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Dr Kirsty Gardner-Berry, BSc. M.Aud. MASA PhD OAM Kirsty has been working as an audiologist for over 25 years, specializing in the use of electrophysiological testing techniques to assist in the management of infants and children with hearing loss. Kirsty...

Prof. Greg Leigh and Prof. Christine Yoshinaga Itano with video links to contributions by previous ANHS Keynote Speakers. Contributing Speakers Alys Young Alys Young is Professor of Social Work at the University of Manchester, UK where she is also founder...

Moderator: Ann Porter Panellists: Claire Harris, Emily Kecman and Jermy Pang In the 21st century, the idea that research should be carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ consumers and communities rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ is now broadly accepted by...

Ms Kayla Elliott1,2, Dr Danya F Vears1,3,5, A/Prof Valerie Sung1,2,4, Dr Zeffie Poulakis1,2,4, Dr Jane Sheehan1,2,4 1Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, AUS, 2Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, AUS, 3Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, AUS, 4Centre for...

Dr Anne-Marie Tharpe For decades, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, teachers, early interventionists, and parents have puzzled over the impact of unilateral hearing loss on children.  After all, one might assume that one normal hearing ear ought to be sufficient for hearing...

Dr Anne-Marie Tharpe Despite the best efforts of all stakeholders, many children with hearing loss maintain deficits in the areas of speech perception and psychoeducational development relative to their normal hearing peers. A possible contributor to those deficits could be...

Authors Dr Teresa YC Ching1, Ms Laura Button, Ms Patricia Van Buynder, Ms Sanna Hou, Ms Vivienne Marnane, Ms Louise Martin, Ms Jessica Sjahalam-King, Mr Christopher Flynn, Dr Vicky Zhang;  (National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, Australia) Background: Universal newborn hearing screening...

Dr Teresa YC Ching1, Dr Harvey Dillon, Mr Mark Seeto, Ms Patricia Van Buynder, Ms Laura Button, Ms Vivienne Marnane (National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney, Australia) Background: Universal newborn hearing screening has been implemented to detect permanent childhood hearing loss early,...

Harvey Dillon, David Nilsson   Despite the effectiveness of new-born screening in Australia, considerably more children receive their first hearing aid(s) during the first four years of school than receive them during the first year of life. While most of...

This final presentation will take on the challenge of summarising the intensive two days and the thinking, listening and talking which has taken place. What are the real issues left about newborn hearing screening – are there any? Have we...