Register now for Session B of the 17th Annual Medical Issues and the Growing Child Conference, “Topics in Pediatric Hearing Loss: A Multidisciplinary Approach.” The conference will be held on Friday, January 13, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor Apex Auditorium, 1095 NW 14th Terrace, Miami, on the Miller School of Medicine campus.

This conference is designed to guide speech-language pathologists and other clinicians in: 1) Improving the auditory and speech function of children who are deaf or hard of hearing; 2) Mentoring and coaching families during auditory verbal therapy using the principles of Listening and Spoken Language; 3) Presenting therapy options for children with hearing loss; and 4) Describing lessons and strategies for SLP and other clinicians who have no prior experience with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The conference presenters include the members of the Barton G Kids Hear Now Cochlear Implant Family Resource Center on the Miller School of Medicine campus: Judy Horvath, the director of the center; Myriam De La Asuncion, assistant professor and cochlear implant audiologist; and Ivette Cruz, assistant professor and licensed psychologist at the Ear Institute. Alliete Alfano, owner and director of the Alfano Center, and Millie Suarez, owner and director of Speech Pathology Educational Center, will also present.

Continuing Education units are offered for the following disciplines: psychology (7), social work (7), and SLP/audiology (7), and are pending for nursing, OT/PT, and Master Plan Points.

The nonrefundable registration cost for attending this session is $35 for professionals and $20 for parents and students with ID. To register online, visit http://xviib.eventbrite.com.

For more information, contact Wanda Jackson-Castro at 305-243-4466 or [email protected].