Australian Hearing Hub

Hear for You - upcoming programs June - October 2019 ...
2019-06-02 00:00 (Australia/Sydney)

AHH seminar: Animal models to understand auditory function and hearing ...
2019-07-31 00:00
Speaker: Dr. Sonya Pyott
Date: Tuesday 13 August
Time: 10.00am – 11.30am
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
Agenda:
10.00am – 10.05am – Welcome
10.05am – 10.45am – Presentation
11.45am – 11.00am – Q & A
11.00am – 11.30am – Networking & Refreshments
Abstract:
The inner ear is responsible for our ability to perceive sound. The sensorineural structures, including the sensory hair cells and auditory neurons, are responsible for encoding auditory stimuli and relaying this information to the brain. Encoding these stimuli requires a repertoire of molecular components about which still very little is known. In this talk, Dr. Pyott will review recent work in her laboratory taking advantage of animal models, transcriptomic sequencing and in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology to catalog these molecular components and determine their contribution to both normal hearing and hearing loss. She will also present more recent work taking advantage of comparative animal models to examine the peripheral auditory system and, as part of her Endeavour Executive Leadership Award Endeavour working with Prof. David Ryugo (Garvan Medical Institute) and Prof. Alan Brichta (University of Newcastle), to investigate how input from the auditory periphery shapes circuitry in the brain. These findings direct new approaches to treat age- and disease-related dysfunction of the inner ear.
Relevant recent papers:
Altered cochlear innervation in developing and mature naked and Damaraland mole rats.
Barone CM, Douma S, Reijntjes DOJ, Browe BM, Köppl C, Klump G, Park TJ, Pyott SJ.
J Comp Neurol. 2019 Oct 1;527(14):2302-2316. PMID: 30861124
Sodium-activated potassium channels shape peripheral auditory function and activity of the primary auditory neurons in mice. Reijntjes DOJ, Lee JH, Park S, Schubert NMA, van Tuinen M, Vijayakumar S, Jones TA, Jones SM, Gratton MA, Xia XM, Yamoah EN, Pyott SJ. Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 22;9(1):2573. PMID: 30796290
The afferent signaling complex: Regulation of type I spiral ganglion neuron responses in the auditory periphery. Reijntjes DOJ, Pyott SJ. Hear Res. 2016 Jun;336:1-16. PMID: 27018296
Bio:
Dr. Sonja Pyott received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Penn State University (1999). As part of her undergraduate studies, she did honors research in Chemistry using amperometry and electron microscopy to examine dopaminergic neurotransmission in a molluscan synapse. As a Fulbright Scholar, Sr. Pyott worked with Prof. Christian Rosenmund at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany using patch clamp electrophysiology to examine mechanisms regulating vesicular release in hippocampal neurons (2000). She then completed her PhD in Neuroscience at Stanford University in the laboratory of Prof. Richard Aldrich. Her doctoral research used a combination of approaches, including patch clamp electrophysiology, immunofluorescence, measurement of auditory brainstem responses, to examine the contribution of BK potassium channels to hair cell physiology and hearing in a mouse model (2006). Dr. Pyott was a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Elisabeth Glowatzki and examined the role of metabotropic glutamate receptors to regulation of efferent inhibition of inner hair cells (2007). From 2007 to 2014, Dr. Sonja Pyott was assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Dr. Sonja Pyott is currently assistant professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University Medical Center Groningen and University Groningen in the Netherlands. Her research continues to take an interdisciplinary approach to understand the molecular mechanisms regulate the peripheral auditory system and more recently investigating how input from the auditory periphery shapes circuitry in the brain.
Registration: Entry is free and open to the public.
Please register by Friday 9 August 2019 to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
If you wish to claim this event as a non-endorsed Category 1 activity through Audiology Australia, please notify the registration desk before the seminar and an certificate of attendance will be emailed to you after the seminar.

How to make evidence-based decisions about treatments for poor readers ...
2019-09-16 00:00

