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The Children’s Hearing Institute
Joseph F. Brown, Executive Director
Tel: 646-438-7818; Fax: 646-438-7844; [email protected]
Melissa Willis, Director of Educational Programming
Tel: 646-438-7858; Fax: 646-438-7859; [email protected]
The Children’s Hearing Institute
380 Second Avenue – 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010
Ear Institute Offers Sophisticated
Early Detection and Diagnosis
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening is typically the first step
in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in
infants. In New York, all infants are screened at birth in the hospital, and if necessary, hospital staff will refer parents or caregivers to facilities such as the CHI supported Ear Institute for
further evaluation.
The accurate audiological evaluation of infants requires specialized tests. In older children, the audiologist can use a variety of
techniques and tests to determine degree and type of hearing
loss. “To put it simply, for infants, we can’t ask ‘Did you hear
that?’, as we do with young children,” said Jane R Madell, PhD,
Director of the Hearing and Learning Center at The Ear Institute.
We place parent and child in a dark test booth with a comfortable chair, give the baby a bottle, and perform the test while the
child sleeps.”
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The Children’s Hearing Institute
380 Second Avenue– 9th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Thanks to the generosity of its donors, The Children’s Hearing
Institute is able to provide generous funding to help support
important pediatric services like these.
CHI Summer Reading Champ
Congratulations are in order for Sam
Kaplan, entering the third grade this
year at Grafflin Elementary School in
Chappaqua, N.Y. who achieved his
goal of reading 100 hours this summer.
Sam, who has wears 2 cochlear
implants says his inspiration to
achieve his goal came from his 2nd
grade teacher, Mrs. Giacomi. Although
reading is essential for the educational
development of all children, substantial amounts of reading
help hearing impaired children in areas where they face challenges: vocabulary, higher level language acquisition, and
abstract thinking. Go Sam!
THE CHILDREN’S HEARING INSTITUTE
www.childrenshearing.org
Annual Fundraiser Scheduled for
December 8th at New RARE Chelsea
The Children’s Hearing Institute
2009/2010 Educational Outreach Events
For further information, contact Melissa Willis at
646-438-7858, [email protected] or visit the web site at:
www.childrenshearing.org.
Professional Workshops – 2009/2010
CMYK
Sandra Delapenha,MA, Supervisor, Clinical Audiology, at The
Ear Institute is a specialist in performing both otoacoustic
emissions (OE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
in babies.
“We use both these tests in our treatment of all young children
that come to us for services,but they are particular valuable in
measuring and assessing hearing loss in infants.”
When receiving sounds, the normally functioning ear reflects an
“echo” back into the ear canal. In the otoacoustic emissions
test, a miniature earphone and microphone are placed in the
child’s ear. Sounds are then played and the “echo” response, or
lack of response, to this sound is then measured and analyzed.
The auditory brainstem response measures the brain’s reaction
to sounds played to the infant’s ears. Small electrodes are
placed on the child’s head to detect these responses.This test
measures how the hearing nerve responds to sounds and can
identify hearing loss.
The ABR tests require a child to be sleeping to be accurate.
“We tell parents and caregivers to bring sleepy, hungry babies.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sounds In Motion: Helping to Close the Literacy Gap
Pre-K thru 1st Grade
Course Director: Fran Santore, CCC/SLP
Horace Mann School, Riverdale, NY
Saturday October 3rd, Friday November 6th,
Friday December 4th
Optimizing Auditory Skill Development Through
Partnership:
Parents, Teachers, Peers—A 3-Day Course
Intensive – Hands on Therapy Techniques
Limited Registration: Ear Institute, NYC
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Three L’s: Listening-Language-Literacy
Speaker: Denise Wray
Beth Israel Medical Center
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Hearing Aid Dispenser CE Course
Required by NYS Dept. of Licensing
Infection Control/Professional Ethics & Law
Beth Israel Medical Center
Thursday, March 4, Friday, March 5, 2010
Controversial Issues in Pediatric Audiology
Auditory Therapy Day – Thursday, March 4, 2010
Audiology Day – Friday, March 5, 2010
The Graduate Center – New York, NY
May 2010, Date TBA
Spring Educators Conference: 2-Day Workshop
Day 1: Counseling “Care Project” with Johnnie Sexton
Day 2: The Essential Facts You Need to Know: IEP’s and
Special Education Law
SEPTEMBER, 2009
ATTENTION AUDIOLOGISTS!
Last Chance to Obtain your NYS Required
Hearing Dispenser License CE Credits in 2009
WHO NEEDS THE HEARING AID DISPENSER REGISTRATION COURSE?
• Any individual who is engaged in the act of “fitting, selecting, renting, adjusting, or servicing of hearing aids or any
other instrument to compensate for impaired hearing.” This includes Cochlear Implants as well.
A separate business registration to operate a business.
•
HEARING AID DISPENSER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE
Thursday, December 3, 2009
To register for this course:
(Limited Seating – Please Register Early)
Please contact Melissa A. Willis at The Children’s Hearing
Institute at 646-438-7858 or [email protected]. You can
also register online at www.childrenshearing.org. Please
forward this information to colleagues who may need to
fulfill this requirement.
Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
10 Union Square East – 2nd Fl
Registration Fee: $85.00
AGENDA:
4:00-6:00pm – New York State & Federal Hearing Aid
Dispensing Rules/Regulations & Professional Conduct
Presenter: Barbara Kruger, PhD
6:00-8:00pm – Infection Control & Hearing Healthcare
Presenter – Joseph A. Vespe, Ms, MBA
The Children’s Hearing Institute is an approved provider by the Division
of Licensing for NYS. This course is also approved by ASHA and AAA
for 0.4 CEUs.
Department of State: Division of Licensing
Announcement – State of New York
Effective immediately, all registered Hearing Aid Dispensers whose license is to expire on
or after July 1, 2009 are required to complete two hours of infection control and one hour
of New York State and Federal Law, regulations and professional conduct. This is in
addition to the already mandated 20 hours of continuing education as approved by New
York State Dept of State.
