Content from the 2006 Course

The short course was held 13–15 February 2006, in Tampa, Florida. A large collection of photos from the conference is available; thanks to CDR Kelly Paul for her assistance.

Presentation abstracts from the meeting

Invited Speakers

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—John Eichwald, CDC, LT Anne Jarrett, USN, Craig Mason, Ph.D., U of Maine
AudBase Audiology Database Management Software—Brian King, Biocousitcs Instruments Inc.
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), Michael Young CAPTEC Manager.
Outcome Measures and Quality of Life Issues—Harvey Abrams, PhD., Terry Chisholm Ph.D.
Extending Military Hearing Conservation Practices to NASA Strategies—Col(ret) John Allen, Ph.D. and COL(ret) Richard Danielson, Ph.D

Army

Binaural Amplification: Risks and Opportunities—Therese C. Walden, Au.D. and Brian E. Walden, Ph.D
Hearing Handicap and SPRINT Results in Army Soldiers—LTC Lynnette B. Bardolf
Comparison of Four Attenuation Devices and an Open Ear Canal using the HINT Test —CPT Leanne M. Cleveland and David A. Eddins, Ph.D
MHS Standards of Practice for Audiology/Hearing Conservation Documentation and Coding—Thomas M Helfer, Ph.D
Data Integration for Hearing Conservation: SIDPERS to DOERHS-HC—LTC Vickie Tuten
Re-Establishing Reference Audiograms: The Process and the Pitfalls – Doug Ohlin, Ph.D.
Applying Lessons Learned in Iraq to Garrison Hearing Conservation
Programs—CPT Lisa Whitney
Post Deployment Survey Results: 1^st Infantry Division, Wuerzburg, GE—CPT Andy Merkley
Level Dependent Hearing Protection and Sound Recognition in an Open Field—LTC Lorraine Babeu
What Is It We Do Again? Army Audiologists—MAJ Eric Fallon
An Analysis of GWOT Auditory Blast Exposures, COL David Chandler and 1LT Kara Delaney
Preventive Medicine Staff Officer Experiences: Task Force Katrina—MAJ Eric Fallon
A Response from Fort Jackson—LTC Mark Stevens
What We Are Doing Differently: Fort Lewis—CPT Dan Ohama

Navy

Earplug Controversies: De–Rating Alternatives and Other Issues—LCDR Tony Joseph

Air Force

In-Services “On the Fly”—LtCol Angela Williamson
Broadband ANR Control Strategies to Improve A-Weighted Reduction—John Allan Hall
BAHA: Subjective and Objective Performance—1Lt Gretchen Haywood
The First Implantable Middle Ear Transducer (MET) Cases in the U.S: The 59MDW Experience—1Lt Catherine Wynn and Ben Sierra, Au.D
Binaural Hearing Benefits for Adults Wearing Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants in Opposite Ears—1Lt April Myers, Capt Brandon Tourtillott, Ben Sierra, Au.D.
OAEs versus Automated ABR in Newborn Hearing Detection: One Hospital‘s Perspective—Capt David Eisenach
Hearing Conservation Subject Matter Expert: Roles and Responsibilities - Maj Joe Narrigan, Maj Jenny Rainwater, and Maj Rob Pluta
Including Sentence Testing as Part of the Audiology Test Battery—Lt Malisha Patel and Lt Matthew Williams
The Perception and Attitude of Hearing Conservation Programs—1Lt Courtney Dobbs
DOEHRS-HC Data Repository: USAF Data—Maj Rob Pluta
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy Program—Capt Melissa Salzer