1st Advanced Cochlear Implant Workshop being held on 22-25 July 2013, in Melbourne, Australia

Hello

This is an introductory email to inform you about the 1st Advanced Cochlear Implant Workshop being held on 22-25 July 2013, in Melbourne, Australia – as this event maybe may be of interest to your staff and/or members.

The workshop is being organised by the Hearing Cooperative Research Centre, the University of Melbourne and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital – organisations that have a proud record in cochlear implant innovation and implantee management.

For Audiologists
·         Changes in cochlear implantee candidacy and its impact on rehabilitation
·         Approaches to paediatric rehabilitation
·         Electrophysiology and cochlear implants
·         Managing difficult patients
·         Improving the delivery of cochlear implant services through Lean Management Principles
·         Challenges for future technologies and services.

For ENT Surgeons
·         Management of infection

·         Cochlea malformation/Ossification

·         Temporal bone growth in children

·         Electrode choices and characteristics

·         Cochleostomy and electrode insertion lab.

For further information about this workshop (included cost) go here: http://www.hearingcrc.org/education-and-training/professional-education/cochlear-implant-training-workshops

Please feel free to email me with any questions about this workshop.

Kind regards

Greg Lawrence
HEARnet & Media Manager
The HEARing CRC & HEARworks
creating sound value TM

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