Also affected by the new regulation are Hearing Aid Dispensers also licensed as
Audiologists through the Department of Education. Such licensees must complete four
hours of hearing aid dispenser related topics in which at least two hours must include the
topic of infection control and at least one hour must include New York State and Federal
law, regulations and professional conduct. Such hours may be earned in satisfaction of
continued licensure under Article 159 of the Education Law as long as the registrant
demonstrates proof of completion of the required topics.
Friends and supporters of The Children’s Hearing Anchor, was the winner of a 2007 Peabody Award.
Institute will gather at RARE Chelsea on Tuesday, They are the parents of a hearing impaired child.
December 8, 2009 to honor loyal and deserving
It was decided this year, in view of the challenging
friends and to present its 2009 Hearing Heroes Award.
economic climate, to change the benefit concept,
The location and format represents a departure both to reflect economic circumstances and to
from The Institute’s traditional dinner and program maximize the proceeds from the event, which The
formats.
Institute will use for its important work with children. The event will consist of cocktails,
The event will honor Yvette and Joel
hors d’ouvres, and a brief program in
Mallah. The Mallah’s are longtime
what promises to be one of
generous benefactors of The
Manhattan’s
hottest
new
Children’s Hearing Institute.
places.
In addition to supporting its
activities throughout the
Generously hosted by RARE
year, they have made genproprietor and long time
erous gifts to underwrite
CHI volunteer and supportthe construction and
er Mr. Doug Boxer, the
equipping of facilities at
benefit will represent the
the Ear Institute.
restaurant’s opening celebration. Located in the
The Hearing Heroes
Chelsea Wyndham Hotel,
Award will be presented
RARE Chelsea joins Mr.
to Lee and Bob Woodruff.
Boxer’s other RARE venues
Lee is a best-selling
in Manhattan.
author. Her first book, “In
an Instant” (coauthored
For further information, or to
with her husband Bob), was
purchase tickets, please visit:
www.childrenshearing.org
a New York Times Bestseller,
chronicling their lives following Bob’s traumatic brain injury
suffered while he was reporting
from Iraq. Lee’s most recent
book is “Perfectly Imperfect.”
Bob, the acclaimed ABC News
Courses, Papers and Presentations
■ Hoffman, Ronald, MD, Cochlear Implant Profitability – Management Issues
– panel presentation, 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children,
Seattle, WA , June, 2009
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Parisier, MD, Ronald Hoffman, MD, et al.
Evolution of Cochlear Implant Wound Complications: 30+ Year, American
Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting,
San Diego, CA, October, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Paul Lee, Mathew Jung, et al., Tai Chi as an Alternative
to Vestibular Rehab, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, L. Loewenstein, Y. Raphael, et al., Three-Dimensional
Analysis of Head Rotations in Guinea Pigs, Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago, IL,
October, 2009.
Generous CHI Donors
Underwrite New
Examination Rooms at
Ear Institute
Over 300 Attend Children’s Hearing
Institute Wrightslaw Conference
Thanks to the generosity of some very good friends of The
Children’s Hearing Institute, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
have been able to install two state of the art examination rooms
for otolaryngologists at The Ear Institute.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Parisier, MD, Doug Chun, et al. Revision
Cochlear Implant Surgery in Patients with Suspected Soft Failures, 12th
Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Seattle, WA , June, 2009
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Pariser, MD, Nilesh Shah, et al., Evaluation of
Residual Hearing Preservation and Cochlear Implant Performance After Round
Window Electrode Insertion, 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in
Children, Seattle, WA , June, 2009
Event Co-Chairs (left to right) Lisa Weinberg, Jason Boxer,
and Allison Kunis.
Jordan Mandel and Lindsey
Fein enjoy the outdoor terraces
at Time Warner in between
rain showers.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Lisa Wilson, Michele Gandolfi, Cost Effective Analysis
of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Combined Otolaryngology Society
Meeting (COSM), Scottsdale, AZ, May, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Paul Kileny, R. Mark Wiet, et al., The Predictive Value of
Transtympanic Promontory EABR in Congenital Temporal Bone Malformations,
9th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Warsaw,
Poland, May, 2009
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Carol A. Silverman, PhD, Janet Reath
Schoepflin, Ph.D., Nancy Gilston, AuD, Presenters, Repair Issues
Associated with Cochlear Implants, 9th European Symposium on Pediatric
Cochlear Implantation, Warsaw, Poland, May, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Panelist: Treatment of Facial ParalysisAcute and Chronic—from simple to complex care, Eastern Section of the
Triological Society, Boston, MA, January, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Hearing Loss in Children, Department of
Pediatrics, Flushing General Hospital, Flushing, NY, March, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, PostGraduate Temporal Bone Course, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, March
and May, 2009.
Over 300 conference participants attended the conference,
which was held in the Rotunda Hall at Mercy College.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Lasers in Otologic Surgery, Post-Graduate
Temporal Bone Course, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, March, 2009.
Over 300 parents and professionals attended the “Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Training Conference” on Thursday,
July 30th at Mercy College, sponsored by The Children’s
Hearing Institute’s Educational Outreach Program.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Panelist: Facial Nerve Measurement, XIth
International Facial Nerve Symposium, Rome, Italy, April, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids: Surgery for
Chronic Ear Disease, Au.D. Training Program, CUNY, May, 2009.
CMYK
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Behavioral Testing of Infants – Yes You Can!!!,
Audiology Online, February, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Conference Chair and Presenter, Controversial Issues
in Pediatric Audiology, “Selecting Technology for Children: Setting Auditory
Goals” New York, NY, February, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Cook Children’s Hospital Parents Workshop, Ft
Worth, TX, March, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, American Academy of Audiology, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Advanced Bionics Speech Perception in Children,
Chicago, IL, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Moving from Hearing Aids to CI – How to Decide,
HOPE Tele-conference, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Moving from Hearing Aids to CI – How to Decide,
HLAA Chat, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Managing Children with Hearing Loss, NJSHA,
Atlantic City, May, 2009.
