Thomas Balkany INSTITUTE FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT TRAINING INC

Advanced training for cochlear implant audiologists: didactic and hands-on training for doctors of audiology to improve patient outcomes; didactic training for cochlear implant audiologists around the world training for AuD students and CI manufacturer representatives. Advanced Audiology Course International Audiology Course Foundational Audiology Course. Trained 132 audiologists this fiscal year.

Advanced training for speech-language pathologists teachers of the deaf and early interventionists to improve listening and spoken language LSL outcomes for children and adults following cochlear implantation. Auditory Verbal Therapy Course International Auditory Verbal Therapy Course. Training for cochlear implant teams Audiologists CI Surgeons and Administrators in the identification and implementation of best practices to improve outcomes the patient experience and team satisfaction. Cochlear Implant Team Efficiency Course. Trained 52 auditory verbal therapists speech-language pathologists rehabilitationists teachers of the deaf and LSL specialists. Trained 66 on cochlear implant teams.

MSTB-3 Project: The ICIT MSTB-3 Test Suite is an updated and streamlined test battery for pre-operative determination of candidacy and post-operative assessment of cochlear implant performance in adults. It contains important practice guidance for clinicians working with cochlear implant CI candidates and recipients including testing protocols digitally downloadable test materials report templates and a manual detailing testing considerations for working with the variety of patient types followed by CI centers. Hosted live web training sessions. Submitted manuscript for publication. Started marketing campaigns for awareness.