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Expert Lectures

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Current Concepts in Cochlear Implantation in Infants and Children

Sunday, October 12, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Location: 231-232
Disclosure(s):
Sharon L. Cushing, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Michael S. Cohen, MD:

faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: An updated course outlining the current concepts in cochlear implantation in children and infants. Focus will include updates in diagnostics and pre-operative evaluation, available technology as well as new and expanding indications including single sided deafness. Practical pearls with a focus on the improvement of surgical and clinical outcomes will occur throughout the lecture.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Implement the latest advances in both diagnostic and pre-operative evaluation of infant and child with sensorineural hearing loss into clinical practice.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Recognize areas for expanded criteria in cochlear implantation

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Examine the challenges and barriers to achieving early implantation

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: Need for practical update on the clinical evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in children and infants with sensorineural hearing loss. Need for a report on continued expansion of criteria and indications for cochlear implantation in the pediatric population.

Comprehensive Otolaryngology Track Statement :

    Lead Presenter(s)

  • Sharon L. Cushing, MD

    Staff Otolaryngologist, Professor
    University of Toronto
    Toronto, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • Michael S. Cohen, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Mass Eye and Ear/ Harvard Medical School
    Boston, MA, United States

    Disclosure(s):

    faculty for this accredited education activity has no relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.