The PAB gives me the chance to share and exchange knowledge and experiences with colleagues from different countries. I am grateful to connect with such passionate colleagues who have similar goals of helping children with hearing loss.
Pediatric Advisory Board
Founded in 1998, the Pediatric Advisory Board consists of international experts in pediatric audiology. The board shares their skills and knowledge to guide future products, research, services and resources
Interview with Patricia Roush, AuD
Get some insights on the work of the PAB and the implications for pediatric audiology in this short video.
A parents perspective on the Pediatric Advisory Board
Janet DesGeorges’ contributions as parent representative on the Pediatric Advisory Board have led to the creation of valuable parent resources. Learn what they are in this short article.
Pediatric Focus 1
Considering directional microphone use in pediatric hearing aid fittings
Pediatric Focus 2
Finding the right fit: Pediatric hearing aid coupling options for children
Pediatric Focus 3
Hearing aid prescription and fine-tuning: The basics of preferred practices
A diverse panel for best practice pediatric hearing care
Members of the board include researchers and professors in pediatric audiology, master pediatric clinicians and a parent representative to bring in the voice of families of children with hearing loss.
Geographically the members come from around the world and represent the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany and South Africa.
Members of the Board contribute to Phonak pediatrics in a variety of ways, including:
- Chairing and developing conference programs and presenting at Phonak international pediatric conferences in Europe and North America
- Participating in research discussions related to pediatric audiology
- Developing Pediatric Focus papers to support clinicians in providing hearing technologies to young children and adolescents
- Advising Phonak Target fitting protocols for pediatric hearing instruments and needed features
- Providing guidance and advising on best practices around technologies and features for children throughout childhood and adolescence
- Providing perspectives from diverse lived experiences and professional backgrounds
One of the important contributions of the PAB is the organization of international pediatric audiology conferences. These conferences address important and timely topics that can advance evidence-based service to children and their families.
Advisory Board Members
Chair of the Pediatric Advisory Board
Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences and Chair of the Department,
Professor of Otolaryngology, Associate Director, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center,
Nashville, USA
Head of Team Pediatric Audiology
Deputy Head of Audiological Acoustics
Clinic for ENT and Communication Disorders
University Medical Center Johannes-Gutenberg,
Mainz, Germany
Assistant Professor
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and
National Centre for Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University,
London, Ontario, Canada
Executive Director
Hands & Voices,
Bouder, USA
Research Scientist
Boys Town National Research Hospital,
Omaha, USA
National Programme Director,
Research for Patient Benefit Programme,
NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre,
Former Director of Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness,
Manchester, UK
Professor Emeritus
Department of Otolaryngology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine,
Chapel Hill, USA
Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Director the National Centre for Audiology
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Professor
Department of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa
Adjunct Professor
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery,
University of Colorado School of Medicine,
Aurora, Colorado, USA
Sonova and Phonak Members
Senior Director, Clinical Research
Advanced Bionics,
USA
Director Strategic Platform Management
Sonova AG,
Switzerland
Manager Pediatric Audiology
Phonak HQ
Switzerland
Senior Director Customer Success and Audiology
Phonak HQ
Switzerland
Senior Manager Audiology Thought Leadership and Education
Sonova US Corp Services,
USA
Senior Director Research & Technology
Advanced Bionics
USA
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