Friday 26 July 2013

1st International Conference on Audiological Sciences




1st International Conference on Audiological Sciences

ICAS 2013


Organizing Chairperson
Dr. Jayashree S Bhat

Organizing Secretary
Mr. Rajesh Ranjan

6, 7 September 2013
Mangalore, India.

*RCI approved conference

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About the Conference
International Conference on Audiological Sciences (ICAS) aims at imparting and sharing the audiological wisdom to the professionals of Audiology and related fields.

1st ICAS, scheduled on September 6-7, 2013 includes CRE on:
1. Application of Auditory Evoked Potentials in Hearing Assessment and Management
2. Assessment and Management of Vestibular Disorders

About the Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
The Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at Kasturba Medical College is well known for its clinical services since its inception in 1993. The department also offers graduate, post-graduate and doctoral degrees in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology which is recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India.

About Mangalore
Mangalore is situated on the south-west coast of India, and is bounded by the Arabian Sea to its west and Western Ghats to its east. City’s landscape is characterized by rolling hills, coconut palms and freshwater streams. The city is famous for education, culture, peace and cleanliness.

Program Schedule

Day 1
Applications of Auditory Evoked Potentials in Hearing Assessment and Management

Bonus e-talk: Maturational aspect of event related potential
Dr. Yatin Mahajan
Cortical auditory evoked potentials in hearing assessment
Mr. Mohan Kumar K
Auditory evoked potentials in auditory rehabilitation: Selection of hearing aids
Dr. Vanaja C S
Auditory evoked potentials in auditory rehabilitation: Monitoring auditory training
Dr. Ajith Kumar U
Auditory evoked potential in assessment and management of auditory processing disorders
Dr. Vanaja C S
BonusRole of efferent auditory pathway on hearing and learning
Dr. Ajith Kumar U

Day 2
Assessment and Management of Vestibular disorders

Basics of balance system
Mr. Sujeeth Kumar Sinha
Pathophysiology of vestibular system
Dr. Devi Prasad
Vestibular system—an insight into assessment
Dr. Ravi Nayar
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials
Mr. Kaushlendra Kumar
Management of vestibular disorders
Dr. Ravi Nayar
Vestibular re-habilitation
Dr. John Solomon 

Conference venue
The conference will take place on September 6-7, 2013 at Sanjeevani hall at KMC Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore. The distance from Mangalore Airport (IXE) is about 17 km. Distance from Mangalore central railway station (MAQ) is about 1 km.

Scientific Programme
The scientific program will start on September 6 at 9 am and end on September 7 at 5 pm.

Call for Papers
Papers in all areas related to audiology are encouraged for poster or oral presentations. Contributions will be evaluated by the scientific committee and notification of acceptance/rejection will be given in three days after abstract submission deadline.

Submission
We invite two forms of presentation:
1. Full papers: Oral presentations will be for 10 minutes including 2 minutes for questions.
2. Posters: Posters will be on display during all days. There will be poster sessions on September 6 in the evening.

Decision for oral or poster presentation will be made by scientific committee.

Abstract
Informative abstract should be submitted with a maximum length is 1000 words.
All abstracts must be submitted to icas.mangalore@gmail.com before August 20, 2013. Early submission is encouraged.
Abstracts must be submitted in .doc, .docx or .pdf format

Registration
Category
Before 26.8.2013
Spot
Student
Rs. 800
Rs. 1000
Professionals
Rs. 1000
Rs. 1200
Foreign delegates
$ 100


Kindly register before 26 August 2013.
On-site participant registration will open on September 6 at 8 am.

Important Dates
Extended abstract submission deadline: August 20, 2013
Notification of acceptance: August 23, 2013
Registration: August 26, 2013
ICAS 2013: September 6-7, 2013

For more details
Registration Committee
Mr. Mohan Kumar K
Assistant Professor
mohan.kumark@manipal.edu

Accommodation/Travel
Mr. Somashekar
Assistant Professor
som.shekar@manipal.edu

Scientific Committee
Mr. Kaushlendra Kumar
Assistant Professor
kaushlendra.kumar@manipal.edu



Organized by
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
Manipal University


Contact
Mr. Rajesh Ranjan
Organizing secretary, ICAS 2013
Dept. of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University)
Mangalore-1, Karnataka, India.
Phone: +91 99646 68412
e-mail: icas.mangalore@gmail.com

click here for brochure
click here for registration form
online registration form