Ms Julie Castro1 1Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program – Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia In 2018, The Australian Institute of Health and welfare reported that intimate partner violence is the most significant health risk factor for women aged 25...
- January 8, 2019
Ms Melissa McCarthy1,2,3,4, Professor Greg Leigh1,2,3,4, Professor Michael Arthur-Kelly2 1RIDBC, North Rocks, Australia, 2University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia, 3Macquarie University, Ryde, Australia, 4HEARing CRC, Melbourne, Australia This paper will present data from a recent study examining the use of...
- January 8, 2019
Ms Nicola Camporeale1 1The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Electrophysiological methods of hearing assessment (Auditory Brainstem Response and/or Auditory Steady State Response) are widely used to define hearing for children who are not developmentally able to perform behavioural hearing...
- January 8, 2019
Ms Emma Rushbrooke1, Dr Wendy Arnott1, Mrs Jenny Bergman1, Ms Jessica Balfour-Ogilvy1, Mrs Sharon Bruna1 1Hear And Say, Brisbane, Australia Candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation continues to change and evolve and many who were not traditionally considered candidates for...
- January 8, 2019
Sujita Kanthan1, Genelle Cook1, Therese Gold2, Trong Nguyen2 1Jim Patrick Audiology Centre, Royal Institiute for Deaf and Blind Children, North Rocks, Australia, 2Interacoustics, North Ryde, Australia These case studies highlight the need for innovative thinking, to utilise available resources/technology...
- January 8, 2019
Mrs Jennifer Eakin1 1Gold Coast Health, Southport, Australia Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) care is a key component in the management of children with hearing loss. However, increasing demand on ENT services within the health care system is resulting...
- January 8, 2019
K de Graaff-Korf1, Dr P Verkerk2, Dr P van Dommelen2, Dr Henrica (Irma) Van Straaten1 1Isala Clinics, Zwolle, Netherlands, 2TNO Dept of Health, Leiden, The Netherlands Objectives:To evaluate 18-year quality assurance of newborn hearing screening (NHS) in Dutch neonatal...
- January 8, 2019
Dr Henrica (Irma) Van Straaten1, Karin S. de Graaff-Korf1, Dr Paul Verkerk2, Dr Paula van Dommelen2 1Isala Clinics, Dept of Neonatology, Zwolle, The Netherlands, 2TNO, Department of Child Health, Leiden, The Netherlands Objective: Is brain development with respect to...
- January 8, 2019
Dr Lilian Downie1,2,3,4, MBBS. Professor Jane Halliday2,4, Rachel Burt2,4, PhD. Sebastian Lunke1,2,4, PhD. Ms Elly Lynch1,2,5, Grad Dip Genetic Counselling. Melissa Martyn2,5, PhD. Zeffie Poulakis2,3,4, D Psych. Clara Gaff 4,5, PhD. Valerie Sung2,3,4, PhD. Melissa Wake2,4, MBChB MD. Matthew F Hunter6,7, MBChB FRACP. Kerryn Saunders6,7, MBBS FRACP. Elizabeth Rose2,3,4...
- January 8, 2019