October 2-4, 2008
Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
Salt Lake City, Utah

Changes to program since schedule went to print:

New Session - Session 55 - ITE Modification & Cerumen Related Repair- Part 2, Michael Phillips

Thursday's Sessions

Strategic Practice Management- Part 1, Robert Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, (CCC-A, FAAA)

Early Intervention Practices- Part 1, Louis Rossetti, Ph.D.

Interdisciplinary Team Care for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in the Pediatric Population, Heather Thompson, M.S., M.Sc.; Sara Hunt, M.S.; Vicki Simonsmeier, M.S.

Morphological Awareness Assessment and Instruction: A School SLP’s Guide, Julie Wolter, Ph.D.

Six-Second Stories and Other Strategies to Facilitate Relationship Development, Gwynne McElhinney, M.S.

Supporting Hearing Impaired Clients with Progressive Vision Loss, Josara Wallber, Au.D.

Vivosonic IntegrityTM:  Innovative technology for Non-sedated ABR Testing, Yalanda Atchison, M.A.

The Aging Swallowing, Gale Estes-Waddell, M.A.; Rachelle Ruffing, M.S.

Speech-Language Remediation using Interactive Lessons, Margaret MaGee, M.S., CCC-SLP; LeAnn Springer, M.S., CCC-SLP, Ed.S.

Strategic Practice Management- Part 2, Robert Traynor, Ph.D.

Early Intervention Practices- Part 2, Louis Rossetti, Ph.D.

Sound Beginnings: Meeting the Communication Needs of Children with Hearing Loss, Todd Houston, Ph.D.; Karen Munoz, Ed.D.

Enhancing Parent/Caregiver Involvement In Early Intervention- Part 1, Louis Rossetti, Ph.D.

Narrative Language Intervention Program: Promoting Oral Language Development, Sandra Gillam, Ph.D.; Ronald Gillam, Ph.D.; Douglas Petersen, M.S.; Chad Bingham, M.S.

Text Comprehension: Facilitating Active and Strategic Engagement, Teresa Ukrainetz, Ph.D.; Catherine Ross, M.S.

Strategic Practice Management- Part 3, Robert Traynor, Ph.D.

Promoting Social Interaction Amongst AAC Users, Beth Guryan; Ben Hazlett, B.S.; Anne Kuhlmeier, M.A., ATP Certified

The Bases of Pediatric Oral Motor and Feeding, Jennifer Dahms, M.S.

Fistulae, Perilymphatic/Superior Canal Dehiscence or Otherwise, Do They Exist? Don W. Worthington, Ph.D.; Bryan J. Layton, Au.D.

Strategic Practice Management- Part 4, Robert Traynor, Ph.D.

Implementing a Phonetically Consistent Treatment Program for /r/ Articulation Disorders, Jennifer Merrell, M.S.; Christine Ristuccia, M.S.

Enhancing Parent/Caregiver Involvement In Early Intervention- Part 2, Lewis Rossetti, Ph.D.

Cochlear Implants for the Speech Language Pathologist, Josara Wallber, Au.D

Treating Speech-Sound Problems: Articulatory, Perceptual, or Phonological Intervention? Peter Flipsen Jr., Ph.D., CCC-SLP  

Friday's Sessions

Auditory Neuropathy- Part 1, Yvonne Sininger, Ph.D.

Does Napoleon Dynamite Have Asperger Syndrome? - Part 1, Timothy P. Kowalski, M.A.

Stuttering: Practical and Simple Intervention Ideas and Strategies for Treating School-age children and Adolescents - Part 1, Peter Ramig, Ph.D.

Gender, Birth Order, and SES: Analyzing the Natural Language Environment, Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D.

Grand Rounds - School Based Speech-Language Issues

Grand Rounds - Audiology Based Issues

Auditory Neuropathy- Part 2, Yvonne Sininger, Ph.D.

Does Napoleon Dynamite Have Asperger Syndrome? - Part 2, Tim Kowalski, M.A.

Stuttering: Practical and Simple Intervention Ideas and Strategies for Treating School-age Children and Adolescents- Part 2, Peter Ramig, Ph.D.

New Tinnitus Treatment: BELL-Wether for the Future? John Ribera, Ph.D.

The Social Language Development Test:  A Standardized Assessment, Ages 6-12, Linda Bowers, M.A.; Rosemary Huisingh, M.A.; Carolyn LoGiudice, M.S.

Grand Rounds - Medical-Based Speech Language Issues

Audiologic Diagnostic Assessments following Newborn Hearing Screening- Part 1, Yvonne Sininger, Ph.D.

Does Napoleon Dynamite Have Asperger Syndrome? - Part 3, Tim Kowalski, M.A.

Stuttering: Practical and Simple Intervention Ideas and Strategies for Treating School-age children and Adolescents - Part 3, Peter Ramig, Ph.D.

The New PPVT-4 and EVT-2 With Integrated RtIs, Larry Hanken, Ph.D.

ITE Modification & Cerumen Related Repair - Part 1, Michael Phillips

Audiologic Diagnostic Assessments following Newborn Hearing Screening- Part 2, Yvonne Sininger, Ph.D.

Does Napoleon Dynamite Have Asperger Syndrome? - Part 4, Tim Kowalski, M.A.

Making Connections:  Focus on Reading, Maitland MacIsaac; Nancy Estey; Sandra Rendell

Stuttering: Practical and Simple Intervention Ideas and Strategies for Treating School-age Children and Adolescents - Part 4, Peter Ramig, Ph.D.

Get a Second Life:  Exploring Virtual World Technology & Simulations, Stacy Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

ITE Modification & Cerumen Related Repair- Part 2, Michael Phillips

Saturday's Sessions

Children with Hearing Loss are Learning to Listen & Talk!  Todd Houston, Ph.D.

Engineering the Environment to Include AAC, Anne Kuhlmeier, M.A., ATP

Expanding Expression: A Treatment Technique for Describing and Defining Vocabulary, Sara Smith, M.S.

Use of the Verifit to Measure and Assess Digital Hearing Instrument Functions- Part 1, Daivd Smyringa, M.A.

The Use of SLPAs in Colorado Schools: Successes and Challenges, Kathy Fahey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Lynea Pearson, M.A., CCC-SLP; Catherine Curran, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Kay Steg, M.A., CCC-SLP

Just Talk - Practical Implementation Strategies for AAC, Lisa Martin, M.A., CCC-SLP; Stephanie Coe, M.S., CCC-SLP; Maija Gulens, M.S., CCC-SLP

More Than Talk: Linking Language to Literacy, Lucy Hart Paulson, Ed.D.

Use of the Verifit to Measure and Assess Digital Hearing Instrument Functions- Part 2, Daivd Smriga, M.A.