Program 2024

Day 1 : 27/06/2024

Room: The Hearing Hub
Start Time End Time Duration Theme/Topic Moderator/ Speakers
6:30 9:00 2:30 Registration / Check-in
9:00 9:30 0:30 Opening Ceremony
Hearing Assessment & Diagnosis Hala AlOmari, Tamara Accaoui
9:30 10:00 0:30 Application of the Crosscheck Principle in Diagnostic Audiology James W. Hall III USA
10:00 10:30 0:30 Clinical Applications of Otoacoustic Emissions David K. Brown USA
10:30 11:00 0:30 Tympanometry: The Swiss knife in Audiology practice Alfarghal Mohamad Saudi Arabia
11:00 11:30 0:30 Coffee Break/Posters
Pediatric Hearing Assessment & Management David K. Brown, James W. Hall III
11:30 12:00 0:30 School-Based Hearing Screenings: Efficient and Effective Anne E. Hogan USA
12:00 12:30 0:30 Behavioural audiological testing: its utilization and constraints Hala AlOmari Jordan
12:30 12:55 0:25 Auditory processing in typically developed children with learning disorders: a comparative study Hung Thai-Van France
12:55 14:15 1:20 Lunch
14:15 14:30 0:15 World Congress of Audiology- Paris 2024 Hung Thai-Van France
Hearing Rehabilitation & Management Jihene Marrakchi, Hung Thai-Van, Francois DeJean
14:30 14:55 0:25 Réhabilitation prothétique chez les sujets présentant un trouble de l’intelligibilité Mona Zouari Wissal Jebahi Tunisia
14:55 15:15 0:20 L’otospongiose: Quand indiquer un appareillage auditif ? Jamel Koubaa Rachida Bouatay Tunisia
15:15 15:35 0:20 Surdité neurosensorielle unilatérale : quelle réhabilitation ? Beltaief Najeh Lajhouri Maissa Tunisia
15:35 15:55 0:20 La presbyacousie: Quelle prise en charge ? Olfa Ben Gamra Tunisia
15:55 16:15 0:20 La presbyacousie: quelles solutions pour les troubles de l’intelligibilité ? Ilhem Charfeddine Rania Kharrat Tunisia
16:15 16:45 0:30 Coffee Break/Posters
Hearing Implantable Devices Ghazi Besbes, Olfa Ben Gamra, Chiraz Mbarek
16:45 17:00 0:15 Indications de l’implantation cochléaire chez l’enfant Najeh Beltaief Tunisia
17:00 17:15 0:15 Bilan préimplantation chez l’enfant Nadia Romdhane Imen Zoghlami Tunisia
17:15 17:30 0:15 Rôle du pédopsychiatre dans l’implantation cochléaire Imen Hadj Kacem Tunisia
17:30 17:45 0:15 Implant cochléaire: particularités de l’adulte Bouthaina Hammami Tunisia
17:45 18:15 0:30 Patient Reports and Methods for Solving Complex Cochlear Implant Programming Issues Josh Sevier USA

Day 2 : 28/06/2024

Room: The Hearing Hub
Start Time End Time Duration Theme / Topic Moderator / Speakers
Hearing Assessment & Diagnosis Maroua Charfi, Nawress Aouini, Sarah Kharraz
08:30 09:00 0:30 The Effects of Stimulus Rate on the AP Recorded from Noise-Exposed Humans Tamara Accaoui (Lebanon)
09:00 09:20 0:20 Les surdités centrales Mamia Bensalah (Tunisia)
09:20 09:40 0:20 Le masquage en audiométrie tonale : principes et situations pratiques Lajhouri Maissa (Tunisia)
09:40 10:00 0:20 Tunisian adaptation of Audio Test 4: Deafness screening tool by the speech therapist Sawssen Hadrich, Jihene Marrakchi (Tunisia)
10:00 10:40 0:40 Coffee Break / Posters
Hearing Rehabilitation & Management Mona Zouari, Mourad Masmoudi
10:40 11:10 0:30 Le choix du niveau de technologie chez l’adulte Francois DeJean (France)
11:10 11:30 0:20 Impact de l’embout dans un appareillage auditif Maroua Charfi (Tunisia)
11:30 11:50 0:20 Otites moyennes chroniques et appareillage auditif Rachida Bouatay, Jamel Koubaa (Tunisia)
11:50 12:10 0:20 Appareillage auditif et qualité de vie Nawress Aouini (Tunisia)
12:10 12:40 0:30 Promoting Healthy Hearing Over the Lifespan James W. Hall III (USA)
12:40 14:00 1:20 Lunch
Technological Advancements Anne E. Hogan, Alfarghal Mohamad
14:00 14:30 0:30 Use of Simulation in Audiology David K. Brown (USA)
14:30 14:50 0:20 Intelligible City for All project: R&D and Technology Transfer Mériem Jaïdane, Nader Mechergui (Tunisia)
14:50 15:10 0:20 Teleaudiology: TBD Bopanna Ballachanda (USA)
Audiology Industry Update: Current Trends
15:10 15:30 0:20 TBD TBD
15:30 15:50 0:20 TBD TBD
15:50 16:20 0:30 Coffee Break / Posters
Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Nadia Romdhane, Imen Zoghlami, Josh Sevier
16:20 16:40 0:20 Hyperacusis: physiopathologie et prise en charge Emna Rejeb (Tunisia)
16:40 17:00 0:20 La prise en charge de l’acouphène par l’audioprothésiste Nezha Sefrioui (Morocco)
17:00 17:30 0:30 Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: Case Study Tamara Accaoui (Lebanon)
17:30 18:00 0:30 Modulating Tinnitus Distress Using Electrical Stimulation: a New Multisite Protocol of transcranial Random Noise Electrical Stimulation (tRNS) Samer Mohsen (Syria)
18:00 18:30 0:30 Assessment and Management of Patients with Bothersome Tinnitus James W. Hall III (USA)
Room: The Balance Hub
Start Time End Time Duration Theme/Topic Moderator/ Speakers
Vestibular Physiology & Pathophysiology Sana Ben Salem, Imène Achour
8:30 9:00 0:30 Physiology and Physics of the vestibular system: new and recent insights relevant for understanding vestibular pathology and symptoms Herman Kingma (The Netherlands)
9:00 9:30 0:30 An update on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: The latest evidence Susan L. Whitney ( USA)
9:30 9:50 0:20 Vestibulopathies bilatérales Henda Couider (Tunisia)
9:50 10:10 0:20 Vertige cervical : mythe ou réalité ? Sofiene Ben Rhouma (Tunisia)
10:10 10:40 0:30 Coffee Break/Posters
Vestibular Assessment & Diagnosis Samir ben Slimene, Sofiene Ben Rhouma, Ahmed Nejib El Ghoul
0:20 Examen d’un vertigineux: place de l’œil Hela Chaabouni, Jilene Marrakchi, (Tunisia)
0:20 VNG pour les débutants Jihene Marrakchi, Hela Chaabouni (Tunisia)
0:20 Explorations révélant l’hydrops : dépasseage PDA et Vemps 1000 Hz Imène Achour, Ines Kharrat (Tunisia)
0:20 SAOS et fonction vestibulaire Senda Turki (Tunisia)
0:30 How to objectify vestibular function with simple low cost tools Herman Kingma (The Netherlands)
1:30 Lunch

