Presentations

The ENHANCE Study: Evaluation of Hearing Aids and Cognitive Effects

  1. Julia Z Sarant, David Harris, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Manasi Canagasabey, Charlotte Anderson, Ella Davine, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri. (2023). Hearing loss and cognitive decline/dementia: Cognitive outcomes for treated versus untreated groups at 3-year follow-up. Independent Audiologists Australia National Conference, June 2-3 (virtual).
  2. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Adrian Schembri, Peter Busby, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Charlotte Anderson, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer (2023). Promoting hearing and cognitive health in older adults: Cognitive performance after 3 years of hearing aid use. Phonak Australia annual professional conference, Melbourne, April 4, *Panelist for 1-hour discussion.
  3. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Adrian Schembri, Peter Busby, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Charlotte Anderson, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer (2023). Promoting hearing and cognitive health in older adults: Cognition outcomes after 3 years of hearing aid use. Phonak Japan annual conference for professionals (virtual), March.
  4. Sarant et al. (2023). Hearing loss and cognitive decline/dementia: Addressing this potentially modifiable risk factor by treating hearing loss. Invited presentation, 14th Annual Dementia Conference: Cognitive Decline Emerging Treatments & Trends Forum, June 21, Melbourne.
  5. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Peter Busby, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Charlotte Anderson, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer. (2022; Invited) Hearing aid use, cognitive function, and neural plasticity in the aging brain: Can we delay cognitive decline? New Zealand Audiological Society National Conference, Virtual, 16 August.
  6. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Adrian Schembri, Peter Busby, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Charlotte Anderson, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer (2023). Promoting hearing and cognitive health in older adults: Cognition outcomes after 3 years of hearing aid use. Phonak Japan Annual Professional Conference (virtual), March.
  7. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Peter Busby, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Charlotte Anderson, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer. (2022; Invited) The effects of hearing aid use on cognitive function and neural plasticity in the aging brain – Can we delay cognitive decline? Phonak Norway annual conference for Norwegian hearing professionals, Virtual, 26 August.
  8. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Peter Busby, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Ella Davine, Charlotte Anderson, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer. (2022). Cognitive function and hearing loss: A longitudinal investigation of the effect of hearing aid use on cognitive performance in older adults. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, San Diego, July 31 - August 4.
  9. Julia Sarant. The effects of hearing aid use on cognitive function and neural plasticity in the aging brain: Can we delay cognitive decline? Academic Event; Innovation in Healthcare Academic Conference | Paradise (online), November 29, 2021.
  10. Julia Sarant et al. (2021). Treatment of hearing loss, cognitive function, and neural plasticity in the aging brain. Invited presentation, Hearing Science Virtual Seminar Series, Nottingham University, July 27, 2021.
  11. Julia Sarant. (2021). The effects of hearing aid use on cognitive function and neural plasticity in the aging brain: Can we delay cognitive decline? Invited presentation, Phonak Well Hearing Is Well Being International Conference, June 3.
  12. Julia Sarant. The effects of hearing aid use on cognitive function and neural plasticity in the aging brain: Can we delay cognitive decline? Invited presentation, Audiology Australia 2021 Conference, May 20.
  13. Julia Sarant. (2021). Prevention is better than cure: Can hearing aid use delay cognitive decline? Phonak European Seminar on Hearing Loss and Cognition Virtual Seminar, Invited presentation, March 9.
  14. Sarant, Harris, Maruff, Schembri, Lemke, Launer, Phillips, Nixon, Bowers, Tomlin, Dowell. (2021). Cognitive function and hearing aids: Can we delay cognitive decline? American Auditory Society Virtual Conference, March 3-6.
  15. Julia Sarant. Keynote presentation - Cognitive function and hearing aid use: Can hearing aid use delay cognitive decline or even improve cognition?  (2020). AUDacity, U.S. Academy of Doctors of Audiology, U.S., Virtual Conference, October 16-17
  16. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Peter Busby, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer, Dani Tomlin, Richard Dowell. (2020). Hearing aid use and cognition in older adults: Can we delay decline or even improve cognitive function? Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Virtual Conference, July 26-30
  17. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Ulrike Lemke, Danielle Tomlin, Richard Dowell, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Patrick Bowers. (2020). Cognitive function and hearing aid use: Can hearing aid use delay cognitive decline? Audiology Australia Trans-Tasman Online Conference, May 25-31.
  18. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Peter Busby, Adrian Schembri, Jocelyn Phillips, Grace Nixon, Ulrike Lemke, Stefan Launer, Paul Maruff, Dani Tomlin, Richard Dowell, Christine Jones. (2020). Hearing aids and cognitive function in older adults: Initial results. American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., March 5-7.
  19. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Ulrike Lemke. (2019). Cognitive function and hearing aid use: Prospective longitudinal study results.  52nd conference of the Australian Association of Gerontologists, November 5-8, Sydney.
  20. Stefan Launer, Julia Sarant, David Harris, Richard Dowell, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Ulrike Lemke, Robert Briggs, Jocelyn Phillips, and Grace Nixon. (2018). The effect of hearing aids on cognitive function in older hearing aid recipients: Preliminary prospective longitudinal study results. 34th World Congress of Audiology, Cape Town, South Africa, October 28-31.
  21. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Richard Dowell, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Ulrike Lemke, Robert Briggs, Jocelyn Phillips and Grace Nixon (2018). The effect of remediation of hearing loss on cognitive function in older hearing aid recipients: Preliminary prospective longitudinal study results. HEAL 2016, Cernobbio (Lake Como), Italy, June 7-9, 2018.

