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2010 CAA Conference Agenda

Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010


10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Internet Café

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
PreCon A (in FRENCH)
Josée Lagacé + panel of experts
L’évaluation du trouble de traitement auditif en communautés francophones: par où commencer?

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
PreCon B
Kathy Pichora-Fuller + panel of experts
Aging Forum: Keeping older adults communicating when they have multiple impairments: From clinic to home care services and back – an inter-professional challenge

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
PreCon A Lunch
full day precon delegates only

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Precon B Lunch
full day precon delegates only

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
PreCon A (continued)
Josée Lagacé + panel of experts

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
PreCon B (continued)
Kathy Pichora-Fuller + panel of experts
Effects of auditory and cognitive aging on health and social participation

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
PreConC
Innovation, Ethics and Audiology

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
PM Break (PreCon C)

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
PM Break (PreCon A & B)

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Student Reception
Wine & Cheese Reception

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Opening Reception


Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010


8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Open

8:00 am - 8:45 am
Breakfast

9:00 am - 11:00 am
Session #1 - Plenary Session
Keynote Address

11:00 am - 11:15 am
Break AM
Coffee

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session #2
New technologies: Evidence-based design

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session #3
"Making your practice accessible for patients with dual sensory loss"

11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Session #4
Hearing aids and hearing protectors in the workplace - A few things to consider

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Lunch & AGM

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Session#5
Update on frequency-lowering techniques

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Session#6
New trends in the evaluation and treatment of the dizzy patient

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Session #7
Engaging Audiologists in Research: The Network of Pediatric Audiologists in Canada

4:00 pm -6:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Opening
Wine & Cheese

6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
CAA Social Event


Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010


8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Open

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Veterans of Canada Meeting
FHP&CAA Meeting

9:30 am -3:00 pm
Posters open for viewing

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Session #8 Big Lecture
"Auditory Training and Challenges Associated with Participation and Compliance"

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Session #9
Marketing to the Mature Marketplace

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Session # 10
The role of interaural difference cues in horizontal, vertical, and dynamic sound localization by normally hearing and hearing impaired listeners.

10:15 am - 10:45 am
Break AM
Coffee

10:45 am - 11:45 am
Podium presentations

10:45 am - 11:45 am
Poster presentations

11:45 am - 3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Time

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
PM Break
Exhibitor Draws

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Tear Down

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Session #11
Management of tinnitus: A multidisciplinary team approach

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Session #12
Setting hearing aids differently for different languages

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Session #13
Hearing Loss Prevention Program (HLPP)

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibitor Wrap-up Meeting

6:00 pm -11:00 pm
Free Evening
open for exhibitors


Friday, Oct. 8, 2010


8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Registration Open

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Session #14
Clinical biomarkers of central auditory development in hearing impaired children (Part 1)

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Session #15
Measuring quality in your practice

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Session #16
Otoprotective agents: On the horizon

10:15 am -10:45 am
Break

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Session #17
Clinical biomarkers of central auditory development in hearing impaired children (Part 2)

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Session #18
Debunking common hearing aid selection and fitting myths

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Session #19
Hearing Aid Features: What really works and clinical implications for selection, adjustment and counseling

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Session #20
Perception of Music: Problems and Prospects

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Session #21
Why are not all users of advanced hearing aid technology satisfied hearing aid users?

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Session #22
Open Canal Hearing Aids: Tips and Tricks for the Clinic

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