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ANNUAL WA AUDIOLOGY AUSTRALIA STATE CONFERENCE 2014
Continuing professional development
Endorsed CPD Activity – Endorsement No. CPD14 054
12.5 CPD POINTS
WHEN:
Friday 28th November 2014
TIME:
Registration: 8.30 – 9:00am
First Speaker: 9.00am sharp
Lunch from 12:40 – 1:30pm
Last speaker finishing at 5:00pm (followed by sun-downers)
WHERE:
The Boulevard Centre - 99 The Boulevard, Floreat (Floreat Forum), followed by
sun-downers at The Boulevard Hotel, Shop 94
Overview: A wide range of speakers have been arranged to update practitioners working in
WA as to current trends, practices, resources, research and development. We have a session
on cochlear implantation for single sided deafness; will hear about the latest local research;
will be given an overview of the OATSIH National Clinical care guidelines for the
management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island populations; have
updates from Princess Margaret Hospital and Better Start funding for children with hearing
loss; learn about Phonak Roger devices; and hear about the cost of caring about hearing loss
and how to combat risk and increase our repertoire in audiology.
Event Coordinator:
Eliza Pickard (Email: [email protected])
Registration Details:
ASA Members
$ 90 full day
Non-ASA members
$170 full day
Student Members
$ 20
Student Non-members $ 40
$70 half day
$130 half day
Morning, afternoon tea, lunch and some sun-downer drinks and nibbles included.
Thank you to Phonak and MED-EL for their sponsorship
PLEASE COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM ATTACHED TO
SECURE YOUR PLACE
ANNUAL WA AUDIOLOGY AUSTRALIA STATE CONFERENCE
FRIDAY 28nd NOVEMBER 2014
The Boulevard Centre - 99 The Boulevard, Floreat
8.30 – 9:00
Registration
9.00
Opening – Eliza Pickard, Audiology Australia WA Chapter President
Session 1
9:00 - 9:30
Topic: Roger: Bridging the Understanding Gap
Speaker: Annemarie Linder, Audiologist / Clinical Specialist, Phonak
9:30 - 10:00
Topic: Outer-hair cell auto-regulation and measurement of very slow movements of the organ of
Corti in vivo
Speaker: Alison Cook, UWA Audiology PhD Candidate
10:00 - 10:30
Topic: Acclimatising Both Client and Clinician for Frequency Transposition
Speaker: Ian Henderson, Audiologist, Bloom Hearing
Morning Tea (10:30 – 11:00)
Session 2
11:00 – 11:30
Topic: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss and hearing implant options for unilateral sensorineural
hearing loss
Speaker: Mr Stephen Rodrigues, ENT specialist, Perth Head & Neck Surgery
11:30 – 12:00
Topic: The impact of cochlear implantation on speech understanding, subjective hearing
performance, and tinnitus perception in patients with unilateral severe to profound hearing loss
Speaker: Dr Dáyse Tavora, Senior Audiologist, Fremantle Hospital
12:00 – 12:40
Topic: Cochlear implants for single sided deafness
Speaker: Anne Gardner, Clinical Specialist, MED-EL
Lunch (12:40 – 1:30)
Session 3
1:30 – 2:00
Topic: Clinical applications for the Montreal Cognition Assessment (MoCA)
Speaker: Bec Bennett, Audiologist, Ear Science Institute Australia
2:00 – 2:45
Topic: OATSIH National Clinical care guidelines for the management of Otitis Media in ATSI
populations & an update on remote audiology in WA
Speaker: Michelle Soares-Mendes, Audiologist / Director, Hearing West
2:45 – 3:15
Topic: Interactive multimedia reusable learning objects improve hearing aid knowledge, practical
handling skills and use in first-time hearing aid users
Speaker: Marian Brandreth, Audiologist, Telethon Speech & Hearing
Afternoon Tea (3:15 – 3:45)
Session 4
3:45 – 4:00
Topic: Better Start Funding for children with disability
Speaker: Debra Rankin & Amy Begadon, Carers WA
4:00 – 4:15
Topic: Audiology services at Princess Margaret Hospital – an update
Speaker: Dr Dunay Taljaard, Head of Audiology, Princess Margaret Hospital
4:15 – 5:00
Topic: The cost of caring about hearing loss - combatting risk and increasing repertoire in
audiology
Speaker: Dr Dunay Taljaard, Head of Audiology, Princess Margaret Hospital
5:00pm
Close
Followed by sundowners at The Boulevard Hotel
Attendance attracts 12.5 CPD points (CPD14 054)
Thank you to Phonak and MED-EL for their sponsorship.
ANNUAL WA AUDIOLOGY AUSTRALIA STATE CONFERENCE 2014
WHEN:
TIME:
WHERE:
Friday 28th November 2014
Registration: 8.30 – 9:00am
First Speaker: 9.00am sharp
Lunch from 12:40 – 1:30pm
Last speaker finishing at 5:00pm (followed by Sun-downers)
The Boulevard Centre - 99 The Boulevard, Floreat (Floreat Forum), followed by sundowners at The Boulevard Hotel, Shop 94 Floreat Forum
Overview: A day of CPD to update all practitioners working in WA as to current trends, practices,
resources, research and development.
Event Coordinator:Eliza Pickard (Email: [email protected])
Registration Details:
ASA Members
$ 90 full day $70 half day
Non-ASA members$170 full day
$130 half day
Student Members
$ 20
Student Non-members $ 40
Morning, Afternoon tea, Lunch and Sun-downer drinks (limited) and nibbles included
PLEASE NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR CATERING
REGISTRATIONS INCLUDING PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, 20 TH
NOVEMBER 2014 TO SECURE YOUR PLACE
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