The Fifth International Meeting on Internet & Audiology will be held on May 03-06, 2021.

Organising Committee: Valeriy Shafiro (Rush University), Jill Preminger (San Diego State University), Gabrielle Saunders (University of Manchester), Laura Coco (University of Arizona), Marieke Pronk (Amsterdam University Medical Centers)

Webmasters: Yan Li (Rush University), George Vlaescu (Linköping University)

Join us for the online Fifth International Meeting on Internet & Audiology. It will be a forum for researchers and practitioners to share their knowledge and facilitate ways to deliver high quality care remotely and support to persons with hearing problems over the Internet. The meeting will highlight some of the unique opportunities that have arisen as the result of the pandemic.

This year we are focusing on four topic areas of particular relevance to Internet and Audiology: (1) Patient-centered care and e-Health, (2) Social media and hearing care, (3) Online audiologic rehabilitation, and (4) Implementation science. We will also address ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed audiological practice and care. Information will be shared in a series of live and recorded presentations, panel discussions, posters, demos and animated clips.

The meeting will take place over a 4-day period from Monday May 3rd until Thursday May 6th. Each day there will be live sessions from 11:00am until 2:00pm Eastern Daylight time (EDT). On each day there will be an invited keynote presentation, and one or two panel discussions. These will be followed by an hour-long opportunity to meet with presenters, network and socialise using ‘Gather Town’. All presentations, posters and demos will be available for viewing one week before the meeting, on April 26th.

We hope you’ll join us for some or all of the meeting!

Click here here for free registration.

Click here to see the meeting program.

We are pleased to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Up to 0.85 ASHA CEUs can be earned based on the number of sessions you attended. We will post additional instruction and the forms to be completed here shortly prior to the meeting. Participants can also receive a certificate of attendance upon request.

Click here here to view the disclosure summary.

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Conference Venue

The meeting will be held at University of Southampton Highfield Campus.

The conference will be held in Building 58 (Murray), Level 1, Room 1067, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton. The Murray building is on the main University campus, and is a few minutes walk from many cafes, coffee shops, the University library, banks, post office, the student union, landscaped gardens, a theatre, a concert hall, and the staff club. You are welcome to use and explore the campus.

Southampton is among the best cities to live and work in the UK. The city has a vibrant arts scene, with a brand new arts space in the centre of town, and is a city of parks, with over 50 parks and green spaces.

Southampton is on the doorstep of the beautiful New Forest, but it is also just 75 miles from London, with excellent transport connections with the rest of the UK.

Find more information about how to get to Southampton by car, train, bus, coach or air here.

Southampton has many accommodation options. For example on booking.com or Expedia.

There are several hotels close to the conference location and attendees are welcome to reserve rooms at the hotel of their choice. If you are interested in sharing a hotel room with another conference attendee, please contact InternetAudiol2019@southampton.ac.uk. We will share contact information for those who express interest in room sharing.

Let us know if you want any help finding childcare while you are here InternetAudiol2019@southampton.ac.uk.

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Accommodation

Hotels close by

The list below shows local hotels, with the hotels closest to our Highfield campus at the top of the list. The hotel’s name links to the hotel’s web site, and its post code links to a map of its location on the Google Maps web site.

Please note that we have no connection with any of these hotels and their inclusion on the list is not a recommendation.

Hotel, address and postcode	Distance in miles by road to Highfield campus
Highfield House Hotel, Highfield Lane, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1AQ	0.7
Doubletree by Hilton Southampton, Bracken Place, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 3RB	2
Elizabeth House Hotel, 43 - 44 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XP	2
Travelodge, Southampton, 144 Lodge Road, Southampton, SO14 6QR	2
Premier Inn (Southampton Airport),  Mitchell Way, Southampton International Airport, Southampton,SO18 2XU	2.5
Premier Inn Southampton, Cumberland Place,  12-13 Cumberland,  SO15 2WY	2.5
Jurys Inn, Charlotte Place, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 0TB	2.5
Premier Inn (Southampton City Centre), Six Dials, New Road, Southampton, SO14 0AB	2.5
Best Western Chilworth Manor Hotel and Conference Centre, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7PT	3
Star Hotel, 26 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2NA	3
White Star Tavern, 28 Oxford Street, Southampton, SO14 3DJ	3.5
Novotel, 1 West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1RA	3.5
Ibis,9 West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1RA	3.5
Premier Inn (Southampton West Quay), Harbour Parade, Southampton, SO15 1BA	3.6
Holiday Inn,  Leigh Road, Eastleigh, S050 9PG	4
Premier Inn, (Adjacent to M3, Jct 13) Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9YX	4
Holiday Inn Southampton, Herbert Walker Avenue, Southampton, S015 1HJ	4
Grand Harbour Hotel, West Quay Road, Southampton, SO15 1AG	4
Potters Heron Hotel, Winchester Road, Ampfield, Romsey, SO51 9ZF

