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Conference Presentations

The conference presentations posted here are arranged in reversed chronological order starting with the most recent.  Most of them are in the form of PowerPoint slides.  You would need PowerPoint installed on your computer to be able to open them. Some of them are in pdf format.

You are welcome to view these presentations. You are also permitted to incorporate slides from these presentations into your own presentations, but you must include an acknowledgement to NAL and the author of the presentation on any slides you so use.

• Effect of advanced hearing aid signal processing strategies on user performance and preference (by Gitte Keidser at NZAS, Christchurch, July 2008)

• The evidence behind NAL-NL2 (by Gitte Keidser at NZAS, Christchurch, July 2008)

• Denis Byrne Memorial Oration -PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at the 18th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Canberra, May 2008

• Advanced hearing aid technology -PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at the 6th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences

• Factors affecting the prescription of hearing aids, and the NAL-NL2 prescription -PowerPoint presentation (as PDF) by Harvey Dillon at NE Conference USA, May 2007

• Outcomes for early-and later-identified children -PowerPoint presentation (as PDF) by Teresa Ching at the 3rd Australian Newborn Hearing Screening Conference held in Melbourne in September 2006.

• Hearing aid technology and the future - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at Hearing Aid Technology Now & Tomorrow Seminar, organised by ASA Victoria, April 7, 2005, Melbourne.

• The effect of advanced signal processing technologies in hearing aids on user performance and preference - PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al at Hearing Aid Technology Now & Tomorrow Seminar, organised by ASA Victoria, April 7, 2005, Melbourne.

• Does early intervention lead to better long-term outcomes for hearing-impaired children? -  PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching et al at Queensland Health Seminar, October 6th, 2005, Brisbane 

• The effect of advanced signal processing strategies in hearing aids on user performance and preference - PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al at Danavox Symposium, Denmark, 31 Aug. - 2 Sept. 2005.

• The effect of adaptive signal processing in hearing aids on horizontal localisation performance - PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al at ACAud Conference, Gold Coast, March 2005.

• Sound field systems for education access - PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie at Training and Development Seminar 2004, Education Queensland, Brisbane, Oct. 2004.

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• The effect of signal processing features in hearing aids on horizontal localisation accuracy. PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al at IHCON, August 2004, lake Tahoe, USA.

• Sound-field amplification: An assistive device to enhance listening in the classroom. PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie at Parent Council for Deaf Education Inc - "The Whole Child", Sydney, August 2004.

• Sound-field amplification for education access. PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie at the APPA/NZPF Trans Tasman Conference, Melbourne, June 2004.

• The Next 100 Years. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at The Amazing Brain, Oticon Conference, Copenhagen, June 2004.

• Factors affecting the prescription and adjustment of hearing aids. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at Hearing in the Elderly - First International Conference on Geriatric/Gerontologic Audiology.  Stockholm, June 2004.

• Fitting a non-linear hearing aid to children using NAL-NL1. PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching et al at the NHS 2004 International Conference on Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention, Milan, Italy, May 2004.

• Linear vs non-linear amplification for children. PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching et al at the NHS 2004 International Conference on Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention, Milan, Italy, May 2004.

• Binaural hearing with a cochlear implant and a hearing aid. PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• A systematic approach to fitting a hearing aid and a cochlear implant in opposite ears: practical methods and benefits. PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

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• New technology. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• The International Outcomes Inventory for Hearing Aids - Australian results and the impact of hearing loss on outcomes. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• Prescribing hearing aids: Achieving supra-threshold goals based on pure-tone thresholds. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• Infant hearing aid evaluation using cortical auditory evoked potentials. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• Client adjustment of amplification; Is this the future?. PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• Revised guidelines for fitting multiple memory hearing aids. PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• The impact of sound-field amplification in mainstream cross-cultural classrooms: educational outcomes. PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• Sound-field systems for education access. PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie at 3rd National Deafness Sector Summit, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

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• Preferred gain levels of new and experienced hearing aid users: is there really a difference?  PowerPoint presentation by Elizabeth Convery et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• Objective verification of infant speech perception using cortical auditory evoked potentials.  PowerPoint presentation by Katrina Agung et al at 16th Audiological Society of Australia National Conference and Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, May 2004.

• What the clinician should consider when selecting the amplification characteristic(s) in modern hearing aids. PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser at the Connexx Pro Workshop in Lillehammer, Norway, and at Bispebjerg's annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmar, both in Feb 2004. 

• Binaural and bilateral issues in hearing aid fitting - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon, Australian Hearing & ASA Seminar, Sydney, Sept. 2003.

• Background noise - the problem and some solutions - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon, Australian Hearing & ASA Seminar, Sydney, Sept. 2003.

• What CI designers can learn from hearing aid designers - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon, Asilomar, August 2003.

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• How do hearing-impaired listeners want the amplification characteristic to vary with listening environment? - PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser et al, 4th Biennial ACAud Congress, Sydney, March 2003

• Binaural benefits from using a cochlear implant and a hearing aid in opposite ears - PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching et al, Cochlear Seminar, Japan, February 2003.

• The impact of sound field amplication in mainstream classrooms - PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie, A&NZ Conference for Educators of the Deaf, Freemantle, January 2003.

• Assessing the Outcomes of hearing rehabilitation with the COSI - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon, UHA, Leipzig, October 2002.

