Nordic single-sided sensorineural deafness Symposium
Cochlear Nordic single-sided sensorineural deafness Symposium
How is single-sided sensorineural deafness (SSD) affecting children and adults? How should these individuals be treated? The standard of care regarding SSD has recently evolved in Europe. Join us to discuss these topics and learn more about cochlear implantation in SSD.
The program includes lectures by international experts as well as opportunities to discuss and share experiences among colleagues.
The target audience is professionals involved in CI candidacy and treatment.
The Nordic SSD Symposium is now full
Are you interested in attending?
Please contact your local business manager and you will be added to the waitlist.
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Date: 4th and 5th December 2024
Time: Wednesday 4th of December 11:45-17:45
Dinner on the 4th of December at 19:00 at Restaurant Runway on level 2
Thursday 5th of December 08:30-14:00
Venue and Hotel: Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport, 1 768 SEK excl. VAT
Practical information
The symposium will be held at Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport outside Stockholm where we have pre-booked hotel rooms until the 21st of October. The hotel is located at Arlanda Airport inside SkyCity, between Terminals 4 and 5.
The symposium and the dinner in the evening of 4th of December at 19:00 is covered by Cochlear Nordic. We are following the local markets ethical rules and guidelines. Regarding travel and/or hotels cost, please talk to your Cochlear representative in your country.
Agenda Day 1
Wednesday 4th December: The Why
Moderator: Jeanette Hess Erga, Haukeland
| 11:45 | Lunch | Restaurant Runway on level 2 |
| 12:45 | Welcome | Jeanette Hess Erga, Haukeland |
| 13:00 | Treatment pathway: Children with Single Sided Deafness - Poster exhibition | Hlíf Sigurgeirsdóttir Liljenberg & Kateřina Šupíková, Cochlear Nordic |
| 13:15 | Pathophysiology of congenital single-sided deafness | Andrej Kral, Hannover |
| 13:50 | Effect of SSD on the individuals life - a pediatric perspective | Ulrika Löfkvist, Uppsala |
| 14:20 | Break | |
| 14:50 |
Advantages of cochlear implantation in children with single sided deafness: a longitudinal study |
Astrid van Wieringen, Leuven |
| 15:25 |
Outcomes of an RCT comparing cochlear implantation to other treatments in adults with SSD |
Diane Smit, Utrecht |
| 16:00 | Vestibular schwannomas and CI | Jeanette Hess Erga, Haukeland |
| 16:25 | Break | |
| 16:40 | Round table: treatment of SSD in Nordic countries |
Sweden: Anna Granath,Karolinska Norway: Jakob Skalleberg, Oslo Denmark: Cecilia Fernandez Samar, Copenhagen Finland: Topi Jutila, Helsinki |
| 17:25-17:45 | Summary and close of day 1 | Jeanette Hess Erga, Haukeland |
| 19:00 | Dinner | Restaurant Runway on level 2 |
Agenda Day 2
Thursday 5th December: The How
Moderator: Ville Sivonen, Helsinki
| 08:30 | Introduction to day 2 | Ville Sivonen, Helsinki |
| 08:40 | Our experiences with cochlear implant treatment for single-sided deafness | Jesper Yde, Copenhagen |
| 09:15 | Rehabilitation and evaluation of outcomes in CI recipients with SSD | Ida Jensen Friis, Aarhus |
| 09:50 | Device usage in SSD CI recipients | Kristoffer Foldager Jörgensen, Aarhus |
| 10:05 | Break | |
| 10:35 | How to approach fitting in SSD cases | Kristoffer Foldager Jörgensen, Aarhus & Jesper Dahl, Copenhagen |
| 11:15 | The Swiss experience from introducing CI to patients with SSD and results from the CI registry | Tobias Kleinjung, Zürich |
| 11:35 | Insights in the neurophysiological background of CI implantation in single sided deafness – results from PET and EEG studies | Tobias Kleinjung, Zürich |
| 11:55 | US guidelines on cochlear implantation to children and adults with SSD | Kevin D. Brown, North Carolina, USA |
| 12:25 | Discussion, summary and close |
Ville Sivonen, Helsinki Jeanette Hess Erga, Haukeland Lotta Vedholm, Cochlear Nordic |
| 13:00 | Lunch | Restaurant Runway on level 2 |