Books, Book Chapters and Articles
■ Kim, Ana H., Simon Parisier, MD, Bluestone & Stool’s Pediatric
Otolaryngology, 5th Edition, Chapter on Injuries of the Ear and Temporal Bone.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, and Dr. Carol Flexer, Using Listening Age for
Managing Children with Hearing Loss, Audiology Today, May, 2009.
Dr. Hoffman treats a young patient in the
new examination rooms.
The examination rooms are equipped with a large variety of sophisticated equipment which the doctors use to diagnose and treat
conditions of the ear. They complement the services offered in the
Ear Institute’s audiological test booths, cochlear implant programming rooms and therapy and consultation offices.
“We are grateful to our donors, whose gift enables us to enhance
our ability to provide a comprehensive array of services to the
children and families who come to us.” said Dr. Ronald Hoffman,
Co-Director of The Ear Institute. “Having these examination
rooms will enhance the multidisciplinary team approach we use
in patient care.”
In addition to all standard equipment, the rooms come equipped
with operating microscopes, used by Ear Institute doctors for
close examination and advanced evaluation of the ear, as well as
in-patient medical procedures, and sophisticated equipment
which allows for fiber optic imaging and documentation of the
ear nose and throat.
Pete Wright, Esq., conference presenter, reviews laws
and court rulings that affect the educational rights of
children with disabilities.
Lowell Sidney and Lacey Tisch Sidney
join Jordan and Diana Gershuny at the party.
The sold-out conference, which was led by nationally
renowned disability and educational rights lawyer Pete Wright,
Esq. was an intensive seminar intended to teach parents and
professionals how to effectively advocate for the educational
rights of disabled children. The conference received many positive reviews from participants.
Roof Top Cocktail Party a
Great Success
Dr. Patricia Chute, Dean, School of Health and Natural
Sciences at Mercy College, which generously hosted the conference, welcomed participants.
On the wettest day of the wettest June in recent memory,
over 200 enthusiastic partygoers attended The Children’s
Hearing Institute’s annual rooftop cocktail party on June 18th
at the Time Warner Center.
During the course of the day Mr. Wright gave a detailed
overview of the special services and accommodations that are
guaranteed by law to students with disabilities. In addition, he
provided helpful guidance in developing strategies for the
improvement of a student’s IEP, and in negotiation techniques
used when advocating for services.
The conference concluded with a lively panel made up of attendees from various professional disciplines, and of parents of
children with disabilities, who answered questions posed in
advance by the audience.
Sandra Vukosavljevic and Doug Boxer
Led by co-chairs Jason Boxer, Lisa Weinberg and Allison
Kunis, CHI supporters braved torrential rains to sip cocktails
and enjoy tasty hors d’ouvres provided by The Glazier Group.
The day concluded with a question and answer session
among conference attendees and parents, teachers,
advocates, clinicians and attorneys.
The large reception rooms cozily accommodated all guests,
who enjoyed spectacular views of Columbus Circle and
Central Park. During the course of the evening, the rain relented a bit and guests stepped out onto the Terrace to enjoy the
fresh air and Hudson River views.
The evening was capped off by a spectacular raffle. Almost
$50,000 was raised to benefit the Pediatric Hearing Aid Dispensary
at The Ear Institute of The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
The Children’s Hearing Institute is grateful to all donors, and most
especially our Corporate sponsors: Doug Boxer of RARE,
Russian Standard Premium Vodka, PepsiCo New York, The
Abernathy McGregor Group, Melissa and Michael Boxer, Empire
Merchants, The Glazier Group, The Needlers Foundation, and
Weinberg Properties, all of whom ensured the financial success of
the evening.
Courses, Papers and Presentations
■ Hoffman, Ronald, MD, Cochlear Implant Profitability – Management Issues
– panel presentation, 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children,
Seattle, WA , June, 2009
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Parisier, MD, Ronald Hoffman, MD, et al.
Evolution of Cochlear Implant Wound Complications: 30+ Year, American
Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting,
San Diego, CA, October, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Paul Lee, Mathew Jung, et al., Tai Chi as an Alternative
to Vestibular Rehab, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, L. Loewenstein, Y. Raphael, et al., Three-Dimensional
Analysis of Head Rotations in Guinea Pigs, Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago, IL,
October, 2009.
Generous CHI Donors
Underwrite New
Examination Rooms at
Ear Institute
Over 300 Attend Children’s Hearing
Institute Wrightslaw Conference
Thanks to the generosity of some very good friends of The
Children’s Hearing Institute, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
have been able to install two state of the art examination rooms
for otolaryngologists at The Ear Institute.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Parisier, MD, Doug Chun, et al. Revision
Cochlear Implant Surgery in Patients with Suspected Soft Failures, 12th
Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Seattle, WA , June, 2009
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Pariser, MD, Nilesh Shah, et al., Evaluation of
Residual Hearing Preservation and Cochlear Implant Performance After Round
Window Electrode Insertion, 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in
Children, Seattle, WA , June, 2009
Event Co-Chairs (left to right) Lisa Weinberg, Jason Boxer,
and Allison Kunis.
Jordan Mandel and Lindsey
Fein enjoy the outdoor terraces
at Time Warner in between
rain showers.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Lisa Wilson, Michele Gandolfi, Cost Effective Analysis
of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Combined Otolaryngology Society
Meeting (COSM), Scottsdale, AZ, May, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Paul Kileny, R. Mark Wiet, et al., The Predictive Value of
Transtympanic Promontory EABR in Congenital Temporal Bone Malformations,
9th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Warsaw,
Poland, May, 2009
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Carol A. Silverman, PhD, Janet Reath
Schoepflin, Ph.D., Nancy Gilston, AuD, Presenters, Repair Issues
Associated with Cochlear Implants, 9th European Symposium on Pediatric
Cochlear Implantation, Warsaw, Poland, May, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Panelist: Treatment of Facial ParalysisAcute and Chronic—from simple to complex care, Eastern Section of the
Triological Society, Boston, MA, January, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Hearing Loss in Children, Department of
Pediatrics, Flushing General Hospital, Flushing, NY, March, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, PostGraduate Temporal Bone Course, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, March
and May, 2009.
