Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health 2020-2021 Webinar Series
Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health invites you to join us for our 2020-2021 Webinar Series.
Webinars will run until 26 April 2021
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CI Futures Forum: World Report on Hearing
This webinar featured presentations from a diverse multidisciplinary panel of experts. The panel discussed the recommendations from the WHO World Report on Hearing Published March 3rd 2021.
This report will have collected information from all its member countries on good and poor practices related to hearing loss at the international and national levels.
Watch the presentations from this webinar here
Chair: Catherine McMahon
Presenters: Mahmood F Bhutta, Peter Thorne, Susan D Emmett, Carrie L. Nieman, Katherine Bouton
CIICA LIVE in May
The World Hearing Report: What's Next for CI Advocacy The first CIICA LIVE session will briefly share an overview of The World Report on Hearing, then focus on the evidence and statements helpful for CI advocacy work and promote conversations about how we can use it in our advocacy activities. We will launch CIICA’s resource:...
British Cochlear Implant Group Virtual Meeting 2021 – Fit for the Future
Amidst the ongoing challenges of a global pandemic, the British Cochlear Implant Group invite you to the very first BCIG Virtual Conference – ‘Fit for the Future’; an opportunity to step away from the present and take some time out to look ahead to the promising future that awaits us. The BCIG look forward to...
CI Futures Forum: Clinical Effectiveness of CIs
CIs are effective in improving quality of life due to improved hearing, and the wider impacts of better communication and connection with the world.
This webinar will feature presentations from a diverse multi disciplinary panel of experts. The panel will present real world examples from their own perspective and experience as well as discussing the recommendations from the Consensus paper.
Watch the presentations from this webinar here
Chair: Nic Russel
Presenters: Tatsuya Yamasoba, Jeeyeon Lee, Milind V. Kirtane, Byung Yoon Choi, Cathy Birman, Holly Teagle
CIICA Live in July – Advocacy: How do we do it?
Advocacy work is key to driving forward the changes needed in CI provision -and although we live in different parts of the globe and have differing roles – many of the issues are similar.
This CIICA LIVE session will provide the keys to advocacy to influence public policy and practice for CI provision and give practical successful examples to inspire, with two new focused tools for you.
CSRS: Bimodal in the Adult Population
This seminar covers the bimodal aspects in the adult population hosted by Prof. Ulrich Hoppe from Erlangen.
Bimodal is considered as treatment with a Cochlear Implant on one side and a hearing aid on the other side.
This webinar gives an overview of the scientific research in this field, including what bimodal is and how the indication has changed over time. It will also include presentations from experts in the field.
CI Futures Forum: The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Depression, Cognition and Dementia
Addressing hearing loss is associated with improvements in overall wellbeing including mental health by enabling people to communicate more easily with others. This reduces the social isolation and mental health problems associated with hearing loss. Addressing untreated hearing loss improves cognition and may help reduce the risk of dementia.
This webinar will feature presentations from a diverse multi disciplinary panel of experts. The panel will present real world examples from their own perspective and experience as well as discussing the recommendations from the Consensus paper.
Watch the presentations from this webinar here
Chair: Gerard O'Donoghue
Presenters: Craig Buchman, Frank Lin, Dakota Bysouth-Young, Isabelle Mosnier, Robert Mandara
CI Futures Forum: Cost Implications of CIs
Ensuring that people with hearing loss who could benefit from a CI receive one is not only beneficial for the individual’s wellbeing but improves their chances of employment. This reduces the cost of social care and welfare budgets. It is a cost effective intervention for health systems and has the potential to save money on other health related costs.
Watch the presentations from this webinar here
Chair: Pádraig Kitterick
Presenters: Brian Lamb, Helen Cullington, Henry Cutler, Ann-Marie Dickinson and Megan Quilter
Healthy Hearing Ears Advisory Board: Online Seminar on the treatment of chronic otitis media related hearing loss
You are welcome to join the Healthy Hearing Ears Advisory Board for the second online seminar on the treatment of chronic otitis media related hearing loss. This seminar will present the latest research on COM-related hearing loss, and you will be able to take part in an interactive case discussion.