The program below will be updated when required. Please check this page regularly.
CPD Points
The Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Conference has been endorsed for up to 9.25 CPD points and the endorsement number is CPD1517 197.
Audiology Australia members can claim points in either the 2015-2017 or the 2017-2018 CPD cycle. There is an opportunity to indicate which CPD cycle to allocate the points to by ticking the appropriate box on the conference evaluation form which is available from the registration desk. Important: If claim points you are required to sign in to every session. A list is available at the back of the conference session rooms. If you have any queries, please ask at registration.
Accessibility
Live captioning (The Captioning Studio) and Auslan interpreters (Auslan Services) will be provided for all sessions in Clarendon Ballroom’s A (concurrent sessions and, B+C (plenary & concurrent sessions).
1730 -1830 | Registration Desk Open | Business Centre Room – Hotel Lobby |
0800 | Registration Desk Open |
0900-1020 | OPENING SESSION – PLENARY SESSION 1 Room: Clarendon Ballrooms B+C – Podium Level – Langham Melbourne |
0900-0920 | Acknowledgement to Country Official Conference Opening – Councillor Jackie Watts – City of Melbourne Welcome and Opening Remarks – Prof Greg Leigh AO, Chair Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Committee |
0920-0925 | Sponsor Address – Cochlear |
0925-1020 | Keynote Address: Dr Sue Archbold, PhD – The Ear Foundation, Nottingham, UK – proudly sponsored by Cochlear Early Intervention or Early Interference? |
1020-1045 | MORNING TEA |
1340-1515 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 | |
Newborn Hearing Screening Room: Clarendon Ballrooms B+C Chair: Dr Rachael Beswick |
Audiology Workshop/ Outcomes Room: Clarendon Ballroom A Chair: Alison King |
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1340-1400 | We should screen every baby, right? Gabrielle Kavanagh |
The complexity of ANSD starts at the time of diagnosis |
1405-1425 | Expect the unexpected: Lessons learned in Queensland during the AccuScreen device implementation Delene Thomas |
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1430-1450 | Meh – Indifference, disinterest and disconnect Gabrielle Kavanagh |
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1455-1515 | When baby wash isn’t being used to wash babies -Sourcing and implementing an appropriate product for newborn hearing screening Melinda Barker |
Special populations implanted under 18 months– trajectories in performance Maree Mctaggart |
1515-1540 | AFTERNOON TEA |
1540-1625 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 | |
Newborn Hearing Screening Room: Clarendon Ballrooms B+C Chair: Bianca Liersch |
Outcomes Room: Clarendon Ballroom A Chair: Dr Valerie Sung |
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1540-1600 | Empowering Managers to change workplace culture for greater collaboration with maternity hospitals Julie Castro, Larissa Ralph |
Early intervention following early detection is key to better language outcomes: update on the LOCHI study (Outcomes Symposium Paper 1) Dr Teresa YC Ching |
1605-1625 | Neonatal Screening Outcomes for Natural vs Caesarian Section Delivery Ian Henderson |
Psychosocial development hinges on good language and functional performance: update on the LOCHI study (Outcomes Symposium paper 2) Prof Greg Leigh |
1630-1730 | PLENARY SESSION 2 Room: Clarendon Ballrooms B+C Chair: Dr Zeffie Poulakis |
1630-1730 | Keynote Address: Dr Stephen Walker – Associate Medical Director, Cognitive Institute The challenges of reliability and safety – an exploration of strategies that can lead to higher reliability |
1730 | Sessions Close |
1900 | Conference Dinner – Alto Room – The Langham Melbourne |
0815-0845 | Registration |
0845-1025 | PLENARY SESSION 3 Room: Clarendon Ballrooms B+C Chair: Dr Kirsty Gardner-Berry |
0845-0945 | Keynote Address: Prof. Harvey Dillon – National Acoustic Laboratories Why do so many children get their first hearing aids during the early school years? |
0945-1025 | Panel Presentation: Dr Kirsty Gardner-Berry, Dr Zeffie Poulakis, Dr Rachael Beswick, Dr Harvey Dillon & Ms Jennifer Bergman Screening during early childhood and beyond: target populations, approaches, interventions and justifications |
1025-1045 | MORNING TEA |
1540-1650 | PLENARY SESSION 4 & PROGRAM CLOSE Room: Clarendon Ballrooms B+C Chair: Prof Greg Leigh |
1540-1640 | Plenary Address: Dr Sue Archbold, PhD – The Ear Foundation, Nottingham, UK – proudly sponsored by Cochlear Moving forward – what have we learnt and what next….. |
1640-1650 | Program Close |