The effect of cochlear implants on cognitive function in aging Australians

  1. Sarant et al. (2023). Hearing loss and cognitive decline/dementia: Addressing this potentially modifiable risk factor by treating hearing loss. Invited presentation, 14th Annual Dementia Conference: Cognitive Decline Emerging Treatments & Trends Forum, June 21, Melbourne.
  2. Sarant et al. (2023). Hearing loss and cognitive decline/dementia: Can cochlear implant use address this potentially modifiable risk factor? Keynote address, Victorian Cochlear Implant Symposium, June 20, Melbourne.
  3. Cochlear implants and cognitive function in older Australian adults. Julia Sarant. Invited speaker and panelist, 13th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implantation and Related Sciences, 8-10 December, 2021.
  4. Julia Sarant. (2019). Cognitive decline and hearing loss in older adults: Why, how, and what can we do? Invited presentation at Audiology Australia Chapter meeting, Melbourne, March 23.
  5. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Richard Dowell, Peter Busby, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Robert Briggs, Lisa Bennet, Manasi Canagasabey. (2018). The effect of cochlear implants on cognitive function in older adults: Initial baseline results for a prospective longitudinal study. Audiology Australia National Conference, 20-23 May.
  6. Julia Sarant, David Harris, Richard Dowell, Peter Busby, Paul Maruff, Adrian Schembri, Robert Briggs, Lisa Bennet, Manasi Canagasabey, Agnes Au. (2018). The effect of cochlear implants on cognitive function in older adults: Prospective longitudinal study preliminary results. CI2018 Emerging Issues in Cochlear Implantation, Washington DC, March 7-10.
  7. Julia Sarant, Paul Maruff, David Harris, Richard Dowell, Peter Busby, Robert Briggs.  (2016). Hearing loss and cognitive decline – A study of the effect of cochlear implants on cognitive function in the elderly. Audiology Australia National Conference, Melbourne, 22-25 May.

Hearing Loss, the Silent Enemy of Good Health: Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Potential Economic and Social Impact of Interventions to Promote Treatment to Facilitate Improved Hearing.

  1. Sarant et al. (2023). Hearing loss, the silent enemy of good health: Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, & potential economic & social impact of interventions to promote treatment to facilitate improved hearing. Presentation to the Department of Health & Aged Care, Canberra, 7 June.