
This poster provides an overview of treatment options for hearing loss, including CROS/BiCROS hearing aids, bone conduction implants (BAHA), and cochlear implants (CI). It also outlines how these devices work, their benefits and limitations, and the assessment process for determining candidacy.
Jessica Banh, MSc, Reg CASLPO
Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto
Audiologist, Cochlear Implant Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Jessica Banh earned her Master’s degree in Audiology from Dalhousie University and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She has been part of the Cochlear Implant Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for the past eight years. She is dedicated to delivering thoughtful, patient‑centered care, with interests in quality improvement initiatives and supporting individuals with single‑sided deafness (SSD). She also holds a lecturer appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Toronto.
Johane Rakotoarimanana, MPA, Reg CASLPO
Lecturer, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto
Audiologist, Cochlear Implant Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Johane Rakotoarimanana is a clinical audiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and holds lecturer status in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Toronto. She completed her studies in audiology at the Université de Montréal.
This poster outlines current approaches to tinnitus management, including sound therapy, structured tinnitus programs, counselling strategies, and lifestyle considerations aimed at improving quality of life.
Dario Coletta, MSc, AuD, Reg CASLPO
Doctor of Audiology, Port Credit Audiology & Hearing Aid Clinic (Mississauga, ON)
Dario Coletta is an Audiologist working in private practice in Mississauga, ON at Port Credit Audiology & Hearing Aid Clinic. He obtained his Doctor of Audiology from A.T. Still University and Master of Science in Audiology from the University of British Columbia. His main interests in the field of audiology include amplification, tinnitus counselling and management, diagnostics, and hearing loss prevention. Dario is committed to helping patients find an individualized solution for their hearing health care concerns.
This presentation explores the vestibular system and the principles of vestibular rehabilitation. It highlights the role of vestibular therapy throughout the patient journey, includes acoustic neuroma-specific patient data, and discusses expected outcomes from therapy.
Elizabeth Crawford, BPHE, MA, MScPT, PT, Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation
Co-Director & Physiotherapist, Vestibular Health, located at Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network (UHN) & Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Sinai Health System
Elizabeth Crawford is the co-director of Vestibular Health. She is a compassionate and knowledgeable physiotherapist with expertise in vestibular and neurological rehabilitation.
Elizabeth is part of the Hertz Multidisciplinary Neuro-Otology Clinic at the University Health Network. She is an Advanced Practice Vestibular Physiotherapist in the Enhanced Dizzy Assessment Clinic at Toronto General Hospital, an initiative to reduce wait times for patients in need of specialized medical care for dizziness/vertigo. During her work in the Hertz Clinic and as an Advanced Practice provider, she has gained knowledge of complex inner ear and neurological conditions and their impacts on balance function.
Elizabeth has a Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation through Emory University, and has advanced vestibular training through the University of Pittsburgh. Her clinical background is in neurological and complex traumatic injury rehabilitation. Elizabeth has extensive experience working with both community- and hospital-based multidisciplinary teams, focused on people with neurological disorders, persistent post-concussion symptoms, vestibular disorders, balance and gait impairments, and dizziness.
Focused on facial nerve recovery, this poster reviews causes of facial nerve paresis, stages of recovery, and the key components of facial neuromuscular retraining (FNMR), supported by clinical examples.
Beth Kroetsch, BSc, PT
Facial Physiotherapist, Facial Rehabilitation Program, Therapy Visions Inc., located at S.L. Hunter Speech Works (Burlington, ON)
Beth Kroetsch is a physiotherapist with extensive experience across orthopaedics, vestibular rehabilitation, pelvic health, and neurological rehabilitation. She developed a specialized focus in facial nerve rehabilitation early in her career, completing advanced training at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and going on to establish the Facial Rehabilitation Program at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in 1992.
Her clinical practice has included working with patients with acoustic neuroma, vestibular schwannoma, facial nerve disorders, and other complex neurological conditions, with a strong emphasis on facial neuromuscular retraining. Beth has also contributed to elite sport as a physiotherapist with Canada’s Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team (2007–2017).
She currently continues her facial rehabilitation practice in Burlington, Ontario, where she also trains clinicians in facial neuromuscular retraining techniques.
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