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Get directions

Course location

By car

Please see the Southampton City Council website for information about road closures and diversions.

• Postcode for satnav: SO17 1BJ
• Visitor parking: There is a Pay and Display car park for visitors, accessed from University Road. Please note that it can fill up very quickly during the morning.
• From the M3: Exit at junction 14 (Southampton A33)
• From the M27: Exit at junction 5 (Southampton Airport)

By rail

Fast trains from London and Bournemouth/Weymouth stop at Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway. Trains from Portsmouth and Bristol/South Wales stop at Southampton Central. There are also regular trains from major airports such as Gatwick and Heathrow to Southampton Central. You can find details of routes and timetables on the National Rail website. Highfield Campus is three miles from Southampton Central, and two miles from Southampton Airport Parkway. You can get the Unilink bus: U1 from either of these stations to Highfield Campus.

By bus or coach

Highfield Campus is easily accessible using our Unilink bus service. Unilink buses go from Southampton Airport, Southampton central train station, the city centre, the National Oceanography Centre and Southampton General Hospital to Highfield Campus. You can find timetables and route maps on the Unilink website.

National Express provides regular coach services to Southampton from central London, Heathrow, Birmingham, Bournemouth and the north. Southampton Coach Station is at Western Esplanade, in the city centre. Some coach services also stop at Highfield Campus.

From Southampton Coach Station you will need to walk to the nearby Civic Centre, where can continue your journey to Highfield Campus using our own Unilink bus U1 or taxi. The Unilink bus fare is £2 for a single or £3.50 for an all-day pass. Taxi fares from the city centre are usually £6-10.

By air

Southampton International Airport is a few minutes away from Highfield campus by bus (Unilink bus: U1, £2 single/£3.50 all-day pass) or taxi (usually around £6-12), off junction 5 of the M27. There are flights to Southampton from UK airports, mainland Europe and the Channel Islands.

London Heathrow Airport is just over 60 miles from Southampton. You can catch a National Express coach direct to Southampton from the central bus station, located close to Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Some coaches stop at the University’s Highfield Interchange, others go direct to Southampton Coach Station. You can also travel by train from Heathrow to Paddington in central London. From London, you can take a train to Southampton. For more details see the National Rail website.

London Gatwick Airport is nearly 90 miles from Southampton. You can catch a National Express coach direct to Southampton Coach Station. You can also catch a direct train from Gatwick Airport to Southampton Central. For more details see the National Rail website.

Taxis to/from London airports

The following local companies provide a taxi service between Southampton and the London airports:

• Radio Taxis
• English Rose Collection

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Life in Southampton

Southampton is a vibrant and well-connected, dynamic city. Home to two universities, there is a population of over 30,000 students. Our students benefit from campuses based in and around the city, all connected with award-winning transport links.

One of Britain’s top five cities for economic growth.

£1.6bn has gone to develop the city, with a Cultural Centre being built and a new £70 million leisure complex. This facility includes new entertainment venues, restaurants, cafes, a luxury cinema and shops. This is part of a £3bn master plan to help develop and improve the city.

Excellent for sailing and water sports.

As part of the Solent, Southampton is a great place to take part in a variety of water and sailing sports. The University’s Water Sports and sailing centre page lists all the available watersports activities and courses.

Escape to the park….or the forest.

