13th Symposium of EURO-CIU: Cochlear implants now and in the future
Cochlear implants now and in the future: What do we know and what can we expect?
Rotterdam-The Netherlands
Independent Platform C Implantation-the Netherlands (OPCI) and Independent Information Centre on Cochlear Implants-Belgium (ONICI) was pleased and honoured to host the 13th European congress of EURO-CIU entitled ‘Cochlear implants now and in the future’, in Rotterdam-the Netherlands on 11 & 12 November 2022.
Go to EURO-CIU website for more information.https://eurociu.eu/13th-international-symposium-eurociu-rotterdam-2022-netherlands/
CI users themselves played an important role at this conference, as 1 out of 3 of the presenters was a CI-user or parent of a child with a CI. You can find the conference program below.
Hennie Epping, Peter Helmhout, Henk van Rees & Leo De Raeve
the EURO-CIU 2022 steering group, a joint initiative of OPCI and ONICI
Friday 11 November 2022 |
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| Time | Speakers name | Title Presentation |
| 8.30-9.00h | Registration & coffee | |
| 9.00-9.10h | Hennie Epping, OPCI (NL) | Welcome + introduction |
| 9.10-9.22 | Teresa Amat, EURO-CIU (ESP) | 25 years Euro-CIU |
| 9.22-9.35h | Representative Rotterdam | Welcome by the city of Rotterdam |
| 9.35-09.55h | Mark Laureyns, WHO (B) | How can we leverage the World Report on Hearing (WHO) to minimize the impact of untreated hearing loss? |
| 9.55-10.15h | Prof. Johan Frijns, LUMC, Leiden (NL) | Cochlear Implants in the future: what can we expect? |
| 10.15-10.35h | Robert Mandara, EURO-CIU (FI) | The importance of CI advocacy |
| 10.35-11.05h | Coffee break & Exhibition | |
| 11.05-11.25h | Presenter OPCI (NL) | Adult cochlear implant advocacy in the Netherlands |
| 11.25-11.45h | Anita Grover, AV (UK) | Habilitation after CI |
| 11.45-12.05h | Harald Seidler, ZAB Neunkirchen (D) | Good practice in rehab after CI in adults |
| 12.05-12.25h | Katrien Timmerman, KIDS, Hasselt (B) | Output without input? |
| 12.25-13.35h | Lunch & Exhibition | |
| 13.35-13.55h | André Goedegebure, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam (NL) | Impact of CI on the brain in adults & children |
| 13.55-14.15h | Enrico Migliorini (It), MOSAICS project | Unravelling speech errors may lead to improved speech understanding |
| 14.15-14.35h | Aimée van Loo, University College Zuyd, Heerlen (NL) | What to do in rehabilitation after cochlear implant? |
| 14.35-15.05h | Coffee break & Exhibition | |
| 15.05-15.25h | Prof. Astrid van Wieringen, KULeuven (B) | CI in children with single-sided deafness: longitudinal data of language and hearing |
| 15.25-15.45h | Brian Lamb, CIICA (UK) | What does a CI cost? |
| 15.45-16.05h | Leo De Raeve, ONICI (B) | Closing Session |
| 16.05-16.25h | David Aris (NL) | DJ with two CI’S |