Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159756723X ISBN 13: 9781597567237

Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc, 2016

Synopsis

A comprehensive volume written by leading researchers, clinicians, and educators in the field, Clinical Management of Children with Cochlear Implants, Second Edition offers a guide for practitioners, instructors, and students. The book builds on over thirty-five years of collective experience in pediatric cochlear implantation and addresses contemporary practices. The authors share their expertise in such disciplines as otolaryngology, pediatrics, audiology, speech-language pathology, habilitation, education, electrophysiology, psychology, and clinical research. Although many of the chapters from the first edition remain relevant today, the field continues to evolve with advancements in technology, expanding indications, and patient demographics. The second edition reflects these changes with new topics and expanded updates, presenting up-to-date research findings with implications for clinical management of the pediatric implant population.New to this edition:*New chapters in neurocognitive assessment, dual language learning, early literacy, family-centered habilitation, and development of evidence-based programs*Expanded chapters in device programming, education, and auditory brainstem implants*Updates in research and clinical practices in assessment and management

About this title

About the Author

Laurie S. Eisenberg, PhD, is an audiologist and Professor of Research Otolaryngology in the Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. She is also a member of the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Southern California. Prior to entering doctoral studies in 1986, Dr. Eisenberg spent ten years at the House Ear Institute as an audiologist working on projects related to first-general cochlear implants and the auditory brainstem implant.

Edition details

• Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159756723X
• ISBN 13: 9781597567237
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 730
• Editor: Eisenberg Laurie S.