Abstract
Program Description:
The purpose of this course is to educate our otolaryngology community about how best to provide the widest array of surgical technologies to the largest populations of patients with hearing loss. Traditionally, technologic advancement has driven the field forward, though recent attention has also focused on expanding eligibility criteria for existing technology. The format will be a panel of experts with proposed topics organized by patient population (rather than by technology), including patients with moderate to severe hearing loss and significant residual hearing, single sided-deafness, tinnitus, children, age extremes, the multi-handicapped, cochlear nerve deficiency, and others.
Educational Objectives:
1) Recognize the most current surgical technologies available to patients with hearing loss. 2) Articulate the rationale for expanding inclusion criteria for existing technologies to patients previously considered ineligible. 3) Evaluate how promising preliminary outcomes data support the continued expansion of both technology and criteria for patients with hearing loss.
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