Working memory and reading difficulties
2019-09-16 00:00

AHH seminar: Brain Changes with Hearing Loss: Frequency and ...
2019-10-20 00:00
Speaker: Professor David Ryugo
Date: Tuesday 12 November
Time: 9.30am – 11.00am
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
Agenda:
9.30am – 9.35am – Welcome
9.35am – 10.15am – Presentation
10.15am – 10.30am – Q & A
10.30am – 11.00am – Networking & Refreshments
Abstract: Hearing loss is annoying but the symptoms of hearing loss are what is most destructive. These symptoms are (1) impaired speech understanding in noise; (2) emergence of phantom sounds; and (3) distortions of loudness perception. I want to focus on brain changes that appear to affect frequency and timing processing. The data will address the tonotopic organization of auditory nerve input to the cochlear nucleus, changes in descending projections to the medial efferent neurons, and pathology of auditory synapses. Can we develop a sound therapy that “hides” hearing loss from the brain, thereby preventing or at least delaying pathologic brain changes induced by hearing loss?
Bio: Professor David Ryugo grew up in a small college town in California that centered around agriculture. He enjoyed sports, woodworking, hiking and camping, and was drawn to mathematics and science because of his interest in problem solving. David prizes education, loves his work, and considers preservation of the environment mankind’s greatest challenge.
Professor Ryugo uses neurophysiology and neuroanatomy in his studies of the auditory system. He spent 9 years on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and 23 years at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine before retiring as professor emeritus. In 2010, he moved to Sydney to join the Garvan Institute and the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on understanding brain mechanisms that underlie hearing in mammals with an emphasis on structure-function relationships in auditory circuits of the brain. He is especially interested in how deafness and hearing loss alter brain organization, and in exploring strategies for hearing restoration. Professor Ryugo is also a Principal Honorary Fellow at the Bionic Institute in Melbourne and an honorary member of the Ear Nose & Throat Department at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
When not working in the lab or worrying about funding, David enjoys reading, rock climbing, traveling with his wife, Karen, and his new hobby of woodworking and metal work.
Registration: Entry is free and open to the public.
Please register by Thursday 7 November to louise.dodd@mq.edu.au
If you wish to claim this event as a non-endorsed Category 1 activity through Audiology Australia, please notify the registration desk before the seminar and an certificate of attendance will be emailed to you after the seminar.

Two-day workshop: Listen & Learn
2019-10-31 00:00
Title: Listen & Learn Workshop
Host: Professor David McAlpine
Date, time, location: Monday 18 November, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
Tuesday 19 November, 9:30am to 4:00pm, Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
This two-day workshop brings together world leaders in cognitive neuroscience to discuss statistical learning, neural adaptation, and auditory scene analysis.
Please RSVP emma.brint@mq.edu.au by Thursday 14 November for catering purposes.

Agenda:
Monday 18 November – Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
9.30 WELCOME
9.45 Maria Chait, ‘How the human brain discovers structure in rapid sound sequences’
10.15 Jonathan Simon, ‘High Frequency Time-Locking in Human Auditory Cortex to Continuous Speech’
10.45 Hamish Innes-Brown, ‘Interaural phase modulation following responses, and possible links to speech understanding in noise’
11.15 MORNING TEA
11.30 Jaishree Jalewa
12.oo Paul Sowman, ‘Development of auditory prediction’
12.30 Pavel Prado, ‘Features of neural entrainment: from adaptation to persistence’
13.00 LUNCH
13.45 Jess Monaghan, ‘Statistical learning in rooms’
14.15 Johannes Dahmen, ‘Circuits for multisensory integration and novelty detection’
14.45 AFTERNOON TEA
15.00 Jan Schnupp, ‘Processing of Auditory Stream Statistics in Rat Auditory Cortex’
15.30 Vani Rajendran
16.00 FINISH

Tuesday 19 November – Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
9.30 Antje Ihlefeld
10.00 Joseph Sollini, ‘The effect of stimulus history on listening in noise: Evidence from a CMR paradigm’
10.30 Andrew King, ‘Contrast adaptation in the auditory system: from neural circuits to perception’
11.00 MORNING TEA
11.30 Heivet Hernandez-Perez, ‘Statistical learning in rooms under transcranial magnetic stimulation’
12.00 Juan Mucarquer Fuentes, ‘Assessing cochlear synaptopathy from an information-theoretic perspective’
12.30 Ryssa Moffat, ‘Exploring metabolic responses to emotional prosody with fNIRS’
13.00 LUNCH
13.45 David McAlpine, ‘Neural adaptation and statistical learning’
14.15 Kerry Walker, ‘Where do complex auditory objects belong on a tonotopic map?’
14.45 AFTERNOON TEA
15.00 Fred Dick, ‘Timing and topography of sustained auditory selective auditory’
15.30 Nicol Harper, ‘Is sensory processing optimized for prediction of future input?’
16.00 FINISH

Two-day workshop: Binaural Hearing
2019-10-31 00:00
Title: Binaural Workshop
Host: Professor David McAlpine
Date, time, location: Monday 11 November, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
Tuesday 12 November, 9:00am to 4:30pm, Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
This two-day workshop brings together leading researchers from around in the globe to discuss the latest findings in the field of binaural and spatial hearing. Topics will range from cellular mechanisms of binaural processing to the representation of auditory space, health, and disease.
Please RSVP emma.brint@mq.edu.au by Thursday 7 November for catering purposes.

