HLAA-NYS 2022 Conference Schedule

Queensbury Hotel – Glens Falls, N.Y.
September 16-18, 2022
Schedule at a Glance

Friday September 16, 2022

Saturday September 17, 2022

8:00am – 2:30pm	Registration Open
7:30am – 8:30am	Continental Breakfast Adirondack Room
8:30am – 10:00am	Welcome & Keynote Queens Ballroom Justin Osmond founder and CEO of the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund. Justin Osmond was born with a severe to profound hearing loss, but being the son of Merrill Osmond, the lead singer of the Osmond Brothers, and the nephew of Donny & Marie Osmond, made deafness an even bigger challenge. In his published book, “Hearing with my Heart”. He shares his story to help everyone understand the struggles of living with a hearing loss and how to overcome it.  He loves to inspire others to go after what they want in life and that NOTHING is impossible.
10:15am – 10:30am	Break/Exhibitor
10:30am – 11:30am	Presentation – Cognitive Health in Aging: Considerations for those with Hearing Loss Queens Ballroom Dr. Mary Sano will focus on what we know about maintaining brain health with lifestyle and sensible health management. Dr. Mary Sano is Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Research and Development at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital.
11:30am – 11:45am	Break
11:30am – 1:30pm	Book Signing Justin Osmond – Hearing With My Heart Adirondack Room
11:45am – 12:30pm	Speaker TBD Queens Ballroom Bill for a NYS Commission for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Boxed Lunch Adirondack Room
12:30pm – 1:15pm	Advocacy & Legislature Committee Meeting Warren Room
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Presentation – Research & Development: Hearing Technology and Industry Update Kevin Franck Queens Ballroom Kevin Franck is the Chair of the Board of the Hearing Loss Association of America, and SVP, Strategic Marketing and New Product Planning at Frequency Therapeutics. At Frequency Therapeutics, Kevin leads pre-commercial strategy and launch planning for the company’s clinical pipeline. A licensed audiologist, Dr. Franck joined Frequency from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, where he served as Director of Audiology and Harvard Medical School Faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Break
3:00pm – 4:00pm	Presentation Audiologist Panel Queens Ballroom Four audiologists from the Capital Region to address such topics: 1.  Cochlear Implants 2.  The influence of hearing impairment on health 3.  The impact of hearing loss on interpersonal relationships 4.  Update on hearing aids and bluetooth compatibility Dr. Donna Wayner is the former Director of The Hearing Center at the Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, New York and the former President and CEO of Hear Again, Inc. She has served as an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Albany Medical College, Adjunct Professor at The College of Saint Rose and consultant to the Deafness Research Foundation and various organizations and agencies. She is the founder and professional advisor of Hearing Loss Association of America – Albany Chapter. Dr. Cara Bedore has been practicing audiology since 1996 after graduating with her Master’s Degree from SUNY Plattsburgh. Her experience began with an internship at the Stratton VA Hospital and she has worked in private practice since in Troy, Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls, NY. In 2020, Dr. Bedore moved The Center For Better Hearing to 726 Bay Road in Queensbury, NY where her and her collogues and staff continue to provide exceptional personalized patient care. Dr. Bedore specializes in diagnosing and remediating hearing loss in adults of all ages. Angela Lalla, AuD. brings over 30 years of experience in the field of audiology, including 12 years working at a local hospital and many years as a marketing and training specialist for a hearing device manufacturing company. Angela is originally from Amsterdam, NY, but has lived in the Saratoga Springs area since 1992. Debra Trees Doctor of Audiology at Debra Trees Audiology Associates, delivers hearing care in the Capital Region of NYS for over 35 years. She offers hearing testing, counseling, selection, follow up and care for hearing solutions. She is one of the professional advisors and on the planning board of the Hearing Loss Association of America, Albany-Capital Region Chapter. She is also co-author of an online CEU training course for Nurses and other Health Professionals on hearing loss called Focus on Hearing through AdvantEdge Education. Debra is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, and a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as NYSSLHA and CASHA.
4:30pm – 5:30pm	Looped Yoga Session with Tobey Gifford Warren Room Tobey Gifford is an enthusiastic and dynamic entrepreneur, speaker, wellness educator, coach, and yoga therapist. Her passion is sharing her story to help inspire, uplift and light up others. Her life and story is one of victory and success in the midst (and sometimes because of) of adversity and challenge. She is a professional athlete and three time national champion and world champion finalist in Sport Aerobics.  She has been featured on ESPN and Sports Illustrated. She has traveled the world promoting and speaking about health, wellness and self care (love.)
6:00pm – 7:45pm	Cocktails and Dinner Banquet Adirondack Room
7:45pm – 8:15pm	Recognition Adirondack Room
8:45pm – 9:45pm	Captioned Comedian Show with Vinnie Mark Adirondack Room Comedian Vinnie Mark’s best trick is to change traditional magic into non-stop laughs before your very eyes.  Vinnie Mark delivers joke after joke, gag after gag, and leaves audiences on their feet with a real, live straight jacket escape.  Las Vegas slick and Sunday school proper, alchemist Mark transforms audience participation, one-liners and a few surprises into pure platinum. Mark’s television appearances include The Rosie ‘O Donnell Show (NBC), Late Night with David Letterman (NBC), Stand-up Spotlight (VH1) and Fox T.V.’s Comic Strip Live (Fox).

Sunday September 18, 2022

8:30am – 10:00am	Breakfast and HLAA NYS Meeting  Queens Ballroom
10:00am	Silent Auction Winners Announced
11:00am	Hotel Check-Out Lake George 20 minute ride for Steamboat
12:00pm Departure	Offsite Steamboat Ride in Lake George Lake George Shoreline Cruises Historic Sightseeing Cruise on the Horicon Enjoy a 1 hour narrated cruise around beautiful Lake George. Discover the local history of the Revolutionary and French & Indian Wars. Witness the geographic and physical locations of historical events that have been documented in time. Learn about the Peabodys, Trasks and other influential people that settled along Millionaire’s Row and the role that they played in historical Lake George. Cruise along the shores of the lake and marvel in the pristine waters, stunning mountains and picturesque islands. Leashed dogs welcome! Coffee, tea, snacks & full bar available for purchase. Food or Beverage not included in ticket price. Allow time to be at the boat dock by 11:45am.

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