Cochlear Implant Education

Institute for Cochlear Implant Training is committed to providing in-depth education, advanced training, and access to the latest resources, like the Minimum Speech Test Battery, Third Edition, for Adult Cochlear Implant Users (MSTB-3), to cochlear implant surgeons, audiologists, auditory-verbal ...

The cochlear implant has changed the ways that children with significant hearing loss are educated. The large majority of children with implants receive them as infants, and greater numbers of children with implants are entering mainstream schools at the beginning of their educational careers.

explaining to families that speech and language are not the same thing, and that education is based on language development getting more information and support from local and national organizations of teachers of those with impaired hearing To assure that students with cochlear implants don't fall behind their classmates, educators should frequently evaluate them and their educational settings.

The Cochlear School Resource Center is designed to assist educational professionals, pediatric and educational audiologists with quick access to tools and material to meet the auditory accessibility needs of school-aged children* with cochlear implants, an Osia System, a Baha System or significant hearing loss.

This course will address the numerous planning considerations for school age children using cochlear implant technology. It will discuss the many interwoven factors that impact student outcomes.

For more information about the cochlear implantation externship, contact William H. Shapiro, AuD, at william.shapiro@nyulangone.org. Our annual two-day continuing education course, Maximizing Performance in Cochlear Implant RecipientsProgramming Concepts, instructs healthcare professionals who program cochlear implants in new techniques to improve device performance.

This online program will offer both depth and breadth of instruction, emphasizing materials and methods to provide the framework for best practices in the provision of cochlear implant services. The course of study will bring the professional up to date on the state of the science in cochlear implant technology and methods of treatment.