Agenda
Monday 11th November – Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
9.00 WELCOME
9.15 Philip Joris, ‘The superior in the lateral olive’
9.45 Michael Pecka, ‘Spatial tuning of neurons in auditory cortex during active localization and navigation’
10.15 Jason Mikiel-Hunter, ‘Pushing the envelope: reassessing envelope sensitivity of low frequency MSO neurons’
10.45 MORNING TEA
11.00 Lindsey Van Yper, ‘Neural representations of interaural time differences in the human cortex – an MEG study’
11.30 Andy Brughera
12.00 Sarah Verhulst, ‘Monaural worries for binaural problems’
12.30 LUNCH
13.15 Torsten Marquardt, ‘Detecting interaural incoherence based on variations in the hemispheric balance’
13.45 Robert Luke, ‘How can knowledge of the binaural system be used to improve multi microphone signal processing systems?’
14.15 William Martens, ‘Tests of two fundamental sensorimotor contingencies underlying hemifield discrimination performance’
14.45 AFTERNOON TEA
15.00 James Fallon, ‘If you deliver it, they will listen. Long-term exposure to ITD cues results in normal ITD sensitivity in a neonatally deafened model’
15.30 Andrew King, ‘Context-dependent reweighting of auditory spatial cues’
16.00 Jorg Buchholz, ‘Everyday Conversational Sentences in Noise (ECO-SiN) test: development and application’
16.30 FINISH

Tuesday 12th November – Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
9.30 David Ryugo, ‘Brain Changes with Hearing Loss: Frequency and Timing’
10.30 MORNING TEA
11.00 Tino Trahiotis, ‘Higher Levels of Stimulus-Independent Additive Internal Noise Are Exhibited by Listeners with “Slight” Hearing Loss’, Authors: Constantine Trahiotis and Leslie R. Bernstein
11.30 Steve Colburn, ‘Binaural waveform properties and processing in multi-source environments’
12.00 Richard Stern, “Comparing Models of Binaural Interaction.”
12.30 LUNCH
13.15 Jan Schnupp, ‘Deaf Rats are Remarkably Good at Hearing Interaural Time Differences
13.45 Chris Stecker, ‘RESTART Theory: how transient auditory responses account for temporal and bandwidth effects on binaural sensitivity’
14.15 Nick Haywood, ‘Temporal weighting of interaural time difference cues’
14.45 AFTERNOON TEA
15.00 Jaime Undurraga, ‘Binaural processing in the human brain and its relation to speech understanding’
15.30 André van Schaik, ‘A Binaural Silicon Cochlea’
16.00 Dan Tollin, ‘The binaural interaction component (BIC) of the auditory brainstem response (ABR) – an electrophysiological biomarker of binaural and spatial hearing hearing’
16.30 FINISH

AHH Hackathon – Predicting biological age from MEG
2019-11-04 00:00
Date: Monday 9 – Friday 13 December
Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Location: Australian Hearing Hub
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
The hackathon will be organised by the Australian Hearing Hub and the Macquarie University Department of Computing. The goal is to develop collaborations within the Australian Hearing Hub and across the University, generating grant applications and projects leading to innovative technologies in hearing research.
Prizes
1st Prize: $300 for each challenge
2nd Prize: $150 for each challenge
‘People’s Choice’ prize: $100
Challenge – Predicting biological age from MEG
As a consequence of increased average lifespan, age-related cognitive decline has become a pressing public health concern. The early detection of deviations from normal neurocognitive ageing is recognised as being critical the deployment of early intervention.
The link between age and direct measures of brain function is therefore of special practical significance in neuroscientific research – a description of the normative trajectory of functional brain age is the ultimate goal of this challenge.
The challenge will be to develop computational methods that can predict the biological age of an MEG dataset based upon a training dataset. Data will consist of a database of MEG resting-state recordings.
Structure
The hackathon will take place over five days (Monday 9 – Friday13 December).
Day 1: 9.00 am – 11.00 am – Introduction to the challenge, data and form teams
Day 2, 3 & 4: Hacking – For those attending the Australian Hearing Hub there will be a programming expert at hand to provide support, if required. For those working from home or elsewhere, there will be online support throughout the day.
Day 5: am – Hacking
pm – Presentations, judging and prize giving!
Refreshments will be provided
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
Deadline to register is Wednesday 27 November. All applications will be reviewed and final selection and notification will be on or before Monday 2 December
Further details about the structure, format of the data and software will be provided here closer to the event.

CLaS Workshop on Language Acquisition in Children with Hearing Loss ...
2019-11-14 00:00

NURTURE YOUR CHILD’S COMMUNICATION - New school holiday programs in ...
2019-12-12 00:00
Communication is central to your child’s development. Contact the MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic to register your interest for the 2020 programs.
Children of the same age learn in different ways and at different paces. Our school holiday programs are designed to nurture the social and communication skills of children, and cater for a range of different age groups. Children are welcome to attend more than one session, depending on their age.
Children are divided into different age groups across our four streams. If your child doesn’t fall into any of the age groups listed, let us know. We may be able to offer additional sessions for other ages, depending on demand.
Our experienced speech pathologists and our Master of Speech and Language Pathology students provide effective, evidence-based therapy programs that aim to help your child’s social and communication skills.
You do not need to be an existing client to attend these sessions – new clients are welcome.

What
Stream 1
Stream 2
Stream 3
Stream 4

Getting ready for big school: 3-day group
Early language foundations: 3-day group
Boosting language skills: 3-day group
Improving social skills: 2-3 day group

Ages 4-6
Ages 2-5
Ages 5-8
Ages 5-12

Group 1: 15th-17th January
Group 2: 22nd -24th January

20th & 22-23rd April
6th & 8-9th July
28th & 30th September
1st October

News telling, Answering questions, Reading readiness
Vocabulary building, Answering questions, Early grammar
Structuring stories, Advanced vocabulary building
Starting and maintaining conversations, Building friendships

Length
Each session is 1-2 hours in length

Where
MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic, Ground Floor, Australian Hearing Hub, 16 University Avenue, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113

Cost
Fees based on therapy being delivered by students enrolled in the Master of Speech and Language Pathology program
§ $37.50 per day per stream (3-day group)
Save 10% for a sibling in the same session, 20% for a second sibling.

