Dr Fran Maher1, Dr Valerie Sung1,2, Dr Lilian Downie1,3,4, Elly Lynch1 1Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, Parkville, VIC Australia, 2The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC Australia, 3Victorian Clinical Genetics Service, Parkville, VIC Australia, 4Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC Australia ...
- January 9, 2019
Keenan R1, Johnson S1, Scharf J1, Not Yet Confirmed N, Wallach A1 1 Deaf Children Australia, Melbourne VIC, Australia Since 2006 Deaf Children Australia has developed and continued to evolve its’, “Parent to Parent”, (peer support) and, “Lifestories, (positive Deaf / Hard of Hearing...
- January 9, 2019
Philippa Horn1, Dr Rachael Beswick1, Dr Carlie Driscoll2, Jane Fitzgibbons1 1Healthy Hearing Program, Children’s Health Queensland, Nundah, Australia, 2University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Early identification of hearing loss in children with a syndrome or craniofacial abnormalities is an...
- January 9, 2019
Ms Michelle Xu Lin1, Dr Valerie Sung1,2, Ms Libby Smith2, Ms Emma Creelman1, Dr Peter Carew1,2 1The University Of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia, 2Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia Purpose of presentation: Present results from a Universal...
- January 9, 2019
Ms Jen Mckee1, Ms Sheridan Howell1, Ms Julie Woodcock1 1Hear For Kids, Moorooka, Australia, 2Yeerongpilly ECDP, Yeronga, Australia, 3Taigum ECDP, Taigum, Australia Yeerongpilly Early Childhood Development Program (YECDP) is a Department of Education early intervention program for DHH children...
- January 9, 2019
Ms Florencia Montes1 1Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, Artarmon, Australia Objective: To share our Peer review system for quality monitoring and improvement. Background: In 2009 the NSW Department of Health conducted an evaluation of the SWISH program. The evaluation was...
- January 9, 2019
Ms Melanie Jarvis2, Dr Peter Carew2, Dr Melinda Barker1,2, Ms Alison Jagger1, Dr Zeffie Poulakis1,2,3 1Royal Children’s Hospital , Melbourne, Australia, 2The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 3Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Background: There is limited evidence regarding...
- January 9, 2019
Mrs Larissa Ralph1 1Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Australia The issue Automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) screening devices are engineered to ensure a very high degree of accuracy of a screening result. The Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program uses the...
- January 9, 2019
Mrs Delene Thomas1 1Healthy Hearing Program, Queensland, Pullenvale, Brisbane, Australia Queensland Healthy Hearing Program transitioned to the new AccuScreen device technology during the years of 2016 to 2017. Change seems to create chaos despite best laid plans. The early...
- January 9, 2019
Mrs Mansoureh Nickbakht1, Dr Carly Meyer1,2, Dr Nerina Scarinci1,2, Dr Rachael Beswick3 1School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia,, Australia, 2The HEARing Cooperative Research Centre, Melbourne,, Australia, 3Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Healthy...
- January 9, 2019