Audiology

News about UWA audiology

Audiology News

Katrina Faulds and Nicola Taylor awarded Australian Hearing Prizes for studies in Audiology.

(Below: group of Audiology students from around Australia awarded prizes by AH; Katrina Faulds with Warren Stretton; Nicola Taylor with Warren Stretton, Non-Executive Director of Australian AH)

New course started January 28th 2008.

Ha Nguy and Dilani Wijeratne returned after successful trip to Surabaya with Dame Patricia O'Sullivan, Mr. Ian Hendersen and Marie Kormendy  (see website under /more/Surabaya 2007)

UWA paediatric facility up and running at Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre Wembley

Audiological THANK YOU function November 16th 2007 a great success (photos under MORE menu).

Dr. Patuzzi and Helen Goulios attended meeting on Hearing Impairment and Rehabilitation sponsored by The World Health Organization in Beijing in April 2007.

Dr. Patuzzi was visiting Erskine Fellow at University of Canterbury in Christchurch NZ.

Dr. Patuzzi was keynote speaker at the ISAAR conference in August 2007 in Denmark (Helsingor).

Dr. Patuzzi presented two keynote addresses at ACAud conference in Adelaide in September 2007.

Helen Goulios completed the International Hearing Study of audiology worldwide.

Helen Goulios completed data collection of Australian Audiology which is being analyzed.

October 30th/31st Student Research Proposal seminars presented (including webcasting)

Student research proposal list available as link under More/Resources menu on Welcome Page

2006 National Audiological Society of Australia Conference in Perth. Presentations from course staff and students.

November 2005: Dr. Patuzzi traveled to China
Visit to Audiology Program in Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ZJCTCM) in Hangjhou
Fuller report soon.

August 2005: 1-day conference "Otology for Audiologists" [Premium CEPD points]
by Dr. Burkhard Franz. The University Club at UWA - Full Day Conference. 40 in attendance.
DVDs of the conference will be available.

August 2005: 1-day workshop "Wax Workshop - standard and advanced" [Premium CEPD points]
by Dr. Burkhard Franz. Physiology at UWA - Full Day.

April 2005: 1-day conference "Assessment & Treatment of CAPD" [Premium CEPD points]
The University Club at UWA - Full Day Conference. 120 in attendance.
DVDs of the conference will be available.

November 2004: 1-day conference "Assessment & Treatment of CAPD" [Premium CEPD points]
Matilda Bay Restaurant Full Day Conference. 100 in attendance.
DVDs of the conference are available.

August 2004: 2-day conference "Audiology for Clients with Special Needs" [Premium CEPD points]
Conference sponsors were The Disability Services Commission WA & Sonic Innovations.
DVDs of the conference proceedings sponsored by Siemens and will be available soon.

New audiology website launched in late January

New bioamps & averaging software developed

New EARforms developed for remote clinical reporting (Resources Page)

ex PhD student Dr. Catherine McMahon appointed Co-ordinator in Audiology at Macquarie University

ex PhD student Dr. Greg O'Beirne appointed Lecturer in Audiology at Christchurch NZ

Daniel Brown submitted PhD on electrocochleography and monitoring auditory nerve activity

Norman Zakaria submitted PhD on central auditory processing disorders and directional hearing

More restructuring of course presentation due in 2007