January 16-18, 2025 -- Wellington, New Zealand

We are excited to welcome abstracts for presentations at the 14th annual conference of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health. Our 2024 Conference will be held January 16 - 18th, 2025 at the Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wellington, New Zealand.

Please join your colleagues from around the world in working to achieve the purpose of the Coalition:

To improve ear and hearing health and the lives of people who are deaf or hard of hearing, especially those in low- and middle- income communities, by:

• Advocating for appropriate and relevant policies throughout the world.
• Defining best practices and disseminating resources for providers.
• Convening stakeholders to engage in constructive dialogue and  networking.
• Educating and empowering consumers, families, providers, and community members.

At our previous conferences, delegates came from dozens of different countries to discuss how we could work together to:

• Advocate for policies pertinent to hearing health care practices in a humanitarian capacity by directing professionals, students and stakeholders to existing policy
• Create guidelines on relevant topics in various languages (eg: cochlear implant candidacy in developing countries; telehealth in underserved areas; etc)
• Encourage dialogue and consensus amongst and between professionals globally to achieve topical policy
• Equip hearing healthcare professionals by educating societies and organizations on available resources and provide networking opportunities through regularly scheduled coalition conferences
• Empower families, educators, communities and those who have ear/hearing difficulties by addressing holistic needs within the context of the available resources found in the underserved region
• Perpetuate best practices by engaging recipients of humanitarian services in dialogue about their priorities, needs, and resources.

We hope you to join with us in Wellington, New Zealand for what promises to be the largest and best conference of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health!

Presentation Formats

Abstracts for the Coalition for Global Hearing Health 14th Annual Conference will be considered for the following formats

• Presentation only
• Poster session only
• Either a presentation or poster session
• Interactive workshop

Presentation Tracks

Abstracts may be submitted in one of the tracks indicated below. The lists of potential topics are ideas only and not meant to be limiting.

1. Best Practices (e.g., recommended practices for education and habilitation services, guidelines for humanitarian/outreach trips, recent advances in providing high quality care in low-resource settings, etc.)
2. Technology (e.g., enhancing hearing health through better use of current technology and preparing for what's next in areas such as affordable hearing aids, using donated equipment, telehealth, smart-phone technology, etc.)
3. Advocacy/Community Engagement (e.g., epidemiological data, societal and/or economic impact of hearing loss, enhancing public awareness through traditional or social media, collaborating with governmental organzations, etc.)
4. Empowering Families (e.g., promoting a family and community- centered approach to hearing loss, improving services via parent groups, community -based habilitation programs, involving families in government organizations and professional societies, resources and materials that equip and empower families, etc).
5. Training/Education (e.g., effectiveness of online or university-based education and training opportunities for hearing health professionals, innovative ways of training and supporting people to deliver services in low-resource settings, characteristics of effective training, etc.)

Abstracts that are considered to be a commercial product endorsement in the opinion of the conference planning committee will not be accepted. All abstracts must be in English.

All presenters must register for the 14th Annual CGHH Conference.

Notification about status of Abstract Submission: Individuals who have submitted abstracts will be notified if their abstract has been accepted by September 30, 2024.