ACI Alliance Raises Concerns Over AAP Pediatric Hearing Assessment Recommendations
ACI Alliance maintains that the AAP report provides inaccurate or incomplete information on several important topics.
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Cochlear Launches ‘Hearing 20/20’ Campaign
According to Cochlear, the campaign is supported by 10 hearing health nonprofit and industry partners, and establishes a simple, common metric—defined as 20 decibels in each ear—to help simplify the ongoing conversation and actions related to monitoring hearing health and treating hearing loss, especially among adults 55 years of age and older.
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ACI Alliance to Present Dr Karl White with Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr White’s expertise has extended to the design and implementation of national legislation and programs across the US. For the past 40 years, he has devoted his professional career to conducting research and providing training globally about issues and evidence related to implementing and improving the efficacy of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
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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Spelling Bee Contestant Proves Early Intervention Works
The ACI Alliance recently profiled Neil Maes, an 11-year-old boy who was born deaf, but has worked hard to develop spoken language. His mastery of spoken language is so successful that in May 2016 he competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC.
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ACI Alliance Announces New Board Members
The ACI Alliance announced a new board chair and two new board members. Colin Driscoll, MD, was elected chair of the board; Daniel Choo, MD, and Meredith Holcomb, AuD, were elected as board members.
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