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NEW AudiologyOnline course – The Evolution of Pediatric Candidacy for Cochlear Implants: A New Indication

April 16, 2020
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A new AudiologyOnlinecourse is now open for registration: The Evolution of Pediatric Candidacy for Cochlear Implants: A New Indication

This course will discuss hearing loss from a pediatric patient treatment standpoint. It will provide information on pediatric candidacy for cochlear implants, including Cochlear’s new FDA approval to lower the age of implantation.

Course Details

Presented by Melissa Tribble, AuD

Pediatric Audiology Practice Manager at Stanford Children’s Health

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

This course is offered for continuing education in partnership with AudiologyOnline. Please visit www.AudiologyOnline.com for details regarding CEUs offered.

After attending this course you’ll be able to:

  1. Describe the history of pediatric cochlear implant candidacy in the United States
  2. Describe the data that supports earlier implantation in children with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss
  3. Understand Cochlear’s new indications for pediatric cochlear implantation according to the FDA
  4. Characterize the features in modern cochlear implant systems which contribute to success in pediatric recipients

Please visit AudiologyOnline to register now!

In the United States, the cochlear implant system is intended for use in children 9 to 24 months of age who have bilateral profound sensorineural deafness and demonstrate limited benefit from appropriate binaural hearing aids. Children two years of age or older may demonstrate severe to profound hearing loss bilaterally.

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An inside look at the 2022 NYU Fellows Lab

April 6, 2022

As part of our commitment to provide best in class training and support to our professionals, we recently hosted a surgical course that featured a hands-on training lab. A special thanks to the talented group of neurotology fellows for joining us in New York and to the incredible NYU Langone Health faculty for their experience and partnership.

Here’s an inside look into the weekend:

What did we do?

This course provided a blend of hands-on learning experiences and discussion with the NYU faculty and Cochlear team. We reviewed topics such as complex case studies and abnormal anatomy, along with various surgical considerations. The lab provided attendees the opportunity for hands-on temporal bone drilling, practicing electrode insertions and assessing outcomes via tabletop fluoroscopy. Training was provided on our suite of implantable hearing solutions, including the Nucleus® System and the Osia® System.

What did we read?

The course was complimented with a review and discussion of current research. Several of these articles include:

Patel et al. Otology & Neurotology, Inc. 2021.

Holder et al. Otology & Neurotology, Inc. 2021.

Morrel et al. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2020.

These articles highlighted considerations for managing complex clinical cases as well as the benefits of perimodiolar electrode arrays. Overall, it was a packed agenda with thoughtful discussion and insights from our facilitators – Special thanks to Drs. McMenomy, Roland, Jethanamest, Shapiro, Freidmann, Waltzman and Kay-Rivest from NYU.

To stay up to date on the latest educational opportunities, subscribe to Cochlear ProNews and watch on-demand surgical bone labs for professionals here!

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NEW Audiology Online course: Benefits Afforded by Precurved Electrode Arrays: Speech and Auditory Perception for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

December 18, 2019

A new Audiology Online course is now open for registration: Benefits Afforded by Precurved Electrode Arrays: Speech and Auditory Perception for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients. This course will discuss recent research completed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center combining audiological assessment, image processing and application of individualized programming aimed at improving outcomes for adult CI recipients.

Course Details

Benefits Afforded by Precurved Electrode Arrays: Speech and Auditory Perception for Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Presented by Rene Gifford, PhD, CCC-A, Director of the Cochlear Implant Program Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Thursday, January 9, 2020 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST

This course is offered for continuing education in partnership with AudiologyOnline. Please visit www.AudiologyOnline.com for details regarding CEUs offered.

After attending this course you’ll be able to:

  • Describe expected CI outcomes by a large clinical population without knowledge of electrode location and device wear time and compare this broad range of variability to what we could expect with more knowledge of individualized variables
  • Understand differences between classic literature and newer studies providing evidence for greater channel specificity in modern-day CI recipients with precurved electrode arrays localized in scala tympani
  • Characterize the potential beneficial effects of a well-placed precurved electrode array on upper stimulation levels, spectral resolution and speech recognition in quiet and noise

Please visit Audiology Online to sign up now! 

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