Over 300 conference participants attended the conference,
which was held in the Rotunda Hall at Mercy College.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Lasers in Otologic Surgery, Post-Graduate
Temporal Bone Course, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, March, 2009.
Over 300 parents and professionals attended the “Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Training Conference” on Thursday,
July 30th at Mercy College, sponsored by The Children’s
Hearing Institute’s Educational Outreach Program.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Panelist: Facial Nerve Measurement, XIth
International Facial Nerve Symposium, Rome, Italy, April, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids: Surgery for
Chronic Ear Disease, Au.D. Training Program, CUNY, May, 2009.
CMYK
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Behavioral Testing of Infants – Yes You Can!!!,
Audiology Online, February, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Conference Chair and Presenter, Controversial Issues
in Pediatric Audiology, “Selecting Technology for Children: Setting Auditory
Goals” New York, NY, February, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Cook Children’s Hospital Parents Workshop, Ft
Worth, TX, March, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, American Academy of Audiology, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Advanced Bionics Speech Perception in Children,
Chicago, IL, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Moving from Hearing Aids to CI – How to Decide,
HOPE Tele-conference, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Moving from Hearing Aids to CI – How to Decide,
HLAA Chat, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Managing Children with Hearing Loss, NJSHA,
Atlantic City, May, 2009.
Books, Book Chapters and Articles
■ Kim, Ana H., Simon Parisier, MD, Bluestone & Stool’s Pediatric
Otolaryngology, 5th Edition, Chapter on Injuries of the Ear and Temporal Bone.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, and Dr. Carol Flexer, Using Listening Age for
Managing Children with Hearing Loss, Audiology Today, May, 2009.
Dr. Hoffman treats a young patient in the
new examination rooms.
The examination rooms are equipped with a large variety of sophisticated equipment which the doctors use to diagnose and treat
conditions of the ear. They complement the services offered in the
Ear Institute’s audiological test booths, cochlear implant programming rooms and therapy and consultation offices.
“We are grateful to our donors, whose gift enables us to enhance
our ability to provide a comprehensive array of services to the
children and families who come to us.” said Dr. Ronald Hoffman,
Co-Director of The Ear Institute. “Having these examination
rooms will enhance the multidisciplinary team approach we use
in patient care.”
In addition to all standard equipment, the rooms come equipped
with operating microscopes, used by Ear Institute doctors for
close examination and advanced evaluation of the ear, as well as
in-patient medical procedures, and sophisticated equipment
which allows for fiber optic imaging and documentation of the
ear nose and throat.
Pete Wright, Esq., conference presenter, reviews laws
and court rulings that affect the educational rights of
children with disabilities.
Lowell Sidney and Lacey Tisch Sidney
join Jordan and Diana Gershuny at the party.
The sold-out conference, which was led by nationally
renowned disability and educational rights lawyer Pete Wright,
Esq. was an intensive seminar intended to teach parents and
professionals how to effectively advocate for the educational
rights of disabled children. The conference received many positive reviews from participants.
Roof Top Cocktail Party a
Great Success
Dr. Patricia Chute, Dean, School of Health and Natural
Sciences at Mercy College, which generously hosted the conference, welcomed participants.
On the wettest day of the wettest June in recent memory,
over 200 enthusiastic partygoers attended The Children’s
Hearing Institute’s annual rooftop cocktail party on June 18th
at the Time Warner Center.
During the course of the day Mr. Wright gave a detailed
overview of the special services and accommodations that are
guaranteed by law to students with disabilities. In addition, he
provided helpful guidance in developing strategies for the
improvement of a student’s IEP, and in negotiation techniques
used when advocating for services.
The conference concluded with a lively panel made up of attendees from various professional disciplines, and of parents of
children with disabilities, who answered questions posed in
advance by the audience.
Sandra Vukosavljevic and Doug Boxer
Led by co-chairs Jason Boxer, Lisa Weinberg and Allison
Kunis, CHI supporters braved torrential rains to sip cocktails
and enjoy tasty hors d’ouvres provided by The Glazier Group.
The day concluded with a question and answer session
among conference attendees and parents, teachers,
advocates, clinicians and attorneys.
The large reception rooms cozily accommodated all guests,
who enjoyed spectacular views of Columbus Circle and
Central Park. During the course of the evening, the rain relented a bit and guests stepped out onto the Terrace to enjoy the
fresh air and Hudson River views.
The evening was capped off by a spectacular raffle. Almost
$50,000 was raised to benefit the Pediatric Hearing Aid Dispensary
at The Ear Institute of The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
The Children’s Hearing Institute is grateful to all donors, and most
especially our Corporate sponsors: Doug Boxer of RARE,
Russian Standard Premium Vodka, PepsiCo New York, The
Abernathy McGregor Group, Melissa and Michael Boxer, Empire
Merchants, The Glazier Group, The Needlers Foundation, and
Weinberg Properties, all of whom ensured the financial success of
the evening.
Courses, Papers and Presentations
■ Hoffman, Ronald, MD, Cochlear Implant Profitability – Management Issues
– panel presentation, 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children,
Seattle, WA , June, 2009
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Parisier, MD, Ronald Hoffman, MD, et al.
Evolution of Cochlear Implant Wound Complications: 30+ Year, American
Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting,
San Diego, CA, October, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Paul Lee, Mathew Jung, et al., Tai Chi as an Alternative
to Vestibular Rehab, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery 2009 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, L. Loewenstein, Y. Raphael, et al., Three-Dimensional
Analysis of Head Rotations in Guinea Pigs, Neuroscience Meeting, Chicago, IL,
October, 2009.
