51st ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGY MEETING
February 15-17, 2024
Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Scottsdale, Arizona

Conference Downloads: Podium Abstracts | Poster Abstracts | Final Program

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Ear & Hearing Editorial Board Meeting  CAMELBACK LODGE BOARDROOM

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: AAS Executive Board Meeting  CAMELBACK LODGE BOARDROOM

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024

7:45 AM - 5:00 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

7:50 AM - 8:00 AM: Opening Comments  GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Francis Kuk, PhD, AAS President
Lisa Hunter, PhD, President-Elect and Program Chair

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Translational Research I  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Rachael Frush Holt, PhD

Voice and Speech Perception in Children with Hearing Devices
Deniz Başkent, PhD
Professor, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

9:10 AM - 11:30 AM: Concurrent Podium Presentations 

PODIUM SESSION I: AMPLIFICATION I  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Shilpi Banerjee, PhD

9:10 AM – 9:30 AM: Impact of Service-Delivery Model and Hearing-Aid Technology on Patient Outcomes
Yu-Hsiang Wu, MD, PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM: Patient Factor Predictors of Hearing Aid Service Level-Based Outcomes
Todd A. Ricketts, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM: How Many Settings does an OTC Hearing Aid Need?
Erik Jorgensen, AuD, PhD, CCC-A, UW-Madison, Madison, WI

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM: BREAK

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM: Effects of Artificial-Intelligence-Based Noise Suppression on Intelligibility and Subjective Noise
New Investigator Presentation
Eric M. Johnson, AuD, PhD, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

10:50 AM – 11:10 AM: RHHI and Pure-Tone Average Predict Hearing Aid Use Equally Well
Lauren K. Dillard, AuD, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM: Impact of Alignment Delay on Assistive Listening in Large Venues
Thomas Kaufmann, MS, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

PODIUM SESSION II: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS  GRAND BALLROOM DEF   Moderator: Julie G. Arenberg, PhD

9:10 AM – 9:30 AM: Evaluation of Need for Annual Cochlear Implant Appointments via App-Based Self-Assessments
Tim Schoof, PhD, Advanced Bionics, Valencia, CA

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM: For Some Cochlear-Implant Users, One Ear Can Interfere with the Other
Joshua G.W. Bernstein, PhD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM: Assessing Test-Retest Reliability of Retrofittable Compact Speaker Arrays
Coral E. Dirks, AuD, PhD, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM: BREAK

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM: Emotional Responses to Non-Speech Sounds in Cochlear Implant Users
Haiping Huang, AuD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

10:50 AM – 11:10 AM: Vocal Mimicry Illustrates Perception of Prosody through a Cochlear Implant
David M. Landsberger, PhD, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM: Neurocognitive Contributions to the Recognition of Spectrally Degraded Speech
Aaron C. Moberly, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

PODIUM SESSION III: HEARING & RISKS  LA VALENCIA   Moderator: Andrew J. Oxenham, PhD

9:10 AM – 9:30 AM: Associations of Multisensory Impairment with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Jason R. Smith, ScM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM: Audibility Index and Associations with Dementia in the ARIC Study
Jacqueline M. Weycker, AuD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Isabel N. Herb, AuD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM: Sensory and Motor Functions Improve Predictions of Neurodegenerative Biomarker Positivity
Natascha Merten, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM: BREAK

10:30 AM – 10:50 AM: Hearing Loss and Loneliness in Older Adults: Proposing Explanatory Factors
Jonathan J. Suen, PhD, AuD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

10:50 AM – 11:10 AM: Improving Speech Cue Audibility for Adults with Profound Hearing Loss
Bernadette Fulton, MS, Sonova Communications AG, Murten, Switzerland

11:10 AM – 11:30 AM: The Effect of High-Frequency Spectral Cues on Monaural Spatial Hearing
Hillary A. Snapp, AuD, PhD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL  

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Lunch  CYPRESS COURT

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Student Travel Award Poster Forum  GRAND BALLROOM DEF   Moderator: Adam K. Bosen, PhD

Student travel awardees will have the opportunity to do a “sneek peek” of their posters in 5-minute podium presentations. The purpose of this forum is to highlight student research and to interest attendees in attending posters to get more information and meet presenters. Selection is based on merit scores from blinded review and diversity factors (race, ethnicity, gender, region). Box lunches will be available in the room.

