Sat - Sun Schedule

Saturday - Sunday
Conference Schedule
(Updated on July 7, 2007)

SATURDAY, JULY 14

SATURDAY, JULY 14

Note to registrants: Some changes in the scheduling and description of sessions may occur before the convention. Check www.CIsupport.org for updates.

The session number (1-5) refers to the time block, and the letter (2A, 2E etc.) refers to the room assignment. You will receive a Personal Daily Planner sheet when you arrive, to help you find the rooms.

Our Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Chorost
Technology, My Fears and Hopes

9:00-10:10 a.m. Keynote Address CART
Hawthorne Exhibit Hall
Technology, My Fears and Hopes
Dr. Michael Chorost

Dr. Michael Chorost (pronounced "kor-ust") is an internationally known authority on cochlear implants and social issues raised by advances in medical technology. He was born in New Jersey in 1964 with severe hearing losses in both ears due to an epidemic of rubella. On July 7, 2001, he lost the remaining hearing in his one usable ear and got a cochlear implant shortly afterward. This experience was chronicled in his book, Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human (Houghton Mifflin, 2005). Since his book came out he has been published in Wired, The Futurist, The Scientist, and The Best American Science Writing 2006. He now teaches at the University of San Francisco, and continues to work as a freelance writer and public speaker.

10:35-11:45 a.m. SESSION 1

1A. Guided Listening: Baby's First Years
Marian Hartblay, MAT, M.Ed., Clarke School for the Deaf, and Jeanne Coburn, MA, Baystate Medical Center

1B. Advanced Bionics - Current Innovations in Hardware and CART
Software for AB Recipients
Kristine Rafter, M.A. and Amy Stein, M.S. Advanced Bionics Corporation

1C. What Are Our Choices? Exploring Sign Language as a Bridge to Spoken English
Claire Miller, M.S., Ann Mitchell, M.A., and parents, The Learning Center for Deaf Children

1D. Genetics of Hearing Loss CART
Anil Lalwani, M.D., Dept. of Otolaryngology, NYU Medical Center

1E. Mainstreaming a Child with a Cochlear Implant in Kindergarten
Karen Shiebler, Acton Public Schools, and Joan Celebi, Parent

1F. Speech Communication Training for Adults and Teenagers CART
Geoff Plant, OAM, BA, Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation

1I. Connecting Your Experiences: The Emotional Journey of Raising a Child Who is Deaf
Leo Leiderman, PsyD, CGP, ABPP, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, Harrison, NY

11:50 a.m. - 1:35 p.m. Buffet Lunch (included in registration fee)
Hawthorne Exhibit Hall

Are you on the CI Circle listserv, or would you like to be? Please join Karen Biernat, co-founder of the CI Circle for Parents listserv, which provides valuable Internet support to parents of children with cochlear implants. The CI Circle will gather in the Hawthorne Exhibit Hall during the lunch break.

1:40-2:50 p.m. SESSION 2

2A. Technology and Early Childhood Deafness
David Luterman, D.Ed., Emerson College

2B. Cochlear Americas Technology Update CART
Jodie Rodriques

2C. Change Is Good, Isn't It?... Let's Talk about It! Educational Transitions
Ann Louise Bednar, M.A, M.S., Hampton, NH, Lynda French, M.Ed., Hooksett, NH, and Parents

2E. Join Us in the Listening Room! CART
Carissa Moeggenberg, M.A., Sandra Mintz, M.S. and Tina Childress, M.A., Advanced Bionics Corporation

2F. Device Failures and Reimplantation: Issues and Results CART
J. T. Roland, Jr., M.D. and Susan Waltzman, Ph.D., NYU Cochlear Implant Center

2G. Speechreading Training in Background Noise: Bilateral CART
Stimulation Issues
Patricia M. Chute, Ed.D., Mercy College

2H. Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implant Surgery CART
Daniel J. Lee, M.D., UMass Memorial Medical Center

2I. Services Your Child Needs at School: How a Speech-Language Pathologist and Teacher of the Deaf Can Help Your Child
Lois Heymann, M.A., SUNY New Paltz and Susan Cheffo, M.S., New York Eye and Ear / Beth Israel Cochlear Implant Center (presented by Lois Heymann)

3:15-4:25 p.m. SESSION 3

3A. Beginning with Babies
Lea Donovan Watson, M.S. and Jim Watson, M.Sc., Cora Barclay Centre, Australia

3B. Transition from Early Intervention to Preschool: Moving from an IFSP to an IEP
Deborah Rabideau, Parent, and Diane Brackett, Ph.D., NECHEAR

3C. Helping Your Child's Teacher or Speech-Language Pathologist Help Your Child with an Implant
Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D., Consultant

3E. Choosing the Right College CART
Selena Steinmetz, M.A., Children's Hospital Boston

3F. Meet the Surgeons CART
Cochlear implant surgeons pose questions to each other and answer questions from the audience.

