Fall 2019 Oregon Academy of Audiology Conference
November 1 & 2, 2019
Oregon State University Alumni Center
725 SW 26th St. Corvallis, OR 97331
Conference Schedule:
Friday, November 1, 2019
9:00 am -10:30 am Registration and Light Breakfast and Exhibitors
10:30 am -12:00 pm (Keynote Speaker) What We Currently Know About Comorbid Chronic Conditions: Implications for Audiologic Practice, Harvey Abrams, Ph.D., Courtesy Professor University of South Florida
12:45 pm -2:00 pm Defining Your Brand in a Disruptive Market, Bettie Borton, Au.D., Audigy
2:00 pm -3:00 pm Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors
3:00 pm -3:45 pm Dogs for Better Lives: Have you Heard What Assistance Dogs Really Do? - Mike Poremba, Assistance Dog Trainer
Concurrent Sessions: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (choose one)
Interprofessional Assessment of the Adult Dizzy Patient, Anne Hogan, Ph.D. and Paula Luke, O.D., FAAO, Pacific University
The Importance of Objective Measures in Cochlear Implants, Joshua Sevier, Au.D., University of Nebraska
Concurrent Sessions: 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm (choose one)
Current Rehabilitation Practices for Patients with Normal Hearing and Communication Difficulties: Results from a Survey of Audiologists, Tess Koerner, PhD, AuD, Portland VA Medical Center & NCRAR
The Pediatric APD Patient: Looking Beyond the Ear, Anne Hogan, Ph.D. and Paula Luke, OD, FAAO, Pacific University
6:15 pm – 8:00 pm pm Social networking, Exhibitors, and Auction
Saturday, November 2, 2019
7:00 am –8:00 am Registration and Light Breakfast
8:00 am -9:30 am (Keynote Speaker) The Audiology Profession at the Crossroads: Where Do We Go From Here? Harvey Abrams, Ph.D., Courtesy Professor University of South Florida
9:45 am -11:15 am Billing and Coding in Our Current Environment, Deb Abel, Au.D., Audigy
11:30 am -12:30 pm Examining Noise Exposure and Other Risk Factors for Tinnitus: Practical Epidemiology for Clinicians, Sarah Theodoroff, Ph.D. and Kelly Reavis, MPH, MS, Portland VA Medical Center & NCRAR
12:30 pm -1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm -2:00 pm OAA Business Meeting (all members)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Legislation Update, Genoa Ingram, OAA's Lobbyist
2:30 pm -3:30 pm Ototoxicity of Chemotherapeutic Agents: Clinical Application, Kristin Knight, MS and Dawn Konrad-Martin, PhD, Portland VA Medical Center & NCRAR
3:30 pm -4:00 pm Break
Concurrent Sessions: 4:00 pm -5:00 pm
Adult-focused Panel Discussion
Pediatric-focus Panel Discussion
5:00 pm-5:15 pm Closing Statements