Effects of Age and Developmental Disability Status on Behavioral Assessment
Linjie Shi, BA, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Functional Auditory-Nerve Recovery Despite Persistent Synapse Loss After Excitotoxic Injury
Penelope Jeffers, BA, Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Harvard University, Boston, MA; Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Boston, MA

Speech Perception in Age-Related Hearing Loss: Aided vs Unaided fNIRS Findings
Allison Hancock, MS, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Visual Social Attention and Pragmatics in Adolescents who are Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Holly Lind-Combs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Interplay Between Intonation Perception and Speech Emotion Recognition
Benjamin Amartey, MS, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Effects of Ear-Tip Loosening on Wideband Absorbance Measurements in Newborns
Caitlin Greer, BS, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

Extended-High-Frequency Hearing Contributions in Speech-in-Noise Perception in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Lamiaa Abdelrehim, MD, MS, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Frequency-to-Place Mismatch and Cochlear Implant Acclimatization: What Factors Really Matter?
Andie DeFreese, AuD, Vanderbilt University, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Nashville, TN

Cortical Auditory Processing and Speech Perception from Childhood to Adolescence
Kumari Anshu, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM: Poster Session I Setup - Put Up Posters  TERRAZA

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: IRC Sponsored Session  GRAND BALLROOM ABC,  Moderator: Dave Fabry, PhD

Improved Behavioral, Cognitive, Emotion, and Physiologic Outcomes with Amplification
Sharon Miller, PhD, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Erin C. Schafer, PhD, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Ear & Hearing Reviewer Training Program Interest Meeting  GRAND BALLROOM DEF

Presenters: Ruth Litovsky, PhD; Michelle Hughes, PhD; and Lisa Hunter, PhD

2:00 PM - 4:55 PM: TECHNOLOGY UPDATES (Industry Sponsored Sessions)

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM: First Round / 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM: Repeat of Sessions

Session 1A: Demythologizing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Harvey B. Abrams, PhD, Jabra Hearing   GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Session 1B: Advances in SmartEP - Simultaneous Acquisition of Frequency Following Responses and Cortical Evoked Potentials
Rafael E. Delgado, PhD, Intelligent Hearing Systems Corp   GRAND BALLROOM DEF

Session 1C: Cognition and Hearing Loss:  Enhancing the Conversation with Phonak
Shannon M. Basham, AuD, Phonak   LA VALENCIA

Session 1D: Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT): A Language-Independent Diagnostic Test of Speech-In-Noise Ability to Improve Hearing-Aid Fitting
Sébastien Santurette, PhD, Interacoustics   EL TEATRO

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM: Second Round / 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM: Repeat of Sessions

Session 2A: Clinical Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Recipients Following Remote Programming with Investigational and Commercial Systems
Smita Agrawal, PhD, Advanced Bionics   GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Session 2B: Gaining an Edge with Edge Mode+: On-demand hearing-aid processing with Genesis AI
Michelle Hicks, PhD, Starkey   GRAND BALLROOM DEF

Session 2C: Important Considerations for Audiologists in the Diagnosis and Understanding of Genetic Hearing Loss
Michelle D. Valero, PhD, Akouos, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company   LA VALENCIA
In accordance with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals (PhRMA Code), CEU cannot be provided for this session.