Cancellations
Clients must provide at least 24 hours’ notice to change or cancel an appointment. Failure to do so may incur a cancellation fee, equivalent 90% of the full appointment fee, unless exceptional circumstances have arisen.

CONTACT US:
MQ Health Speech and Hearing Clinic Ground Floor
16 University Avenue
Macquarie University
NSW 2109
T: (02) 9850 2900
mqhealth.org.au/hospital-clinics/ speech-and-hearing-clinic

Perspectives on language in children with hearing loss
2019-12-15 00:00
How do children with hearing loss develop spoken language? As advancements in early identification, devices, fitting and intervention progress, children with hearing loss have better possibilities for functional language use than ever before. Yet challenges remain. This workshop brings together researchers, clinicians, health practitioners and industry representatives from diverse fields to discuss the many perspectives on how children with hearing loss come to be able to acquire and process spoken language.
For more information including the full program and to register: https://goto.mq/cllworkshop202008
Keynote Speakers

Mary-Beth Brinson (Cochlear Ltd)
Teresa Ching (National Acoustic Laboratories)
Aleisha Davis (The Shepherd Centre)
Samantha Harkus (Hearing Australia)
Derek Houston (Ohio State University)
Greg Leigh (Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children)
Christian Lorenzi (Ecole Normale Supérieure)

Organising Committee
Rosanne Abrahamse
Titia Benders
Ben Davies
Katherine Demuth
Mridula Sharma
Elise Tobin
Program Enquiries: Titia.Benders@mq.edu.au
General Enquiries: Elsa.Whelan@mq.edu.au
Workshop Sponsors
ARC Laureate Fellowship FL13010014 (Demuth)
Macquarie University Child Language Lab
Macquarie University Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS)

For more information on the Child Language Lab news and events please visit their website.

Junior Science Academy program for children with hearing loss
2019-12-15 00:00
BLAST OFF INTO THE WORLD OF STEM at MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY: A Junior Science Academy program especially for children with hearing loss. Join our excitiWant more information? Visit our website: mq.edu.au/about/holidays Click on the Junior Science Academy link, science, technology, engineering and maths programs for Years 3-5 during the school holidays on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 January.

Class topics are Special Effects (Monday 20 January) and Zippy Science (Tuesday 21 January).
Our classes are designed to teach concepts through experiments, art, drama, physical activity, craft & other hands-on activities.
Inclusive program and support provide

Up to 11 free places are available for children who have experienced hearing loss. To apply, contact Dr Chi Lo at chi.lo@mq.edu.au

Want more information? Visit our website: mq.edu.au/about/holidays Click on the Junior Science Academy link.

Cochlear Headquarters Tours
2019-12-16 00:00

Workshops for professionals working with children with hearing loss
2020-02-03 00:00

Centre for Emotional Health - Professional workshops
2020-02-18 00:00

Seminar: Spatio-temporal characteristics of auditory selective attention in multi-talker environments ...
2020-02-18 00:00
Speaker: Professor Shuichi Sakamoto
Date: 25 February 2020
Time: 10.00am -11.00am
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Level 1, Lecture Theatre
Abstract:
In everyday listening situations, we can extract specific acoustic information from a large number of surrounding sound sources. This phenomenon is often called the cocktail party effect. Auditory selective attention is an important mechanism underlying the cocktail party effect. By directing their attention to various acoustic properties of the target sound, listeners can hear out a target sound from distractors. This study investigated how the spatial and temporal characteristics of auditory selective attention affect speech understanding in the presence of competing speech sounds. The results of an experimental listening test showed the spread of auditory spatial attention according to direction. Moreover, the shape of spatial window of the auditory selective attention was almost same regardless of the direction in which listeners’ attention was directed. The results also indicated that the contribution of a spatial cue of auditory selective attention was greater than that of a temporal cue of auditory selective attention.
Bio:
Professor at Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
Visiting Professor, School of Engineering, Macquarie University
Registration: Entry is free and open to the public.
Please contact: Jason Mikiel-Hunter if you have any further questions – jason.mikiel-hunter@mq.edu.au

