Expanding Our Horizons: Medical Conditions and Audiology

描述（由申请人提供）：国家听觉康复研究中心（NCRAR）每两年举办一次会议，汇集临床医生和研究人员，讨论和学习与听力受损个体康复改善相关的临床问题。本申请为第五届两年一次的NCRAR会议“拓展我们的视野：医疗条件和听力学”申请资助。会议将于2011年10月13日和14日在俄勒冈州波特兰举行。与以往的NCRAR会议一样，本次会议旨在通过将基础研究成果转化为临床实践，促进听觉障碍的康复。这次特别会议的目的是扩大对听觉系统与其他医疗条件之间相互作用的认识和理解，以及这些相互作用如何影响听觉干预和康复。需要检查的情况包括荷尔蒙失衡、基因突变、多发性硬化症、自身免疫性疾病、药物滥用、中风、痴呆和精神病。这些常见的情况会影响从外周到中枢的听觉系统。会议团队由一位主席、一位项目主席、一个项目委员会和一位会议协调员组成。在为期两天的会议（2011年10月13日和14日）中，将有8场正式的演讲，10月12日晚上有一个开幕招待会和主题演讲，10月13日有一个海报讨论会，会议结束时有一个小组讨论，将前两天讨论的所有概念联系在一起。预期的听众将是听觉科学家、临床听力学家、语言病理学家、耳鼻喉科医生和研究生。为了支付出勤费用，将向执业临床医生颁发多达五份奖学金，并向博士课程（aud）的学生颁发五份奖学金。或博士);至少有一项奖学金将颁发给少数族裔申请人。会议将通过国家和地方听力学电子邮件列表、听力学培训计划、听力学/听力科学会议和出版物进行宣传。会议记录将发表在同行评议的听力学杂志上，会议的录像将通过退伍军人管理局雇员教育系统播放，会议的DVD录音将应要求外借。对过去NCRAR会议的评分显示，几乎90%的参与者认为会议内容、形式、演讲者和地点“有利”或“非常有利”。NCRAR会议将临床医生和科学家聚集在一起，互惠互利。临床医生学习数据驱动临床方案开发所需的基础和应用研究，而科学界的成员则深入了解与患者护理相关的实际问题。这种关于听觉系统和身体其他系统之间复杂相互作用的双向对话将促进转化研究，为患者护理提供未来的解决方案。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) hosts biennial conferences to bring together clinicians and researchers who discuss and learn about clinical issues associated with improvement of rehabilitation for hearing-impaired individuals. This application requests funding for the 5th biennial NCRAR conference "Expanding our Horizons: Medical Conditions and Audiology." The meeting will take place on October 13th and 14th, 2011 in Portland, OR. Like previous NCRAR conferences, this conference aims to facilitate the rehabilitation of auditory impairment through the translation of basic research findings into clinical practice. The objective of this particular conference is to expand knowledge and understanding of the interactions between the auditory system and other medical conditions, and how these impact auditory intervention and rehabilitation. The conditions to be examined are hormonal imbalances, genetic mutations, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune diseases, drug abuse, stroke, dementia and psychosis. These common conditions have impacts from the peripheral to the central auditory system. The conference team comprises a Chairperson, a Program Chair, a Program Committee and a Conference Coordinator. There will be eight formal presentations over the two days of the meeting (October 13th and 14th 2011), an opening reception and keynote address the evening of October 12th, a poster session on October 13th, and a panel discussion at the end of the meeting that will tie together all concepts addressed over the prior two days. The anticipated audience will be a combination of auditory scientists, clinical audiologists, speech pathologists, ENT physicians and graduate students. To cover the cost of attendance up to five scholarships will be awarded to practicing clinicians, and five will be awarded to students enrolled in doctoral program (Au.D. or Ph.D.); at least one scholarship will be awarded to a minority applicant. The meeting will be publicized via national and local audiology e-mail lists, through audiology training programs and audiological/hearing science meetings and publications. Conference proceedings will be published in a peer-reviewed audiology journal, 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. Ratings of past NCRAR conferences show almost 90% of participants found the content, format, presenters and locations to be "favorable" or "extremely favorable." The NCRAR conferences bring together clinicians and scientists to mutual benefit. Clinicians learn about basic and applied research necessary for development of data-driven clinical protocols, while members of the scientific community gain insights into practical issues associated with patient care. This two-way conversation about the complex interactions between the auditory systems and other systems in the body will facilitate translational research that can provide future solutions for patient care. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The purpose of this grant is to supplement funding of the 5th biennial conference to be hosted by the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research in Portland, Oregon on October 13th and 14th, 2011 titled "Expanding our Horizons: Medical Conditions and Audiology". The conference will increase knowledge and understanding of ways in which medical conditions, such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and dementia affect the auditory system, and ways in which auditory interventions and rehabilitation may, as a result, be impacted or adapted.