Month: November 2024

Ms Sally Higgins1, Ms Melissa Moyano1, Dr Melinda Barker1,2,3 1Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP). Centre For Community Child Health, Royal Childrens Hospital Victoria, Parkville, Australia, 2Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia, 3Murdoch Children’s Institute,...

Ms Maria Florencia Montes Roleri1, Ms Patricia Van Buynde, Mr Andrew Geyl 1Sydney Children's Hospital, , Australia Biography: Florencia is the Head of the Audiology Department at Sydney Children's Hospital. She has extensive experience in the diagnostic assessment of infants....

Ms Carolyn Mee1, Harvey Dillon2,3, Maxime Li-Kim-Mui2 1Sound Scouts,, Crows Nest, Australia, 2Macquarie University, , Australia, 3University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom Biography: Carolyn Mee Sound Scouts CEO & FOUNDER In 2011 Carolyn Mee set her sights on improving children’s...

Mrs Katherine Swinburn1,2,10, Ms Pam Rogers10, A/Prof Hayley Smithers Sheedy1,2, Dr Antonia Shand2,8, Dr Tanya Tripathi3,4, Dr Natalia Rode3, Ms Emma Waight1,2, Prof William Rawlinson6,7, A/Prof Valerie Sung3,4,9, Prof Lisa Hui3,4,5 1Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, 2University of...

Mrs Genevieve Choi1,3, Associate Professor Holly Teagle1,2, Professor Suzanne Purdy1, Dr Andrew Wood1,3 1The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2The Hearing House, Auckland, New Zealand, 3Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand – Waikato , Hamilton, New Zealand Biography: Genevieve...

Ms Emily Shepard1 1Usherkids Australia, Mordialloc, Australia Biography: Emily Shepard, a committed advocate for equity and inclusion, holds a Master of Public Health and founded UsherKids Australia to support children with Usher syndrome and their families. Drawing on her experience...

Mr Andrew Geyl1 1Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, Australia Biography: Andrew Geyl has more than 30 years experience as an audiologist, and 20 of those involved with the NSW neonatal hearing screening, SWISH. He has a special interest in neonatal...

Dr Jane Sheehan1,2,3, Alison Jagger1,2,3, Kate L. Francis4,5, Dr S. Ghazaleh Dashti4,5, Patrick Gornall3,4, Mrs Melinda Barker1,2,3,4, Associate Professor Valerie Sung2,3,4, Dr Sergio Ruiz-Carmona6, Susan Baohm6, Dr Zeffie Poulakis1,2,3,4 1Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program, Centre for Community Child Health, The...

Dr Lucinda Freeman1, Prof Martin Delatycki2,3, Prof Jackie Leach Scully4, Prof Edwin Kirk5 1Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, , Australia, 2Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Parkville, Australia, 3Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, Australia, 4UNSW Sydney, Disability Innovation Institute,...

Dr Karen Liddle1, Dr Chirag Patel2, A/Prof Aideen McInerney-Leo3 1Children's Health Queensland, , Australia, 2Genetic Health Queensland, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia, 3Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Biography: Dr Karen Liddle, MBBS FRACP MPH,...