American Cochlear Implant Alliance Reveals Student Scholarship Recipients
Scholarships were open to full-time students, fellows, and postdoctoral scholars with clinical or research interests in cochlear implants.
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ACI Alliance to Hold Consumer/Parent Workshop May 1
The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced that it has opened registration...
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The University of Miami Hosts 16th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children
The conference was organized by the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance and supported by the UHealth Ear Institute and other academic and private sector organizations.
ACI Alliance Hosts a Panel Discussion About ‘The Listening Project’ Documentary
The American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance announced it has released a video of five stars and audiologist/filmmaker Jane Madell interacting with audience members at the world premiere of “The Listening Project” documentary.
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ACI Alliance Announces Adult-Focused Blog for Cochlear Implant Users
Although virtually all children and their families receive therapy and support post cochlear implantation, many adults do not.
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ACI Alliance to Host Premiere of ‘The Listening Project’
The American Cochlear Implant Alliance will host the premiere of ‘The Listening Project’, a documentary co-created by audiologist and frequent ‘Hearing Review’ contributor Jane Madell, and Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky. The film profiles 15 young adults who were born deaf but can now hear, thanks to cutting-edge technologies, including cochlear implants.
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Congressman David B McKinley to Open CI2018 Conference
McKinley is co-chair of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. He is the only Member of Congress with a cochlear implant and is an “active and effective advocate” for hearing healthcare issues, according to the announcement.
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ACI Alliance Publishes Blog of 82-Year-Old Man’s Firsthand Experience with a Cochlear Implant
The American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance announced it has published a new blog, “An Octogenarian’s Cochlear Implant Journey,” following the process of Bruce Sloane, an 82-year-old man who thought he wasn’t a candidate for a cochlear implant.
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American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance Conference to Take Place March 7-10, 2018
CI 2018 will take place March 7-10, 2018 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC.
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A Visit to CI2017…and Why It’s Valuable to Move Outside Your ‘Audiology Comfort Zone’
I was pleasantly surprised at how the content of this meeting captured and held my attention, introducing me to a broader scope of information and overlap with hearing aids.
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ACI Alliance Announces Funding Opportunity for Hearing Loss Research
ACI Alliance is partnering with American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) to offer funding for a $25,000 research grant on the societal costs of deafness.
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HLAA2017 to Take Place in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 22-25
Consumers are invited to HLAA2017, a communication-accessible educational program and trade show for people with hearing loss, hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the organization announced.
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ACI Alliance Releases Cochlear Implant Educational Materials for Better Hearing and Speech Month
The American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance released a set of resources about cochlear implants in honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
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EHDI Passes Committee, Goes to Full Senate for Consideration
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed a bill to reauthorize federal newborn hearing screening programs for the next five years, the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) announced. The ACI Alliance is a nonprofit organization that advocates for improved access for cochlear implants.
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15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children to Be Held in July
The CI2017 Pediatric Symposium will be held July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco. Co-organized by the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, the Stanford University School of Medicine, and University of California San Francisco, the Symposium features a multi-specialty group of clinicians, educators and scientists exploring current topics having the greatest impact on improving pediatric cochlear implant outcomes. This year’s central topics will focus on music, technology, cognition, outcomes, indications, and delivery.
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Call for Papers: Cochlear Implants 2017 Conference
Call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (CI2017), which will be held July 26-29, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif. The CI2017 Symposium is considered the premier cochlear implant meeting in 2017.
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Online Guide Is Resource for Cochlear Implant Process
ACI Alliance has published a new online step-by-step guide for consumers, parents and professionals on the cochlear implant (CI) process. The guide is available for free on the ACI Alliance website.
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Insurance Resource Outlines Cochlear Implant Coverage
ACI Alliance has published a new online resource on insurance coverage for cochlear implants (CI) including employer plans, Medicare and Medicaid, SS disability eligibility, and traditional insurance, as well as some “non-traditional” funding sources.
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