2012 October 5th-6th (Friday-Saturday)

20th Annual Conference on Management of the Tinnitus Patient

For Patients And Professionals

sponsored by:

Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa

 
Intended Audience & Purpose: This conference is intended for otologists, audiologists, psychologists, and nurses who provide clinical management services for patients with tinnitus.  The conference will also provide information to patients who have tinnitus, their family and friends, but it will NOT include individual diagnosis and treatment.  The purpose of this conference is to provide a review of current evaluation and management strategies for the treatment of tinnitus.  Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to discuss the management of tinnitus and the tinnitus patient.

Schedule and Handouts

To Register

Brochure (3-19-12)

Exhibitors & Sponsors

Handouts (password protected)

Lecture Schedule

Other Tinnitus Groups

Transportation Schedule

 

THURSDAY October 4th

6:00-7:30 pm  Welcome Reception

FRIDAY Morning October 5th
Lectures begin


Guest Speakers

Guest of Honor:

 

Josef P. Rauschecker, PhD DSc
Georgetown University
Tinnitus and the Brain

Special Presentations

Carol Bauer, MD
 The unipolar brush cell might cause tinnitus

Tom Brozoski, PhD
Understanding animal models and what we have learned about Tinnitus

Christina T. Stocking, AuD
Setting Up a Tinnitus Clinic

Claudia Coelho, MD
Exploratory studies on treating tinnitus with zinc, muscle relaxants and diet in specific subgroups

Stephen M. Nagler, MD
Tinnitus: The Role of the Audiologist As Seen Through the Eyes of the Physician

Robert Sweetow, PhD
Preferred Characteristics for Acoustical Signals in the Sound Therapy

Michael D. Seidman, MD
Brain Stimulation
Alternative and Complementary Approaches

Jennifer J. Gans, PsyD
Mindfulness-Based Tinnitus Stress Reduction

Laurence McKenna, PhD
Sleep help for tinnitus patients

 

 

University of Iowa Faculty

 

Shelley Witt, MA, Audiologist

Marlan Hansen, MD, Neurotologist

Rich Tyler, PhD, Audiologist

Catherine Woodman, MD, Psychiatrist