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Spring 2003

Contents

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NIDCD Working Group: Better Communication Needed to Reduce Infants ‘Lost to Follow-Up’

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Why Johnny Is Sick:
Researcher Strengthens Health, Literacy Link

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Information Exchange

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WISE EARS!® Update

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New Resources

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Research Report

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EBookmarks

  

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Information Exchange

The American Otological Society's 136th Annual Meeting will be held in Nashville, Tenn., at the Opryland Hotel, May 3-4. For information, contact www.americanotologicalsociety.org.

American Auditory Society's 2003 Scientific and Technology Meeting, March 13-15, Scottsdale, Ariz. For meeting information, contact aas@amauditorysoc.org or www.amauditorysoc.org.

Stuttering Therapy: Practical Ideas for the School Clinician will be held in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 6-7. For an application, contact, The Stuttering Foundation at info@stutteringhelp.org or (800) 992-9392.

The Stuttering Foundation's 2-week workshop, Stuttering Therapy: Workshop for Specialists, will be held at the University of Iowa, June 23-July 3. For more information, call The Stuttering Foundation at (800) 992-9392.

The Stuttering Foundation's 5-day Eastern Workshop will be held at Boston University, June 18-22. Call (800) 992-9392 for an application and full description.

The Stuttering Foundation's 5-day Western Workshop will be held in Seattle at the University of Washington, June 18-22. Call (800) 992-9392 for an application and full description.

Aphasia Hope Foundation offers a free Professional Panel Series. The online, interactive forum, is free of charge to those who visit the site. Visitors can pose questions to the professionals, who rotate monthly, and the professionals will respond to them. The questions and responses remain on the site for other visitors to read, as they may be experiencing similar problems.

The panel represents the most authoritative professionals in the field of aphasia. For more information on the interactive forum, visit www.aphasiahope.org.

Make plans now to join The Voice Foundation's 32nd Symposium: Care for the Professional Voice, June 4-8, at the Doubletree Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. Visit their Web site, www.voicefoundation.org, for updates on this exciting event.

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