November 13 - 15, 2006 - Chicago, USA - The Hearing Care for Adults Conference, sponsored by Phonak Hearing Systems, was held in Chicago, Illinois on November 13-15, 2006. Over 400 attendees from 28 countries attended the conference, which was developed by an independent steering committee chaired by Catherine Palmer, Ph.D., with members Robyn Cox, Ph.D., David Hawkins, Ph.D., Richard Seewald, Ph.D., Ora Buerkli, M.A., and David Fabry, Ph.D. The keynote session, "Personality of Hearing Aid Patients: Before, During and After the Fitting", was delivered by Robyn Cox, and set the stage for a comprehensive array of talks addressing research studies and clinical implications for hearing aid assessment, fitting, and aural rehabilitation. Guest faculty included presenters from around the world, including the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. In addition to platform presentations, a poster session provided attendees with an update on a variety of amplification-related topics.
A live webcast provided viewers from around the world with the opportunity to view the first day of the conference, comprising the keynote address and presentations relating to characteristics and demographics of the adult hearing-impaired population, assessment considerations, and fitting issues.
Recorded webcast presentations of these talks will be available online until March 1, 2007.
The presentations can be downloaded as PDF documents from this website.
Conference informationConference Program (PDF 708 kB)
Taken from www.phonak.com/professional/conference/chicago2006-conference.htm