Generous CHI Donors
Underwrite New
Examination Rooms at
Ear Institute
Over 300 Attend Children’s Hearing
Institute Wrightslaw Conference
Thanks to the generosity of some very good friends of The
Children’s Hearing Institute, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
have been able to install two state of the art examination rooms
for otolaryngologists at The Ear Institute.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Parisier, MD, Doug Chun, et al. Revision
Cochlear Implant Surgery in Patients with Suspected Soft Failures, 12th
Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Seattle, WA , June, 2009
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Simon Pariser, MD, Nilesh Shah, et al., Evaluation of
Residual Hearing Preservation and Cochlear Implant Performance After Round
Window Electrode Insertion, 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in
Children, Seattle, WA , June, 2009
Event Co-Chairs (left to right) Lisa Weinberg, Jason Boxer,
and Allison Kunis.
Jordan Mandel and Lindsey
Fein enjoy the outdoor terraces
at Time Warner in between
rain showers.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Lisa Wilson, Michele Gandolfi, Cost Effective Analysis
of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Combined Otolaryngology Society
Meeting (COSM), Scottsdale, AZ, May, 2009.
■ Kim, Ana H., MD, Paul Kileny, R. Mark Wiet, et al., The Predictive Value of
Transtympanic Promontory EABR in Congenital Temporal Bone Malformations,
9th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Warsaw,
Poland, May, 2009
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Carol A. Silverman, PhD, Janet Reath
Schoepflin, Ph.D., Nancy Gilston, AuD, Presenters, Repair Issues
Associated with Cochlear Implants, 9th European Symposium on Pediatric
Cochlear Implantation, Warsaw, Poland, May, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Panelist: Treatment of Facial ParalysisAcute and Chronic—from simple to complex care, Eastern Section of the
Triological Society, Boston, MA, January, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Hearing Loss in Children, Department of
Pediatrics, Flushing General Hospital, Flushing, NY, March, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, PostGraduate Temporal Bone Course, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, March
and May, 2009.
Over 300 conference participants attended the conference,
which was held in the Rotunda Hall at Mercy College.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Lasers in Otologic Surgery, Post-Graduate
Temporal Bone Course, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, March, 2009.
Over 300 parents and professionals attended the “Wrightslaw
Special Education Law and Training Conference” on Thursday,
July 30th at Mercy College, sponsored by The Children’s
Hearing Institute’s Educational Outreach Program.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Panelist: Facial Nerve Measurement, XIth
International Facial Nerve Symposium, Rome, Italy, April, 2009.
■ Linstrom, Christopher J., MD, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids: Surgery for
Chronic Ear Disease, Au.D. Training Program, CUNY, May, 2009.
CMYK
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Behavioral Testing of Infants – Yes You Can!!!,
Audiology Online, February, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Conference Chair and Presenter, Controversial Issues
in Pediatric Audiology, “Selecting Technology for Children: Setting Auditory
Goals” New York, NY, February, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Cook Children’s Hospital Parents Workshop, Ft
Worth, TX, March, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, American Academy of Audiology, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Advanced Bionics Speech Perception in Children,
Chicago, IL, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Moving from Hearing Aids to CI – How to Decide,
HOPE Tele-conference, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Moving from Hearing Aids to CI – How to Decide,
HLAA Chat, April, 2009.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, Managing Children with Hearing Loss, NJSHA,
Atlantic City, May, 2009.
Books, Book Chapters and Articles
■ Kim, Ana H., Simon Parisier, MD, Bluestone & Stool’s Pediatric
Otolaryngology, 5th Edition, Chapter on Injuries of the Ear and Temporal Bone.
■ Madell, Jane R., PhD, and Dr. Carol Flexer, Using Listening Age for
Managing Children with Hearing Loss, Audiology Today, May, 2009.
Dr. Hoffman treats a young patient in the
new examination rooms.
The examination rooms are equipped with a large variety of sophisticated equipment which the doctors use to diagnose and treat
conditions of the ear. They complement the services offered in the
Ear Institute’s audiological test booths, cochlear implant programming rooms and therapy and consultation offices.
“We are grateful to our donors, whose gift enables us to enhance
our ability to provide a comprehensive array of services to the
children and families who come to us.” said Dr. Ronald Hoffman,
Co-Director of The Ear Institute. “Having these examination
rooms will enhance the multidisciplinary team approach we use
in patient care.”
In addition to all standard equipment, the rooms come equipped
with operating microscopes, used by Ear Institute doctors for
close examination and advanced evaluation of the ear, as well as
in-patient medical procedures, and sophisticated equipment
which allows for fiber optic imaging and documentation of the
ear nose and throat.
Pete Wright, Esq., conference presenter, reviews laws
and court rulings that affect the educational rights of
children with disabilities.
Lowell Sidney and Lacey Tisch Sidney
join Jordan and Diana Gershuny at the party.
The sold-out conference, which was led by nationally
renowned disability and educational rights lawyer Pete Wright,
Esq. was an intensive seminar intended to teach parents and
professionals how to effectively advocate for the educational
rights of disabled children. The conference received many positive reviews from participants.
Roof Top Cocktail Party a
Great Success
Dr. Patricia Chute, Dean, School of Health and Natural
Sciences at Mercy College, which generously hosted the conference, welcomed participants.
On the wettest day of the wettest June in recent memory,
over 200 enthusiastic partygoers attended The Children’s
Hearing Institute’s annual rooftop cocktail party on June 18th
at the Time Warner Center.
During the course of the day Mr. Wright gave a detailed
overview of the special services and accommodations that are
guaranteed by law to students with disabilities. In addition, he
provided helpful guidance in developing strategies for the
improvement of a student’s IEP, and in negotiation techniques
used when advocating for services.