• Generalised description of the mammalian cochlear map - Poster presentation by Eric LePage at the Workshop on "The Biophysics of the Cochlea: Molecules to Models" held in Titisee, Germany, from July, 2002.

• The role of click and toneburst ABR in the diagnosis of auditory neuropathy - PowerPoint presentation by Suzanne Purdy at "Auditory Neuropathy Diagnosis and Management" Conference, Renwick College, June 2002.

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• How do proprietary fitting methods differ from independent prescription procedures - PowerPoint presentation by Chris Brew at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Methods for assessing the outcomes of rehabilitation: theory and practice - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Acoustic shock - An overview. PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Discriminative auditory cortical evoked potentials to tonal and speech stimuli in adults and school-aged children - PowerPoint presentation by Mridula Sharma at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• NAL-OAE software  - poster presentation (in .pdf format) by Narelle Murray at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Differences in communication outcomes when utilising sound field FM amplification in the classrooms of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children - PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Teacher ratings following short term use of sound field FM amplication - PowerPoint presentation by Robyn Massie at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Advances in clinical applications of electrophysiology: research findings, clinical cases and recording techniques - PowerPoint presentation by Andrea Kelly, Suzanne Purdy, Kirsty Gardner-Berry and Mridula Sharma at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

• Accurate and practical methods for fitting non-linear hearing aids to infants and children: RECD, REAG, NAL-NL1 - PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching and Harvey Dillon at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.  

• Assessing the effectiveness of amplification for children in real life - PowerPoint presentation by Mandy Hill at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.  Click here to access the PEACH & TEACH documents.

• Should adults who wear a cochlear implant in one ear use a hearing aid in the opposite ear? PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching at XXVI International Audiology Congress, Melbourne, March 2002.

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• Outcomes measures - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at 4th Hearing International International Scientific Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, January 2002.

• Do children require more high frequency audibility than adults with simular hearing loss? - PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching at A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification, Chicago, November 2001.

• Should children who wear a cochlear implant in one ear use a hearing aid in the opposite ear? - PowerPoint presentation by Teresa Ching at A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification, Chicago, November 2001.

• The research of Denis Byrne and its impact on current fitting practices and research - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon, ASHA, New Orleans, November, 2001.

• Digital hearing aids - 5 sets of PowerPoint presentations by Harvey Dillon, Continuing Professional Development, Queensland Branch of the Audiological Society of Australia, 28 July 2001. 

• Outcomes assessment and the development of the COSI - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon, CHART Conference on Outcomes Assessment, Indiana, May 2001.

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• Concepts of compression - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon to ASA, Melbourne, 2001.

• Fine-tuning and troubleshooting non-linear hearing aids - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon to ASA, Melbourne, 2001.

• Advanced concepts in hearing aids - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon to ASA, Melbourne, 2001.

• Evidence of human cochlear mapping changes with aging in a longitudinal TEOAE study -  Written abstract of a conference presentation by Eric LePage at 24th Annual Midwinter Research Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Florida, February, 2001.  

• High frequency immittance testing for evaluation of the middle ear in infants - PowerPoint presentation by Suzanne Purdy at ASA NSW & CCIC Seminar, Sydney, Dec. 2000.

• Air and bone conduction toneburst ABR - PowerPoint presentation by Suzanne Purdy at ASA NSW & CCIC Seminar, Sydney, Dec. 2000.

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• A systematic approach to fitting non-linear hearing aids - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon  at Oticon Human Link Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November, 2000.  A written summary of the content of this presentation can be viewed by clicking here.

• Cortical auditory evoked potentials in infants - PowerPoint presentation by Suzanne Purdy, Andrea Kelly and Peggy Oates at New Zealand Audiological Society Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, August 2000

• Assessment of central auditory processing disorders: which test? - PowerPoint presentation by Suzanne Purdy and Caroline Johnstone at New Zealand Audiological Society Conference, Rotorua, New Zealsnd,  August 2000

• Recent advances in the design and fitting of non-linear hearing aids - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon in Manchester, July 2000.

• Should I fit my client with compression in one, two or four channels? - PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser and Frances Grant at Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, June 2000

• Monitoring with click-evoked otoacoustic emissions - Written abstract of a presentation by Narelle Murray at the Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, June, 2000.

• Should hearing aids make speech normally loud or make speech clear? - PowerPoint presentation by Gitte Keidser and Frances Grant at Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, June 2000

• Client, hearing aid and subjective variables as predictors of hearing aid success - PowerPoint presentation by Suzanne Purdy and Chris Jerram at Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, June 2000

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• The NAL-NL1 method for prescribing hearing aids - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at Triennial Combined Conference in Audiology, Karlstad, Sweden, April, 2000.

• Abstracts of 73 presentations at the Hearing Aid Amplification for the New Millennium Conference, Nov. 1999, Sydney, Australia - This conference was presented by National Acoustic Laboratories in association with the Cooperative Research Centre for Cochlear Implants and Hearing Aid Innovation.  Presenters include Australian and overseas personnel.

• The NAL-NL1 non-linear hearing aid selection procedure: prescriptions and comparisons with other procedures - PowerPoint presentation of a poster by Denis Byrne at the Hearing Aid Amplification for the New Millennium Conference, Nov. 1999, Sydney, Australia. 

• The benefits of hearing aid performance features - PowerPoint presentation by Harvey Dillon at EHIMA World of Hearing, Brussels, May, 1999.

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