARED FOR OVER THEIR LIFETIME, CONFERENCE INTERESTS HAVE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE RESEARCH TO PRACTICE TOPICS ON SERVING THIS POPULATION IN A CHALLENGING AND CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT. ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE CURRENT AND EMERGING TOPICS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT CI OUTCOMES AND DELIVERY MECHANISMS FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. PODIUM PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, FEATURED TALKS, AND POSTERS WILL HIGHLIGHT CLINICAL RESEARCH ON: TEAM APPROACH TO PATIENT MANAGEMENT INCLUDING EXPANDED INDICATIONS OF SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS; COGNITIVE IMPACTS OF CI IN OLDER ADULTS; MANAGING BILINGUAL PATIENTS AND FAMILIES; INNOVATIVE MODELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY FOR CI PROGRAMS (INCLUDING TELEHEALTH); ROLES OF THERAPY, EDUCATION, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN THE CI PROCESS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN; ADVANCES IN CI TECHNOLOGY AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; HEARING PRESERVATION; CI IN SINGLE SIDED DEAFNESS, ROLE OF VESTIBULAR ASSESSMENT IN THE CI PROCESS; AND GENE THERAPY, GENETICS, AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF MANAGING HEARING LOSS. THE IMPACT OF THE WHOLE TEAM IN THE CI PROCESS WILL BE EXAMINED. THIS AIM IS UNIQUE TO THIS CONFERENCE AND WILL PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE VARIOUS FACTORS THAT IMPACT ON OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. AS ADULTS OF ALL AGES HAVE BECOME A LARGER PROPORTION OF THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT POPULATION, OUR FOCUS WILL ADDRESS THE DIVERSITY AND NEEDS OF THE ADULT POPULATION, ALONGSIDE OF CHILDREN. STUDENTS MAY APPLY FOR WAIVED REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MAY ENTER A STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION WITH INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE. AN AFTERNOON SYMPOSIUM FOR (RE)HABILITATION PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS ON CI TEAMS PROVIDING CLINICAL OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE OFFERED. AMONG THE PEDIATRIC TOPICS TO BE EXPLORED ARE LISTENING AND LITERACY AND PROVISION OF CI IN SINGLE SIDED DEAFNESS. ADULT REHABILITATION POST CI WILL ADDRESS ADULTS’ SPECIFIC NEEDS. RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE WILL BE EXPLORED FOR BOTH POPULATIONS.

CONFERENCE GRANT (R-13) COVERING THREE YEARS OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT CLINICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIA TO BE HELD IN 2021, 2022 AND 2023 - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THIS APPLICATION SEEKS PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THREE YEARS OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT (CI) CLINICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES TO BE CONVENED BY THE AMERICAN COCHLEAR IMPLANT ALLIANCE IN APRIL 2021 (DALLAS), MAY 2022 (WASHINGTON, DC) AND SPRING 2023 WEST COAST TBD. THE CI MEETINGS PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR CI CLINICIANS FROM ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (I.E., ENTS, AUDIOLOGISTS, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS), EDUCATORS, AND SCIENTISTS TO LEARN TOGETHER. VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION WILL BE OFFERED. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT, WE WILL CONVENE CI2021 COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION: IT TAKES A VILLAGE. THE PROGRAM FOR CI2021 WILL FOCUS ON CLINICAL RESEARCH RELATIVE TO SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT PROCESS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INCLUDING: TEAM APPROACH TO MANAGING THE RANGE OF CI PATIENTS INCLUDING BILINGUAL PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS AND OTHERS RECEIVING COCHLEAR IMPLANTS UNDER EXPANDED INDICATIONS; ROLE OF THERAPY, EDUCATION AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS; HEARING PRESERVATION; TELEHEALTH; COGNITION AND EFFECT ON OUTCOMES; VESTIBULAR ASSESSMENT; ADVANCES IN CI AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF MANAGING HEARING LOSS. INCREASINGLY THE NEED FOR A TEAM THAT INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT “TRADITIONAL” CI CLINICIANS IS RECOGNIZED IN LIGHT OF THE EXPANDED INDICATIONS THAT ARE DRIVING GROWTH IN INDIVIDUALS NOW CONSIDERED GOOD CI CANDIDATES. STUDENTS MAY APPLY FOR WAIVED REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MAY ENTER A STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION WITH INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE. A POST-CONFERENCE AFTERNOON SEMINAR FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ADULTS, PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE HELD TO SHARE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CONTENT FOR A NON-CLINICIAN AUDIENCE. WE WILL EXPLORE THE BEST PRACTICE MODELS TO SUPPORT AN EXPANSION IN CI INDICATIONS AND THE LIKELY INCREASED VOLUME OF PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CARE. OUR THREE SPECIFIC AIMS FOR THE CONFERENCE ARE TO: (1) EXPLORE COMPARATIVE OUTCOMES OF CI RECIPIENTS IMPLANTED UNDER EXPANDED INDICATIONS INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS, BILINGUAL PATIENTS, AND DEVICE VARIABLES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PERFORMANCE; (2) EVALUATE CLINICAL PRACTICE MODELS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT A GROWING PATIENT POPULATION AND SUGGEST FUTURE CHANGES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE; (3) DETERMINE RESEARCH NEEDED TO BETTER ADVISE PATIENTS AND ADDRESS CURRENT VARIABILITY IN OUTCOMES AMONG THE CI RECIPIENT POPULATION.

CONFERENCE GRANT (R13) FOR 16TH SYMPOSIUM ON COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN CHILDREN TO BE HELD JULY10-13, 2019 IN HOLLYWOOD (FL) ON CLINICAL RESEARCH OF INTEREST TO COCHLEAR IMPLANT CLINICIANS AND SCIENTISTS

CONFERENCE GRANT (R-13) FOR 3RD EMERGING ISSUES IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD MARCH 8-10, 2018 ON CLINICAL RESEARCH OF INTEREST TO COCHLEAR IMPLANT CLINICIANS AND SCIENTISTS

CONFERENCE GRANT (R-13) FOR 15TH SYMPOSIUM ON COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN CHILDREN TO BE HELD JULY 26-29, 2017 ON CLINICAL RESEARCH OF INTEREST TO COCHLEAR IMPLANT CLINICIANS AND SCIENTISTS

CONFERENCE GRANT (R-13) FOR EMERGING ISSUES IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD 10/15/2015-10/17/2015 FOCUSING ON TOPICS THAT MAY EXPAND PA

CONFERENCE GRANT FOR SYMPOSIUM ENTITLED "EMERGING ISSUES IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTA