National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)

IOMG Organization

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IOMG Leadership:

• Overall Chair: Dawn Konrad-Martin from the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR), a Research Center of the US Veterans Affairs (VA), Rehabilitation Research and Development Service

• Outreach and Dissemination Chair: Khaya Clark from the NCRAR and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

• International Emphasis Co-Chairs: Lucretia Petersen from University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Laura Dreisbach from San Diego State University
• Subgroup: Africa (Lead, Lucretia Petersen from University of Cape Town, South Africa)
• Subgroup: China (Lead, Wei Qiu, from State University of New York at Plattsburgh)
• Subgroup: Europe (Lead, TBD)
• Click here for more information about the International Focus Area/Activities

• Ototoxicity of Aminoglycoside Treatment Co-Chairs: Angela Garinis from OHSU and Peter Steyger from Creighton University
• Subgroup: Cystic Fibrosis Recommendations (Co-Leads: Angela Garinis, Gayla L. Poling, Carmen Brewer) (Click here for more information)
• Subgroup: Non-TB Mycobacterium (NTM) (Co-Leads: Angela Garinis, Carmen Brewer)
• Subgroup: Enhanced Ototoxicity Monitoring of Neonates (Co-Leads: Rebecca Scott, Peter Steyger)
• Click here for more information about the Aminoglycoside Treatment Area/Activities

• Ototoxicity of Cancer Treatment Co-Chairs: Carmen Brewer and Gayla L. Poling from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Subgroup: Roadmap/Call to Action (Lead: Carmen Brewer, Alex Hoetink, Katherine Fernandez, Nicole Stout)
• Subgroup: Pediatric Cancer Treatment (Lead: Kristin Knight)
• Click here for more information about the Cancer Treatment Focus Area/Activities

• Ototoxicity of Environmental and Occupational Exposures Co-Chairs: Thais C. Morata from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, OH, USA, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Adrian Fuente from the University of Montreal. 
• Click here for more information about the Environmental and Occupational Exposures Focus Area/Activities

• American Academy of Audiology (AAA) – Carmen Brewer and Gayla L. Poling from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – Laura Dreisbach from San Diego State University and Katherine Fernandez from the National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) – Angela Garinis from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Lisa Hunter from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and Ronald Rubenstein from Washington University in St. Louis
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) – Thais C. Morata from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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