2008 Military Audiology Short Course

Schedule

Monday, 18-Feb-2008

Army Breakout Day

Time Presentation Presenter
0715-0800 Course Registration and buffet breakfast
0800-0900 Consultant's Update COL Kathy Gates
0900-0945 A Guide to Army Hearing Program Metrics CPT Leanne Cleveland
0945-1000 Break
1000-1100 MS Corps Update BG Sheila Baxter
1100-1130 Audiology in the 28th Combat Support Hospital CPT John A. Merkley
1130-1200 Environment for Auditory Research (EAR): a New Research Facility at the Army Research Laboratory Paula Henry, PhD, CCC-A
1200-1300 Buffet Lunch
1300-1400 The Army Hearing Program at Fort Hood MAJ Martin B. Robinette and CPT Eric A. Eliason
1400-1410 36+ years of Army Audiology, Farewell LTC Marc Stevens
1430-1630 Strategic Planning TBA

Air Force Breakout Day

Time Presentation Presenter
0715-0800 Course Registration and buffet breakfast
0800-1000 Consultant's Update LtCol Rob Shull
1000-1015 Break
1015-1035 AFOSH STD 48-20 and the AF Audiologist Capt Catherine Wynn
1040-1055 Hearing Conservation Program Management Challenges LtCol Carolyn S. Bennett
1100-1125 Humanitarian Otologic Missions: Long Term Surgical and Audiological Results Ben Sierra Au.D.
1130-1200 Air Force Rules of Engagement for Conducting Research and Audiologic Research Past, Present and Future LtCol Joe Narrigan and 1Lt Tamarah Murphy
1200-1300 Buffet Lunch

Program Note for 1500 February 18, 2008

Starkey is offering a two hour training class at the Holiday Inn to provide an overview of the Starkey digital hearing instruments on Government Contract. Emphasis will be placed on the Destiny 1600 featuring integrated real ear. Two CEUs will be offered through ASHA and AAA.

Frye Electronics is offering a tour of their facility and an Oregon Wine and Cheese Reception on Monday afternoon. Frye Electronics is located in Tigard, Oregon, a close-in suburb of Portland. Their products are designed and manufactured there. People can be picked up at 3 pm and taken back downtown a bit after 6 pm. Call Sallie Frye or Sabrina Stein at 800-547-8209 if you want to come.

Tuesday, 19-Feb-2008

Moderator: Capt Lorraine Wynn

Time Presentation Presenter
0700-0730 Registration and Buffet Breakfast
0730-0745 Welcome Janet P. Sells Au.D.
0745-0815 Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP): An Overview Capt Elizabeth McKenna
0820-0840 Diagnosis & Management of Acquired Central Auditory Processing Disorder (ACAPD) Associated with TBI Mr. James Wax
0845-0915 Hearing Conservation in a Combat Support Hospital CPT John A. Merkley
0920-0950 Sponsor/Vendor Break with refreshments
0950-1050 Audiology and Pharmacology Raymond M. Hurley, Ph.D., USF, Tampa, FL
1055-1125 Attention Allocation with Approaching Auditory Events LTC Marjorie A.M. Grantham
1130-1200 Congress 101 Brief LTC (ret) Lynn Henselmann, Ph.D.
1200-1300 Buffet Lunch with Vendors
1300-1430 Assessment of Functional Hearing Abilities for Hearing—Critical Jobs: The Canadian Experience Sigfrid D. Soli, Malcolm Farquhar, Stephen Pec and Philip Prendergast
1430-1500 Sponsor/Vendor Break
1500-1530 Neuromonics Jack Springer and Peter Hanley
1530-End MAA Business Meeting
Minutes from 2007 Maj Virginia Hays
Financial Report Mrs. Marge Jylkkla
CAOHC Report LTC Vickie Tuten
Web Page Report Maj Rob Pluta
AFASLP Report Dr. Janet P. Sells
By-Laws Vote Dr. Janet P. Sells
Emeritus Status members/CEUs Dr. Janet P. Sells

Tuesday 19-Feb, at 1800 hours our banquet takes place at McCormick & Schmick's Harborside Restaurant & Pilsner Room:

0309 SW Montgomery
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 220-1865
1-888-344-6861 toll free

Wednesday, 20-Feb-2008

Moderator: LTC Marjorie A.M. Grantham

Time Presentation Presenter
0700-0730 Registration and Buffet Breakfast
0730-0800 An Update on the Evaluation of Tactical Headsets Maj(s) Brian Hobbs
0805-0815 Computer Electronics Accommodation Program Janet P. Sells Au.D
0820-0840 Making the Most of Your Vestibular Assessment Capt April Myers
0845-0905 Tinnitus: Assessment and Treatment Options Capt Melissa A. Theis, Capt Malisha L. Martukovich
0910-0930 This Isn't Your Grandfather's Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)—Case Studies from OIF / OEF during 2007 LtCol Angela S. Williamson
0930-1000 Sponsor/Vendor Break with refreshments
1005-1105 Blast Trauma and MTF to VA Audiology Issues Stephen Fausti Ph.D.
1110-1130 Unexplained Progressive Hearing Loss in 20-Year-Old Airman LtCol Carolyn S. Bennett
1135-1200 Middle Ear Transducer FDA Trial: 59 MDW Experiences and Preliminary Findings. Ben Sierra Au.D.
1200-1300 Buffet Lunch with Vendors
1300-1400 Management of the Tinnitus Patient: Short Course James Henry, Ph.D. and Tara Zaugg, Au.D.
1400-1420 Sponsor/Vendor Break
11420-1630 Management of the Tinnitus Patient: Short Course James Henry, Ph.D. and Tara Zaugg, Au.D.

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