Southampton has over 50 parks and green spaces. Our Central Parks have recently been awarded the prestigious Grade II* listed status on the Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest.

Southampton is just 15 minutes away by train to the heart of the New Forest National Park, known for its heathland, forest trails and native ponies.

Entertainment and culture

Southampton is home to four venues where you can see plays, performances and musicians: The Mayflower, The Guildhall, The Point and the Nuffield Theatre which is supported by the University of Southampton and located at Highfield Campus. The O2 and The Joiners have hosted some of Britain’s popular bands and are popular student venues.

There are four cinemas in the city centre and one on Highfield Campus, all connected by Unilink bus network.

Visit Discover Southampton to find out more about events in the city.

Food, drink and nightlife

During the day, you might want to visit Portswood High street and other locations in the city which have a range of cafes and restaurants.

Southampton has a very active nightlife. There is a great student atmosphere due to the number of nightclubs and pubs across the city. The student union run Stags Head pub on Highfield Campus hosts karaoke nights and sports screenings. The Bridge also runs evenings of alternative music and stand-up comedies.

Central hub for travelling

From Southampton, you can travel to cities across the south by train or ferry. You can visit popular cities such as Bournemouth, Brighton, London and Portsmouth from Southampton Central train station. Southampton Airport and Red Funnel ferries give access to international locations.

Registration

Abstract submission is now closed

Registration for The Fifth International Meeting on Internet & Audiology, May 3-6, 2019 remains open. There are no registration fees to participate in this meeting that will be conducted fully online. Deadline for registration is April 23, 2021. Registration forms received after that date will be processed in the order received, but cannot be guaranteed.

Click here for free registration

All contributed presentations can be viewed at our meeting site on Open Science Framework (OSF). They are also listed here by category. After presetnations are uploaded to OSF, they will be also linked on this page and accessible by clicking the titles below.

Patient-centered care and eHealth

PCC 1 A 2021 eAudiology approach to the patient journey Harvey B. Abrams, Christina Callahan

PCC 2 The bone-anchored patient journey: Opportunities for digitalization from trial to aftercare and adoption during the Covid-19 pandemic Valeria Galanti, Laura Dixon

PCC 3 Candidacy for virtual care with audiology patients Danielle DiFabio, Robin O’Hagan, Sheila Moodie, Danielle Glista

PCC 4 Validating remote patient centred hear care model in China Guoping Li, Zhihui Zhao, Juan Zhang

PCC 5 At-home testing by cochlear implant users Jan-Willem Wasmann, Wendy Huinck, Lucas Mens

PCC 6 Pediatric amplification: A protocol for in-person hearing aid fittings and virtual follow-ups Kirsten Petrarca, Megan Worthington

PCC 7 An exploration of how older people with hearing loss use video conferencing technology to mitigate the effects of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic Lucy Handscomb, Carly Meyer, Becky Gould, Henry Potts, Hannah Cooper

PCC 8 Analysis of "virtual" or real inclusion of students with hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic Rebeca Liaschi Floro Silva, Thais Corina Said de Angelo, Adriane Lima Mortari Moret, Natália Barreto Frederigue-Lopes, Regina Tangerino de Souza Jacob

PCC 9 Telepractice: Prosodic and lexical characteristics of pediatric patient, caregiver, and provider speech Maria Kondaurova, Abigail Betts, Zheng Qi, Cheryl Donaldson, Alan Smith

PCC 10 A clinically valuable interaction in the midst of COVID-19 and beyond: Importance of patient-centered outcomes in rehabilitative audiology Alyssa Davidson

Social media and hearing

SMH 1 Thematic analysis of online tinnitus forum posts relating to experiences of gabapentin Jones, A., Caimino, C., Pearson, S., Hoare, D.J., Fergie, N., & Baguley, D.M.

