March 11, 2020: In an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our attendees and the patients they serve (who may be part of at-risk populations), the Academy has made the difficult decision to cancel the AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo (and all related activities and ancillary meetings) due to concerns about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This unanimous decision was made by the Academy’s Board of Directors.
Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel
Full Agenda with Session Descriptions (PDF)
Schedule at a Glance
| 8:00–8:15 am | WelcomeCatherine Palmer, PhD, Academy President Linda Hood, PhD, ARC 2020 Chair |
| 8:15–9:00 am | AN/ANSD: Current Status, Clinical Issues, Future Directions ” Linda Hood, PhD, ARC 2020 Chair Professor, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University |
| 9:00–10:00 am | Sound Coding in the Auditory Nerve: Toward New Diagnostic Tools Jean Luc-Puel, PhD Professor University Montpellier Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier |
| 10:00–10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15–11:00 am | Cochlear Deafferentation in Noise- and Age-Related Hearing Loss: Basic Observations and Translation to Human Sharon Kujawa, PhD Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Director of Audiology Research and Senior Scientist, Massachusetts Eye and Ear |
| 11:00–11:45 am | AN/ANSD: Assessment in Infants and Toddlers Yvonne Sininger, PhD Professor Emeritus, University of California Los Angeles C&Y Consulting, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 11:45 am–12:00 pm | Questions and Discussions Morning Speakers |
| 12:00–1:15 pm | Sponsored Lunch by Phonak Mentoring/Collaboration Breakout Groups Poster Presentations |
| 1:15-2:15 pm | Electrophysiology in Patients with Gene Mutations Related to AN/ANSD Rosamaria Santarelli, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova |
| 2:15–3:00 pm | Psychophysics and Bimodal Hearing in AN/ANSD Sterling Sheffield, AuD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences University of Florida |
| 3:00–3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15–4:00 pm | Speech-Evoked Cortical Responses in Infants and Children With and Without Hearing Loss Kristen Uhler, PhD Chair, Audiology, Speech Pathology, and Learning Services, Children’s Hospital Colorado Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Otolaryngology, and Psychiatry University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Children’s Hospital Colorado |
| 4:00–4:45 pm | Gene Therapy for Genetic Hearing Loss Lawrence Lustig, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Columbia University Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital |
| 4:45–5:00 pm | Questions and Discussions Afternoon Speakers |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks Linda Hood, PhD, ARC 2020 Chair |