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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
Day 1

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

1 - The NeuroAudiology of head trauma and the corpus callosum

Speaker: Frank Musiek, PhD – Professor, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona

Earn 1 Credit hour

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
Day 1

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

2 - Concussion disrupts the hearing brain

Speaker: Jennifer Krizman, PhD – Northwestern University; Brainvolts Lab

Earn 1 Credit hour

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
Break

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM PDT

Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
Day 1

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

3 - Different Damage, Different Deficits: Patterns of Auditory Impairment in TBI

Speaker: Alyssa Davidson, PhD, AuD – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Earn 1 Credit hour

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
Day 1

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

4 - Auditory Processing Deficits in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury: Assessment and Treatment Strategies

Speaker: Christina M. Roup, PhD – Ohio State University: Department of Speech and Hearing Science

Earn 1 Credit hour

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
Day 1

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PDT

5 - Objectives measures of listening effort with changes in hearing and cognition

Speaker: Stefanie E. Kuchinsky, PhD – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Earn 1 Credit hour

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
Day 1

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

6 - Neurotoxicity and Occupational Health

Speaker: Thais C. Morata, PhD – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Field Studies and Engineering

Earn 1 Credit hour

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
Break

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT

Break

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
Day 1

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PDT

7 - Neurotoxic exposures and auditory function

Speaker: O'neil Guthrie, PhD CCCA – Northern Arizona University Communication Sciences and Disorders

Earn 1 Credit hour

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
Day 1

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM PDT

8 - Neurotoxicity and Public Health

Speaker: Kelly Reavis – VA Portland Health Care System National Center for Rehabilatative Auditory Research

Earn 1 Credit hour

Thursday, September 18, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Day 2

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

9 - Leveraging LIMBIC-CENC Data to Enhance Person-Centered Clinical Care for Veterans with History of Traumatic Brain Injury?

Speaker: Henry Lew, MD, PhD – JABSOM

Speaker: James W. Hall, III, PhD – Salus University at Drexel; University of Hawaii

Speaker: Laura Manning Franke, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Speaker: Samuel R. Walton, PhD, ATC – Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Earn 1 Credit hour

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Day 2

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

10 - Clinical Pathways at VA; Intro to patient experiences

Speaker: Sean McClenney, AuD – Veterans Health Administration

Earn 1 Credit hour

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
Break

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

Break

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PDT
Day 2

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PDT

11 - SLP and AuD approach to care for patients with TBI

Speaker: Laura Klug, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS – Department of Veterans Affairs Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Speaker: Mary Kelly Bone, AuD – Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Earn 1 Credit hour

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
Day 2

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT

12 - Bridging Practice and Evidence: Clinical and Research Insights in Adult Traumatic Brain Injury

Speaker: Gail Whitelaw, PhD – Ohio State University: Department of Speech and Hearing Science

Earn 1 Credit hour

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
Lunch

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM PDT

Lunch

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
Day 2

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM PDT

13 - Interdisciplinary care for concussion: Combining clinic and research

Speaker: Jim Chesnutt, MD

Speaker: Tess K. Koerner, AuD, PhD, CCC-A – VA RR&D NCRAR

Earn 1 Credit hour

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
Day 2

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

14 - Interdisciplinary Model of Care for TBI: Integration and Implementation

Speaker: Rachel M. Satter, PhD, MSCP – Director of the TBI & Intrepid Spirit Center at Madigan Army Medical Center

Earn 1 Credit hour

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
Break

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Day 2

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT

15 - Barriers and facilitators to audiologist involvement in traumatic injury patients

Speaker: Bojana Sarkic, PhD – La Trobe University, Victoria Australia

Earn 1 Credit hour

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
Poster Session

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT

Poster Session

Friday, September 19, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
Day 3

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PDT

16 - Head Injuries and Hearing: A link often Overlooked

Speaker: Melissa Novak, DO – Oregon Health and Science University

Earn .5 Credit hour

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Day 3

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

17 - Case studies and experience setting up interdisciplinary team to support patients with communication deficits

Speaker: Dave Jedlicka, AuD – Department Of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh VA Medical Center

Earn .5 Credit hour

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
Day 3

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

18 - Review of the VA-DOD Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Working Group

Speaker: Victoria Tepe, PhD – DHA Hearing Center of Excellence

Earn .5 Credit hour

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
Break

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

Break

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PDT
Day 3

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

19 - Speech Pathology Case Studies from the Polytrauma System of Care

Speaker: Laura Klug, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS – Department of Veterans Affairs Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Earn .5 Credit hour

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM PDT
Day 3

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM PDT

20 - Building Strong Teams: Interdisciplinary Care Models for Veterans with CAPD

Speaker: Delia Karahalios, AuD, CCC-A – Veterans Health Administration - Audiology & Speech Pathology

Earn .5 Credit hour

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM PDT
Day 3

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM PDT

21 - Case studies of Audiology patients following TBI/Polytrauma injuries

Speaker: Mary Kelly Bone, AuD – Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Earn .5 Credit hour

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
Break

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Break

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
Day 3

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

22 - Round table discussion

Panelist: Lina Kubli, PhD Audiology – Veterans Health Administration

Panelist: Tian Wang, PhD – DoD Congressionally directed extramural funding

Panelist: Stuart Hoffman – Veterans Health Administration

Panelist: Elizabeth Russell Esposito, PhD – Defense Health Agency

Panelist: Sean McClenney, AuD – Veterans Health Administration

Moderator: Melissa Papesh, AuD, PhD – Department of Veterans Affairs