Subject: [AUDITORY] PopHHC 2026 - Abstract Deadline Extension - PLEASE SHARE From: Nicole Whittle <nkwhittle@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 14:21:07 -0800--Apple-Mail-F4A74E0E-B539-4446-B50F-572A1AED1CC2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html class=3D"apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equi= v=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D= "auto">=EF=BB=BF<br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D= "WordSection1"> <div> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;background:#68A7AB"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"800" style=3D"width:600.0pt;background:white"> <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D"100%" valign=3D"top" style=3D"width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0= in"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span st= yle=3D"mso-ligatures:none"><img width=3D"801" height=3D"233" style=3D"width:= 8.3437in;height:2.427in" id=3D"_x0000_i1027" src=3D"cid:C:/Users/VHAPORWhitt= N/OneDrive%20-%20Department%20of%20Veterans%20Affairs/Personal%20Folders/Rea= vis/PopHHC/2026%20Emails/Save%20the%20Date%20HTML%20Email%20-%2010.28.2025/i= mages/1_PopHHC_blue_teal_banner.png" alt=3D"Your logo" data-unique-identifie= r=3D""></span><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"800" style=3D"width:600.0pt;background:white;border-radius: 0">= <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;padding:37.5pt 37.5pt 37.5pt 37.5pt= "> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <h1 align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:48.75= pt"><span class=3D"tinymce-placeholder"><span style=3D"font-size:40.5pt;font= -family:"Playfair Display";color:#10305B">Abstracts Open! Populati= on Hearing Health Care </span></span><span style=3D"font-size:40.5pt;fo= nt-family:"Playfair Display";color:#10305B"><o:p></o:p></span></h1= > </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt= "><strong><u><span style=3D"font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica&quo= t;,sans-serif;color:#10305B">Deadline Extension to November 7, 2025!</span><= /u></strong><span style=3D"font-size:17.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica"= ;,sans-serif;color:#10305B"> <br> Submit your Poster Abstracts & Student Travel Award Abstracts<o:p></o:p>= </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span>= </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"800" style=3D"width:600.0pt;background:white;border-radius: 0">= <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D"100%" valign=3D"top" style=3D"width:100.0%;padding:22.5pt 22.5p= t 22.5pt 22.5pt"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #68A7AB 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0= in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">=E2=80=8A</span><spa= n style=3D"font-size:1.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <h1 style=3D"margin:0in;line-height:27.0pt"><span class=3D"tinymce-placehold= er"><span style=3D"font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Playfair Display"= ;color:#10305B">Dear Colleagues,</span></span><span style=3D"font-size:22.5p= t;font-family:"Playfair Display";color:#10305B"><o:p></o:p></span>= </h1> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">On be= half of the Population Hearing Healthcare Conference Committee, we are pleas= ed to announce that we will be holding our annual conference on February 24 =E2= =80=93 25th, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, just prior to the American Auditory Society (AAS) Conference. <strong><u><s= pan style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This will be a hybrid= , 2-day meeting featuring in person and virtual attendance options</span></u= ></strong> with post-meeting recordings for delegates. We aim to ensure that the conference is communicatively accessib= le.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in;line-height:14.25pt"><span style=3D"font-family:"= ;Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">The goal for this hybrid meeting is t= o <strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">bring toget= her speakers from around the globe</span></strong> to discuss how to improve= hearing healthcare for their communities. Our agenda will highlight speaker= s from three regions: 1) the United Kingdom and Africa, 2) Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand, and 3) North and S= outh America. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"= > <em><b><span style=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-se= rif;color:#101112"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></em></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"= > <em><b><span style=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-se= rif;color:#101112">PopHHC 2026 Program</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"= > <strong><span style=3D"font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-s= erif;color:#101112">=E2=80=9CImproving Hearing Health for Indigenous, First N= ations, and Rural Communities=E2=80=9D</span></strong><span style=3D"font-si= ze:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112"><o:p></o:p= ></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">Progr= am Co-Chair: Dr. Matthew Bush & Dr. Naomi Hixson<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25p= t"><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">Po= pHHC Website for more information: <a href=3D"http://www.pophearing.org"><span style=3D"color:#68A7AB">www.poph= earing.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25p= t"><strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#10= 1112">Abstracts are OPEN: September 15, 2025 =E2=80=93 October 31, 2025 </span></strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;colo= r:#101112"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><a href=3D= "https://forms.gle/RZ9jgiYwZzEo9Cjn8" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color= :white;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><div><image003.png></d= iv></span></a><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><a href=3D= "https://forms.gle/epMiGeKN5HGYdcCm8" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color= :white;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><div><image004.png></d= iv></span></a><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #68A7AB 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0= in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">=E2=80=8A</span><spa= n style=3D"font-size:1.