SMH 2 A comparison of the use of apps and social media between adults with and without hearing impairment; Results of the national longitudinal study on hearing Marieke F. van Wier, Emily Urry, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Sophia E. Kramer

SMH 3 What can we learn about tinnitus from social media posts? Vinaya Manchaiah, Manon Revel, Guillaume Palacios, Alain Londero, Aniruddha K. Deshpande, Ryan Boyd, Pierre Ratinaud

Online auditory & tinnitus rehabilitation

ATR 1 Music based interventions to support and develop the listening skills of children and young people with a hearing loss and complex additional needs Jane Douglas

ATR 2 Clinical application of the Basic Auditory Skills Evaluation (BASE) Battery for cochlear implant listeners Melissa Malinasky, Hannah Lopes, Julia Rothschild, Breanna Corle, Valeriy Shafiro

ATR 3 A Review of mobile phone-based auditory training options for children with hearing loss Samantha Schneider, Patricia McCarthy

ATR 4 Applications of artificial intelligence technique in predicting tinnitus intervention outcomes Vinaya Manchaiah,Hansapani Rodrigo, Gerhard Andersson, Eldre Beukes

ATR 5 Growing up with hearing loss: translation and cultural adaptation of the Ida Institute tool for children, adolescents and young adults. Daniele Baptista Nery, Leila Maria Gumushian Felipini, Natália Barreto Frederigue Lopes, Adriane Lima Mortari Moret e Regina Tangerino de Souza Jacob, Wanderléia Quinhoneiro Blasca, Cassia Pardo Fanton

ATR 6 Outcomes and experiences of delivering Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic Eldre Beukes, Vinaya Manchaiah, Marc Fagelson, Gerhard Andersson

ATR 7 Could smart voice assistant technology have a place in audiological rehabilitation? Taegan Young, Ingrid Yeend, Jorge Mejia, Melanie Ferguson

ATR 8 Remote speech recognition training and testing with novel real time data mining techniques Lynne E. Bernstein, Edward T. Auer, Silvio P. Eberhardt, Nicole Jordan

ATR 9 Can a hybrid tele-health model enable provision of audiological rehabilitation for adult hearing aid users in low-resourced contexts? Nuha Khatib, Vera-Genevey Hlayisi

ATR 10 Online hearing therapy tinnitus management programme Anna Pugh

ATR 11 Online student training and group aural rehabilitation: challenges and successes Kate Helms Tillery, Aparna Rao

Implementation science

ISC 1 A hybrid hearing care service delivery model combining online and face-to-face modalities Husmita Ratanjee-Vanmali, De Wet Swanepoel, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque

ISC 2 Remote EMA study about modification and avoidance of difficult listening situations by hearing aid users Iris Borschke, Tim Jürgens, Nadja Schinkel-Bielefeld

ISC 3 Mapping evidence on the role of implementation science in the success of hearing conservation programmes in the workplace Nomfundo Moroe

ISC 4 Developing recommendations for guidance on teleaudiology services Bhavisha Parmar, Eldre Beukes and Saima Rajasingam

ISC 5 Remote, self-directed digital audiometry using consumer devices: understanding users’ perceptions of usability, reliability and credibility Nicky Chong-White, Jessica Cooper, Jessica Monaghan, Frances Lockhart, Jorge Mejia

ISC 6 Tele-audiology with ReSound Assist Live Lisa Sjolander, Kimi Moeller

ISC 7 Telehealth service delivery and research strategies: A Conversation Michelle Arnold, Victoria Sanchez, Kailey Introcaso, Haley Neil, and Theresa Chisolm

ISC 8 eAudiology through CoVId-19 and beyond Stacey Rich, Elizabeth Stewart, Kevin Seitz-Paquette, Michael Blackburn, Angela Pelosi

ISC 9 Cultural differences in phone usage and compliance in Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA): A comparison between German and Singaporean test participants Zu Xuan Lee, Nadja Schinkel-Bielefeld, Jennifer Martin, Sonia Stasiak, Khine Cho Cho Thein

ISC 10 Using the digits-in-noise test to classify types of hearing loss Karina C. De Sousa, Cas Smits, Hermanus C. Myburgh, David R. Moore, De Wet Swanepoe

Online Assessment

OAS 1 Recognition of safety-relevant environmental sounds by cochlear implant users Nathan Luzum, Benjamin Hamel, Michael Harris, Valeriy Shafiro

