The 5th International Conference on Hyperacusis is planned for July 16-17, 2020, Birkbeck College, University of London. The conference will also include the 2nd International Symposium on Misophonia and the Noise Sensitivity Symposium on July 16 as well as a seminar on hearing care for musicians on July 17.
Please visit the conference’s website https://hyperacusisresearch.co.uk/ for additional information. Click here for a video clip of the 2019 Conference.
This event is suitable for audiologists and other healthcare professionals who are involved in assessment and/or management of patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis/misophonia. This conference brings together studies of audiology, mental health, neuroscience, psychoacoustics, neurology, and other areas. A wide range of plenary sessions and interactive sessions are planned which offer practical guide for improving your clinical practice in assessment and rehabilitation for hyperacusis and misophonia patients.
The Provisional Program
Wednesday July 15, 2020 – (pre-conference social event)
7:45-9:00PM – Multicultural Music Concert
Thursday July 16, 2020 (Day 1)
9:30-10:30AM – Registration & Exhibitions
10:30-10:50AM – Introductions
Dr Hashir Aazh, Audiology Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
10:50-11:10AM – Keynote speech
Professor Brian C. J. Moore, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK
11:10AM-12:50PM – Free papers
12:50-1:50PM – Lunch break & exhibitions
2nd International Misophonia Symposium
1:50-2:50PM – Free papers
2:50-3:10PM – Break
3:10-4:30PM – Panel discussion on misophonia: Causes, assessment, and management
Moderator: Dr Mercede Erfanian, Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, University College London, UK
4:30-5:00PM – Conclusions
8:00-Late – Conference dinner
Friday, July 17, 2020 (Day 2)
9:30-10:30AM – Registration & Exhibitions
International Seminar on Hearing Care for Musicians
10:30-10:50AM – Introductions
Dr Hashir Aazh, Audiology Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
10:50-11:10AM – Keynote speech
Professor Brian C. J. Moore, Dept. of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK
11:10AM-12:50PM – Free papers
12:50-1:50PM – Lunch break & exhibitions
Noise Sensitivity Symposium
1:50-2:50PM – Free papers
2:50-3:20PM – Break
3:20-4:30PM – Free papers
4:30-5:00PM – Conclusions
Hashir Aazh, PhD, Conference Organizer
Current conference partners comprise:
World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing (Poland)
Tübingen Hearing Research Centre
http://thrc.hno.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University (USA)
https://www.fau.edu/education/academicdepartments/csd/
Umeå University (Sweden)
The European Hospital (Italy)
http://www.europeanhospital.it/en/
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