International Conference on Audiological Sciences - 2019

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Program Schedule

ICAS – 2019­­
 Unravelling grey zones in hearing care
 DAY 1

Tutorial on perceptual consequences and management of hearing impairment  (Fore Noon – Parallel Session, Sanjeevani Hall)
09.00 – 10.00	Perceptual consequences of unilateral and bilateral hearing loss	Mr. Dattatreya M. Head Audiologist, GN resound pvt limited, Mumbai, India
10.00 – 10.30	Inauguration & High Tea
10.30 – 11.15	Dynamic range optimization	Dr. Imran Dhamani Senior Audiologist, National Hearing care, Australia
11.15 – 12.00	Management of sloping sensori-neural hearing loss ·         Occlusion control ·         Frequency lowering techniques	Dr. Kishan Associate Professor, MCPHS, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
12.00 – 01.00	Technological solutions for speech perception deficits in noise	Dr. Sushmit Mishra Principal, International Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research, Bhubaneshwar, India.

Seminar on selection, fitting, and verification of hearing aid (For PG’s & professionals only) (Fore Noon – Parallel Session, Shushrutha Hall)
09.00 – 10.00	Interaction of working memory with signal processing in hearing aids	Dr. Sushmit Mishra Principal, International Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research, Bhubaneshwar, India.
10.00 – 10.30	Inauguration & High Tea
10.30 – 10.50	Hearing aid fitting and verification: UK experience in private set up	Mr. Livingston Sengolraj Audiologist, Clinic Manager, Amplifon, United Kingdom
10.50 – 11.30	Application of speech perception based measures in the hearing aid selection and verification	Dr. Arivudai Nambi Associate Professor, KMC, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India
11.30 – 12.15	Application of CAEPs in the hearing aid fitting, verification, and validation	Dr. Hari Prakash Associate Professor, MCPHS, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
12.15 – 01.00	Application of real ear measurements in the verification of hearing aid fitting and user satisfaction	Dr. Arivudai Nambi Associate Professor, KMC, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India

Plenary session – Grey Zones in Hearing aid fitting (After Noon – Sanjeevani Hall)
02.00 – 02.45	Grey zone between “acceptance” and “resistance” to hearing devices: Challenges in the management of minimal and mild hearing loss	Mr. S. Md. Ismail Regional Manager (Clinical Training), Amplifon, New Delhi, India
02.45 – 03.45	Fitting and verification of hearing aid in individuals with single sided deafness	Mr. S. Md. Ismail Regional Manager (Clinical Training), New Delhi, Amplifon India
	Cochlear implantation in single sided deafness	Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran Principal and Chief Audiologist at MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, India
	Is there a “bright line” or a “grey zone” between hearing aid fitting and cochlear implantation in single sided deafness?	Moderators Mr. S. Md. Ismail & Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran
03.45 – 04.00	Break
04.00- 05.00	Selection, fitting, and verification of hearing aid in individuals with steeply sloping hearing loss	Dr. Kishan Associate Professor, MCPHS, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
	Cochlear implantation in individuals with steeply sloping hearing loss	Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran, Principal and Chief Audiologist at MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, India
	Is there a “bright line” or a “grey zone” between hearing aid fitting and cochlear implantation in steeply sloping hearing loss	Moderators Dr. Kishan & Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran

Day 2

Tutorial on implantable devices (Fore Noon – Parallel Session, Sanjeevani Hall)
09.00 – 09.45	Components and working of cochlear implants	Ms. Vibha K Assistant Professor (senior scale), KMC, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India
09.45 – 10.30	Candidacy for cochlear implants	Ms. Nikita Francis Clinical Specialist Advanced Bionics, Bangalore, India
10.30 – 11.15	Recent advances in cochlear implants	Ms. Nikita Francis Clinical Specialist Advanced Bionics, Bangalore, India
11.15 – 11.30	Break
11.30-12.15	Components, working of brainstem implants and candidacy for brainstem implants	Ms. Vibha K Assistant Professor (senior scale), KMC, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India
12.15- 01.15	Paper presentations

Seminar on Implantable devices (For PG’s & professionals only) (Fore Noon – Parallel Session, Shushrutha Hall)
09.00 – 09.45	Application of ECAP & ESRT procedures in cochlear implantation	Mr. Rajesh Ranjan Assistant Professor (senior scale), KMC, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, India
09.45 – 10.30	Challenges and application of EABR in cochlear and brainstem implantation	Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran Principal and Chief Audiologist at MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, India.
10.30 – 11.15	Mapping consideration in bimodal and bilateral cochlear implants	Mr. Apurv Kumar Chief Audiologist, ASHADEEP ENT centre, Bangalore, India.
11.15 – 11.30	Break
11.30 – 12.15	Problem based fine tuning of cochlear implants: Clinical experience	Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran Principal and Chief Audiologist at MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, India.
12.15 – 01.15	Paper presentations

Plenary session – Grey Zones in Implantation (After Noon – Sanjeevani Hall)
02.00 – 03.00	Grey zone between cochlear implant and brainstem implant: Implantation in children with congenital anomalies.	Prof. Ranjith Rajeshwaran Principal and Chief Audiologist at MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, India
03.00 – 03.45	Grey zones in the management of ANSD	Mr. Apurva Kumar Chief Audiologist, ASHADEEP ENT centre, Bangalore, India.
03.45 – 04.00	Break
04.00 – 04.30	Grey zone between bimodal and bilateral cochlear implants.	Mr. Apurva Kumar Chief Audiologist, ASHADEEP ENT centre, Bangalore, India.

Day 3 (Optional)

Practical Demonstrations
09.00 – 10.00	Demonstration of real ear measurements	Dr. Hariprakash Associate Professor, KMC Manipal Dr. Mohan Associate Professor, KMC Mangalore Mr. Rajesh Ranjan Assistant Professor- Senior scale, KMC Mangalore Dr. Arivudai Nambi Associate Professor, KMC, Mangalore
10.00 – 11.00	Demonstration of Aided CAEP
11.00 – 12.00	Demonstration of ESRT & ECAP