Audiology Masterclass Series 2020
2020-02-23 00:00
This Masterclass series will take place in person at the Australian Hearing Hub, as well as be offered live through a Zoom webinar from 12-1pm EST on the posted date. Ten days after each live event, a recording of the webinar will also be made available for you to watch via the Short Courses website. You will be notified via email for both the live event and when the recording is available to watch.
Topic 1: Hearing and vision impairment and mental well-being in older age (web access only)
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Lecture theatre
Date: 30 March, 2020
Presenter: Piers Dawes
Age-related hearing loss is a marker of risk of cognitive decline and dementia. I will outline possible links between hearing/vision impairment and cognition, including hearing/vision loss as a biomarker for cognitive well-being, the impact of cognitive declines on function and sensory impairment as a causal contributor to cognitive decline and poor quality of life in older age. Controlled hearing intervention studies on long term cognitive outlines are challenging, so the evidence for the impact on hearing interventions is primarily from observational studies and will likely continue to be from studies other than randomised controlled trials.
Piers will share recent research including our own work modelling i) relationships between age-related impairment of sensory function and cognition and ii) modelling the impact of sensory interventions on cognitive outcomes between intervention and control groups. He will identify key challenges in addressing hearing impairment to improve mental well-being in later life and argue that effective prevention, identification and management of hearing and vision problems represents an important opportunity to optimise mental well-being and quality of life in older age.
Topic 2: The relationship of ear health to indigenous children’s phonological awareness in remote communities in the NT
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Lecture Threatre
Date: 22 April, 2020
Presenter: Mridula Sharma
Two-thirds of Indigenous Australian children in the Northern Territory (NT) experience poor ear health and associated hearing loss. Indigenous children experience otitis media earlier in life and for longer periods than their non-Indigenous counterparts. Recent literature has highlighted a link between otitis media in the early years of life to impacted auditory processing skills in later childhood. There is also growing interest in the association between auditory processing ability and children’s learning of pre-literacy skills known as phonological awareness that contributes to word reading skills. In the current study, testing was conducted in remote Indigenous communities of Australia to determine associations between effects of pervasive otitis media on Indigenous children’s auditory processing and phonological awareness.
Topic 3: Musical based auditory training programs
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Lecture Theatre
Date: 30 April, 2020
Presenter: John Newall
Music has played a significant role in human culture throughout human development. Claims abound in both the scientific literature and popular culture about the positive effects of music on; concentration, retention of information, intelligence, and even on the growth of crops and pot plants! Whilst these claims have varying scientific support, research has certainly shown the significant effects that musical training has on the brain and how it responds to sound. With a fairly robust finding that professionally trained musicians perform better across a range of auditory tasks, interest in investigating the potential for musical training to improve the listening abilities of those with hearing aids or cochlear implants has begun to grow. In this workshop we will discuss the evidence surrounding the benefits of involving music in the rehabilitation of the hearing impaired.
Topic 4: Family Adjustment to Diagnosis of Infant Hearing Loss
Location: Remote Access only
Date: 29 October, 2020
Presenter: Valerie Green
With most forms of childhood disability or developmental delay, parents may have intuited themselves that something is not quite right, and the diagnosis may come as a relief and confirmation that they know their baby well. However, the diagnosis of hearing loss following newborn hearing screening is nearly always a surprise to the family, with many parents experiencing feelings of distress and confusion.
Early intervention, including fitting of hearing aids, parent education and therapy support has been shown to lead to significantly better speech and language development for these children. For this reason, health professionals have an important role in assisting parents to adjust to the diagnosis, so they are able to move on to make decisions and plans for their child in a timely manner. This presentation will examine why this adjustment is so important, and consider three different types of normal responses by parents. Some particular types of hearing loss, which present their own issues with regard to adjustment, will be discussed, along with the factors which may influence parents along their journey to acceptance.
Topic 5: Predicting the probability of a successful audiological evaluation in children with developmental delay
Location: Australian Hearing Hub
Date: 9 November, 2020
Presenter: Sujita Kanthan
Audiological assessment in children with developmental delay is a challenging endeavour. A Paediatric Audiologist may be one of the first professionals that parents meet in their diagnostic journey, when a child is suspected of having a developmental delay/ ASD. Experienced Paediatric Audiologists can not only help to establish the status of the child’s hearing but also direct the parents to appropriate professionals who can further play a role in the diagnostic process.
This presentation will discuss the findings of a cohort study conducted at JPAC. A census was conducted of children who required Visual Reinforcement Orientation Audiometry (VROA) and Visually Reinforced Operant Conditioning Audiometry (VROCA), to analyse any referral trend and to establish the percentage of children with possible developmental delay. A checklist was used by the audiologists during the case history collection, to identify any early indicators of developmental delay/ASD. Information was also collected about any modifications made to the test procedure, to adapt to an individual child’s needs or behaviours. The presentation will outline some strategies that may help other audiologists to test a child with developmental delay and additional needs.
Visit the following link to register now! https://bit.ly/2SgCH68
Australian Hearing Hub members staff not seeking accreditation can attend the seminars free of charge
Accreditation: Completing this webinar will contribute 1 hour NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer LSLS™ 1 CEUs per presentation.

