PORA! 03.03 Forum-Discussion with Nicole da Rocha

We would like to invite you to the PORA! Forum-Discussion on March 3rd with Nicole da Rocha. We will discuss various aspects of using the website, particularly the application of rehabilitation materials for children and adults with hearing impairments. The lecturer, Nicole da Rocha, is a speech therapist with a certification in Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT), …

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PORA! 4.02. «Material for therapy sessions for children with CI»

Nicole da Rocha, speech therapist, AVT, clinical audiology from the UK, will be conducting a webinar on February 4. She will enlighten us about the array of online materials available for rehabilitation and the various ways to incorporate them effectively. Additionally, we have scheduled a forum discussion for March 3rd.

 

Nicole ‘s training and experience has been focused in early intervention and her therapeutic approach is transdisciplinary, child lead with family centred care. She has over 15 years of clinical experience with further qualifications in multilingual speech acquisition, AAC (augmentative alternative communication), AVT (auditory verbal therapy) and am also Hanen certified.

She currently works for Advanced Bionics, a cochlear implant manufacturer as international consumer excellence manager. She supports families and professionals with the process of receiving cochlear implants and getting the brain acclimatised to sound.

“My heart passion is for communication, I hold the belief that communication is what makes us human. It is a privilege to work with the Deaf and hard of hearing community, and to work in this field to provide solutions for communication.”

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PORA! 26.11 Forum-Discussion Parent-child interaction. A day full of opportunities

We would like to invite you to the  PORA! Forum-Discussion on November 26 with specialists from Spain and Portugal. Main reason parents decide to go with implants for their child is a development & use of child’s speech & hearing. At the last meeting, we discussed the role and models of parents-child interaction, five simple …

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PORA! 01.10. Forum-Discussion ‘How to minimize lesson preparation’

Topic “How to minimize lesson preparation ” is presented by Rebecca Claridge from Australia .  We discussed contents of the MED-EL lesson kits, how to use the resources for offline and remote sessions (Telepractice), a multi-level lesson plan, key teaching strategies, activities with instructions,printable resources. We look forward to your comments and feedback on the use …

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PORA! 17.09. How to minimize lesson preparation

Topic “How to minimize lesson preparation ” is presented by Rebecca Claridge from Australia .  Rebecca Claridge is a certified practising Speech Pathologist and Listening and Spoken Language specialist with more than 30 years’ experience working with people using cochlear implants. She has worked at the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Brisbane’s Hear and Say Centre …

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PORA! 04.06. Hearing impaired children who have grown up – how not to justify the fears of parents?

We would like to invite you to the  PORA! “Hearing impaired children who have grown up – how not to justify the fears of parents?” What topics are of particular concern to parents of children with hearing impairment? How does this affect their future? These and other questions will be answered by: – Qais Khan …

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PORA! 26.02. Forum-Discussion with Tobias Fischer

We would like to invite you to the Forum-Discussion PORA! on February 26 at 15.00  Berlin time (CET).
Topic “My journey into the world of hearing” is presented by Tobias Fischer from Austria. He will also  answer your questions. Tobias received his first CI in 1988 and was the first child in Germany to receive a cochlear implant. He studied at the University of Applied Sciences Gießen Friedberg in Germany and has been working vor 14 years for an aerospace company as a systems engineer. He supports ÖCIG (Austrian Cochlear Implant Society) as a volounteer.
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PORA! 29.01. Austrian Cochlear Implant Society (ÖCIG – Österreichische Cochlear-Implant-Gesellschaft)

We invite you to PORA! on 29.1.23 with MSc.Tobias Fischer. –>Profile<– He was the first child in Germany to receive a cochlear implant. The surgery was performed by Prof. Ernst Lehnhardt in 1988. Tobias studied at the University of Applied Sciences Gießen Friedberg in Germany and has been working vor 14 years for an aerospace …

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PORA! 15th January “Product presentation: implantable hearing and bone conduction solutions”

Welcome to our first PORA Webinar in the New Year 2023! Our speaker – Gaby Thierbach – will introduce us to various implantable hearing and bone conduction solutions, she will talk about her work in clinics and share her experiences as a mother of a son with CI.  Gaby Thierbach joined the Australian company Cochlear …

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PORA! Forum Discussion 11.12. with Susann Schmid-Giovannini and Emilia Leongard

There are only very few educators for hearing impaied children from German-speaking Central Europe and Russia whose names are well-known and highly respected all over the world. We cordially invite you to participate in the forum-discussion on December 11 with the teacher for early intervention Susann SCHMID-GIOVANNINI from Austria and the scientist-therapist for the hearing …

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PORA! 27.11. “Telepractice in the CI journey. One size does not fit all”

We invite you to PORA! on 27.11.22 at 15.00 CET with Colleen Psarros from Australia. Colleen has 33 years of experience in the cochlear implant field, she is working as a research coordinator in the Asia Pacific region for Cochlear. –>Profile<– Telepractice in hearing health care was, in general,  highly underutilised until the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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PORA! Forum-Discussion on November 20th “Soon a school child! This is how we facilitate children with a hearing impairment the transition from kindergarten into school”

At the meeting on Sunday, 20.11. at 15.00 (CET time) we will discuss the topics for which we did not have time at the last meeting: Special needs preschool groups cases Delayed enrolment (start) to educational establishment First contact with the teacher Gisela Batliner will answer your questions on this topic. Send them in advance …

