CAA 2024 Agenda

Thursday, September 12, 2024

1:00 - 4:00 PM

Pre-Conference: Concussion and Vestibular Issues
Jamie M. Bogle, Au.D., Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic Arizona

An additional fee is required at registration to attend the Pre-Conference. 

4:00 - 6:00 PM

Poster Session

6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Friday, September 13, 2024

6:45 - 7:45 AM

Breakfast / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

7:45 - 8:00 AM

Welcome from CAA 2024 Conference Co-Chairs
Shannon Clemons, Au.D.
Melissa Garafalo-Culmer, Au.D., CCC-A, PASC

8:00 - 8:15 AM

President's Welcome
Melanie Rosenblatt, Au.D., F-AAA, ABAC 
University of the Pacific

8:15 - 9:15 AM

Why Not Just Louder? Aiding Patients with Severe and Profound Hearing Loss
Nikolas Klakow, Au.D.
Phonak

9:15 - 9:45 AM

Break / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

9:45 - 10:45 AM

Cochlear Implants
Melanie Luci Gilbert, Au.D.
University of California, San Francisco

10:45 - 11:45 AM

Bimodal Audio-electrical Stimulation as a Tool to Treat Tinnitus
Sol Marghzar, Au.D, CCC-A
The Hearing Doctor 

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Membership Meeting

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Lunch/ Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

1:15 - 2:15 PM

Legislative Session
Nicholas Brokaw
Sacramento Advocates

2:15 - 3:15 PM

Living Skillfully with Hearing Loss: Reinventing Your Client Approach
Shari Eberts, MBA
Living with Hearing Loss

3:15 - 3:45 PM

Break/ Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

3:45 - 5:15 PM

What's New About Getting Old: Normal Aging and Implications for Fitting Hearing Aids 
Brian Taylor, Au.D. 
Signia

Saturday, September 14, 2024

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Breakfast / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Student Research Forum
9:00 - 10:00 AM

Frequency Following Responses (FFR): Overview and Clinical Applications
Jiong Hu, Ph.D., Au.D., CCC-A, F-AAA
University of the Pacific 

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Break / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

10:30 - 10:40 AM
Student Award Presentations
10:40 - 10:45 AM
Platinum Sponsor Talk: Oticon
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Principles and Methods in Forensic Audiology
Dennis A. Colucci, Au.D., M.A., ABAC, F-AAA
Hearing Injury / Auditory Disorders and Balance Laboratory, Inc.
Robert Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP 
Robert Traynor Audiology, LLC

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Lunch / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

1:15 - 2:45 PM

Aural Rehabilitation in the Veterans Administration 
Delia Karahalios, Au.D. 
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM 

Your Roadmap to APD Services
Marni Novick, Au.D. 
Silicon Valley Hearing

Amanda Levy, Au.D.
Levy Audiology

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Considerations for Rural Audiology: Beyond the Booth
Jan Gamble, Au.D.
Mendocino Lake Hearing Care

5:00 - 5:15 PM

Conference Wrap Up