Accreditation:
Hearing and Vision Impairment and Mental Well-Being in Older Adults – webinar CPD1920 059 Category 1.2 – 1 CPD point
The Relationship of Ear Health to Indigenous Children’s Phonological Awareness in Remote Communities in the NT –
in-person event CPD1920 060 Category 1.1 – 1 CPD point
The Relationship of Ear Health to Indigenous Children’s Phonological Awareness in Remote Communities in the NT –
webinar CPD1920 061 Category 1.2 – 1 CPD point
Musical Based Auditory Training Programs – in-person event CPD1920 062 Category 1.1 – 1 CPD point
Musical Based Auditory Training Programs – webinar event CPD1920 063 Category 1.2 – 1 CPD point

Audiology Masterclass Series 2020 - Sujita Kanthan
2020-02-23 00:00
This Masterclass series will take place in person at the Australian Hearing Hub, as well as be offered live through a Zoom webinar from 12-1pm EST on the posted date. Ten days after each live event, a recording of the webinar will also be made available for you to watch via the Short Courses website. You will be notified via email for both the live event and when the recording is available to watch.

Topic 5: Predicting the probability of a successful audiological evaluation in children with developmental delay
Location: Australian Hearing Hub, Lecture Theatre
Date: 9 November, 2020
Presenter: Sujita Kanthan
Audiological assessment in children with developmental delay is a challenging endeavour. A Paediatric Audiologist may be one of the first professionals that parents meet in their diagnostic journey, when a child is suspected of having a developmental delay/ ASD. Experienced Paediatric Audiologists can not only help to establish the status of the child’s hearing but also direct the parents to appropriate professionals who can further play a role in the diagnostic process.
This presentation will discuss the findings of a cohort study conducted at JPAC. A census was conducted of children who required Visual Reinforcement Orientation Audiometry (VROA) and Visually Reinforced Operant Conditioning Audiometry (VROCA), to analyse any referral trend and to establish the percentage of children with possible developmental delay. A checklist was used by the audiologists during the case history collection, to identify any early indicators of developmental delay/ASD. Information was also collected about any modifications made to the test procedure, to adapt to an individual child’s needs or behaviours. The presentation will outline some strategies that may help other audiologists to test a child with developmental delay and additional needs.
Visit the following link to register now! https://bit.ly/2SgCH68
Australian Hearing Hub members staff not seeking accreditation can attend the seminars free of charge
Accreditation: Completing this webinar will contribute 1 hour NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer LSLS™ 1 CEUs per presentation.

Accreditation:

Audiology Masterclass Series 2020 - Valerie Green
2020-02-23 00:00
This Masterclass series will take place in person at the Australian Hearing Hub, as well as be offered live through a Zoom webinar from 12-1pm EST on the posted date. Ten days after each live event, a recording of the webinar will also be made available for you to watch via the Short Courses website. You will be notified via email for both the live event and when the recording is available to watch.
Topic 4: Family Adjustment to Diagnosis of Infant Hearing Loss
Location: Remote Access only
Date: 29 October, 2020
Presenter: Valerie Green
With most forms of childhood disability or developmental delay, parents may have intuited themselves that something is not quite right, and the diagnosis may come as a relief and confirmation that they know their baby well. However, the diagnosis of hearing loss following newborn hearing screening is nearly always a surprise to the family, with many parents experiencing feelings of distress and confusion.
Early intervention, including fitting of hearing aids, parent education and therapy support has been shown to lead to significantly better speech and language development for these children. For this reason, health professionals have an important role in assisting parents to adjust to the diagnosis, so they are able to move on to make decisions and plans for their child in a timely manner. This presentation will examine why this adjustment is so important, and consider three different types of normal responses by parents. Some particular types of hearing loss, which present their own issues with regard to adjustment, will be discussed, along with the factors which may influence parents along their journey to acceptance.
Visit the following link to register now! https://bit.ly/2SgCH68
Australian Hearing Hub members staff not seeking accreditation can attend the seminars free of charge
Accreditation: Completing this webinar will contribute 1 hour NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer LSLS™ 1 CEUs per presentation.

Accreditation:

Audiology Masterclass Series 2020 - John Newall
2020-02-23 00:00
This Masterclass series will take place in person at the Australian Hearing Hub, as well as be offered live through a Zoom webinar from 12-1pm EST on the posted date. Ten days after each live event, a recording of the webinar will also be made available for you to watch via the Short Courses website. You will be notified via email for both the live event and when the recording is available to watch.

Topic 3: Musical based auditory training programs
Location: Zoom webinar
Date: 30 April, 2020
Presenter: John Newall
Music has played a significant role in human culture throughout human development. Claims abound in both the scientific literature and popular culture about the positive effects of music on; concentration, retention of information, intelligence, and even on the growth of crops and pot plants! Whilst these claims have varying scientific support, research has certainly shown the significant effects that musical training has on the brain and how it responds to sound. With a fairly robust finding that professionally trained musicians perform better across a range of auditory tasks, interest in investigating the potential for musical training to improve the listening abilities of those with hearing aids or cochlear implants has begun to grow. In this workshop we will discuss the evidence surrounding the benefits of involving music in the rehabilitation of the hearing impaired.

Visit the following link to register now! https://bit.ly/2SgCH68
Australian Hearing Hub members staff not seeking accreditation can attend the seminars free of charge
Accreditation: Completing this webinar will contribute 1 hour NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer LSLS™ 1 CEUs per presentation.