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"= > <em><b><span style=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-se= rif;color:#2A778A">Student Information</span></b></em><span style=3D"font-si= ze:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112"><o:p></o:p= ></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25p= t"><strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A= 778A">A limited number of competitive travel awards are available for studen= ts who submit abstracts for posters. The amount of these awards will be $2,000 USD for those within North America and $3,00= 0 USD for those living outside of North America.</span></strong><strong><spa= n style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#2A778A"><o:p></o:= p></span></strong></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25p= t"><strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A= 778A"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25p= t"><strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2A= 778A;font-weight:normal">Admissions Offices, please share this information w= ith your Doctor of Audiology and/or Masters of Public Health students. </span></strong><span style=3D"color:#101112"><o:p>= </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #68A7AB 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0= in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">=E2=80=8A</span><spa= n style=3D"font-size:1.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt"> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"= > <em><b><span style=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",san= s-serif;color:#10305B">2026 PopHHC Conference Theme</span></b></em><span sty= le=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1= 0305B"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">T= he need for addressing and improving access to hearing healthcare for rural,= Indigenous, and First Nations communities is critical to addressing health d= isparities and promoting overall well-being. These populations often face challenges such as geographic isolation, limit= ed healthcare infrastructure, and cultural barriers, which compound difficul= ties in accessing care. Within Indigenous and First Nations communities hear= ing loss can have significant cultural implications, affecting language preservation and connection to he= ritage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">B= y highlighting this for our conference theme, we aim to emphasize the import= ance of outreach, education, and culturally sensitive, community-centered ca= re to ensure timely diagnosis, treatment, and support for hearing loss. Such efforts improve individual health outcom= es, preserve cultural and linguistic diversity, foster social inclusion, and= strengthen community resilience, promoting health equipping and honoring th= e rights and needs of individuals.<em><b><span style=3D"font-family:"He= lvetica",sans-serif"> </span></b></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">&= nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#2= A778A">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvet= ica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">&= nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:14.25pt"= > <em><b><span style=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",san= s-serif;color:#10305B">Preview of our Presentation List</span></b></em><span= style=3D"font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;colo= r:#10305B"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <strong><u><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color= :#10305B">PopHHC 2026 Programmatic Scientific Co-Chair =E2=80=93</span></u><= /strong><u><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color= :#10305B"> <strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Matthew= Bush, MD, PhD,</span></strong></span></u><strong><span style=3D"font-family= :"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"> </span></strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;= color:#10305B">Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Otolaryn= gology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kentucky<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">T= opic: <em><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Addre= ssing Hearing Healthcare Disparities in Rural Communities</span></em><o:p></= o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">D= r. Matthew Bush is a nationally recognized physician-scientist and board-cer= tified otolaryngologist at the University of Kentucky. With dual degrees in m= edicine and research, Dr. Bush has dedicated his career to advancing hearing health equity, particularly in underserved a= nd rural populations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">&= nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <strong><u><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color= :#10305B">PopHHC 2026 Programmatic Scientific Co-Chair =E2=80=93</span></u><= /strong><u><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color= :#10305B"> <strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Naomi H= ixson, AuD, SLP,</span></strong></span></u><strong><span style=3D"font-famil= y:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"> </span></strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;= color:#10305B">Compliance Officer, Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC), Ind= ian Health Service (IHS), previous Chief of Audiology and Acting Director of= Telemedicine and Field Services. