Professor Gabrielle Saunders, Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
ManCAD is excited about its upcoming inaugural research conference that we’ve playfully named ‘Research CAPers’ - as in Research Clinical Auditory Papers. This year’s conference will highlight the scientific accomplishments of Professor Dave Moore – who is retiring later this year from his various academic roles (Professor, Auditory Neuroscience, University of Manchester, Director, Communication Sciences Research Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Cincinnati). At the same time, the conference content will focus on finding clinical solutions to current audiological needs.
We are honoured to have presenters from across the globe (Africa, Australia, Europe and the US) share their work - much of which was inspired by and/or conducted with Dave Moore.
Here’s a brief overview of the conference highlights:
· Nine invited presentations
· 15 submitted presentations
· 21 posters
· 3 tributes to Dave Moore
· A networking event at a local not-for-profit arts centre with a buffet dinner and drinks.
A sampling of topics you’ll hear about include the role of the olivocochlear system in sound localization (Charlie Liberman), listening difficulties in children (Astrid Van Wieringen, Harvey Dillon), accessible hearing care (De Wet Swanepoel); Hearing screening (Piers Dawes, Cas Smits, Charlotte Vercammen, Lena Wong), use of big data sets in audiology (Kevin Munro, Michael Akeroyd, Oliver Zobay), and alternative approaches to hearing assessment (Michael Stone, Josephine Marriage, Catherine Killan, Emanuele Perugia, Mohsen Fatehifar, Ian Wiggins, Bill Whitmer).
Going forward, ManCAD will host a Research CAPers conference on a biennial basis (every other year) to provide a forum for researchers, audiologists, early career scientists, and students to network, share ideas and present their clinical hearing research in a supportive collegial setting.
If this has inspired you to find out more, here’s a link to the conference website that include a preliminary programme, a link to registration, and local information.
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancad/conference/
Hope to see you in Manchester in September!
