AAA-NC and NCSHLA Present

September 24-25, 2010 - Greensboro, North Carolina

Featured Speakers

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): In my spare time? Ruth Bentler, Ph.D., The University of Iowa

Dizziness and Imbalance in Hearing Aid Patients Philip Griffin, Au.D., The Hearing Clinic

MarkeTrak VIII: New Opportunities for Promoting Audiology MarkeTrak VIII: 25 Year Trends in the Hearing Health Industry Sergei Kochkin, Executive Director, Better Hearing Institute

New Strategies for Improving High Frequency Audibility Patricia Roush, Au.D., Lori Leibeold, Ph.D., Nicole Suddeth, B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill

Speaker Biographies

Ruth Bentler Ph.D. - Ruth Bentler obtained her Ph.D. in Speech & Hearing Sciences from the University of Iowa in 1987, where she is now a Professor of Audiology and Director of Au.D. studies. She teaches graduate students in courses related to hearing aids and adult auditory rehabilitation. As the Director of the Hearing Aid Laboratory for Basic and Applied Research within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dr. Bentler has been involved in numerous research endeavors involving directional microphones, digital noise reduction, and, most currently, frequency lowering algorithms.

Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D. - Dr. Kochkin is Executive Director of the Better Hearing Institute in Washington DC. Previously he was Director of Market Development & Market Research at Knowles Electronics, chairman of the Market Development Committee of the Hearing Industries Association, a member of the Board of Directors of the Better Hearing Institute for six years, and past editor of the peer reviewed journal High Performance Hearing Solutions. He has conducted extensive research on the hearing-impaired population in the United States, is the author of close to 70 publications on the hearing-impaired population, and has spoken worldwide concerning his research. Prior to joining Knowles, he worked eight years for United Airlines as market research manager, industrial psychologist, and marketing performance manager. His formal education includes: Ph.D. - Industrial Psychology (emphasis quantitative methods), MBA - Marketing, MS - Guidance and Counseling, BA -Anthropology.

Philip Griffin, Au.D. Dr. Griffin is a private practice audiologist with The Hearing Clinic, Inc in Greensboro, NC. An alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Griffin has focused his clinical attention on dizziness, imbalance, and fall prevention. He seeks to raise awareness about the inner ear's connection to dizziness and falling, and how to minimize the risk of falling through proper audiological and medical care. Dr. Griffin also maintains a general Audiology practice, working with hearing loss, hearing aids, and hearing loss prevention."

Lori Leibold, Ph.D. Lori Leibold is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences at UNC-CH. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Washington in Seattle and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha. The primary focus of Dr. Leibold's research is to understand how competing background sounds influence hearing during infancy and childhood and to determine whether children benefit from the introduction of acoustic cues that improve adults' performance in noise.

Nicole Suddeth Nicole Suddeth is a fourth-year Doctor of Audiology student at UNC-CH with strong interests in pediatric audiology. Nicole is actively involved in clinical research focused on understanding on developing a better understanding of the clinical practices used by audiologists to fit frequency-compression hearing aids during infancy and childhood.

Registration

PLEASE pre-register by completing the pre-registration form. Upon receipt of completed pre-registration forms and fees, you will be sent an email confirmation of your pre-registration. Pre-registered attendees may pick up their receipts and registration packets in the registration area of the hotel during the following registration hours:

Friday, September 24 -- 7:30-8:30 am and 1:00-3:00 pm
Saturday, September 25 -- 7:30-8:30 am

Pre-registration deadline is a September 5, 2010, postmark.

Location

The 2010 Fall Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites. The sleeping room rate is $114 per night (single or double). Call 336-668-4535, for reservations. Be sure to identify yourself as a Fall Conference attendee. Check-in time is 3:00 pm. The hotel reservation deadline is September 2, 2010.

Online Reservations: www.greensboroairport.embassysuites.com. Please use Group Code “SHL” to receive the discounted room rate.

Right now--call 919-833-3984 or visit www.ncshla.org for more information.

Continuing Education (CEUs)

It is critical that those planning to obtain continuing education credits mark the appropriate CEU categories on the pre-registration form. CEU FORMS WILL BE INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION PACKETS. On-site registrants will pick up CEU forms at the CEU table during the hours that will be made availabe

Membership Status

If you have not renewed your 2010-2011 membership, or joined NCSHLA by September 1, 2010, please register as a NON-MEMBER and include the correct fee.

You can pay your dues, or join NCSHLA online at www.ncshla.org.

Student Member means a member of North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association, Inc. (NCSHLA), not NSSHLA (the national student organization of ASHA).

Sponsors – NCSHLA needs your support. Please complete your sponsorship form and mail today. You can download the Sponsorship form from www.ncshla.org

Returned Checks

A $25 processing fee will be charged for any check not clearing a payer's account for any reason.

Deadlines

Membership: September 1, 2010
Hotel reservations: September 2, 2010
Pre-registration - September 5, 2010
Refund requests - September 5, 2010

Special Needs

In order to ensure that the convention is accessible to all who wish to attend, any special needs should be listed on the Pre-Registration Form (e.g., TDD, interpreter, facilities for the handicapped, vegetarian meal).

Refunds

No refunds will be made unless notification in writing is postmarked by September 5, 2005. A $50 processing fee will be charged for each refund.