American Academy of Audiology_Academy Research Conference_2011_2012_2013

描述(由申请人提供)：美国听力学会2011年、2012年和2013年的学院研究会议(ARC)将是2009年开始的为期一天的年度翻译研究会议的第三、第四和第五次会议。这些会议同样是为听力学家和科学家设计的，前者希望更好地了解对患者护理的关键需求和影响领域的最新研究，后者希望听到这些翻译研究领域的最新发现。听力学和听力科学的博士后研究员和博士生也将有机会加入这些发人深省的讨论，一些人被竞争性地挑选出来做海报演示，作为鼓励新兴科学家的一种手段。为了与ARC向从业者提供研究的意图保持一致，这些会议每年在Audiology Now！(R)的开幕日举行，这是美国听力学会的会议和博览会，每年吸引超过6500名听觉学家、科学家、博士生和来自各种行业、组织和其他对听力学专业感兴趣的机构的代表参加。ARC2011将于2011年4月6日在伊利诺伊州的芝加哥召开会议，会议主题为“耳鸣的评估和治疗的当前趋势”。耳鸣很好地代表了ARC的公共卫生相关性。据估计，耳鸣影响了至少5000万美国人，但其原因尚不清楚，有效的临床干预措施也没有明确定义。因此，耳鸣的研究及其临床意义对其诊断和治疗具有相当重要的意义，对健康和生活质量具有深远的影响。ARC2012和2013将继续是这一系列会议的翻译重点。Arc 2012将提供一个关于噪音导致的听力损失的项目，并将于2012年3月28日在马萨诸塞州波士顿举行。ARC 2013将考虑双耳听证，并将于2013年4月2日在加利福尼亚州阿纳海姆举行。每一次会议都将寻求让听觉学家和科学家参与演讲和讨论，以更批判性地理解临床相关研究。这些会议反映了美国听力学会致力于促进研究的可及性和透明度，并将最新数据转化为听力学的临床实践。 公共卫生相关性：美国听力学会的学院研究会议(ARC)旨在通过邀请科学家和听力学从业者参与关于临床重要研究的翻译陈述和讨论，来弥合研究实验室和听力学临床实践之间的差距。ARC 2011年关于耳鸣的计划很好地代表了ARC的公共卫生相关性，因为它将解决一种影响数百万美国人的疾病，但其病因和有效的临床干预措施尚未得到很好的定义，从而使最新研究的临床意义对这种疾病的诊断和治疗更加重要，这种疾病给个人和社会带来了个人、医疗和经济损失。ARC2012年的S噪声性听力损失计划和ARC2013年的S双耳听力计划也将针对听力障碍和其他听力障碍患者的关键公共卫生领域。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The American Academy of Audiology's Academy Research Conference (ARC) 2011, 2012, and 2013, will be the third, fourth, and fifth meetings of an annual, one-day, translational research conference begun in 2009. The conferences are equally designed for audiologists who want a better understanding of the latest research in areas of critical need and impact for the care of their patients, and scientists who want to hear the latest findings in these translational areas of study. Post-doctoral fellows and doctoral students in audiology and the hearing sciences will also have the opportunity to join these thought-provoking discussions, with some competitively selected to make poster presentations as a means of encouraging emerging scientists. In keeping with the intent of the ARC to make research available to practitioners, the conferences are held each year on the opening day of Audiology NOW!(R), the American Academy of Audiology's convention and exposition, which draws an annual attendance of over 6,500 audiologists, scientists, doctoral students, and representatives from a wide variety of industries, organizations, and other agencies of interest to the profession of audiology. ARC 2011 will convene on April 6, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois, with a program on "Current Trends in the Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus." Tinnitus well represents the ARC's public health relevance. Tinnitus is estimated to affect at least 50 million Americans, yet its causes are not well understood and effective clinical interventions are not clearly defined. Tinnitus research and its clinical implications have considerable significance, therefore, on its diagnosis and treatment, which can have far-reaching consequences on health and quality of life. ARC 2012 and 2013 will continue the translational focus of this conference series. ARC 2012 will offer a program on noise-induced hearing loss and will be held March 28, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts. ARC 2013 will consider binaural hearing and will be held April 2, 2013, in Anaheim, California. Each of these conferences will seek to engage audiologists and scientists in presentations and discussions to more critically understand clinically relevant research. These conferences reflect the American Academy of Audiology's commitment to fostering the accessibility and transparency of research and the translation of the latest data into clinical practice in audiology. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The American Academy of Audiology's Academy Research Conferences (ARC) are intended to bridge the gap between research labs and audiology clinical practices by engaging both scientists and audiology practitioners in translational presentations and discussions on clinically significant research. The ARC 2011 program on tinnitus well represents the ARC's public health relevance as it will address a condition which affects millions of Americans, yet the causes and effective clinical interventions are not well defined, thus making the clinical implications of the latest research that much more significant for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition which takes personal, medical, and economic tolls on both the individual and society. ARC 2012's program on noise-induced hearing loss and ARC 2013's program on binaural hearing will also address critical public health areas for patients with hearing and other auditory disorders.