Day 3 : 29/06/2024

Room: The Hearing Hub
Start Time End Time Duration Theme / Topic Moderator / Speakers
Hearing Implantable Devices Bouthaina Hammami, Sawssen Hadrich
09:00 09:30 0:30 Electrically-Evoked Compound Action Potentials and Electrically-Evoked Stapedial Reflex Thresholds: What are they and what can they tell us about programming cochlear implants? Josh Sevier (USA)
09:30 09:50 0:20 Autism and Cochlear implantation Elhafidhi Hela (Qatar)
09:50 10:20 0:30 Coffee Break / Posters
Pediatric Hearing Assessment & Management Elhafidhi Hela, Ilhem Charfeddine
10:20 10:50 0:30 Management of children diagnosed with hearing loss Hala AlOmari (Jordan)
10:50 11:20 0:30 L’appareillage pédiatrique unilatéral Francois DeJean (France)
11:20 11:40 0:20 Surdité et Troubles du Langage chez les Enfants présentant des Troubles du Spectre Autistique (TSA) Nadia Kaffel (Tunisia)
11:40 12:00 0:20 Aide à l’acquisition phonétique de l’enfant Norha El Gzied, Razouene (Tunisia)
12:00 13:30 1:30 Lunch and Adjournment
Time Duration Workshops (Registered Only) Moderator / Speakers
13:30–15:00 0:45 Workshop 1 Part I: Hands on to learn how to execute an optimal clinical vestibular examination Herman Kingma
0:45 Part II:Practical session: BPPV practical session Susan L. Whitney
13:30–15:00 0:45 Workshop 2 Part I: A new effective evidence-based hearing screening of preschool and school children James W. Hall III
0:45 Part II: Audiology Education and Training using Computer Simulation David K. Brown
13:30–14:30 1:00 Workshop 3 A dialogue with a tinnitus patient Alfarghal Mohamad
14:30–15:30 1:00 Workshop 4 Best practices in hearing aid fitting Hala AlOmari
15:30–17:00 1:30 Workshop 5 The focus is on the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Elhafidhi Hela
Room: The Balance Hub
Start Time End Time Duration Theme/Topic Moderator / Speakers
Pediatric Vestibular Assessment & Management Susan L. Whitney, Senda Turki
8:30 9:00 0:30 Pediatric Vestibular Assessment Anne E. Hogan (USA)
9:00 9:30 0:30 Vertigo in Children Alfarghal Mohamad (Saudi Arabia)
9:30 9:50 0:20 Examen d’un enfant vertigineux en pratique Samir Ben Slimene (Tunisia)
9:50 10:20 0:30 Coffee Break / Posters
Vestibular Rehabilitation & Management Anne E. Hogan, Henda Gouider
10:20 10:40 0:20 Routine and Adaptability in BPPV Treatment Sana Ben Salem (Tunisia)
10:40 11:10 0:30 Vestibular rehabilitation for Unilateral Vestibular Loss Susan L. Whitney (USA)
11:10 11:40 0:30 Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD), a common, misdiagnosed but treatable condition Samer Mohsen (Syria)
11:40 12:00 0:20 Treatment of imbalance and oscillopsia due to severe bilateral vestibular loss: vestibular prostheses Herman Kingma (The Netherlands)
12:00 13:30 1:30:00 Lunch and Adjournment
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