Research Symposia at the Annual Convention of the Hearing Loss Association of America

项目摘要 美国听力损失协会（HLAA）是美国最大的代表听力损失患者的组织。 听力损失HLAA大会每年举行一次，吸引了广泛的国家观众，是实现 HLAA的使命是“通过提供信息， 教育、支持和宣传。“自1994年以来，每届HLAA会议都有一个研究研讨会， 它涵盖了与听力损失成年人相关的前沿科学话题。这些专题讨论会很有特色 因为他们是为了教育听力损失的公众关于研究。通常这是信息 听力损失的人在其他地方都找不到。然而，HLAA社区的许多成员 没有时间和资源参加大会。HLAA寻求NIDCD支持，现在将研究 通过制作高质量的专题讨论会演讲字幕视频，将专题讨论会介绍给更广泛的受众。视频 将在YouTube上发布，并通过Connected TV（可通过Roku，Amazon Fire Stick，Apple 电视等），并透过“精明长者生活”及“健康生活”等渠道发放。此外，HLAA将 通过当地HLAA分会活动和在线研讨会促进观看。我们的具体目标是提出高- 从2019年到2023年，在每个HLAA会议上举办高质量、可访问的研究研讨会（目标1）;利用 多媒体和其他战略，以提供研究专题讨论会的内容，那些谁不能参加 亲自参与《人类免疫缺陷病毒A公约》，包括人类免疫缺陷病毒A成员和公众（目标2）;并改进研究 通过促进科学家与听力损失和听力健康领域的 听力损失人群（目标3）。尽管大多数R13申请都是由科学家提交的， 科学或专业组织寻求与同行科学家，这种应用是创新的， 它是由一个强大的和参与的患者组织提交的，该组织寻求传播有关 科学研究，以其成员和更广泛的公众。

PROJECT SUMMARY The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is the nation’s largest organization representing people with hearing loss. The HLAA Convention, held annually, draws a broad national audience and is key to achieving HLAA’s mission "to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy." Since 1994, each HLAA Convention has featured a Research Symposium that covers cutting-edge scientific topics relevant to adults with hearing loss. These symposia are distinctive because they are geared toward educating the hearing loss public about research. Often this is information that people with hearing loss cannot get anywhere else. However, many members of the HLAA community lack the time and resources to attend the convention. HLAA seeks NIDCD support to now bring the Research Symposia to a broader audience, by producing high-quality captioned videos of the symposium talks. Videos will be posted on YouTube and broadcast via Connected TV (accessible via Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), and disseminated on channels such as Smart Senior Living and Healthy Living. In addition, HLAA will promote viewing via local HLAA Chapter events and online webinars. Our specific aims are to present high- quality, accessible Research Symposia at each HLAA Convention from 2019-2023 (Aim 1); harness multimedia and other strategies to offer the content of the Research Symposia to those who cannot attend the HLAA Convention in person, including HLAA members and the general public (Aim 2); and improve research on hearing loss and hearing health by promoting engagement and dialogue between scientists and the community of people with hearing loss (Aim 3). Although most R13 applications are submitted by scientists and scientific or professional organizations seeking to engage with fellow scientists, this application is innovative in that it is submitted by a robust and engaged patient organization that seeks to disseminate information about scientific research to its members and the wider public.