OAS 2 The Spanish version of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing scale for parents (Sp-SSQp): adaptation, reliability and feasibility of the online format Oscar M Cañete, Karina Fanelli & Suzanne C. Purdy

OAS 3 Online assessment of environmental sound imagery and identification in post-lingual cochlear implant users Breanna Corle, Aaron Moberly, Kara Vasil, Valeriy Shafiro

OAS 4 Automated speech audiometry for integrated Voice-over-IP communication services Tobias Bruns, Jan Rennies-Hochmuth, Jasper Ooster

OAS 5 Session-based test-retest analysis of hearing thresholds measured with Jacoti Hearing Center self-testing application Joanna Luberadzka, Jonatan Rivilla, Amaury Hazan, Ad Snik, Num Méndez, Nicolas Wack, Oscar Paytuvi, Andrzej Zarowski, Erwin Offeciers, Jacques Kinsbergen

OAS 6 Clinician-rated quality of video otoscopy still images and recording and their suitability for middle-ear disease asynchronous diagnosis Eman M. A. Alenezi, Kathryn Jajko, Allison Reid, Alessandra Locatelli-Smith, Courtney S. E. McMahen, Karina F. M. Tao, Julie Marsh, Tess Bright, Peter C. Richmond, Robert H. Eikelboom, Christopher G. Brennan-Jones

OAS 7 Online assessment of speech intelligibility and comprehension in Spanish-English bilinguals Melissa Baker, Elizabeth Alvarado, Miwako Hisagi, Valeriy Shafiro

OAS 8 Smartphone otoscope & integration with electronic medical record system Swapnil Shah, Ashok Jagasia, Richard Wiet, Michael Smith

OAS 9 Tone-in-noise Audiometry (TINA): An automated, Bayesian-based and calibration-free method for audiogram prediction Xiang Gao; Volker Kuehnel; Yu-xuan Zhang; Jingjing Guan

Online Screening & Health Promotion

OSH 1 Hearing loss, noncommunicable diseases, and physical activity Maria Goodwin, Eef Hogervorst, David Maidment

OSH 2 Hearing health – an online hearing loss prevention program Andreas Thulin, Milijana Malmberg, Kim Kähäri

OSH 3 The best-laid plans: The importance of usability testing in the development of iManage (my hearing) Keira Glasheen, Laura Galloway, Jill E. Preminger

OSH 4 Characteristics and help-seeking behaviour of persons failing a national smartphone hearing test Faheema Mahomed Asmail, Danielle Schönborn, Karina C. De Sousa, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, David R. Moore, Cas Smits and De Wet Swanepoel

OSH 5 An exploration of the experiences of new adult clients and clinicians in the pre-initial appointment phase Jermy Pang, Nicky Chong-White, Jessica Cooper, James Galloway, Margot McLelland, Elizabeth Beach, Melanie Ferguson.

OSH 6 A novel online hearing screening system integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) Marta Lenatti, Edoardo Maria Polo, Marco Zanet, Maximiliano Mollura, Riccardo Barbieri, Alessia Paglialonga

OSH 7 Investigating internal medicine resident knowledge regarding hearing impairment treatment options, referrals, and evaluation Tara-Ann Waller, Kathleen Dunckley, Mitchell Frye

Clinical training & education

CTE 1 Engagement with an online audiology taster course Lucy Handscomb, Neil Roberts

CTE 2 AvatarAudiometer: Online simulation education for pure-tone audiometry Daniel Weidman, Lauren Calandruccio

CTE 3 Simulation in audiology: Pivoting from COVID-19 Megan Worthington

CTE 4 Using internet-based simulation to strengthen clinical competence and classroom instruction Shae Morgan

CTE 5 REMIC: Self-instructional website for teacher training on hearing accessibility technologies Larissa de Almeida Carneiro, Camila Medina, Natália Barreto Frederigue Lopes, Adriane Lima Mortari Moret, Regina Tangerino de Souza Jacob, Amanda Salimon

Please note that the starting times indicated below are for USA Eastern Daylight Time (e.g., Washington DC). If you are in a different time zone, you may find your city on this site or find your corresponding local time by clicking here.

