Month: November 2022

Ms Stephanie Thai1, Ms  Vivian  Tran1, Ms  Libby Smith2, Dr Valerie  Sung1,2,3, Dr  Peter Carew1,2 1The University Of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia, 2Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia, 3Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented changes...

Ms Jan Pollard1 1Sonic Equipment, Nundah, Australia Newborn hearing screening devices are either ABR or ASSR based using specific detection algorithms. Responses to a broadband stimulus, usually Chirps, at 35 dBnHL are required for pass result. Diagnostically for babies with...

Mrs Mikaela Dammers1, Dr Rachael Beswick1, Mrs Gayle Hemsley2, Ms Lia Traves3, Ms Jane Fitzgibbons1 1Healthy Hearing, Nundah, Australia, 2Department of Education – Hearing Pathways, , Australia, 3Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia In Queensland, not only is there no...

Ms Alison Collins1, Dr Rachael Beswick2, Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll1, Associate Professor Joseph Kei1 1University Of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia, 2Children’s Health Queensland, Healthy Hearing Program, Nundah, 4012 Background: Infants diagnosed with a conductive hearing loss (CHL) can be at...

Ms Alison Collins1, Dr Rachael Beswick2, Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll1, Associate Professor Joseph Kei1 1University Of Queensland, Sr Lucia, Australia, 2Children’s Health Queensland, Healthy Hearing Program, Nundah, 4012 Background/Objectives: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) aims to identify infants born with...

Dr Jane Fitzgibbons1, Ms Lia Traves1 1Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Queensland’s targeted surveillance program for children with risk factors is currently under redesign. To provide better value care and to improve geographical service equity, a new model of care...

Dr Jane Fitzgibbons1, Ms  Lia Traves1, Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll2, Dr Rachael Beswick1 1Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 2University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia This presentation will summarise the outcomes of an analysis of 10 years-worth of data from Queensland’s...

Mr Mark Douglas1, Mrs Rebekah Zwies1 1Ministry Of Education NZ – Te Mahau, , New Zealand The LENA programme was first trialled by Advisers on Deaf Children (AODC) in the Otago/Southland region in 2018. After a successful trial, the LENA...

Ms Sam Harkus1, Dr Mary Belfrage2, Ms Vivienne Marnane1, Dr Carmen Kung1, Ms Meagan Ward1, Dr Isabel O’Keeffe1, Dr  Neil Orr3, Dr John Skinner3, Dr Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)4,5, Prof Kelvin Kong (Worimi)5 1National Acoustic Laboratories, Macquarie University, Australia, 2RACGP-NACCHO Clinical...

Ms Florencia Montes1 1Audiologist, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia Background: It is well recognised the association between hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction, as well as it is the importance of early detection and intervention to improve outcomes and quality...