The Genetic Revolution Is Here: A Practical Guide to Genetics of Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Monday, October 19, 2026

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT

Location: West Exhibit Hall A, Learning Zone 1

Lead Presenter(s)

Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD

Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

Eliot Shearer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States

Genetic testing for sensorineural hearing loss has significant impact on knowledge, management, and treatment, particularly in this new era of gene therapy. Attendees will learn how genetic testing impacts patients and how they can implement it in their own practices, no matter what the setting. They will be provided with resource links to documents to help with implementation of genetic testing in their practice.

Learning Objectives:

- Understand the rationale for comprehensive hearing-loss gene panel testing, including its relevance to gene therapy for hearing loss
- Recognize common diagnostic findings from hearing-loss gene panel testing and their clinical impacts
- Know how to provide basic pre- and post-test counseling to families of children with SNHL undergoing genetic testing