13th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children

描述(申请人提供)：第十三届儿童人工耳蜗术研讨会将于2011年7月14-16日在伊利诺伊州芝加哥举行，总的主题是“帮助儿童充分发挥他们的潜能”。其目标是推动未来的研究，并推动临床护理、教育实践和儿科人工耳蜗术领域的技术发展。我们预计北美将有大量代表出席，预计将有约1000名代表出席。在两天半的时间里，2011年研讨会将汇集代表不同学科的基础和临床科学家，为计划中的讲台和海报演示做出贡献。此外，开放的讨论形式和小组将促进跨学科的信息交流。被邀请的演讲和投稿的论文将围绕以下三个关键领域进行组织：1)人工耳蜗术、学习和大脑。我们将研究更高水平的认知过程在解释人工耳蜗植入结果的可变性方面的作用，并探索促进接受人工耳蜗术的儿童成功学习的因素；2)儿科人工耳蜗术候选和临床管理的新前沿。我们将考虑儿科候选、手术和规划问题，包括扩大儿科候选标准、儿童双侧植入术的必要性和时机以及儿科人群听力保护的重要性；3)改善言语知觉和其他方面。我们将考察目前关于儿童对口语(包括声调语言)和非语言刺激(如音乐)的处理的研究。将考虑旨在加强语言和非语言处理的新训练范例的行为和神经认知影响。在每个关键领域的一系列30分钟的主旨演讲之后，将由相关领域的研究人员进行专题讲台演讲。所需经费不多，用于支付主旨发言人的国内旅费。为了促进有前途的年轻科学家和临床医生在人工耳蜗术相关领域的发展，2011年研讨会将介绍一个有指导的博士生海报会议。本次会议的主讲人必须是博士研究生(如医学博士、博士和医学博士)、住院医师或与人工耳蜗术相关领域的博士后研究员。请拨经费，为25名博士前或博士后获奖者提供部分注册费、旅费和住宿费。为了向更广泛的受众传播信息，2011年研讨会将邀请选定的演讲者提交手稿，以便在《耳科学和神经病学》特刊上发表。我们正在申请资金，以帮助支付与计划出版相关的费用。 公共卫生相关性：研讨会的目标是为研究人员和临床医生提供一个环境，以讨论与儿童人工耳蜗术相关的复杂和不断演变的问题。需要多学科的论述来为未来的研究提供方向，并促进基于当前知识的最佳临床实践的使用，以改善植入儿童的结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall theme of the 13th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children to be held in Chicago, IL July 14- 16, 2011 is "helping children achieve their full potential". The goal is to motivate future research and advance clinical care, educational practices and technology development in the field of pediatric cochlear implantation. We anticipate significant attendance from North America with approximately 1000 expected delegates. Over 2.5 days, the 2011 Symposium will bring together basic and clinical scientists representing diverse disciplines to contribute to planned podium and poster presentations. In addition, open discussion formats and panels will foster the exchange of information across disciplines. Invited presentations and contributed papers will be organized around the following three key areas: 1) Cochlear Implants, Learning and the Brain. We will examine the role of higher level cognitive processes in accounting for variability in cochlear implant outcomes and explore the factors that facilitate successful learning in children with cochlear implants; 2) New Frontiers in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Candidacy and Clinical Management. We will consider pediatric candidacy, surgical and programming issues, including the expansion of pediatric candidacy criteria, the need for and timing of bilateral implantation in children and the importance of hearing preservation in the pediatric population; 3) Improving Speech Perception and Beyond. We will examine current research on children's processing of spoken language (including tonal languages) and of non-linguistic stimuli such as music. The behavioral and neurocognitive effects of new training paradigms intended to enhance linguistic and non-linguistic processing will be considered. A series of 30-minute keynote addresses in each key area will be followed by featured podium presentations from investigators working in related areas. Modest funds are requested to cover domestic travel costs for keynote speakers. To foster the development of promising young scientists and clinicians in fields related to cochlear implantation, the 2011 Symposium will introduce a Mentored Doctoral Student Poster Session. Presenters in this session must be doctoral students (e.g., MD, PhD, and AuD), residents or postdoctoral fellows in a field related to cochlear implantation. Funding is requested provide partial support for registration, travel and hotel costs for 25 pre- or postdoctoral awardees. To disseminate information with a wider audience, the 2011 Symposium will invite selected presenters to submit manuscripts for publication in a special issue of Otology and Neurotology. We are requesting funds to help defray costs associated with the planned publication. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The goal of the Symposium is to provide investigators and clinicians with an environment to discuss complex and evolving issues related to cochlear implants in children. Multidisciplinary discourse is needed to provide direction for future research, and to facilitate use of best clinical practices based on current knowledge, in order to improve outcomes for implanted children.