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10/24/2016  |   9:10 AM - 10:10 AM   |  BGPOP Building 402/403/404

Boothless Technology for Clinically Valid Hearing Evaluation: How Far We've Come and Where We're Going

Recent technological advances coupled with an impressive collection of quality research studies on hearing evaluation outside of a sound booth have opened up many new possibilities for hearing loss identification.

  • To gain a better understanding of the considerations of boothless technology for hearing evaluation
  • To learn about various new global environments where boothless technology has been successfully implemented
  • To acquire knowledge of various alternatives and strategies when challenges are encountered when testing hearing in remote locations.

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Renee Lefrancois (Co-Author), Clearwater Clinical Ltd., renee@clearwaterclinical.com;
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Financial - Receives Salary,Ownership interest for Employment,Management position,Board membership,Ownership from Clearwater Clinical Limited.  

Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.


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Financial - Receives support from Clearwater Clinical Limited.  

Michael Weider (Primary Presenter), Clearwater Clinical, michael@clearwaterclinical.com;
Michael has over 20 years of experience as a software entrepreneur. He has founded two startup companies - Watchfire and Blaze - which were acquired by IBM and Akamai respectively. Michael sits on the board of four startups, advises two venture funds, and is also an active angel investor. He is also a board member of the Youth Services Bureau Charitable Foundation of Ottawa.
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      AAA DISCLOSURE:

Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.

Matthew Bromwich (Co-Author), Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, mabromwich@gmail.com;
Dr. Matthew Bromwich has been a pediatric surgeon at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario since July 2009. He completed his medical training at Queen’s University, followed by a residency at the London Health Sciences Centre and a Fellowship at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre. He has published 19 papers and four book chapters on Otolaryngology. Dr. Bromwich is the inventor of several medical innovations and holds 4 patents on various products in Canada and the U.S. Other research endeavors include treatments for dizziness, mobile hearing testing, video endoscopy and surgical airway reconstruction. His research aims to democratize access to medical care by delivering innovative and inexpensive solutions. In 2005 Dr. Bromwich founded Clearwater Clinical, a company that develops mobile medical solutions targeting the Endoscopy, Audiology and Vestibular markets. Clearwater’s mission is to accelerate and democratize access to medical solutions by delivering solutions that are quick to deploy at a fraction of the cost of traditional approaches. In 2013, Clearwater introduced the ClearScope Endoscope Adaptor. ClearScope enables full high definition Video Recording using any smart phone attached any endoscope. In 2014, Clearwater introduced an iPad based Audiometer called ShoeBOX. ShoeBOX is a multi-award winning, breakthrough method of hearing testing for adults and children which in 2014 won the national “TELUS Award for mHealth Innovation”. Over the past year the company has grown and is bringing modern healthcare to far flung places such as Uganda, Guyana and Haiti.
      ASHA DISCLOSURE:

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Nonfinancial -


      AAA DISCLOSURE:

Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.