PORA! forum discussion on June 12th 2014: Topic ‘Managing the school-aged child’

Join us on: –> June 12 2014, 16:00 Moscow time Expert: Kathryn Wilson. Talk on: “Managing the School-Age Child”. Additional materials: Factors that Affect School Performance Preteaching vocabulary Long Term Development Plan Participate: freely & openly in an online conference from wherever you have Internet access. Just follow the link: ENTER WEB CONFERENCE: Link with …

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PORA! web seminar on May 22nd 2014: Topic ‘Managing the school-aged child’

Join us on: –> May 22 2014, 16:00 Moscow time Lecturer: Kathryn Wilson. Presentation: “Managing the School-Age Child”. Additional reading: Factors that Affect School Performance Participate: freely & openly in an online conference from wherever you have Internet access. Just follow the link: ENTER WEB CONFERENCE: Link with guidelines

Parents’ meeting: Viktorija McDonell, “Listen, Learn and Talk”, July 15th 2012

Aim of the meeting: in the course of a Sunday webinar for parents, to discuss with international expert Viktorija McDonell, teacher of the deaf and coordinator of rehabilitation, Cochlear Ltd (Australia), the essence of the ‘Listen, Learn and Talk’ materials, and the use of integrated scales of development to assess and maximize the potential of a child with CI.

Agenda: the presentation of Viktorija McDonell
“Listen, Learn and Talk”.

To find out more about Dr. McDonell, please follow this link to her profile.

When: July 15th, 18:00 German time (20:00 Moscow time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here.

(Having opened the link, enter your login and leave the password field empty. Launch the application and, if needed, update your Java software – you can get it here). In case of technical problems, please contact us on skype (a.slukhai).

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Meet Global Experts Live Online: Viktorija McDonell, “Listen Learn and Talk – Integrated Scales of Development”, July 11th 2012

Aim of the meeting: in the course of a PORA webinar, to discuss with international expert Viktorija McDonell, teacher of the deaf and coordinator of rehabilitation, Cochlear Ltd (Australia), the essence of the ‘Listen, Learn and Talk’ materials, and the use of integrated scales of development to assess and maximize the potential of a child …

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Meet Global Experts Live Online: Hearing loss in babies – a neurodevelopmental emergency, Dimity Dornan, May 10th 2012

Aim of the meeting: within the framework of PORA – meeting with international expert, certified audio-verbal therapist Dimity Dornan to discuss the reasons, the treatment and rehabilitation of hearing impairment in newborns and infants.

Agenda: the presentation of Dr. Dimity Dornan “Hearing loss in babies – a neurological emergency”.

To find out more about Dimity Dornan, please follow this link to her profile. To find out more about audio-verbal therapy, please click here.

When:  May 10th 2012, 9.30 CET (Berlin time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here. In case of technical problems, please contact us on skype (a.slukhai).

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Feb. 27 th: Parents meeting live online: continue topic “Upgrade”

Agenda:
discussion of questions & experiences related to upgrading
current topics moving the parents community
  • Experts: Dr. Vigen Bakhshinyan
  • When: Monday February 27 th, 2012 at 8 pm Moscow time (= 5 pm Berlin = 4 pm London)
  • Where: live online (audio conference) room – join the meeting here: LOGIN MEETING ROOM ( INFORMATION & TESTROOM  )
  • Moderator: Dr. Monika Lehnhardt, Germany/Switzerland
  • Participation: free and open for parents of children wearing a CI and related experts. Please indicate participation and specific interest, and share questions and experiences  in the topic in a comment to this post

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Feb. 12th: Parents meeting live online “Upgrade – what is it and what is it for ?”

Presentation by:

Dr. Vigen Bakhshinyan, Russian scientific-practical Centre of Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Moscow (see profile) – download presentation: Bakhshinyan-Upgrade

Moderator: Dr. Monika Lehnhardt, Germany/Switzerland

When: Sunday February 12, 2012 at 8 pm Moscow time (= 5 pm Berlin = 4 pm London)

Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here:

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Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: Obligatory, Voluntary, or Not Really Necessary – article published

Dear friends and colleagues, The second update we would like to share with you is connected with the publication of  Monika Lehnhardt’s article on neonatal hearing screening. You are welcome to download the articles in English and in Russian by using the links below (they lead to pdf files hosted on the PORA! website). Monika …

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March 1,2011: Cochlear Product Seminar-audiologists

TOPIC:  Nucleus 5 System: Technology and Upgrades Presenter: Tomas Tichy (see profile) AGENDA 9:00 Welcome and introduction (A. Degtyarev/Prof. Moroz) 9:10-9:50  TT – Nucleus 5 System – a new benchmark in cochlear implants (overview of the Nucleus 5 System) Dr. Tomas Tichy Location: LiOn room 25 10:00-10:45 Nucleus System 5 – impact of new technology …

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