10th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants (OMAI)

10th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants (OMAI) is organized by Paragon Group and will be held from Oct 09 - 12, 2018 at Dan Panorama Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Course Description:
The International Symposium on OMAI has gained reputation as an outstanding, leading meeting in the field of auditory implants. Bringing together scientists and clinicians has been the hallmark of the symposium. On behalf of the organizing and scientific committees we look forward to hosting the Symposium with high commitment and expectation. We will follow the enduring tradition of a well-organized meeting, with a high-quality focused scientific program that will cover state-of-the-art methods for evaluating the auditory system from the cochlea to the cortex using electrophysiology and imaging, advances in auditory implants technologies, genetics, and robotics.

The symposium will be hosted by The Hearing, Speech, and Language Center at The Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, together with the Department of Communication Disorder, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. In concert, the two institutes, located under one roof, lead the field of communication disorders in Israel. Objective measures have always been at the core of our clinical practice and research in hearing science in general, and in the field of cochlear implants in particular. Sheba medical center is a pioneer in the field of cochlear implants, with first implantations executed in 1989.

Symposium Topics:
• Cochlear health- Physiology, Genetics, Imaging- animal and human models
• Preoperative assessment- ECochG, ABR, ASSR, Cortical potentials
• Intraoperative assessment- Inner ear structure/hearing preservation- Imaging, Surgical Techniques, Robotics
• Intraoperative measurements- ECochG, Telemetry, ECAP, EABR, ESRT
• Postoperative measures for programming/monitoring- Telemetry, ECAP, ESRT, ABR, ASSR, MLR, LLR; "How I do it" – State of the art clinical implementation of objective measuresPostoperative cortical function and plasticity - ERPs, fNIRs, PET, Brain Oscillations
• Objective measures of listening effort- Brain oscillations, Pupillometry
• Objective measures in Auditory Brainstem/Midbrain Implants, Bone Anchored/ Middle Ear Implants, and Vestibular Implants
• Bridging the gaps between objective measures and performance

Price:
Early Bird Registration: USD 450.0

Speakers: Prof. Karen Avraham, Prof. Yael Hankin, Dr. Carolyn J. Brown, Prof. Gabriel Corfas, Prof. Sharon Cushing, Prof. Jill Firszt, Prof. Doug Fitzpatrick, Prof. Rene Giffiord, Prof. Karen Gordon, Prof. Paul Kileny, Prof. Andrej Kral, Prof. Sophia E. Kramer, Prof. Thomas Lenarz, Prof. Ruth Litovsky, Prof. Ruth Litovsky, Prof. Artur Lorens, Prof. Israel Nelken, Dr. William H. Shapiro, Prof. Jan Wouters

Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.