CAA 2024 Agenda

Thursday, September 12, 2024

All CAA 2024 conference general sessions and educational activities are open to all registered attendees. Some activities may require additional registration.
No prerequisites are required to participate.

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

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

All CAA 2024 conference general sessions and educational activities are open to all registered attendees. Some activities may require additional registration.
No prerequisites are required to participate.

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: Updates to Candidacy and Music Research 
Melanie Lucile Gilbert, Au.D.
University of California, San Francisco

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 - 12:40 PM

Membership Meeting

12:40 - 12:45 PM
Platinum Sponsor Talk: Oticon

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Lunch/ Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Legislative Town Hall Session
Nicholas Brokaw
Sacramento Advocates

No CEUs available for the Legislative Town Hall
2:45 - 3:45 PM

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

3:45 - 4:15 PM

Break/ Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

4:15 - 5:45 PM

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

Saturday, September 14, 2024

All CAA 2024 conference general sessions and educational activities are open to all registered attendees. Some activities may require additional registration.
No prerequisites are required to participate.

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Breakfast / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

8:00 - 9:00 AM
Student Research Forum

Influence of Covid-19 virus/vaccination on tinnitus
Priya Dhillon, San Jose State University

Exploring the Correlation Between High-Frequency DPOAEs and Middle-Ear Status: A Clinical Data Analysis
Bella Brown-Quigley, California State University, Sacramento

Influence of COVID-19 on Peripheral and Central Auditory Function in College Adults
Steven Huezo, San Diego State University

Prevalence of Noise-Related Health Risks in Dental Professionals
Samantha Rodriguez, University of the Pacific

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 - 10:45 AM
Student Award Presentations
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 - 1:15 PM

Lunch / Exhibits
Manufacturer Exhibits Open

1:15 - 2:45 PM

Aural Rehabilitation and Whole Health in Practice
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