HUM-MOLGEN events: 4th Congress of Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences (APSCI)

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4th Congress of Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences (APSCI)

March 11, 2003

Dept. of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2003-12-4 ~ 6

Keynote Topics:
*“Neural Preservation with Cochlear Implantation: Surgical Trauma and Apoptosis” (Thomas J. Balkany, USA)
*“Combined Acoustic and Electrical Speech Processing for High Frequency Neurosensory Hearing Loss” (Bruce J. Gantz, USA)
*“Hair Cell Desychrony and Auditory Neuropathy: the Use of Electrophysiological Tests in the Diagnosis and Location of the Disorder” (William P. R. Gibson, Australia)
*“Significance of the Event Related Potentials in Cochlear Implant Subjects” (Takeshi Kubo, Japan)
*“Future Cochlear Implant Development: How to Combine the Use of New Electrode Technology and Neurotrophic Factors” (Thomas Lenarz, Germany)
*“Communication Advantages of Early Implantation” (Richard T. Miyamoto, USA)
*“Bilateral Cochlear Implantation” (Joachim Muller, Germany)

Panel Topics:
*New Electrode Design and Coding Strategies
*Electrophysiological Measurement Including NRT, EABR.., etc.
*Rehabilitations & Education After CI
*Implantable Hearing Aid
*Surgery in Challenging Cases
*Alternative Prostheses for Children (Bilateral CI, one CI only or one CI + one HA...)
*Expanding Candidate Selection Criteria (≦1y/o, Elderly, Severe SNHL, Teenagers, Multiple Handicaps…)
*Challenges to CI Program Growth Around the Asia Pacific Region
and more...

Organized by:

Dept. of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital

Invited Speakers:

Gibson, William P. R.; Han, De-MinHonjo, Iwao; Ito, Juichi; Kaga, Kimitaka; Kim, Hee-Nam; Antarasena, Soontorn; Aschendorff, Antje; Backous, Douglas D. ; Balkany, Thomas J. ; Briggs, Robert J.S. ; Chute, Patricia M. ; Cohen, Noel L. ; Cowan, Robert; Gantz, Bruce J. ; Helms, Jan; Hochmair, Ingeborg J. ; Kirk, Karen I. ; Barbara, Maurizio; Dillier, Norbert; Eddington, Donald K. ; Fu, Qian-JieFunasaka, Sotaro; Kiefer, Jan; Kileny, Paul R. ; Kim, Lee-Suk; Aso, Shin; Cao, Keli; Chon, Kyong-Myung; Kim, Chong-Sun; Kubo, Takeshi; Lee, Sang-Heun; Low, Wong-Kein; Takahashi, Haruo; Van Hasselt, Charles Andrew; Wong, Yat-Kiu Buddy; Laszig, Roland; Lenarz, Thomas; Luxford, William M. ; Miyamoto, Richard; Muller, Joachim; O'Donoghue, Gerard M. ; Parisier, Simon C. ; Patrick, Jim; Ramos, Angel; Ramsden, Richard T. ; Roland, J. Thomas; Tyler, Richard; Kumakawa, Kozo; Lee, Kwang-Sun; Morimitsu, Tamotsu; Nikolopoulos, Thomas P. ; Pyman, Brian C. ; Simser, Judith; Soli, Sigfrid D. ; Suzuki, Mamoru; Usami, Shinichi; Sorrell, Albert; Wang, Zheng-Min; Xu, Li; Nomura, Yasuya

Deadline for Abstracts:

August 31, 2003

Registration:

Please visit www.apsci.org.tw or contact info@apsci.org.tw.

E-mail:

info@apsci2003.org.tw

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Joann Lin

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