12th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implants
Toulouse, France
June 18-21, 2015
Emerging Concepts and Emerging Talents in Cochlear Implants
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, It is a real pleasure to invite you to the 12th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implants in Toulouse, France, June 18-21, 2015.
The dedicated theme of this ESPCI is focused on Emerging Concepts and Emerging Talents in Cochlear Implants as we wish to promote new ideas concerning this multidisciplinary domain. The design of the Symposium will be limited on keynote lectures, debates, round tables, and advanced courses.
A prominent place will be reserved to four main topics :
- Translational Research
- Health Technology Appraisal
- Long Term Management and Outcomes
- Novel Clinical Challenge
E-posters will be valued by podium presentations for the selected best posters with special prizes.
Special courses on rehabilitation, audiology, surgery, fitting will allow participants to share their experience in those various fields.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Toulouse in June 2015 for the 12th European Symposium on Cochlear Implants in children.
With our warmest regards.
The Scientific Organizing Committee opens the call for oral and/or e-poster communications.
We invite you to submit your abstract through the online abstract system :
http://resumes.europa-organisation.com/espci-2015/
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GENERAL RULES
The general theme is : Emerging concepts and Emerging talents. The jury, which is composed by two independent reviewers, will decide to accept your presentation according to:
1°) its originality,
2°) the methodology and type of study,
3°) the diversity of practices.
All abstracts must be submitted in English. For French sessions only, you can submit in French.
All abstracts must contain original work that has not been yet published.
You can submit your abstract for:
– Keynote lecture (15 minutes) selected by the Scientific Committee
– Emerging concept lecture (12 minutes) selected by the Scientific Committee
– E-poster (will be highlighted by podium presentations for the selected best posters with special prizes)
– Lecture (10 minutes)
– Free-paper (8 minutes)
– Round Table participation.
FORMAT
Your abstract must be organized as follows:
1- Title of the presentation
2- Name of the presenting author
3- Goal of the presentation (up to 50 characters)
4- Methodology and type of study (up to 1500 characters)
5- Results and significance (up to 1900 characters)
6- Conclusion (50 words)
Images or tables are not allowed.
All abstracts will be published as submitted. Please check spelling and grammar carefully when submitting.
After the validation of your submission, you will have 72 hours to modify your abstract.
CATEGORIES
You can submit an abstract for one of the following categories and sub-categories:
v 1.Translational Research
01-1 Imaging
01-2 New processing strategies and stimulation technologies
01-3 Electrode design
01-4 Basic Science
v 2. Health Technology Appraisal
02-1 Medico-economic assessment
02-2 Methodological evaluation of medical device
v 3. Long Term Management and Outcomes
03-1 Long Term Outcomes
03-2 Parental Issues
03-3 Children with special needs
03-4 Music appreciation
03-5 Quality of life studies
v 4. Novel Clinical Challenge
04-1 Cochlear Implants in Severe Hearing Loss
04-2 Cochlear Implants in Single Sided Deafness
04-3 Vestibular evaluation in cochlear implantation
04-4 Bilateral and bimodal hearing
v 5. Surgery
05-1 Reimplantation and Revision Surgery
05-2 Complex Surgical Cases
05-3 Preservation of Residual Hearing
05-4 Robotic Surgery
05-5 Other devices
v 6. Session en Français
06-1 Acouphènes et troubles de l’équilibre
06-2 L’audition binaurale versus bilatérale
06-3 L’évaluation du jeune enfant
06-4 L’appareillage du jeune enfant
v 7. Euro-CIU session
v 8. Others
v 9. Round table participation
09-1 Computer aided and robotic surgery
09-2 Post operative quality control of electrode insertion
09-3 Impact on rehabilitation management of telefitting and new rehabilitation technologies
09-4 Selection of device in malformed cochleas
09-5 Indication of cochlear implant in severe hearing loss: how far can we go?
09-6 CI in challenging children, adolescents and young adults
09-7 Balance in bilateral implanted children
09-8 Non-users: why?
09-9 How can we evaluate new rehabilitation programs?
09-10 Why one ear is not enough?
09-11 Access to cochlear implants in children around the world: could we do better?
09-12 Management of cochlear nerve agenesia
09-13 Current status of newborn hearing screening in Europe: have we achieved our goals?
09-14 Is there a sensitive period for treating single sided deafness in children?
09-15 Patient round table
09-16 Music education: impact on language development and literacy
09-17 Indication of middle ear implants and bone conduction
09-18 L’évaluation de la perception auditive des utilisateurs francophones.
REGISTRATION
The acceptance of an abstract does not mean free-of-charge participation. Registration, travel and accommodation fees remain at the of author’ s own charge.
KEY DATES
› Call for abstracts: Monday December 1st, 2014
› Deadline for abstract submission: Sunday February 1st, 2015
Confirmation of acceptance: April 2015
(Authors will receive an e-mail for acceptance after the jury’s deliberation)
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Toulouse in June 2015 for the 12th European Symposium on Cochlear Implants in children.
With our warmest regards,
Nadine COCHARD Dr Marie-Noëlle CALMELS
Presidents of the Congress
Honorary Presidents
Pr Bernard FRAYSSE, Pr Olivier DEGUINE