Monday May 3
11:00 EDT	Welcome & opening remarks
Theme 1 - Patient-centered care and eHealth
11:10 EDT	Keynote Ann Scheck McAlearney Title: Shifting to telehealth modalities while maintaining patient-centered care
11:40 EDT	Keynote panel Panelists: Ann Scheck McAlearney (Ohio State University), David Maidment (Loughborough University), Helen Cullington (University of Southampton), Danielle Glista (University of Western Ontario) Moderator: Jill Preminger
12:20 EDT	Break
12:30 EDT	Interactive Presention Session Visit breakout sessions to discuss individual meeting presentations with the authors Moderator: Valeriy Shafiro
13:30 EDT	Gather town social & Discussions with presenters Participants are invited to continue discussion and networking in GatherTown
Tuesday May 4
11:00 EDT	Opening remarks
Theme 2 - Social media and hearing
11:10 EDT	Keynote Matteo Cella & Sagar Jilka Title: Stigma and mental health: What can be learned from social media
11:40 EDT	Keynote panel Panelists: Matteo Cella (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust), Vinaya Manchaiah (Lamar University), Marieke van Wier (Amsterdam UMC), Stephanie Pearson (University of Nottingham) Moderator: Gabrielle Saunders
12:20 EDT	Break
12:30 EDT	Clinical experience and telehealth panel Panelists: Eldré Beukes (Lamar University & Anglia Ruskin University), Michelle Arnold (University of South Florida), Christina Callahan (Lively Hearing Corporation), Anna Pugh (Hearing Therapy Online) Moderator: Laura Coco
13:30 EDT	Gather town social & Discussions with presenters Those who were unable to meet with presentaters before may connect now in WebEx Participants are also invited to continue discussion and networking in GatherTown
Wednesday May 5
11:00 EDT	Opening remarks
Theme 3 - Online audiologic rehabilitation
11:10 EDT	Keynote Gerhard Andersson Title: Pros and cons of internet-delivered psychological treatments for tinnitus, hearing loss and dizziness
11:40 EDT	Keynote panel Panelists: Gerhard Andersson (Linköping University), Helen Henshaw (University of Nottingham), Nancy Tye-Murray (Washington University School of Medicine), Qian-Jie Fu (University of California Los Angeles) Moderator: Valeriy Shafiro
12:20 EDT	Break
12:30 EDT	Hearing aid industry panel Panelists: David Fabry (Starkey), Stefan Launer (Sonova), Husmita Ratanjee-Vanmali (Audika Global), Laurel Christensen (ReSound), Susan De Bondt (Widex) Moderator: Gabrielle Saunders
13:30 EDT	Gather town social & Discussions with presenters Those who were unable to meet with presentaters before may connect now in WebEx Participants are also invited to continue discussion and networking in GatherTown
Thursday May 6
11:00 EDT	Opening remarks
Theme 4 - Implementation Science
11:10 EDT	Keynote Christina Studts Title: Implementation science: Bridging effectiveness and public health impact
11:40 EDT	Keynote panel Panelists: Christina Studts (University of Colorado), Adam Beckman (Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust), De Wet Swanepoel (University of Pretoria), Chad Gladden (Department of Veterans Affairs) Moderator: Jill Preminger
12:20 EDT	Break
12:30 EDT	Hot topics & Future directions Panelists: Fan-Gang Zeng (University of California Irvine), Christi Miller (Facebook), Shae Morgan (University of Louisville), Jackie Clark (University of Texas at Dallas) Moderator: Laura Coco
13:30 EDT	Closing remarks & Adjourn

Keynote Speakers

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Theme 1: Patient-centered care and eHealth

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Theme 2: Social media and hearing

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Theme 3: Online audiologic rehabilitation

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Theme 4: Implementation Science

Here is a list of photos, presentations and posters from the conference:

• The conference photos
• Publicly available presentations
• Publicly available posters
• Password-protected presentations and posters

We are so sorry we had some issues with our link to Chennai. It was great that we were able to hear Vidya Ramkumar for “Tele-audiology diagnostics in a public sector multi-centre Newborn hearing screening program in South India: the model”, although we missed out on her slides unfortunately.