Session 2D: The Collaboration Between Patient Empowerment tools, Hearing Healthcare Providers and Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Patient Outcomes
Jodi Sasaki-Miraglia, AuD, Widex USA   EL TEATRO

4:00 PM - 4:25 PM: Third Round / 4:30 PM - 4:55 PM: Repeat of Sessions

Session 3A: Next Level Connectivity: Bluetooth Low Energy Audio with ReSound Nexia
Jill Mecklenburger, AuD, GN Hearing   GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Session 3B: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Outcomes & Clinical Efficiency
Brian J. Taylor, AuD, Signia, WS Audiology   GRAND BALLROOM DEF

Session 3C: Multi-Modal Sensor Integration to Predict User Intent and Steer Advanced Hearing-Aid Features
Sébastien Santurette, PhD, Oticon   LA VALENCIA

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Carhart Memorial Lecture  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Lisa Hunter, PhD

The Ear: In Search of Solutions for Engineers and Clinicians
Hideko Heidi Nakajima, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Mass Eye and Ear, Boston, MA

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Opening Reception (not eligible for CEU)  CYPRESS COURT

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024

7:45 AM - 1:30 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Early Career Research Award Presentation  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Aaron C. Moberly, MD

Personalized Evidence-Based Adult Cochlear Implant Care Using the CIQOL Instruments
Teddy R. McRackan, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor, Medical Director Cochlear Implant Program, Director Skull Base Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Translational Research II - Killion Lecture  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Jason Galster, PhD

New Models of Human Hearing Via Machine Learning
Josh McDermott, PhD
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Poster Session I Presentations  TERRAZA

Presenters with odd numbered posters should plan to present between 9:30 am - 10:30 am. Presenters with even numbered posters should plan to present between 10:30 am - 11:30 am. Presenters are also free to be available at any other time the poster is on display.

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Poster Session I - Take Down Posters  TERRAZA

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Awards & Recognitions (not eligible for CEU)  GRAND BALLROOM ABC

Membership Update: Francis Kuk, PhD, AAS President
Life Achievement Award: Carmen C. Brewer, PhD
Ear and Hearing Update: Ruth Litovsky, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Ear and Hearing Editor's Award: Fitzgerald, Matthew B.; Gianakas, Steven P.; Qian, Z. Jason; Losorelli, Steven; Swanson, Austin C. Preliminary Guidelines for Replacing Word-Recognition in Quiet With Speech in Noise Assessment in the Routine Audiologic Test Battery. Ear and Hearing. 44(6):1548-1561. November/December 2023.
Ear and Hearing Readers' Choice Award: Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids: Speech Perception, Language, and Executive Function Outcomes. Boerrigter, Merle Sanne; Vermeulen, Anneke. M.; Benard, Michel Ruben; van Dijk, Hans. J. E.; Marres, Henri A. M.; Mylanus, Emmanuel A. M.; Langereis, Margreet C. Ear and Hearing. 44(2):411-422. March/April 2023.
Ear and Hearing Readers' Choice Award: Environmental Factors for Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disease in Alaska Native Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from a Cluster Randomized Trial. Hicks, Kelli L.; Robler, Samantha Kleindienst; Platt, Alyssa; Morton, Sarah N.; Egger, Joseph R.; Emmett, Susan D. Ear and Hearing. 44(1):2-9. January/February 2023

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch  CYPRESS COURT

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: NIDCD Grant Information Session  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Steven Gianakas, AuD, PhD

Presenters: Kelly King, AuD, PhD; Jaclyn Schurman, AuD, PhD
Box lunches will be available in the room.

Funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) advances scientific and clinical discovery. NIDCD staff will provide an overview of fellowship, career development, and research funding opportunities. The session will also cover advice for successful applications. This session is aimed at AuD or PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and early-stage investigators.