Accreditation:
Musical Based Auditory Training Programs – in-person event CPD1920 062 Category 1.1 – 1 CPD point
Musical Based Auditory Training Programs – webinar event CPD1920 063 Category 1.2 – 1 CPD point

Audiology Masterclass Series 2020 - Mridula Sharma
2020-02-23 00:00
This Masterclass series will take place in person at the Australian Hearing Hub, as well as be offered live through a Zoom webinar from 12-1pm EST on the posted date. Ten days after each live event, a recording of the webinar will also be made available for you to watch via the Short Courses website. You will be notified via email for both the live event and when the recording is available to watch.

Topic 2: The relationship of ear health to indigenous children’s phonological awareness in remote communities in the NT
Location: Zoom webinar
Date: 22 April, 2020
Presenter: Mridula Sharma
Two-thirds of Indigenous Australian children in the Northern Territory (NT) experience poor ear health and associated hearing loss. Indigenous children experience otitis media earlier in life and for longer periods than their non-Indigenous counterparts. Recent literature has highlighted a link between otitis media in the early years of life to impacted auditory processing skills in later childhood. There is also growing interest in the association between auditory processing ability and children’s learning of pre-literacy skills known as phonological awareness that contributes to word reading skills. In the current study, testing was conducted in remote Indigenous communities of Australia to determine associations between effects of pervasive otitis media on Indigenous children’s auditory processing and phonological awareness.

Visit the following link to register now! https://bit.ly/2SgCH68
Australian Hearing Hub members staff not seeking accreditation can attend the seminars free of charge
Accreditation: Completing this webinar will contribute 1 hour NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer LSLS™ 1 CEUs per presentation.

Accreditation:
The Relationship of Ear Health to Indigenous Children’s Phonological Awareness in Remote Communities in the NT –
in-person event CPD1920 060 Category 1.1 – 1 CPD point
The Relationship of Ear Health to Indigenous Children’s Phonological Awareness in Remote Communities in the NT –
webinar CPD1920 061 Category 1.2 – 1 CPD point

Audiology Masterclass Series 2020 - Piers Dawes
2020-02-23 00:00
We are only offering the Audiology Master Series seminar on 30 March, titled, Hearing and vision impairment and mental well-being in older age remotely, live (through web-based conference) or digital access (recorded presentations).
This Masterclass series will take place through a Zoom webinar from 12-1pm EST on the posted date. Ten days after each live event, a recording of the webinar will also be made available for you to watch via the Short Courses website. You will be notified via email for both the live event and when the recording is available to watch.
Topic 1: Hearing and vision impairment and mental well-being in older age
Location: Zoom webinar
Date: 30 March, 2020
Presenter: Piers Dawes
Age-related hearing loss is a marker of risk of cognitive decline and dementia. I will outline possible links between hearing/vision impairment and cognition, including hearing/vision loss as a biomarker for cognitive well-being, the impact of cognitive declines on function and sensory impairment as a causal contributor to cognitive decline and poor quality of life in older age. Controlled hearing intervention studies on long term cognitive outlines are challenging, so the evidence for the impact on hearing interventions is primarily from observational studies and will likely continue to be from studies other than randomised controlled trials.
Piers will share recent research including our own work modelling i) relationships between age-related impairment of sensory function and cognition and ii) modelling the impact of sensory interventions on cognitive outcomes between intervention and control groups. He will identify key challenges in addressing hearing impairment to improve mental well-being in later life and argue that effective prevention, identification and management of hearing and vision problems represents an important opportunity to optimise mental well-being and quality of life in older age.

Visit the following link to register now! https://bit.ly/2SgCH68
Australian Hearing Hub members staff not seeking accreditation can attend the seminars free of charge
Accreditation: Completing this webinar will contribute 1 hour NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Accreditation: This course has been approved by AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer LSLS™ 1 CEUs per presentation.

Accreditation:
Hearing and Vision Impairment and Mental Well-Being in Older Adults – webinar CPD1920 059 Category 1.2 – 1 CPD point

Beyond phonics: Teaching multisyllabic word reading and spelling for all ...
2020-03-04 00:00

A day at the Australian Hearing Hub – Itinerant Teachers ...
2020-06-10 00:00
“A day at the Australian Hearing Hub 2020”
On line visit for Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf (ITOD)
Date: Friday 11 December 2020
Time: 9:00 – 3:00
Cost: $20
Location: Remote access
REGISTER HERE

The RIDBC Renwick Centre and the Australian Hearing Hub members invite Itinerant Teachers of the Deaf to learn about the clinical work and research taking place at the Australian Hearing Hub.
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 Hearing and Cochlear Limited. Program coming soon!
This event is a collaboration between the Australian Hearing Hub and the RIDBC Renwick Centre.

Accreditation: Attending this event will contribute 6 hours of NESA Registered PD addressing 1.1, 1.5,.1.6, 6.2,.6.3, 6.4, 7.4 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teachers Accreditation in NSW.

