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Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology
Workshops and Convention

PAA conducts regional workshops each year during May in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as a means to provide "close-to-home" quality continuing education experiences to PAA members. The annual PAA convention is held each year in September to provide members with high quality continuing education experiences from nationally known speakers and fellow PAA members as well as the latest information from hearing aid, instrument, and other exhibitors. Sherman Lord, PAA VP of Education, is in charge of planning and implementing the workshops and convention. If you have any comments or would like to suggest workshop/convention topics or speakers, please contact Sherman via email at SLORD@comcast.net or by calling (215) 361-7050.

2002 Pre-Convention Schedule | 2002 Convention Schedule


Thursday, September 12, 2002 (Pre-Convention)
12:00-12:30 Registration:  Pre-Convention Seminar
12:30-5:00 Understanding CAPD Using the SSW Test
Jack Katz, Ph.D., University of Buffalo
6:00 - 9:00 PAA Open House (location to be posted and announced)
Friday, September 13, 2002
7:30 - 8:10 Registration and Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:10 - 8:15 Welcome and Announcements
Judith Butera, PAA President and Sherman Lord, PAA VP of Education
8:15 - 10:00 Keynote Address: 
Troubleshooting Patient Compliance with Modern Hearing Aids
H. Gustav Muellar, Ph.D., FAAA, Castle Pines Village Audiology, Castle Pines, CO
10:00 - 10:45 Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10:45 - 12:00 Keynote Address continued
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 - 2:30 Advances in Clinical Applications of Auditory Evoked Potentials for the Audiologist
John Durrant, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh
Diane Sabo, Ph.D., Director of Audiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2:30 - 3:30 Concurrent Session I: 
Recipes for Success: Choosing More Than One Option in Deafness
Judy Curtin, MS, CCC-SLP/A, Coordinator of Hearing Clinic, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Concurrent Session II: 
The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Newborn Hearing Screening
Robert Cicco, M.D., Associate Director, NICU, West Penn Hospital, Pitsburgh, PA 
President-Elect, PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
3:30 - 4:00 Break with Exhibitors
4:00 - 5:15 Middle Ear Implants for SNHL
Kenneth M. Cox, M.S., CCC-A, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Research Coordinator, Division of Audiology, Johns Hoplkins University School of Medicine
5:15 Adjourn
5:45 - 7:00 Happy Hour with Exhibitors
7:00 - 10:00 Banquet and Trivia Bowl (included with registration)
Saturday, September 14, 2002
7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast  Roundtable Discussion: 
Pennsylvania Governmental and Profession Issues
James Shafer, PAA VP of Governmental Affairs
Charles Lindsay, PAA VP of Professional Issues
7:45 - 8:25 Registration and Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:25 - 8:30 Welcome and Announcements
Sherman Lord, PAA VP of Education
8:30 - 10:00 Keynote Address:  An Update in Clinical Audiology
Brad Stach, Ph.D., Director, Audiology and Clinical Services, Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis, MO
Professor, Department of Speech and Hearing, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
President-Elect, American Academy of Audiology
10:00 - 10:30 Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
10:30 - 12:00 Keynote Address continued
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided)
12:30 - 1:30 PAA Business Meeting/Awards Presentation
Judith Butera, PAA President
1:30 - 3:00 Concurrent Session III:  Positioning for the Future: Implementing Patient Satisfaction Measures
Mary M. Wilson, Managing Assistant Director, Audiology Foundation of America
Concurrent Session II:  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  (HIPAA): What Audiologists Need to Know
Aaron Parr, B.S. Director of Information Technology/Data Security Officer
  J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, PA
3:00 - 3:15 Refreshment Break
3:15 - 4:45 Clinical Application of Multi-Frequency Immittance Testing
Barbara Vento, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh,
  Department of Communication Science and Disorders
4:45 Adjourn

Conference Center and Hotel Information

The Ninth Annual PAA Convention will be held at the

Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree
101 Radisson Drive
Pittsburgh, PA, 15205.

PAA has reserved a limited block rooms at $79.00 per night for single or double occupancy, plus tax. To make a room reservation, call (412) 922-8400. To assure this rate, you MUST make your reservation before August 22, 2002, by informing the reservations clerk that you are attending the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology convention. On-line reservations can be made at www.radisson.com/pittsburghpa_greentree. Reservations made after August 22, 2002 are subject to room availability and you may be charged a higher rate.

Directions to the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree

FROM PHILADELPHIA, HARRISBURG AND EAST:
PA Turnpike West to Pittsburgh Exit 57 (Pittsburgh exit at Monroeville.) Follow 376 West toward Pittsburgh. Proceed through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. As you are passing downtown Pittsburgh you will see signs for Fort Pitt Bridge. Cross the bridge and head through the Fort Pitt Tunnel. As you exit the tunnel you will now be on 279 South to Airport. Go 2 miles and take the Green Tree/Crafton exit. The ramp will split immediately so veer to the left. At stop sign make left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right.

FROM ERIE, BUFFALO AND NORTH:
Take 79 south to exit for 279 South to Pittsburgh. Follow this to downtown Pittsburgh where you will follow the signs for the Fort Pitt Bridge. As you cross the bridge you will get into the lanes for the Fort Pitt Tunnel. After exiting the tunnel you will proceed approximately two miles. You will exit 279 at the Green Tree/Crafton exit. The ramp will split immediately so veer to left. At stop sign make left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right. 

FROM PITTSBURGH:
Go over the Fort Pitt Bridge and through the Fort Pitt Tunnel. After exiting the tunnel you will proceed approximately two miles. You will exit 279 at the Green Tree/Crafton exit. The ramp will split immediately so veer to left. At stop sign make left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right.

FROM THE GREATER PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:
Exit the Airport and follow the signs to Pittsburgh (Route 60 South). Once you are on the highway, follow the sign for 279 North-Pittsburgh. You will get off 279 North at the Green Tree/Mt. Lebanon exit. Please stay in left-hand lane of ramp. At light make left and proceed across the overpass. At next light make left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right.

FROM WEST VIRGINIA I-70 EAST:
Enter on I-79 North. Follow 79 North to Pittsburgh. Approximately 20 miles. You will see signs for 279 North-Pittsburgh. Follow this ramp to enter onto 279 North. You will exit at the Green Tree/Mt. Lebanon exit. Please stay in the left-hand lane. At light make left and proceed across the overpass. At next light make left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right.

FROM OHIO AND WEST:
Take the PA Turnpike (76 East) to 79 South. Follow this to exit for 279 South to Pittsburgh. Follow this to downtown Pittsburgh where you will follow the signs for the Fort Pitt Bridge. As you cross the bridge you will get into the lanes for the Fort Pitt Tunnel. After exiting the tunnel you will proceed approximately two miles. You will exit 279 at the Green Tree/Crafton exit. The ramp will split immediately so veer to left. At stop sign make left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right.

FROM THE SOUTH HILLS:
Take Route 19 North (Washington Road) and follow it to Cochran Road. Turn left onto Cochran Road and follow to Green Tree Road (Route 121 North). Bear right onto Green Tree Road. Green Tree Road crosses over I-279 overpass. As you cross over, please stay in left-hand lane. You will turn left onto Mansfield Avenue. Go through exactly two lights and The Radisson Hotel will be the next drive on the right.


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