CAA Annual Convention

18th Annual Convention of the Colorado Academy of Audiology

September 24–26, 2009

Annual CAA Convention
Breckenridge, Colorado
Beaver Run Resort
& Conference Center

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Keynote Speaker;
M. Patrick Feeney, PhD

Patrick Feeney, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Chief of Audiology in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at the University of Washington. He is the Director of Audiology at the University of Washington Medical Center Otolaryngology Clinic, where he also sees patients, conducts research, and serves as a preceptor for AuD students. Dr. Feeney also heads the Human Auditory Perception lab at the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center where he conducts research in diagnostic audiology with a focus on the peripheral auditory system. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington, where he teaches and mentors AuD and PhD students in their research endeavors.

He works with an excellent team of audiologists at the University of Washington Medical Center. The team provides diagnostic and treatment services to a diverse group of patients in a tertiary referral setting, manages a well-baby and NICU hearing screening program, teaches Otolaryngology residents and AuD students, and engages in ongoing clinical trials with the Otology service.

Dr. Feeney started his career in audiology as a clinician in several private practice and hospital settings before returning to school for the PhD to pursue his interest in research. He has been on the faculties of Ohio University and the Ohio State University, in addition to the University of Washington. His recent research has focused on the use of wideband power analysis to study middle-ear function.

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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm	Registration and Refreshments
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm	Professionalism in Audiology Patrick Feeney Ph.D.
8:30 pm to ?	Opening Night Reception
Friday, September, 25th, 2009
7:30 am to 8:30 am	Registration & Breakfast with the Exhibitors
8:30 am to 10:30 am	Wideband Energy Reflectance Measurements of the Middle Ear Patrick Feeney Ph.D.
10:30 am to 11:00 am	Break & Visit with Exhibitors
11:00 am to 12:00 pm	Audiology in 2009: Challenges and Opportunities Kris English Ph.D.
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm	Lunch/CAA Business Meeting
TRACK ONE
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm	When the Going gets Tough Gyl Kasewurm, Au.D.
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm	Break & Visit with the Exhibitors
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Clinical Approaches to Assessing HPD Attenuation Deanna Meinke, Ph.D. and Laurie Wells, Au.D.
TRACK TWO
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm	Pediatric Round Table
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm	Break & Visit with the Exhibitors
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm	Pediatric Vestibular Evaluations Darcy Strong, Au.D
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm	Poster Session/Exhibitors and Wine and Cheese Reception
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm	Casino Night & Silent Auction with heavy hors d’oeuvres
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
7:30 am to 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 am to 10:00 am	Objective Clinical Verification of Digital Hearing Aid Functions Dave Smriga, M.A.
10:00 am to 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am to 12:00 pm	Hands on Verification with Exhibitors Roger Ott, M.A.

2009 Speaker Info

Keynote Speaker

Patrick Feeney, Ph.D.
Past President of the American Academy of Audiology
Associate Professor
University of Washington
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
V. M. Bloedel Hearing Research Center

Featured Speakers

Kris English, Ph.D.
President of the American Academy of Audiology
Associate Professor
The University of Akron

Gyl Kasewurm, Au.D.
Founder, President, and Owner of Professional Hearing Services in St. Joseph, MI

Deanna Meinke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Audiology
University of Northern Colorado
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences

Laurie Wells, Au.D.
Manager of Audiology - Associates in Acoustics, Inc.

Darcy Strong, Au.D.
University of Colorado Hospital
Marion Downs Hearing Center

David J. Smriga, M.A.
Clinical audiologist, and the founder and president of AuDNet, Burnsville, Minn. Smriga also serves as a consultant for Audioscan, a division of Etymonic Design, Dorchester, Ontario.

Roger Ott, M.A.
President - MSR West

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