The 14th meeting of the European Pediatric Cochlear Implant Symposium (ESPCI 2019) was held in Bucharest, Romania from October 16 to 19, 2019.
Congress Theme: Holistic Care of Cochlear Implanted Children – A Step Closer
The ESPCI is one of the largest international events focusing on pediatric cochlear implantation that has gained reputation as a leading meeting in the field of auditory implants in children. It represents a good occasion to bring together scientists, clinicians, engineers, speech therapists and technicians also the parents of children with cochlear implants, teenagers, and adult CI recipients, to share their valuable knowledge and experience. It is also an opportunity for young professionals to develop by learning about the latest developments, presenting their own work, to receive professional feedback and to discuss numerous subjects with presenters and other participants.
The scientific program covered state-of-the-art methods for evaluating the whole auditory system using subjective methods but also electrophysiology, genetic and imaging, personalized surgery, fitting and speech therapy, advances in auditory implants technologies, and robotics.