Minnesota Academy of Audiology

SCHEDULE

FRIday, February 20, 2026

7:30-8:15 am	Check in & Breakfast Silent Auction Opens
8:00-9:30 am	Joshua Courter, Pharm.D. Aural Pharmacology in Practice: Ototoxicity, Therapeutics, and Emerging Gene- Based Interventions (0.15 CEU)
9:30-9:45 am	Break
9:45-11:15 am	Melony Winchester *Cultivating your Team's Culture* (0.15 CEU)
11:15 am-11:45 pm	Business Meeting
11:45-12:45 pm	Lunch with the Exhibitors
12:45-2:30 pm	Exhibit Hall Open w/ BINGO
2:30-3:30 pm	Platinum Sponsor Talks
3:30-3:45 pm	Break
3:45-5:15 pm	Juliette Sterkens, Au.D. *From Hearing Loops to Auracast: A New Era in Assistive Listening* (0.15 CEU)
5:30-9:00 pm	President's Reception and Awards (heavy appetizers and cash bar)

SATURday, February 21, 2025

7:30-8:15 am	Check in & Breakfast
8:00-9:00 am	Ashley Hughes, Au.D. The ACT^TM Test Unveiled: A Game Changer for Precise Hearing Aid Amplification in Noisy Environments (0.1 CEU)
9:00-9:15 am	Break
9:15-10:45 am	Matthew Winn, Au.D., Ph.D. *Translating Research on Listening Effort* (0.15 CEU)
10:45-11:00 am	Break
11:00 am-noon	Jessica L.S. Novak, Au.D., CCC-A, PASC and Kelsey Dumanch, Au.D., CCC-A Candidacy for Pediatric Amplification for a Variety of Devices (0.1 CEU)
Noon	Closing Remarks, Silent Auction Closes

Minnesota Academy of Audiology- Upper Midwest Audiology Conference is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.15 AAA CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.