The Perth auditory implant workshop provides a comprehensive update on the state of the art in auditory implants and their future developments.

This three day workshop consists of:

1. Program
2. Who should attend
3. Registration
4. Workshop sponsors

Program

Day 1: Auditory implants today and tomorrow

Current state of the art in assessment, indications and rehabilitation and the future trends in auditory implants

Day 2 and 3: From bone to brain stem

Hands on workshop in the surgical skills lab with in-depth exposure to a whole variety of auditory implants such as the Baha, Vibrant Soundbridge, DACS, EAS and Hybrid cochlear implants as well as the auditory brainstem and midbrain implants under supervision of leaders in the field:

• Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner (Vienna, Austria)
• Nikolas Blevins (Stanford, USA)
• Daniel Bodmer (Basel, Switzerland)
• Michael Dorman (Phoenix, USA)
• Ugo Fisch (Zurich, Switzerland)
• Sung June Kim (Seoul, South Korea)
• Levent Sennaroglu (Ankara, Turkey)
• Blake Wilson (Durham, USA)

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Who should attend?

Convenor:

• Professor Gunesh Rajan
• Stephen Rodrigues
• Jafri Kuthubutheen

Co-convenor:

• Roberta Marino
• Jay Krishnaswamy
• Dayse Tavora

Day 1:

The following should attend:

• audiologists
• speech pathologists
• rehabilitationists
• ENT specialists
• paediatricians
• acoustic engineers.

Day 2 and 3:

The following should attend:

• implant surgeons
• implant fellows
• senior ENT registrars.

Observer spot open to all hearing health professionals. 

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Registration

Participants and observers can Register here.

Fees

First day

• $160 inc GST

Three days (full program)

Participants

• Early bird $2,000 inc GST
• After 14th July $2,350 inc GST

Observers

• $550 inc GST

Participant numbers for day two and three are limited to 18 to provide participants with the best opportunity for maximum dissection time. Up to nine observers may register.

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Workshop sponsors

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