Beyond the Audiology Clinic: Innovations and Possibilities in Connected Health

描述(由申请者提供)：美国国家康复听觉研究中心(NCRAR)将于2013年9月18日至20日在俄勒冈州波特兰举办第六届双年度会议，题为“超越听力诊所：互联健康中的创新和可能性”。本次会议的目的是提高人们对听力学领域中联网健康(远程医疗)日益增长的可能性的认识和认识。这项申请是关于为那次会议提供部分资金的请求。与以往的NCRAR会议一样，这次会议将通过将研究成果转化为临床实践来促进听力障碍的康复，为科学家和临床医生提供一个分享知识和想法的论坛，使双方受益。会议组织小组由一名会议和方案主席、一名方案联合主席、一名方案委员会、一名会议协调员和一名会议支助助理组成。将有一个主旨演讲，十个正式演讲，一个海报会议，以及这次会议的新内容，这是一个互动技术展览，将在会上展示互联的卫生技术。在会议结束时，将举行圆桌讨论，由演讲者、听觉学家和科学家组成的小组将讨论听众提出的问题，将前两天提出的所有概念联系起来。预计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。参加会议的人数将被限制在200人以内，以创造一个亲密的环境，加强开放的交流。科学家和工程师通常参加这种类型的会议，但我们也认识到学生和临床医生参与的重要性，因此我们将向注册博士(Au.D.或Ph.D.)的学生颁发旅行奖学金。和执业临床医生，至少有一个奖学金授予少数族裔申请者。会议已经通过群发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、专业协会的公告和NCRAR网站上发布。会议记录将发表在同行评议的听力学杂志上，会议将进行现场直播，会议的录像将通过退伍军人事务部员工教育系统播出，会议的DVD录音将根据要求出借。这将是第一次将科学家、临床医生和工程师聚集在一起的此类会议，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、关切和结果的信息。

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.