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM: Poster Session II Setup - Put Up Posters  TERRAZA

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Poster Session II Presentations  TERRAZA

Presenters with odd numbered posters should plan to present between 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Presenters with even numbered posters should plan to present between 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Presenters are also free to be available at any other time the poster is on display.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Exploring Issues of IDEA in Research and Clinical Practice  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Jessica R. Sullivan, PhD

Session Organized by the Diversity Committee
Presenters: Kristina Bowdrie, AuD; Lauren Calandruccio, PhD; Monita Chatterjee, PhD; Diane M. Martinez, AuD 

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Establishing Effective Mentoring Relationships  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderators: Tina Grieco-Calub, PhD; Angela Garinis, PhD       

Session Organized by the Student and Post-Doctoral Mentoring Committee
Presenters: Hammam AlMakadma, PhD, AuD; Coral Dirks, PhD, AuD; and Laura Dreisbach Hawe, PhD

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Happy Hour (not eligible for CEU)  CONVENTION FOYER

Informal setting to socialize and meet new people. A cash bar and light snacks will be available. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2024

7:45 AM - 4:15 PM: Registration  CONVENTION DESK

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Translational Research III  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: O'neil Guthrie, PhD

Auditory Olivocochlear Efferent Feedback System Changes with Aging and Noise Exposure
Amanda M. Lauer, PhD
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

9:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Concurrent Podium Presentations

PODIUM SESSION IV: AMPLIFICATION II - ACHIEVE  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: Ryan McCreery, PhD

9:15 AM – 9:35 AM: Design, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics of the ACHIEVE Study
Nicholas S. Reed, AuD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM: Design and Implementation of Patient-Centered Interventions for the ACHIEVE Study
Victoria A. Sanchez, AuD, PhDUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, FL

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM: Patient-Centered Selection of Hearing Technology and Related Outcomes from the ACHIEVE Study
Michelle Arnold, AuD, PhD, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM: Effect of Hearing Intervention on Cognitive Decline: The ACHIEVE Trial
Jennifer A. Deal, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM: BREAK

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM: Effect of Hearing Intervention on Three-Year Change in Brain Morphology
James Russell Pike, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM: Utilization of Audiological Services During the ACHIEVE Hearing Intervention
Emmanuel E. Garcia Morales, PhD, Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Baltimore, MD

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM: Addressing Technological Barriers to Hearing Care: HEARS RCT
Ethan B. Wang, Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM: Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: Opportunity for Systematic Support for Hearing
Danielle S. Powell, AuD, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

PODIUM SESSION V: OTOTOXICITY & TINNITUS  LA VALENCIA   Moderator: Dawn Konrad-Martin, PhD

9:15 AM – 9:35 AM: A Multinational Delphi Consensus on Program Objectives for Ototoxicity Management
Dawn Konrad-Martin, PhD, VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, VA Portland Health Care System; Department of Otolaryngology Head-Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM: Ototoxicity Profiles of Patients Receiving Alternate Cisplatin Administration Schedules
Katharine A. Fernandez, AuD, PhD, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, MD

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM: Rise of the Machines: Modeling to Predict and Prevent Ototoxicity
J. Riley DeBacker, AuD, PhD, VA RR&D National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, Portland, OR

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Interventional Study of Atorvastatin to Prevent Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity
Katharine A. Fernandez, AuD, PhD, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, MD

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM: BREAK

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM: Detection and Diagnosis of Ototoxicity from Occupational Exposures: A Review
Thais Morata, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM: Acceptability and Effectiveness of Remote Counseling for Tinnitus
Ann Perreau, PhD, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM: An Equal-Loudness Compensation Algorithm of Sound Therapy for Tinnitus with Hearing Loss
Qin Gong, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM: Emotion Classification Performance Affected by Moderate to Severe Hearing Loss
William Martens, PhD, National Acoustic Laboratories, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia

PODIUM SESSION VI: HEARING MEASURES & ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY  GRAND BALLROOM DEF   Moderator: Aaron K. Remenschneider, MD

9:15 AM – 9:35 AM: Rapid Clicks for Comprehensive Auditory Peripheral Health Estimation
Sriram Boothalingam, PhD, Macquarie University/National Acoustic Laboratories, NSW, Australia