3G. Bilateral Cochlear Implants: Should I / We Do It? CART
Jodie Rodrigues, Cochlear Americas, and adult bilateral implant recipients

3H. A Child's Self-Esteem and Confidence: The Road to Self-Advocacy
Joanne Travers, Parent

3I. Family Concert
Christine Barton, MM MT-BC, Music Therapist, Central Canal Creative Arts Therapies. Parents of 5 ½ - 10 year olds will have an opportunity to sign up for this session and participate with their children, using a variety of instruments provided, to launch a love of music-making.

4:40-5:30 p.m. RAP AND POSTER SESSIONS
(or, go and enjoy a swim after a day of good listening!)

4:40-5:30 p.m. College Prep Rap
Executive Room (or Seminar)
Parents of college students who use cochlear implants discuss their experiences in helping their sons and daughters to prepare for and navigate college.

4:40-5:30 p.m. Grandparents Circle
Brimfield Room

4:40-5:30 p.m. Spouses and Significant Others Rap Session
Charlton Room

4:40-5:30 p.m. Poster Session
Hawthorne Foyer
View recent research findings, chat with the researchers, and see science fair projects by students with cochlear implants.

6:15-6:45 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Danforth Room

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Our Banquet Speaker: Richard Reed
Joyful Noise: Music for Implanted Ears

6:45-8:45 p.m. ADULT BANQUET CART
Grand Ballroom
Banquet speaker: Richard Reed
Joyful Noise: Music for Implanted Ears

SUNDAY, JULY 15

9:00-10:00 a.m. SESSION 4

4A. Different Good Choices: Panel of Parents of Kindergarten Students with Cochlear Implants
Laura Deneen, Amie Stelmack, and Jennifer Borhegyi

4B. The Dread FM: Making the Device Really Work in the School Setting CART
NECHEAR kids, Jenn Cox, M.A., and Diane Brackett, Ph.D., New England Center for Hearing Rehabilitation

4C. Bilateral Update: How Are the Children Doing?
Marilyn Neault, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Boston

4E. Music to their Bionic Ears: Nurturing Music Development in Children with Cochlear Implants
Christine Barton, MM MT-BC, Central Canal Creative Arts Therapies

4F. Preparing for College and What to Do When You Get There CART
Mary Ellen Nevins, Ed.D., Consultant, and Patricia M. Chute, Ed.D., Mercy College

4G. Update on Bilateral Cochlear Implants for Adults CART
Daniel J. Lee, M.D., UMass Memorial Medical Center

4H. MED-EL Technology Update CART

4I. Session to Be Announced

10:25-11:25 a.m. SESSION 5

5A. What Do You Mean Johnny Can't Use his FM at Soccer Practice? Assistive Technology for Children with Hearing Loss
John M. Flanders, Attorney at Law

5B. We Hear You, Now You Hear Us CART
School age cochlear implant users share their experiences.

5C. Coaching the Caregivers
Lea Donovan Watson, M.S. and Jim Watson, M.Sc., Cora Barclay Centre, Australia

5E. Can You See Me Now? Getting the Most from Observing a Student
Selena Steinmetz, M.A., Children's Hospital Boston

5F. Music To Your "Ear(s)" CART
Jodie Rodriques, Cochlear Americas

5G. You Are the Expert: Participating in Your Mapping Sessions CART
Jenn Cox, M.A., NECHEAR, moderates a panel of adults (Lisa Oliveri, Lisa Hayes, Liz Cote, Lisa Munson, and Peter Hayes)

5H. Bringing Music to Life CART
Tina Childress, M.A., Advanced Bionics Corporation

5I. We're in College Now! CART
College students who use cochlear implants share their experiences with the application process, getting needed accommodations, and surviving and thriving in college.

12:30-2:00 PM Barbecue Luncheon Outside - The Grove
Join us for a good old New England family barbecue by the lake as we say so long to old and new friends alike.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES.

The Saturday-Sunday attendee will be able to:

1. Describe the features of current models of cochlear implants.
2. Explain how cochlear implants benefit appropriate candidates.
3. Identify ways schools can help students with cochlear implants.
4. Explain how cochlear implant users can improve hearing in noise.

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