The CI2017 Pediatric Symposium assembles a multi-specialty group of clinicians, educators and scientists to explore current topics having the greatest impact on improving pediatric cochlear implant outcomes. The symposium will be organized around six themes:
- Music: Improving perception and appreciation
- Technology: Improving CI results in an increasingly interconnected world.
- Cognition: Improving our understanding of language development and central plasticity.
- Outcomes: Improving the use of metrics for success.
- Indications: Improving hearing in expanded populations
- Delivery: Improving efficacy, availability, and efficiency in CI care.
WHO: Co-organized by the American Cochlear Implant Alliance and two prominent institutions: Stanford University School of Medicine and University of California San Francisco. Interviews available with:
Nikolas Blevins MD, Malcolmson Professor and Chief, Division of Otology/Neurotology & Medical Director; Stanford Cochlear Implant Center, Dept Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford
Charles Limb MD, Francis Sooy Professor and Chief, Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery; Director, Douglas Grant Cochlear Implant Center Departments of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Neurosurgery at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Donna Sorkin MA, Executive Director, ACI Alliance and Cochlear Implant Recipient
WHY: The three and one-half day conference will be organized around the six themes listed above with keynote speakers and podium talks providing research and clinical insights. Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf will lead a panel of technology leaders from the Bay Area to bring additional perspectives on Saturday. (Cochlear Implants: A Hidden Technology)
WHEN/WHERE: July 26-29, 2017 at San Francisco Hilton, Union Square
DETAILS: For more information, contact: Donna Sorkin dsorkin@acialliance.org / (office) 703.534.6146