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">T= opic: <em><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Deliv= ering Tele-audiology Services to Indigenous Communities</span></em><o:p></o:= p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">D= r. Naomi Hixson, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and descendant o= f the Cherokee Nation, served the Phoenix Area by providing program developm= ent, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and continuous improvement of audiologic care delivery and patient care pol= icies. She played a leading role in advancing accessible hearing health care= for Indigenous communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">&= nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <strong><u><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color= :#10305B">PopHHC 2026 Adrian Davis Lecturer =E2=80=93</span></u></strong><u>= <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"> <strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Susan E= mmett, MD, MPH,</span></strong></span></u><strong><span style=3D"font-family= :"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"> </span></strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;= color:#10305B">Otolaryngologist surgeon affiliated with Kenyatta University T= eaching, Referral, and Research Hospital (KUTRRH)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">T= opic: <em><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Commu= nity-Based Interventions to Overcome Geographic and Systemic Barriers to Car= e in Rural Alaska</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">D= r. Susan Emmett is an otolaryngologist, public health researcher, and academ= ic leader based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). S= he holds the Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology at UAMS and serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngolo= gy and Epidemiology. Her professional mission centers on reducing hearing he= alth disparities - especially in underserved, rural, and low-resource commun= ities. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">&= nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <strong><u><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color= :#10305B">PopHHC 2026 Early Career Scholar =E2=80=93</span></u></strong><u><= span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"> <strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Lilian M= okoh, M.Med,</span></strong></span></u><strong><span style=3D"font-family:&q= uot;Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B"> </span></strong><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;= color:#10305B">Otolaryngologist surgeon affiliated with Kenyatta University T= eaching, Referral, and Research Hospital (KUTRRH)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-= bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B">T= opic: <em><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Devel= oping a National Ear and Hearing Care Program in Kenya</span></em><o:p></o:p= ></span></p> <p align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.25p= t"><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#10305B= ">Dr. Lilian Mokoh is an otolaryngologist located in Nairobi, Kenya who is a= ctive in professional education and outreach. She completed her Otology Fellowship at the University of Cape Town and hol= ds a Certificate for Effective Healthcare Management from the University of T= oronto. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #68A7AB 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0= in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"fo= nt-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">=E2=80=8A</span><spa= n style=3D"font-size:1.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;display:none"><o:p> <= /o:p></span></p> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;word-break:break-word"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt"> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">Pleas= e reach out to our program committee if you have questions, suggestions, or c= oncerns. You can contact conference support staff at: <a href=3D"mailto:populationhearinghealthcare@xxxxxxxx"><span style=3D"colo= r:#68A7AB">populationhearinghealthcare@xxxxxxxx</span></a>  = ; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">We en= courage you to spread the word to others interested in looking at hearing he= alth care from an epidemiological standpoint to serve under-represented grou= ps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112"> = ;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">Best r= egards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">Dr. M= atthew Bush & Dr. Naomi Hixson =E2=80=93 2026 Scientific Conference Prog= ram Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mar= gin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt"> <span style=3D"font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">Dr. K= elly Reavis and Dr. Michelle Arnold =E2=80=93 Conference Chairs<o:p></o:p></= span></p> <p style=3D"margin:0in;line-height:14.25pt"><span style=3D"font-family:"= ;Arial",sans-serif;color:#101112">This Conference is supported by the N= ational Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the Natio= nal Institutes of Health Award Number R13DC020098<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span>= </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;background:white"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"800" style=3D"width:600.0pt;background:white"> <tbody> <tr> <td width=3D"100%" valign=3D"top" style=3D"width:100.0%;padding:3.75pt 0in 3= .75pt 0in"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:3.75pt 0in 3.75pt 0in"> <div align=3D"center"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D= "0" style=3D"display:inline-block"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:3.75pt 4.5pt 3.75pt 3.75pt"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><o:p>&nb= sp;</o:p></p> </td> <td style=3D"padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;font-weight:undefined;letter-spacing:un= defined"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span st= yle=3D"font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Inter;color:#1E0E4B"><o:p> </o:p></= span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align:center"><span st= yle=3D"mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div><1_PopHHC_blue_teal_banner.png></div></div></blockquote></body></= html>= --Apple-Mail-F4A74E0E-B539-4446-B50F-572A1AED1CC2--