The conference concluded with a lively panel made up of attendees from various professional disciplines, and of parents of
children with disabilities, who answered questions posed in
advance by the audience.
Sandra Vukosavljevic and Doug Boxer
Led by co-chairs Jason Boxer, Lisa Weinberg and Allison
Kunis, CHI supporters braved torrential rains to sip cocktails
and enjoy tasty hors d’ouvres provided by The Glazier Group.
The day concluded with a question and answer session
among conference attendees and parents, teachers,
advocates, clinicians and attorneys.
The large reception rooms cozily accommodated all guests,
who enjoyed spectacular views of Columbus Circle and
Central Park. During the course of the evening, the rain relented a bit and guests stepped out onto the Terrace to enjoy the
fresh air and Hudson River views.
The evening was capped off by a spectacular raffle. Almost
$50,000 was raised to benefit the Pediatric Hearing Aid Dispensary
at The Ear Institute of The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
The Children’s Hearing Institute is grateful to all donors, and most
especially our Corporate sponsors: Doug Boxer of RARE,
Russian Standard Premium Vodka, PepsiCo New York, The
Abernathy McGregor Group, Melissa and Michael Boxer, Empire
Merchants, The Glazier Group, The Needlers Foundation, and
Weinberg Properties, all of whom ensured the financial success of
the evening.
The Children’s Hearing Institute
Joseph F. Brown, Executive Director
Tel: 646-438-7818; Fax: 646-438-7844; [email protected]
Melissa Willis, Director of Educational Programming
Tel: 646-438-7858; Fax: 646-438-7859; [email protected]
The Children’s Hearing Institute
380 Second Avenue – 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010
Ear Institute Offers Sophisticated
Early Detection and Diagnosis
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening is typically the first step
in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in
infants. In New York, all infants are screened at birth in the hospital, and if necessary, hospital staff will refer parents or caregivers to facilities such as the CHI supported Ear Institute for
further evaluation.
The accurate audiological evaluation of infants requires specialized tests. In older children, the audiologist can use a variety of
techniques and tests to determine degree and type of hearing
loss. “To put it simply, for infants, we can’t ask ‘Did you hear
that?’, as we do with young children,” said Jane R Madell, PhD,
Director of the Hearing and Learning Center at The Ear Institute.
We place parent and child in a dark test booth with a comfortable chair, give the baby a bottle, and perform the test while the
child sleeps.”
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
The Children’s Hearing Institute
380 Second Avenue– 9th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Thanks to the generosity of its donors, The Children’s Hearing
Institute is able to provide generous funding to help support
important pediatric services like these.
CHI Summer Reading Champ
Congratulations are in order for Sam
Kaplan, entering the third grade this
year at Grafflin Elementary School in
Chappaqua, N.Y. who achieved his
goal of reading 100 hours this summer.
Sam, who has wears 2 cochlear
implants says his inspiration to
achieve his goal came from his 2nd
grade teacher, Mrs. Giacomi. Although
reading is essential for the educational
development of all children, substantial amounts of reading
help hearing impaired children in areas where they face challenges: vocabulary, higher level language acquisition, and
abstract thinking. Go Sam!
THE CHILDREN’S HEARING INSTITUTE
www.childrenshearing.org
Annual Fundraiser Scheduled for
December 8th at New RARE Chelsea
The Children’s Hearing Institute
2009/2010 Educational Outreach Events
For further information, contact Melissa Willis at
646-438-7858, [email protected] or visit the web site at:
www.childrenshearing.org.
Professional Workshops – 2009/2010
CMYK
Sandra Delapenha,MA, Supervisor, Clinical Audiology, at The
Ear Institute is a specialist in performing both otoacoustic
emissions (OE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
in babies.
“We use both these tests in our treatment of all young children
that come to us for services,but they are particular valuable in
measuring and assessing hearing loss in infants.”
When receiving sounds, the normally functioning ear reflects an
“echo” back into the ear canal. In the otoacoustic emissions
test, a miniature earphone and microphone are placed in the
child’s ear. Sounds are then played and the “echo” response, or
lack of response, to this sound is then measured and analyzed.
The auditory brainstem response measures the brain’s reaction
to sounds played to the infant’s ears. Small electrodes are
placed on the child’s head to detect these responses.This test
measures how the hearing nerve responds to sounds and can
identify hearing loss.
The ABR tests require a child to be sleeping to be accurate.
“We tell parents and caregivers to bring sleepy, hungry babies.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sounds In Motion: Helping to Close the Literacy Gap
Pre-K thru 1st Grade
Course Director: Fran Santore, CCC/SLP
Horace Mann School, Riverdale, NY
Saturday October 3rd, Friday November 6th,
Friday December 4th
Optimizing Auditory Skill Development Through
Partnership:
Parents, Teachers, Peers—A 3-Day Course
Intensive – Hands on Therapy Techniques
Limited Registration: Ear Institute, NYC
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Three L’s: Listening-Language-Literacy
Speaker: Denise Wray
Beth Israel Medical Center
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Hearing Aid Dispenser CE Course
Required by NYS Dept. of Licensing
Infection Control/Professional Ethics & Law
Beth Israel Medical Center
Thursday, March 4, Friday, March 5, 2010
Controversial Issues in Pediatric Audiology
Auditory Therapy Day – Thursday, March 4, 2010
Audiology Day – Friday, March 5, 2010
The Graduate Center – New York, NY
May 2010, Date TBA
Spring Educators Conference: 2-Day Workshop
Day 1: Counseling “Care Project” with Johnnie Sexton
Day 2: The Essential Facts You Need to Know: IEP’s and
Special Education Law
SEPTEMBER, 2009
ATTENTION AUDIOLOGISTS!
Last Chance to Obtain your NYS Required
Hearing Dispenser License CE Credits in 2009
WHO NEEDS THE HEARING AID DISPENSER REGISTRATION COURSE?
