“A day at the Australian Hearing Hub”
A site visit for Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf (ITOD)
Date: Friday 6 December
Time: 9:15 – 2:00
Location: Lecture Theatre, Level 1, Australian Hearing Hub
Cost: $20
Morning tea and lunch will be provided. We have chosen to reduce the cost of the event to facilitate your attendance recognising that parking at Macquarie University is an additional expense.
The Australian Hearing Hub members invite Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf for a site visit to learn about the clinical work and the research that is taking place at the Australian Hearing Hub.
Accreditation: Completing A day at the Australian Hearing Hub course will contribute 6 hours of NESA Registered PD addressing 1.5, 1.6, 6.3, 6.4 and 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
There will be a number of short presentations by many of the Australian Hearing Hub members, including Hearing Australia, National Acoustic Laboratories, Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children, The Shepherd Centre, Macquarie University and Cochlear Limited. Please see the agenda below.
After a tremendous response, registration is now closed as we have reached our capacity for the event. To go on the waitlist, please email Louise Dodd at louise.dodd@mq.edu.au and you will be contacted if a place becomes available.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 8.45 – 9.25 | Registration | |
| 9.25 – 9.45 | Welcome
· Overview of the Australian Hearing Hub · Overview of the Macquarie University Hearing Strategy |
David McAlpine, Professor of Hearing, Language & The Brain
Director of Hearing Research |
| 9.45 – 10.15 | Hearing Australia
· Overview, Research and Demographics · Roger/FM systems · CI support for children · NDIS- an update · How we can support local training for ISTHs |
Simone Punch, Clinical Coach and Paediatric Audiologist |
| 10.15 – 10.35 | Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children
· Cochlear implant overview · Candidacy and referral · RIDBC services |
Kylie Chisholm, Northern Sydney Area Manager
Best Practice Lead Cochlear Implant Re/habilitation |
| 10.35 – 10.55 | The Shepherd Centre
· The Shepherd Centre Services · Functional Listening Index Paediatric (FLI-P) · Access to sound protocols |
Joanna McAdam, Principal Listening and Spoken Language Manager |
| 10.55 – 11.15 | MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic
· Macquarie University’s school screening of hearing program · Provide an overview of our hearing screening program · Provide an overview of the Stewart House data set |
Phillip Nakad, Audiology Manager |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | Coffee break
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| 11.45 – 12.05 | National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL)
Psychosocial functioning of children with hearing loss in Australia · Findings from the LOCHI study, an long-term study of children growing up with hearing loss in Australia. · Discuss the relation between social functioning and cognition |
Vivienne Marnane, Researcher, Communication Sciences Department |
| 12.05 – 12.25 | Child Language Lab
· Language development in children with hearing loss: Implications for teaching practice · Describe the communicative abilities of pre-schoolers and school-aged children with hearing loss – in terms of comprehension and production · Identify where, when, and why breakdowns occur · Discuss how schools can play a role in fostering better communication abilities |
Nan Xu Rattanasone, Research Fellow, Deputy Director of the Child Language Lab, member of Macquarie University Centre for Language Sciences |
| 12.25 – 12.45 | Centre for Emotional Health
· Understanding anxiety in children, particularly in children with hearing impairments · Approach to managing anxiety problems · Services available to assist |
Jennie Hudson, Professor, academic clinical child psychologist. |
| 12.45 – 1.25 | Lunch
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| 1.25 – 1.50 | Cochlear
New Paediatric Adolescent Rehabilitation Resources · Introduction to Cochlear Family · Paediatric Resources: Starting School Toolkit Adolescent & Adult Resources: Bring Back the Beat™ App |
Tricia Medina M.Aud.A (CCP), Cochlear Recipient Engagement Manager (APAC) |
| 2.00
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Close
Optional: · Tour anechoic Chamber – 15 min · booths |