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM: Cochlear Tuning Estimates Following Resolved Otitis Media in Children
New Investigator Presentation
Monica Trevino, AuD, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM: Controlling for Auditory Abilities when Measuring Distraction: A Pilot Study
New Investigator Presentation
Samantha J. Gustafson, AuD, PhD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM: Determining Air Bone Gaps at Extended High Frequencies
Aaron K. Remenschneider, MD, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary / Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM: BREAK

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM: Objective Assessment of Hearing Thresholds Based on Joint Swept-Tone DPOAEs and SFOAEs
Qin Gong, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM: Neural Tracking of Speech and Environment with Multi-Modal Sensor Integration
Kasper Eskelund, PhD, Oticon, Smørum, Denmark

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM: Age-Related Changes to Binaural Hearing: Behavioral and Electrophysiological Indicators
New Investigator Presentation
Kerry Anthony Walker, AuD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM: Associations of Primary Spoken Language with Individual Perception of Hearing-Related Disability
Lauren Dillard, AuD, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM: Poster Session II - Take Down Posters  TERRAZA

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch  CYPRESS COURT

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Special Session: Artificial Intelligence and Hearing Healthcare  GRAND BALLROOM ABC   Moderator: David Moore, PhD

Digital Patient Clones for Individualized Clinical Inference
Dennis Barbour, MD, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Generating, Handling, and Drawing Inferences from Big Data in Hearing Healthcare
Vinaya Manchaiah, AuD, MBA, PhD 
Professor and Director of Audiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

Driving Hearing Devices Using Conversation and Communication Statistics
Christi Miller, PhD, CCC-A
Meta, Reality Labs Research, Seattle, WA

Potentials of and Barriers to the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hearing Aids
Brian C.J. Moore, PhD
Cambridge Hearing Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM: Summary and Adjournment  GRAND BALLROOM ABC

 

 

 

 

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Financial and In-Kind Support Provided By:

Advanced Bionics - The session "Clinical Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Recipients Following Remote Programming with Investigational and Commercial Systems" was funded in its entirety by Advanced Bionics.

Akouos, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company - The session "Important Considerations for Audiologists in the Diagnosis and Understanding of Genetic Hearing Loss" was funded in its entirety by Akouos. 

GN Hearing - The session "Next Level Connectivity: Bluetooth Low Energy Audio with ReSound Nexia" was funded in its entirety by GN Hearing.

(Hearing) Industry Research Consortium - The session "Improved Behavioral, Cognitive, Emotion, and Physiologic Outcomes with Amplification" was funded in its entirety by (Hearing) Industry Research Consortium.

Intelligent Hearing Systems - The session "Advances in SmartEP - Simultaneous Acquisition of Frequency Following Responses and Cortical Evoked Potentials" was funded in its entirety by Intelligent Hearing Systems.

Interacoustics - The session "Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT): A Language-Independent Diagnostic Test of Speech-In-Noise Ability to Improve Hearing-Aid Fitting" was funded in its entirety by Interacoustics.

Jabra Hearing - The session "Demythologizing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids" was funded in its entirety by Jabra Hearing.

Oticon - The session "Multi-Modal Sensor Integration to Predict User Intent and Steer Advanced Hearing-Aid Features" was funded in its entirety by Oticon.

Phonak - The session "Cognition and Hearing Loss:  Enhancing the Conversation with Phonak" was funded in its entirety by Phonak.

Starkey - The session "Gaining an Edge with Edge Mode+: On-demand hearing-aid processing with Genesis AI" was funded in its entirety by Starkey.

Widex USA - The session "The Collaboration Between Patient Empowerment tools, Hearing Healthcare Providers and Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Patient Outcomes" was funded in its entirety by Widex USA.

WSAudiology - Signia - The session "Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Outcomes & Clinical Efficiency" was funded in its entirety by WSAudiology - Signia.