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)
L’évaluation du trouble de traitement auditif en communautés francophones: par où commencer?
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
PreCon B
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)
1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
PreCon B (continued)
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