Program
We are delighted to announce a program of World leading lecturers in the field of Audiology. There has never before been such a large gathering of Academics in Audiology and Hearing aids in Australia.
It will have a Manufacturer focus on the first day with independent Keynote speakers on the remaining two days.
Some of the International speakers are:
Brian Moore - Michael Valente - Robert Sweetow - Gus Muller - Victor Bray - Brent Edwards - Louise Hickson - Robert Patuzzi
There will be more than 20 plenary sessions over the three days. All lectures will be practical, Academic and useful in your day-to-day practice. We hope you will be able to make the time to come to these exciting Congress of World Leaders within the ever-changing World of hearing aids and Audiology.
Provisional Program
| Thursday September 6 | |
| 9:40am | President’s Opening Welcome |
| 9:45am | Opening Address |
| 10:00am | Important Considerations In The Selection And Fitting Of Open-Canal Hearing Aids. Gus Mueller |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea / Trade Exhibition |
| 11:15am | A New Definition For Modern Hearing Aids. Victor Bray |
| 12:00pm | Evidence-Based Design And Performance Excellence. Jerry Yantz |
| 12:45pm | Lunch / Trade Exhibition |
| 1:45pm | The Best Of Both (Directional) Worlds. John Nelson |
| 2:30pm | How Baby-Boomers Have Turned Hearing Aids Into High-Fidelity Personal Listening Assistants. Michel Hoen |
| 3:15pm | Afternoon Tea / Trade Exhibition |
| 3:45pm | Hearing Aid Processing Of Loud Speech And Noise Signals, Consequences For Loudness Perception. Erik Schmidt |
| 4:30pm | Entering The Paradigm Of Wireless Connectivity. Peter Sommer |
| 5:15pm | Close Day 1 of Academic Program |
| 5:30pm | Cocktail Party in Exhibition Hall |
| 8:30pm | Close of Cocktail Party |
| Friday September 7 | |
| 7:30am | Fellows Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Procedures For Initial Fitting And For Verification Of Hearing Aid Gains And Compression Ratios. Brian Moore |
| 9:45am | Listening & Communication Enhancement Training For Adults. Robert Sweetow |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea / Trade Exhibition |
| 11:00am | Audiology For Residents Of Aged Care Facilities. Louise Hickson |
| 11:45am | Designing Ears For The Long-Haul: Why Doesn’t My Audiogram Sag When Everything Else About Me Does? Robert Patuzzi |
| 12:30pm | Lunch / Trade Exhibition |
| 1:30pm | Fitting Options For Unilateral Hearing Loss. Michael Valente |
| 2:15pm | Building A Comprehensive Prescription For Hearing Aids. Harvey Dillon |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon Tea / Trade Exhibition |
| 3:30pm | Grand Rounds, Tom Shepherd, Robyn Shakes, Kelly Korcek, Dr Michael Jay & David May |
| 5:00pm | Close Day 2 of Academic Program |
| 6:30pm | ACAud Congress Gala Dinner |
| Saturday September 8 | |
| 7:30am | AGM Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Active Communication Education: An Alternative Or A Supplement To Hearing Aid Fitting For Adults. Louise Hickson |
| 9:45am | A Critical Analysis Of Tinnitus Management Procedures. Robert Sweetow |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea / Trade Exhibition |
| 11:00am | Designing Education Programs For The Long-Haul: In Hearing Care, Who Knows What, Does What, Gets What & Pays What (And Why?). Robert Patuzzi |
| 11:45am | Experiences With Slim Tube Hearing Aids. Michael Valente |
| 12:30pm | Lunch / Trade Exhibition |
| 1:30pm | Cochlear Dead Regions: Diagnosis And Relevance To Fitting And Signal Processing In Hearing Aids. Brian Moore |
| 2:15pm | ACAud AGM and SGM |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon Tea / Trade Exhibition |
| 3:30pm | OHS Clinical Pathways And Rehabilitation For The Future. Joy Savage |
| 4:15pm | OHS Clinical Pathways And Rehabilitation For The Future. Joy Savage |
| 5:00pm | Close of the ACAud 2007 National Congress |
| This program is subject to change without notice. | |