• Any individual who is engaged in the act of “fitting, selecting, renting, adjusting, or servicing of hearing aids or any
other instrument to compensate for impaired hearing.” This includes Cochlear Implants as well.
A separate business registration to operate a business.
•
HEARING AID DISPENSER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE
Thursday, December 3, 2009
To register for this course:
(Limited Seating – Please Register Early)
Please contact Melissa A. Willis at The Children’s Hearing
Institute at 646-438-7858 or [email protected]. You can
also register online at www.childrenshearing.org. Please
forward this information to colleagues who may need to
fulfill this requirement.
Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
10 Union Square East – 2nd Fl
Registration Fee: $85.00
AGENDA:
4:00-6:00pm – New York State & Federal Hearing Aid
Dispensing Rules/Regulations & Professional Conduct
Presenter: Barbara Kruger, PhD
6:00-8:00pm – Infection Control & Hearing Healthcare
Presenter – Joseph A. Vespe, Ms, MBA
The Children’s Hearing Institute is an approved provider by the Division
of Licensing for NYS. This course is also approved by ASHA and AAA
for 0.4 CEUs.
Department of State: Division of Licensing
Announcement – State of New York
Effective immediately, all registered Hearing Aid Dispensers whose license is to expire on
or after July 1, 2009 are required to complete two hours of infection control and one hour
of New York State and Federal Law, regulations and professional conduct. This is in
addition to the already mandated 20 hours of continuing education as approved by New
York State Dept of State.
Also affected by the new regulation are Hearing Aid Dispensers also licensed as
Audiologists through the Department of Education. Such licensees must complete four
hours of hearing aid dispenser related topics in which at least two hours must include the
topic of infection control and at least one hour must include New York State and Federal
law, regulations and professional conduct. Such hours may be earned in satisfaction of
continued licensure under Article 159 of the Education Law as long as the registrant
demonstrates proof of completion of the required topics.
Friends and supporters of The Children’s Hearing Anchor, was the winner of a 2007 Peabody Award.
Institute will gather at RARE Chelsea on Tuesday, They are the parents of a hearing impaired child.
December 8, 2009 to honor loyal and deserving
It was decided this year, in view of the challenging
friends and to present its 2009 Hearing Heroes Award.
economic climate, to change the benefit concept,
The location and format represents a departure both to reflect economic circumstances and to
from The Institute’s traditional dinner and program maximize the proceeds from the event, which The
formats.
Institute will use for its important work with children. The event will consist of cocktails,
The event will honor Yvette and Joel
hors d’ouvres, and a brief program in
Mallah. The Mallah’s are longtime
what promises to be one of
generous benefactors of The
Manhattan’s
hottest
new
Children’s Hearing Institute.
places.
In addition to supporting its
activities throughout the
Generously hosted by RARE
year, they have made genproprietor and long time
erous gifts to underwrite
CHI volunteer and supportthe construction and
er Mr. Doug Boxer, the
equipping of facilities at
benefit will represent the
the Ear Institute.
restaurant’s opening celebration. Located in the
The Hearing Heroes
Chelsea Wyndham Hotel,
Award will be presented
RARE Chelsea joins Mr.
to Lee and Bob Woodruff.
Boxer’s other RARE venues
Lee is a best-selling
in Manhattan.
author. Her first book, “In
an Instant” (coauthored
For further information, or to
with her husband Bob), was
purchase tickets, please visit:
www.childrenshearing.org
a New York Times Bestseller,
chronicling their lives following Bob’s traumatic brain injury
suffered while he was reporting
from Iraq. Lee’s most recent
book is “Perfectly Imperfect.”
Bob, the acclaimed ABC News
The Children’s Hearing Institute
Joseph F. Brown, Executive Director
Tel: 646-438-7818; Fax: 646-438-7844; [email protected]
Melissa Willis, Director of Educational Programming
Tel: 646-438-7858; Fax: 646-438-7859; [email protected]
The Children’s Hearing Institute
380 Second Avenue – 9th Floor, New York, NY 10010
Ear Institute Offers Sophisticated
Early Detection and Diagnosis
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening is typically the first step
in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in
infants. In New York, all infants are screened at birth in the hospital, and if necessary, hospital staff will refer parents or caregivers to facilities such as the CHI supported Ear Institute for
further evaluation.
The accurate audiological evaluation of infants requires specialized tests. In older children, the audiologist can use a variety of
techniques and tests to determine degree and type of hearing
loss. “To put it simply, for infants, we can’t ask ‘Did you hear
that?’, as we do with young children,” said Jane R Madell, PhD,
Director of the Hearing and Learning Center at The Ear Institute.
We place parent and child in a dark test booth with a comfortable chair, give the baby a bottle, and perform the test while the
child sleeps.”
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
The Children’s Hearing Institute
380 Second Avenue– 9th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Thanks to the generosity of its donors, The Children’s Hearing
Institute is able to provide generous funding to help support
important pediatric services like these.
CHI Summer Reading Champ
Congratulations are in order for Sam
Kaplan, entering the third grade this
year at Grafflin Elementary School in
Chappaqua, N.Y. who achieved his
goal of reading 100 hours this summer.
Sam, who has wears 2 cochlear
implants says his inspiration to
achieve his goal came from his 2nd
grade teacher, Mrs. Giacomi. Although
reading is essential for the educational
development of all children, substantial amounts of reading
help hearing impaired children in areas where they face challenges: vocabulary, higher level language acquisition, and
abstract thinking. Go Sam!
THE CHILDREN’S HEARING INSTITUTE
www.childrenshearing.org
Annual Fundraiser Scheduled for
December 8th at New RARE Chelsea
The Children’s Hearing Institute
2009/2010 Educational Outreach Events
For further information, contact Melissa Willis at
646-438-7858, [email protected] or visit the web site at:
www.childrenshearing.org.
Professional Workshops – 2009/2010
CMYK
Sandra Delapenha,MA, Supervisor, Clinical Audiology, at The
Ear Institute is a specialist in performing both otoacoustic
emissions (OE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing
in babies.
