Event

Please join us as our presenters discuss current evidence for the use of geriatric principles in hearing loss for older patients and new updates in audiology evaluation, treatment options, and cochlear implants.

Date: June 19, 2025  |  Time: 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Location: Hosted virtually on Zoom and live at the Eisenhower Conference Center, 290 Mt Pleasant Avenue, Livingston, NJ

REGISTRATION:

• To attend in person, please register using this site.
• To attend virtually, please register on Zoom.

Program Agenda

4:45 pm | Registration and Refreshments/Light Meal

5:00 pm | Welcome
John Shumko, MD, PhD, who will serve as Medical Staff President, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

5:05 pm | Introduction
Theresa M. Redling, DO, FACP, Chief, Geriatric Health and Disease Management and Medical Director, Maida Geriatric Institute, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

5:15 pm | Hearing Loss in Elderly
Yu-Lan Mary Ying, MD, Associate Professor, Otology – Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health

6:00 pm | Hearing Loss in the Aging Patient: Audiology Evaluation and Treatment Options
Judy Levitan, AuD, CCC-A, Audiology Supervisor, Hearing Center, RWJBarnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center

6:45 pm | Break

7:00 pm | Cochlear Implantation: Considerations for Age-Related Hearing Loss
Robert Jyung, MD, Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose and Throat, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center; Director of Otology & Neurotology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

7:45 pm | Questions & Answers

8:00 pm | Adjourn

Note: Evaluations will be emailed within 24 hours after the program.

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Case Managers, APNs, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Allied Health Professionals

Learning Outcome: To fill the gaps of knowledge about hearing loss, evaluation and available treatment options.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of hearing loss in the Elderly and its impact on health and active daily living.
• Learn the basic tools to treat hearing loss.
• Appreciate when to refer for a cochlear implant.

Continuing Medical Education Credit

AMA Credit Designation Statement: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy: It is the policy of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure balance, independence, transparency, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME sponsored educational activities. All participating in the planning or implementation of a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships and to assist in resolving any conflict(s) of interest that may arise from the relationship. Presenters must also make a meaningful disclosure to the audience of their discussion of unlabeled or unapproved drugs or devises. This information will be available as part of the activity material.

Faculty Disclosures: No relevant financial relationship(s)

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support: No commercial support was provided for this continuing educational activity.