- 7:45 – 8:20 a.m.
- Registration and Continental Breakfast
- 8:20 – 8:30 a.m.
- Introduction and Overview of Conference
- Prashant Malhotra, MD
- 8:30– 9:15 a.m.
- Keynote Address – “Role of the Pediatrician in Hearing
- Loss”
- Susan Wiley, MD
- 9:15 – 9:25 a.m.
- Break
Session I – Early Identification of Hearing Loss
- 9:25 – 9:40 a.m.
- Importance of Early Identification
- Susan Wiley, MD
- 9:40 – 10 a.m.
- Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) – How it’s Done
- Jennifer Phelan, AuD
- 10 – 10:20 a.m.
- Confirmatory Audiologic Testing
- Rebecca Belt, AuD
- 10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
- Questions and Break
Session II – Evaluation After Diagnosis of Hearing Loss
- 10:50 – 11:10 a.m.
- Enrollment in Early Intervention Services
- Sonya Hayes
- 11:10 – 11:30 a.m.
- Medical Evaluation after Identified Hearing Loss
- Prashant Malhotra, MD
- 11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
- Genetic Evaluation of Hearing Loss
- Matt Pastore, MS, LGC
- 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
- Speech Evaluation
- Shana Lucius, LSLS Cert AVT
- 12:10 – 1 p.m.
- Questions, Lunch and Break with Exhibitors
- 1 – 1:40 p.m.
- Parent Panel – Experiencing the Diagnosis and Evaluation of
- Hearing Loss
- Facilitator: Kim Davis, APN
- 1:40 – 1:50 p.m.
- Questions, Break, and Panel Setup
Session III – Intervention
1:50 – 2:05 p.m.
Hearing Habilitation Options – Nonsurgical
Jamie Hadley Godsey, AuD., CCC-A
2:05 – 2:25 p.m.
Hearing Habilitation Options - Surgical
Prashant Malhotra, MD
2:25 – 2:55 p.m.
Communications Options – AVT/Aud-Oral/TC/ASL
Kristine Ratliff, LSLS AVEd
Natalie Simon, MA
Denyse Woods
2:55 – 3 p.m.
Break and Panel Setup
3:05 – 3:45 p.m.
Patient Panel – Living with Hearing Loss
Facilitator: Kim Davis, APN
3:45 – 3:55 p.m.
Questions and Break
3:55 – 4:05 p.m.
Financial Considerations
Gina Hounam, PhD
4:05 – 4:25 p.m.
In the Classroom
Gail Whitelaw, PhD
4:25 – 4:35 p.m.
Safety and Hearing Assistive Technologies
Brittney Sprouse, AuD
4:35 – 4:45 p.m.
Resources – Local, Regional, National
Carrie Thompson-Davenport, MA
4:45 – 4:55 p.m.
Surveillance of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Child
Parul Vora, MD
4:55 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Prashant Malhotra, MD
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Introduction and Overview of Conference
Prashant Malhotra, MD
Keynote Address – “Role of the Pediatrician in Hearing
Loss”
Susan Wiley, MD
Break
Importance of Early Identification
Susan Wiley, MD
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) – How it’s Done
Jennifer Phelan, AuD
Confirmatory Audiologic Testing
Rebecca Belt, AuD
Questions and Break
Enrollment in Early Intervention Services
Sonya Hayes
Medical Evaluation after Identified Hearing Loss
Prashant Malhotra, MD
Genetic Evaluation of Hearing Loss
Matt Pastore, MS, LGC
Speech Evaluation
Shana Lucius, LSLS Cert AVT
Questions, Lunch and Break with Exhibitors
Parent Panel – Experiencing the Diagnosis and Evaluation of
Hearing Loss
Facilitator: Kim Davis, APN
Questions, Break, and Panel Setup
Hearing Habilitation Options – Nonsurgical
Jamie Hadley Godsey, AuD., CCC-A
Hearing Habilitation Options - Surgical
Prashant Malhotra, MD
Communications Options – AVT/Aud-Oral/TC/ASL
Kristine Ratliff, LSLS AVEd
Natalie Simon, MA
Denyse Woods
Break and Panel Setup
Patient Panel – Living with Hearing Loss
Facilitator: Kim Davis, APN
Financial Considerations
Gina Hounam, PhD
In the Classroom
Gail Whitelaw, PhD
Safety and Hearing Assistive Technologies
Brittney Sprouse, AuD
Resources – Local, Regional, National
Carrie Thompson-Davenport, MA
Surveillance of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Child
Parul Vora, MD
Closing Remarks
Prashant Malhotra, MD
