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January 20-22, 2022 • Fully Virtual
Coalition for Global Hearing Health 2022. Virtual Global Conference. 20 - 22 January 2022. 14h00 - 17h30 (CET)

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10/25/2016  |   1:30 PM - 2:30 PM   |  BGPOP Building 402/403/404

Meet the Experts: Implantable Hearing Devices

Hearing implant technology is rapidly developing with the rise of new implants, surgical techniques, mapping strategies, and applications. The course aims to provide an update on implantable hearing devices for audiologists and medical practitioners. The information discussed will be supported by expert opinion and current research.

  • Identify differences among bone-anchored, middle ear, cochlear, and brainstem hearing implant devices in terms of applications, limitations and candidacy
  • Discuss surgical techniques and outcomes with implantable hearing devices in the treatment and management of varied hearing loss cases
  • Describe possible complications prior to and after surgical procedure of implantable devices.

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Herman Jenkins (Co-Presenter), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, herman.jenkins@ucdenver.edu;
Dr. Jenkins directs the otolaryngology program at the University of Colorado School of medicine and has devoted his career to research and patient care in diseases of the ear. He is Vice President and Treasurer of Hearing International and has worked with the organization for the past 13 years. He has published widely in the otology related field and frequently speaks internationally. His practice is limited to otology/neurotology.
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      AAA DISCLOSURE:

Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.

James Saunders (Primary Presenter), Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, james.saunders@hitchcock.org;
Dr. James E. Saunders is a Professor of Otology / Neurotology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He completed an M.D. at University of Oklahoma, Residency Training and a Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology at Duke University Medical Center, and a Research and Clinical Fellowship at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles. Dr. Saunders has many projects related to the etiology, prevention and treatment of hearing loss in the developing world including collaborations with the WHO and the Global Burden of Disease Project. He is past Coordinator for International Affairs and Chairman of the Humanitarian Efforts Committee for the AAO-HNSF. In 1999, he co-founded Mayflower Medical Outreach, an organization that supports and trains otolaryngologists and audiologists in Nicaragua. He currently serves as the co-chair for the Coalition for Global Hearing Health, an international multidisciplinary organization devoted to education and advocacy for hearing health services in low resource areas.
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Nonfinancial -


      AAA DISCLOSURE:

Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.