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Katie Neal1,2, Brooke Rose, Jen Whiteway, Dr Pia Watkins1,2 1The Shepherd Centre, , Australia, 2Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, , Australia Purpose: This presentation aims to discuss flexible models of clinical care to support independence and agency in intervention for...

Prof Robert Cowan2, Dr Aleisha Davis1, Dr Pia Watkins1, Ms Tess Ansell1 1The Shepherd Centre, Sydney, Australia, 2University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Normed scales are commonly used to track  Infants’ growth and development.    Whilst universal newborn screening  is effective at...

Katie Neal1, Tiffany Slater1, Miss Michelle Chacksfield3, Dr Pia Watkins1,2 1The Shepherd Centre, , Australia, 2Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University , , Australia, 3Tasmanian Health Service – Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia Purpose: To explore the expansion of specialised early...

Dr Jan Andren1 1Healthy Hearing, Queensland Health, South Brisbane, Australia Research has highlighted that Deaf/ Hard of Hearing (HoH) children are three times more likely to have mental health issues than the general population (Laugen, et.al., 2016; Fellinger, et. al.,...

Ms Alison King1 1Hearing Australia, Doncaster, Australia This presentation will review demographic data for aided/implanted children aged under 12 years, to investigate whether the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have had an effect on initial hearing aid fittings. Whilst Hearing...

Dr Pia Watkins1,2, Ms Katie Neal1,2, Ms Tess Ansell1, Ms Joanna McAdam1 1The Shepherd Centre, Sydney, Australia, 2Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Purpose: This study explores the current landscape of research in unilateral hearing loss referenced to clinical outcomes and practice...

Dr Traci Flynn1, Ms Kate  Rutledge, Mr John Eakin, Ms  Amy  Mival, Ms  Michele Clapin 1Hearing Australia, Sydney, Australia Serious ear and hearing difficulties adversely affect one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia.  The Hearing Assessment...

Dr Traci Flynn, Ms. Carrie Sutherland, Ms Lara Hernandez, Ms Laura  Button, Ms  Yaeln Kim, Ms Tessa Barrie 1Hearing Australia, Sydney, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W. Edwards Deming As part of Hearing Australia’s First...

A/Prof. Shani Dettman1, Dr Dawn Choo1, Ms Chayann Fonseka1, Ms Elysia To1, Ms Kanyi Wang1, Ms Saffrey Brown1, Ms Sumail Singh1, Dr Peter Carew1 1The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W....

Kelly Nicholls1 1Healthy Hearing Program, CYCHS, Qld Health, Nundah, Australia “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” W. Edwards Deming Each year, the Healthy Hearing Program (HHP) diagnoses babies with mild permanent hearing losses (MPHL), despite these hearing...