Pre-Symposium Workshops

Auditory-Verbal Practice Workshop	32^nd Temporal Bone Dissection Course	Audiology Workshops
30 Nov – 1 Dec 2009 Singapore General Hospital SINGAPORE	29 Nov – 1 Dec 2009 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre KUALA LUMPUR Registration is CLOSED	29 Nov – 1 Dec 2009 Dorsett Regency Hotel KUALA LUMPUR

Auditory-Verbal Practice Workshop

This much anticipated workshop will feature essential topics in Auditory-Verbal practice. Utilising an interactive approach, Judith Simser an internationally acclaimed speaker on the education of children with hearing impairment will be sharing on various topics, some of which include hierarchies in listening and language, developing speech through listening, behavior modification and tools for living. She will include live demonstration, featuring techniques used in A-V therapy and discussion on various case studies along with many practical tips.

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Early registration is encouraged to confirm your reservation.

Date:	30^th November - 1^st December 2009
Venue:	Post Graduate Medical Institute Block 6 Level 1 Singapore General Hospital
Time:	8:30am-5:00pm
	Download a map of the SGH Campus here. Do refer to "Street Map Level 1", Look for Block 6 and you'll find the PGMI If you are arriving by Taxi, mention "Singapore General Hospital, Block 4". If you are taking the Mass Rapid Transit train, Outram Park Station is where you get off, look for signages to Singapore General Hospital and you will come through the side entrance of Block 4. There will be signages posted at all entry points at Blocks 123 taxi stand, Block 5, Block 7, Block 4 taxi stands
	This workshop has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer 13 LSLS CE Credits.

About the Speaker


Judith Simser, O.Ont., B.Ed., Dip Ed. Deaf, Cert AVT is an internationally acclaimed speaker on the education of children with hearing impairment. Mrs. Simser, formerly of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Canada, lived in Taiwan for six years, where she trained therapists and established two auditory-verbal centers serving over 1000 families. Judy returned home to Ottawa after a year in Singapore where she trained Auditory-Verbal therapists from Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore and developed the Listen and Talk program, an Auditory-Verbal program in the Singapore General Hospital Cochlear Implant Centre. She has presented and continues to consult in numerous countries throughout the world. Judith is a founding board member and past president of Auditory-Verbal International. Awards to the profession include the Canadian Commemorative Medal (1993), The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf International Teacher of the Year Award (1982), the prestigious Order of Ontario (1992) and she has recently been recognised as an AG Bell Global Ambassador. Simser has contributed to many publications. She is the parent of a son who is profoundly deaf who has earned an MBA and is a practicing lawyer.		Judith Simser

32^nd Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2009

In conjunction with the 7th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre is organizing the 32^nd Temporal Bone Dissection Course 2009. Lecture topics include: -

Soft Tissue and osseous – Approach to the temporal bone
Surgery for conductive hearing loss
Facial nerve injury
Surgery for sensorineural loss
Surgery for vertigo

Download the latest programme here and the course flyer here.

Visit the course website at; www.ukmk.com.my/ches.php

To register, please fill up the registration form and send it back to the Secretariat.

Download the PDF registration form here.

Early registration is encouraged to confirm your reservation for this course.
Date:	29^th November - 1^st December 2009
Venue:	Temporal Bone Dissection Laboratory Department of Otorhinolaryngology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	*Please note this workshop is full and registration is now closed.*

Audiology Workshops

In conjunction with the 7^th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, Department of Audiology & Speech Sciences of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is organizing two Audiology Workshops.

Workshop 1: Bimodal Fitting
Lecture Topics include:

Bimodal Fitting – Rational, Clinical Evidence Advantages
Bimodal Fitting or Bilateral Implantation
Bimodal Fiiting Protocol
Bimoda Fitting Demo

Workshop 2: Tinnitus Assessment and Management
Lecture Topics include:

Neurophysiology & Statistic of Tinnitus
Pathophysiology and Medical Evaluation of Tinnitus
Hyperacusis Assessment and Management
Tinnitus Assessment
Tinnitus Treatment
and many more

Download the latest programme here and the workshop flyer here.

Visit the workshop website at www.ukmk.com.my/ches.php