Social Language Skills Group
2020-06-10 00:00
Event date and time: Monday 28th September, Wednesday 30th September, Thursday 1st October 12pm-1pm
Summary: Setting a strong foundation for social language is essential. Our September group boosts children’s capacity to work in groups, manage conversations and build relationships. This group is perfect for children in all years of Primary School to enable them to build crucial social language skills for school success. Children in School Years K-6 are welcome.
Cost: $112.50
You don’t need to be an existing client to attend!
Register or request more information here https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_br6LoUuz4qSMQoB
Social skills are essential for communication for people of all ages. These foundations are laid early, with children learning and using social skills largely in play. Children learn to follow the ‘unspoken’ rules of conversation (like turn-taking, eye contact, and facial expressions) to build relationships. This helps them work in groups at school and communicate with peers. Topics will include:

Greetings and conversation-starters
Turn-taking and listening in conversation
Having and maintaining a conversation
Sharing and identifying feelings
Being a good friend

Understanding reading comprehension: From research to classroom
2020-06-10 00:00

Teaching vocabulary to improve reading comprehension
2020-06-11 00:00

Looking for an activity for your child during the school ...
2020-06-11 00:00
Researchers at the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) are looking for children aged 9-12 years to participate in a study looking at the effectiveness of children’s earmuffs.
The study will involve a 90-minute appointment at NAL where your child will have a hearing test, and then be asked to respond to sounds while wearing different earmuffs.
The study will run from July 6 to July 17 and participants will be reimbursed $30.
This study will help researchers understand the benefits of children wearing earmuffs in noisy environments to protect their hearing, and will provide parents with recommendations on which earmuffs to buy.
Researchers are aiming to publish the results on the NAL website within three months of the testing.
Parents interested in registering their child for the study should contact Kiri Mealings.

2020 Public Health and Hearing Webinar Series
2020-06-16 00:00
This online seminar series will explore and challenge current thinking on hearing loss in older adults – from a mere inconvenience to a major public health problem, affecting mental and physical health, social interactions, and increasing economic costs to society.
It will provide insights into the lived experience – necessary for understanding how to redesign approaches to healthcare. The series will discuss ways in which hearing healthcare is delivered, explore the evidence which supports the existing service delivery model, identify challenges to this, and propose innovative solutions to address this. Finally, the series will discuss the importance of consumer engagement in co-constructing user-centred models of health, and will explore ways in which Australia could reconsider its current approach and transform hearing health to better meet the growing need.

28 July
Why hearing loss in older adults is a major public health problem

Associate Professor Piers Dawes (Macquarie University)
Professor Bamini Gopinath (University of Sydney)
Associate Professor Amber Willink (University of Sydney)
Recording
Audiology Australia endorsed event: CPD2021 011 | Cat 1.2 – 1 CPD point

25 August
The lived experience
Dr Caitlin Barr (Soundfair)
Dr Nicole Matthews (Macquarie University)
Margot Albrecht (Advocate)
Recording
Audiology Australia endorsed event: CPD2021 021 | Cat 1.2 – 1 CPD point

22 September
New insights and solutions
Dr Brent Edwards (National Acoustic Laboratories)
Dr Melanie Ferguson (National Acoustic Laboratories)
Mr Phillip Nakad (Macquarie University)
Recording
Audiology Australia endorsed event: CPD2021 027 | cat 1.2 – 1 CPD point

20 October
Consumer engagement and social design
Professor Frances Rapport (Macquarie University)
Dr Carrie Nieman (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
Recording
Audiology Australia endorsed event: CPD2021 036 | cat 1.2 – 1 CPD point

17 November
Digital platforms and alternative pathways for early engagement
Dr Annie Lau (Macquarie University)
Professor Bandana Saini (University of Sydney)
Dr Stephen Carter (University of Sydney)
Recording
Audiology Australia endorsed event: CPD2021 046 | cat 1.2 – 1 CPD point

8 December
Co-designing new models of hearing health
Panel discussion
Register here

All sessions from 12pm – 1pm AEST and will be live captioned
Moderator: Professor Catherine McMahon (Macquarie University)
louise.dodd@mq.edu.au | (02) 9850 6703 For further information please contact Louise Dodd
This webinar series will be available online for viewing after the event, please register to receive the links.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids’ Science
2020-07-30 00:00
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids’ Science Dates:
An accessible Junior Science Academy program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Tuesday 29 September: Robotics. Suitable for children in Years 1 – 3 at school
Wednesday 30 September: Science Mash-Up (Combining parts of Crime Scene Investigation & Flight), for children in Years 4 – 6 at school

Children are introduced to science concepts and skills in a safe and supportive environment.
Courses teach the concepts through experiments, physical activity, craft and other hands-on activities.
Children meet others with similar life experiences to them and enjoy making new social connections.

Drop off: 8.30am – 9.30am
Activities: 9.30am – 4.00pm
Pick-up: 4.00pm – 5.30pm
Cost: Free to eligible students

Please contact Dr Chi Lo to discuss your child’s participation: chi.lo@mq.edu.au
For more information please follow the Junior Science Academy link at: mq.edu.au/about/holidays
