2023 Digital EUHA Spring Conference: International transfer of knowledge!

For the first time, the spring conference will have an international focus, which means that the lectures will be translated and presented in German and English. The digital exchange will kick-off on 31 March 2023, at 9 a.m. On this day, there will also be exclusive live chats with the speakers.

The lectures are subdivided into “Basic” or “Advanced” levels. This means that everyone, from trainees to experienced master craftsmen, will have the opportunity to learn new things – individually, and adapted to their personal level of knowledge. EUHA President Beate Gromke: “I am delighted that we will be able to present the EUHA Spring Conference in English for the first time this year. In this way, the international audience can get an update on the latest developments in the hearing healthcare industry!”.

Programme

The Digital EUHA Spring Conference offers presentations from the fields of public health policy, research, practical application, and communication. In addition to the technical or scientific/manufacturer-neutral lecture programme, the EUHA offers a special programme from the manufacturers. Current developments in the hearing instruments industry on the market, the latest technologies, and innovations will be presented here.

The event will feature renowned lecturers. Jakob Stephan Baschab will be speaking about current developments in the hearing aid sector, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tchorz of Lübeck Technical University will focus on “AI in hearing aids”, Hans-Christian Drechsler on “possibilities & opportunities of OTC hearing aids”. Michael Preuss will look into “Digitisation in hearing aid acoustics”. Harald Bonsel has a practical approach when asking “How do we wish to fit hearing instruments in the future?”. Dr. Hendrik Husstedt of the German Hearing Aids Institute (DHI) will present the “60118-16 standard”, which for the first time contains definitions and test methods for typical features in hearing aids, such as noise or feedback reduction.

Dr. Susanne Wagner will provide information on “Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) in adolescents and adults” and define what is part of valid diagnostics. Board members of the Association of Audio Therapists in Germany (BdAt), Jana Verheyen und Claudia Dreher, will give an outline of aural therapy and rehabilitation, while Olaf Kirschberger has some details about “Smart safety in cases of emergency”. Dr. Dirk Oetting will give a presentation on “The trueLOUDNESS fitting procedure in practice”.

Prof. Dr. Katrin Neumann will be tackling the “Therapy of developmental language disorders in children with hearing impairment – latest knowledge from a German interdisciplinary guideline”, presenting the latest findings from the German S3 Guideline. Sascha Haag is an expert in “The development of new signal processing strategies with the inclusion of auditory scene analysis”, while Nils Schapdick will offer a survey on First Fit 2023.

Dr. Juliane Dettling-Papargyris will talk about “From bench to bedside: What the current German AWMF guideline on chronic tinnitus means for hearing aid acousticians”. Simon Müller’s focus is on “Versatile fields of application for frequency following responses”.

Expert chats: Live

Live chats with the lecturers will only be offered on 31 March. The lectures will then be available online until 31 May 2023.

For details of the programme and the abstracts, please visit: https://www.euha.org/en/events/digital-euha-spring-conference-2023/