Beyond the Audiology Clinic: Innovations and Possibilities in Connected Health

描述（由申请人提供）：美国国家听力研究中心（NCRAR）将于2013年9月18日至20日在俄勒冈州的波特兰举行第六届两年一度的会议，题为“超越听力学诊所：互联健康的创新和机遇”。本次会议的目的是提高对听力学领域不断增长的互联健康（远程医疗）可能性的认识和认识。这份申请是为该会议提供部分资金的请求。与以往的NCRAR会议一样，本次会议将通过将研究成果转化为临床实践，为科学家和临床医生之间的知识和想法共享提供一个论坛，以促进听觉障碍的康复，使双方受益。会议组织团队由会议和项目主席、项目联合主席、项目委员会、会议协调员和会议支持助理组成。将有一个主题演讲，十个正式演讲，一个海报会议，和新的这次会议，一个互动技术展览，在连接的健康技术将被证明。在会议结束时，将举行圆桌讨论会，在此期间，一组主持人，听力学家和科学家将讨论观众提出的问题，以将前两天讨论的所有概念联系在一起。预期的观众将包括听觉科学家，临床听力学家，工程师，耳鼻喉科医生和研究生。与会者人数将限制在200人，以创造一个亲密的环境，将加强开放的沟通。科学家和工程师通常参与这种类型的会议，但是我们也认识到学生和临床医生参与的重要性，因此我们将向参加博士课程的学生颁发旅行奖学金（Au. D.或博士学位）和执业临床医生，至少有一个奖学金被授予少数民族申请人。会议已经通过大量电子邮件和一些专业会议进行了宣传。进一步的公告将在听力学行业期刊、专业协会公告和NCRAR网站上发布。会议记录将发表在同行评审的听力学杂志上，会议将现场直播，会议的视频记录将通过VA员工教育系统播放，会议的DVD录音将根据要求借出。本次会议将首次汇集科学家，临床医生和工程师，他们将分享他们关于互联健康的知识-包括与临床听力学实践相关的技术创新，限制，关注和结果的信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) will hold its 6th Biennial Conference titled "Beyond the Audiology Clinic: Innovations and Possibilities in Connected Health" from September 18th to 20th 2013 in Portland, Oregon. The objective of this conference is to enhance knowledge and awareness of the ever-increasing possibilities of connected health (telemedicine) in the field of audiology. Thi application is a request for partial funding of that meeting. As with previous NCRAR conferences, this meeting will facilitate the rehabilitation of auditory impairment through the translation of research findings into clinical practice by providing a forum for the sharing of knowledge and ideas between scientists and clinicians to the mutual benefit of both. The conference organizing team is comprised of a Conference and Program Chairperson, a Program Co- Chair, a Program Committee, a Conference Coordinator and a Conference Support Assistant. There will be a Keynote address, ten formal presentations, a poster session, and new to this conference, an interactive technology exhibit at which connected health technologies will be demonstrated. At the close of the meeting there will be a roundtable discussion during which a group of presenters, audiologists and scientists will discuss questions raised by the audience to tie together all concepts addressed over the prior two days. The anticipated audience will be comprised of auditory scientists, clinical audiologists, engineers, ENT physicians and graduate students. The number of conference attendees will be limited to two hundred in order to create an intimate environment that will enhance open communication. Scientists and engineers are typically involved in conferences of this type, however we also recognize the importance of having participation from students and clinicians, thus we will award travel scholarships to students enrolled in doctoral program (Au.D. or Ph.D.) and to practicing clinicians, with at least one scholarship being awarded to a minority applicant. The conference has already been publicized though mass e-mailings and at a number of professional meetings. Further announcements will be published in audiological trade journals, in bulletins from professional societies and on the NCRAR website. Conference proceedings will be published in a peer-reviewed audiology journal, the meeting will be streamed live, video recordings of the sessions will be broadcast via the VA Employee Education System, and DVD recordings of the meeting will be loaned on request. This meeting will be the first of its kind to bring together scientists, clinicians, and engineers who will share their knowledge about connected health - including information about technologic innovations, limitations, concerns and outcomes as they pertain to the practice of clinical audiology.