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PORA! November 6th “Soon a school child! This is how we facilitate children with a hearing impairment the transition from kindergarten into school”

The above-mentioned topic will be presented by the German MA, clinical linguist and SLP Gisela Batliner at the Webinar that will take place on Sunday, November, 6. With 39 years of experience, her work is based on the Natural Auditory Oral Approach (NAOA by Morag Clark). Profile This topic may be interesting for: defectologists, speech …

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PORA! 09.10 “Cochlear Implants – Effective Treatment of Hearing Loss”

Welcome to the PORA “Cochlear Implants – Effective Treatment of Hearing Loss” The webinar will be led by Dr. Jiří Skřivan from the Czech Republic, who will answer your questions on this topic. Jiří Skřivan, MD, PhD, is an ENT instructor and lecturer in otosurgery, skull base surgery, cochlear implantation and Baha surgery (Estonia, Latvia, …

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PORA! 17.07 Webinar with Prof. Dr. A. Lesinski-Schiedat

We invite you to take part in a webinar on July 17 with Prof. Dr. Lesinski-Schiedat.  Make sure not to miss this opportunity!
It will be the last PORA Webinar before the summer break and with our invited speaker Prof. Dr. Anke Lesinski-Schiedat we have one of the most experienced ENT experts in the field of CI.
She is senior physician at the Medical Highschool Hannover (MHH) – internationally renowned for having the world’s largest cochlear implant programme. This was established by Prof. Dr. Ernst Lehnhardt, who provided 4 adults with a multichannel CI – first in Europe! In 1984, in 1987 the first child post-meningitis and in 1988 the first deaf born child at the age of 1 ½ years. He also established the first CI rehabilitation Center in 1991.
When he retired in 1983,Prof. Thomas Lenarz became head of the ENT clinic.
Prof. Lesinski-Schiedat has 25 years of experience and a broad and profound knowledge which she will share with us.

Dr.Dr.h.c.Monika Lehnhardt-Goriany


Eva Bültmann and Anke Lesinski-Schiedat
MRI in Cochlear Implant Recipients: Correlation between Receiver Position and Artifact
Ann Otolaryngol Rhinol 8(4): 1278 (2021)

F. Matin, S. Haumann, W. Roßberg, D. Mitovska, T. Lenarz & A. Lesinski-Schiedat
Monitoring of the auditory pathway maturation after early intervention during the first year of life in infants with sensorineural hearing loss
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology volume 278, pages 4187–4197 (2021)


Recording of webinar “Challenges and results in pediatric CI therapy”

 

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PORA! 3.07 Forum-Discussion “Deafness and bilateral hearing”

The speaker of the forum-discussion is Dr.Sandro Burdo, scientific Director of Italian Association “Free to Hear” and Consultant Otologist in Bassini Hospital-Milan, Italy. The recording of the past webinar with Sandro Burdo: https://earbook.online/pora/ru/en/presentation/deafness-and-bilateral-hearing/ You are kindly invited to join us in the webinar and send your questions and comments

PORA!19.06. Forum-Discussion “Update – what is new in hearing aid technology?”

Forum-discussion PORA! On June 19, Dr. Martin Kinkel, a lecturer from Germany, answered your questions on this topic.. Profile: Martin Kinkel Register in advance to participate in the conference. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about entering the conference. The previous meeting on this topic with Martin Kinkel was held on …

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PORA! 12.06. “Non-standard indication for cochlear implants”

The topic is presented by a world expert from the Czech Republic, Jiří Skrzhivan, an ENT surgeon, who is a member of the Cochlear Implantation Committee and The European Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology, ESPO —>Expert Profile<— Dr. Skrzyvan works at the Motol University Hospital in Prague. His areas of interest include surgery of congenital anomalies …

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PORA! 22.05 “Deafness and bilateral hearing”

The speaker of the webinar is Dr.Sandro Burdo, scientific Director of Italian Association “Free to Hear” and Consultant Otologist in Bassini Hospital-Milan, Italy. Keywords: natural listening; the binaural processor function; dichotic listening; dysfunctions;   listening brain and hearing; comparing unilateral vs bilateral sequential CI performances; binaural critical period; rehabilitation: protocol in sequential CI; single sided …

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PORA! February 13th Forum Discussion “Concept development and Theory of Mind using books”

The first meeting with Jane Simpson Allen (Audio-Verbal Therapist from Australia) took place on February 6th. At the Discussion Forum, the speaker will summarize the main points of the past webinar and discuss the questions that weren’t answered during the last meeting The recording of the past webinar will be available in the coming days, …

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PORA! 16.01.2022 “Telepractice: Strategies and Tips” with Andrew Kendrick

The Lehnhardt Academy team is pleased to invite you to this year’s first PORA webinar! with a lecturer from Australia. Andrew Kendrick is a specialist with 35 years of experience in the field of auditory-verbal therapy.  — >>> Andrew Kendrick’s Profile <<< — The topic “Telepractice: Strategies and Tips”, which he will present on Sunday, …

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PORA! 12.12.2021 “Listening for Learning: classroom acoustics and distance hearing” with Emma Rushbrooke, Australia

The presenter for the webinar on December 12th will beEmma Rushbrooke MPhil (Audiology), BA, DipAud, MAudSA, LSLS Cert AVT, RNC Clinical Director, Hear and Say AG Bell Academy Chairperson Emma is an Audiologist and LSLS Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist, currently Clinical Director of Hear and Say, an Early Intervention program for children with hearing loss.