| Session | Epidemiology: what we know and what we don’t know | |
| Time | Presenter | Topic |
| 7:00 | Registration/ | Registration/Breakfast at AAO-HNSF Headquarters |
| 7:45 | Saunders/Clark | Introductory Comments |
| 8:00 | Neumann | Feasibility of Newborn Screening in Developing Countries |
| 8:10 | White | Newborn Hearing Screening in Developing Countries |
| 8:20 | MacKenzie | Deafness Prevalence in Sri Lanke / Myanmar |
| 8:30 | Melendez | Hearing Loss in Central America |
| 8:40 | Eavey | Epidemiology of Childhood/Adolescent Hearing Loss in the US – plus MTV.com surveillance data |
| 8:50 | Smith | Conducting a National Survey: How and Why |
| 9:00 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: White |
| 9:30 | Break | |
| Session | Technology: Harness what we have, get ready for what’s next | |
| 9:50 | Greco | Are Affordable Hearing Aids Possible in Developing Countries |
| 10:00 | Castellanos | Model System for Optimizing Resources and Donations of Hearing Aids |
| 10:10 | Buckey | Technology for Field Testing |
| 10:20 | Koekemoer | TeleAudiology and Telemedicine is Here |
| 10:40 | Saunders | Cochlear Implantation in Developing Countries |
| 10:50 | B. Wilson | Low Cost Cochlear Implants |
| 11:00 | Sorkin | Practical and Effective Approaches for Providing (Re)Habilitation with Technology |
| 11:10 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Saunders |
| 11:40 | Lunch — Open discussion | |
| Session | Local support and Sustainability | |
| 12:30 | Weinstein | Social Entrepreneurship and Hearing Devices |
| 12:40 | Caccamo | Tackling Healthcare Problems Through a Social Business Model |
| 12:50 | Carkeet | Starting with the end in mind – building a hearing rehabilitation program that will last |
| 1:00 | Chidziva | Towards comprehensive ear care in Zimbabwe and the SADC region. |
| 1:10 | Olusanya | Understanding Parental Perception to Childhood Hearing Loss in the Developing World |
| 1:20 | Blaustein | Earth Institute Model of Sustainability: Millennium Villages |
| 1:30 | Travers | Habilitation, Empowerment, professional development |
| 1:40 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Travers |
| 2:20 | Break | |
| Session | Strategies, Ethics and Social Awareness | |
| 2:40 | Tucci | Global Priorities for Hearing Loss |
| 2:50 | Feng Dinxiang | China hearing health situation and action plan |
| 3:00 | Browne | Successfully Navigating Social and Healthcare Potholes |
| 3:10 | A. Wilson | Sustainable Humanitarian Health Work with People in Resource-Poor Countries: Social/Cultural Considerations |
| 3:20 | Agarwal | Sound Hearing 2030: Principles and Implementation |
| 3:30 | Grant | Preventing Deafness Through Vaccination Programs |
| 3:40 | Clark | Ethics of Humanitarian Hearing Healthcare |
| 3:50 | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Clark |
| 4:30 | Clark/Saunders | Concluding Comments / Adjourn |
| The Sound of Hope: Making Hearing Matter in the Developing World | ||
| 6:30 | Reception | Wine and Cheese |
| 7:00 | Clark | Welcome and Introductions |
| 7:10 | Smith | WHO Programs to Combat Hearing Loss |
| 7:40 | Olusanya | Childhood Hearing Loss and Global Health: Perspective from the Developing World |
| 8:10 | Saunders | Hearts of Hope Video/Concluding Remarks |