“We use both these tests in our treatment of all young children
that come to us for services,but they are particular valuable in
measuring and assessing hearing loss in infants.”
When receiving sounds, the normally functioning ear reflects an
“echo” back into the ear canal. In the otoacoustic emissions
test, a miniature earphone and microphone are placed in the
child’s ear. Sounds are then played and the “echo” response, or
lack of response, to this sound is then measured and analyzed.
The auditory brainstem response measures the brain’s reaction
to sounds played to the infant’s ears. Small electrodes are
placed on the child’s head to detect these responses.This test
measures how the hearing nerve responds to sounds and can
identify hearing loss.
The ABR tests require a child to be sleeping to be accurate.
“We tell parents and caregivers to bring sleepy, hungry babies.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Sounds In Motion: Helping to Close the Literacy Gap
Pre-K thru 1st Grade
Course Director: Fran Santore, CCC/SLP
Horace Mann School, Riverdale, NY
Saturday October 3rd, Friday November 6th,
Friday December 4th
Optimizing Auditory Skill Development Through
Partnership:
Parents, Teachers, Peers—A 3-Day Course
Intensive – Hands on Therapy Techniques
Limited Registration: Ear Institute, NYC
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Three L’s: Listening-Language-Literacy
Speaker: Denise Wray
Beth Israel Medical Center
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Hearing Aid Dispenser CE Course
Required by NYS Dept. of Licensing
Infection Control/Professional Ethics & Law
Beth Israel Medical Center
Thursday, March 4, Friday, March 5, 2010
Controversial Issues in Pediatric Audiology
Auditory Therapy Day – Thursday, March 4, 2010
Audiology Day – Friday, March 5, 2010
The Graduate Center – New York, NY
May 2010, Date TBA
Spring Educators Conference: 2-Day Workshop
Day 1: Counseling “Care Project” with Johnnie Sexton
Day 2: The Essential Facts You Need to Know: IEP’s and
Special Education Law
SEPTEMBER, 2009
ATTENTION AUDIOLOGISTS!
Last Chance to Obtain your NYS Required
Hearing Dispenser License CE Credits in 2009
WHO NEEDS THE HEARING AID DISPENSER REGISTRATION COURSE?
• Any individual who is engaged in the act of “fitting, selecting, renting, adjusting, or servicing of hearing aids or any
other instrument to compensate for impaired hearing.” This includes Cochlear Implants as well.
A separate business registration to operate a business.
•
HEARING AID DISPENSER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE
Thursday, December 3, 2009
To register for this course:
(Limited Seating – Please Register Early)
Please contact Melissa A. Willis at The Children’s Hearing
Institute at 646-438-7858 or [email protected]. You can
also register online at www.childrenshearing.org. Please
forward this information to colleagues who may need to
fulfill this requirement.
Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
10 Union Square East – 2nd Fl
Registration Fee: $85.00
AGENDA:
4:00-6:00pm – New York State & Federal Hearing Aid
Dispensing Rules/Regulations & Professional Conduct
Presenter: Barbara Kruger, PhD
6:00-8:00pm – Infection Control & Hearing Healthcare
Presenter – Joseph A. Vespe, Ms, MBA
The Children’s Hearing Institute is an approved provider by the Division
of Licensing for NYS. This course is also approved by ASHA and AAA
for 0.4 CEUs.
Department of State: Division of Licensing
Announcement – State of New York
Effective immediately, all registered Hearing Aid Dispensers whose license is to expire on
or after July 1, 2009 are required to complete two hours of infection control and one hour
of New York State and Federal Law, regulations and professional conduct. This is in
addition to the already mandated 20 hours of continuing education as approved by New
York State Dept of State.
Also affected by the new regulation are Hearing Aid Dispensers also licensed as
Audiologists through the Department of Education. Such licensees must complete four
hours of hearing aid dispenser related topics in which at least two hours must include the
topic of infection control and at least one hour must include New York State and Federal
law, regulations and professional conduct. Such hours may be earned in satisfaction of
continued licensure under Article 159 of the Education Law as long as the registrant
demonstrates proof of completion of the required topics.
Friends and supporters of The Children’s Hearing Anchor, was the winner of a 2007 Peabody Award.
Institute will gather at RARE Chelsea on Tuesday, They are the parents of a hearing impaired child.
December 8, 2009 to honor loyal and deserving
It was decided this year, in view of the challenging
friends and to present its 2009 Hearing Heroes Award.
economic climate, to change the benefit concept,
The location and format represents a departure both to reflect economic circumstances and to
from The Institute’s traditional dinner and program maximize the proceeds from the event, which The
formats.
Institute will use for its important work with children. The event will consist of cocktails,
The event will honor Yvette and Joel
hors d’ouvres, and a brief program in
Mallah. The Mallah’s are longtime
what promises to be one of
generous benefactors of The
Manhattan’s
hottest
new
Children’s Hearing Institute.
places.
In addition to supporting its
activities throughout the
Generously hosted by RARE
year, they have made genproprietor and long time
erous gifts to underwrite
CHI volunteer and supportthe construction and
er Mr. Doug Boxer, the
equipping of facilities at
benefit will represent the
the Ear Institute.
restaurant’s opening celebration. Located in the
The Hearing Heroes
Chelsea Wyndham Hotel,
Award will be presented
RARE Chelsea joins Mr.
to Lee and Bob Woodruff.
Boxer’s other RARE venues
Lee is a best-selling
in Manhattan.
author. Her first book, “In
an Instant” (coauthored
For further information, or to
with her husband Bob), was
purchase tickets, please visit:
www.childrenshearing.org
a New York Times Bestseller,
chronicling their lives following Bob’s traumatic brain injury
suffered while he was reporting
from Iraq. Lee’s most recent
book is “Perfectly Imperfect.”
Bob, the acclaimed ABC News