Decatur, GA - DeKalb Medical will host Jack Katz, Ph.D., a leading authority in the field of audiology, on July 22-23, 2010. Dr. Katz is the slated keynote speaker in a continuing education course intended for professional audiologists entitled, "Auditory Processing Disorders: SSW Advanced Workshop."Katz has been a practicing Audiologist for 45 years. Fifty years ago, he developed the Staggered Spondaic Word Test (SSW), a ten-minute look at the central nervous system through the ears. The SSW is used by audiologists working in either health or education professions to assess the integrity of a patient's central auditory system. This test is used in (1) locating brain abnormalities resulting from tumors, strokes or degenerative conditions, and (2) the evaluation of auditory-processing problems associated with learning and other disabilities.
The SSW Advanced Workshop is designed to train Audiologists on the most recent SSW procedures for evaluation of central auditory function, including:
- Reviewing the auditory processing centers in the brain and how they relate to one another
- Up-to-date SSW research
- Testing, scoring and demonstration of the Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) or Brain Injured patient
- Quartile analysis for fatigue/learning effects and adjusted SSW
- Site-of-lesion analyses: Total/Ear/Condition (TEC), Adjusted SSW scores
- Report writing
- Hearing loss, unilateral loss, intellectually challenged, air-bone gap, dialect and Central Nervous System (CNS) lesions
About DeKalb Medical
DeKalb Medical offers high-quality hearing diagnostic services for pediatric and adult patients. Conducted by Nationally Certified Doctors of Audiology, our comprehensive evaluations can identify auditory problems that may be interfering with a person's education, employment, enjoyment of life, safety or well-being.
A leader in cancer, heart attack treatment and orthopedics, DeKalb Medical is a non-profit hospital system serving half a million patients annually. Founded in Atlanta in 1961, the system includes the 451-bed DeKalb Medical at North Decatur. It was also named in the top 5% of all U.S. hospitals in 2009 and 2010 for clinical excellence by HealthGrades® and received the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence award. In addition, the System also operates the 40-bed DeKalb Medical Long Term Acute Care at Downtown Decatur and the 100-bed DeKalb Medical at Hillandale in Lithonia. For more information on DeKalb Medical, visit www.dekalbmedical.org.
