ASHA 2017 Convention Program - 148

As of July 31, 2017

FLUENCY (SLP)
Using Disfluency Analysis in Assessing
Preschool Children Who Stutter
FR 10:30AM-11:30AM
Marriott/Gold 4

Session: 1358
1 Hr

Level: Introductory Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Jean Sawyer, Illinois St U
Some speech‑language pathologists
have felt a lack of confidence in assessing
preschool children who stutter. Drawing
on the strengths of the University of
Illinois Stuttering Research Project,
this presentation gives an overview of
assessment, focusing on the disfluency
analysis of stuttered speech. Examining
disfluencies over time can help determine
prognosis for children who stutter.
Assessing attitudes about speaking,
providing information to caregivers, and
determining prognosis and treatment are
other areas to be addressed.

GLOBAL ISSUES AND PRACTICES (GI)
Ethical Issues for Practice in the Global
Community
FR 10:30AM-11:30AM
Marriott/Platinum C

Session: 1359
1 Hr

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Carolyn Higdon, U of Mississippi;
Elise Davis-McFarland, EDMConsulting, LLC
This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, SIG 17: Global
Issues in Communication Sciences and
Related Disorders. This presentation will
consider the ethical issues associated
with the development of communication
sciences and disorders (CSD) programs
and services in majority world countries.
The emphasis of the presentation
will be on ethical considerations in
achieving sustainable and culturally
relevant programs and services in
areas that may lack public policies
and other infrastructure supports for
successful programs.

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HEARING AND BALANCE
SCIENCE (AUD)
Research Symposium in Hearing:
Benefits of Cochlear Implantation for
Single Sided Deafness
FR 10:30AM-11:30AM
CC/408A (Lvl 2)

Session: 1360
1 Hr

Level: Advanced
Type: Research Submission
Presented by: Qian-Jie Fu, UCLA
This session is developed by, and
presenters invited by, Hearing and
Balance Science and SIG 6 ‑ Hearing
and Hearing Disorders: Research and
Diagnostics. For patients with single‑
side deafness (SSD), a cochlear implant
(CI) can restore hearing in the deaf ear
and improve spatial perception. We will
present the preliminary data from the
recent House Clinic‑USC‑UCLA FDA
clinical trials about the benefits of of
cochlear implantation for SSD patients
on audiological measures, speech
understanding, and sound source
localization. We will also discuss the
benefits of cochlear implantations on
SSD patients' tinnitus severity, dizziness
severity, and the quality of life.

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AND PRACTICE (GI)
Our Experience with a Year-Long
Interprofessional Rehabilitation Course:
Five Disciplines, Two-Hundred Students
& Greg
FR 10:30AM-11:30AM
CC/501ABC (Lvl 2)

Session: 1361
1 Hr

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Carolyn Baylor, U of Washington;
Nancy Alarcon, U of Washington; Tracy Jirikowic, U
of Washington; Deborah Kartin, U of Washington;
Susan Spaulding, U of Washington
Interprofessional Education (IPE)
promotes learning with and about
colleagues in other professions.
This presentation will report on
our experiences with a year‑long
rehabilitation IPE course involving
graduate students from speech‑language
pathology, audiology, physical therapy,
occupational therapy, and prosthetics /
orthotics. Topics covered will include the
InterProf Educ Collaborative (IPEC) core
competencies at the foundation of this
course, and implementation of a team‑
based, case‑based curriculum. Examples
of session topics, formats, and outcomes
data will be presented.

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INTERVENTION/REHABILITATION
OF HEARING AND BALANCE
DISORDERS IN ADULTS (AUD)
Addressing Central Auditory Decline in
Older Adults Through Environmental
Design
FR 10:30AM-11:30AM
CC/405 (Lvl 2)

Session: 1362
1 Hr

Level: Intermediate Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Raymond Hull, Wichita St U
The presentation will discuss further
evidence for serving hearing impaired
older adults that are specifically
designed to address a decline in central
auditory processing that can impact
negatively on speech understanding in
older adulthood, and that, in turn, can
compound the peripheral components
of their communication impairment.
Techniques for services on behalf of older
adults with impaired hearing emphasizing
techniques in environmental design will
be addressed.

Sleep Therapy; A New Approach to
Tinnitus Management
FR 10:30AM-11:30AM
CC/404A (Lvl 2)

Session: 1363
1 Hr

Level: Introductory Type: Professional Education
Presented by: Damon Boyce, Otoharmonics;
Donna Grant, Otoharmonics
Just like we have our own fingerprints,
patients with tinnitus have their own
unique sound print. A new approach
to tinnitus management allows hearing
professionals the ability to identify and
recreate the tinnitus sound a patient
perceives. Playing this unique sound
back to the patient as they sleep offers
several advantages over traditional sound
therapy and allows the brain to naturally
learn to deprioritize and ignore the
tinnitus sound.
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