8th Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Conference SMC Conference and Function Centre Sydney 19-20 June 2015 The Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening biennial conference presents Australasia s best opportunity to discuss trends in the newborn hearing screening sector, hear about national and international initiatives, and participate in thought provoking workshops showcasing the innovative ways in which professionals respond to the challenges they face in continuing to deliver high quality and newborn hearing screening and related programs. The Conference program will include keynote presentations by Dr Christie Yoshinaga-Itano and Dr Guy Lightfoot as well as a wide range of presentations about national and international research and practice. The program is available here: http://www.newbornhearingscreening.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/full-program1.pdf Dr Yoshinaga-Itano will also provide the 2015 Libby Harricks Memorial Series oration. Since 1999, the Libby Harricks Memorial Oration series has raised awareness of the key issues relating to hearing impairment http://www.deafnessforum.org.au/index.php/events/libby-harricks-memorial-oration Registration, accommodation and venue information can be located on the ANHSC Conference website: http://www.newbornhearingscreening.com.au/newborn-hearing-screening-conference/anhsc-2015/ This event has been endorsed for a maximum of 21 CPD points by Audiology Australia and the endorsement no. is CPD1517 046.
Program: Thursday 18 th June Pre-Conference Workshops 1330-1600 Audiology Australia: Specialist diagnostic course forum 1600-1630 AFTERNOON TEA 1630-1730 VTC presentation Dr Guy Lightfoot 1730-1800 Live question time and discussion with Dr Guy Lightfoot 1800-2100 ANHSC members dinner
Program: Friday 19 th June 0815-0845 Registration Desk Open 0845-1030 OPENING SESSION (PLENARY SESSION 1) Chair: Prof Greg Leigh 0845-0900 Welcome and Welcome to Country 0900-0925 Opening Address 0925-1025 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Outcomes of special populations of Deaf/Hard of hearing children. Professor Christie Yoshinaga-Itano 1030-1100 MORNING TEA 1100-1230 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 Concurrent Session 1A Parental experiences of UNHS and engagement in early Concurrent Session 1B Issues in audiological management intervention Chair: 1100-1120 The power of a parents journey: Hearing screening practitioner reflections. Felicity Hood 1125-1145 Cultural tools to improve engagement with newborn hearing screening services. Zoya Alemi 1150-1210 What are the factors that impact on the timing of engagement in early intervention services by children with permanent hearing loss and their families? Trish McLean 1215-1225 Is early intervention by 6 months the exception rather than the norm? Zeffie Poulakis 1230-1330 LUNCH Teleaudiology: Providing diagnostic hearing assessments to infants and children living in remote and rural communities. Alison Collins CAEP s and functional listening. Katie Neal Communication in infant diagnostic appointments. Rebecca Kim The use of sedation on paediatric audiology. Kelly Nicholls
1330-1500 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2 Concurrent Session 2A Exploring parental decisions to decline screening Chair: Concurrent Session 2B Data management in UNHS Programs 1330-1350 What do you mean you are declining? Gaby Kavanagh Are we on track as a screening program? Results from the Queensland state wide screening audit. Delene Thomas 1355-1415 Persuasion or coercion? A case study on the ethical challenges of non-compliance. Rosemary Douglas From manual to electronic: Designing and implementing a newborn hearing information management system for New Zealand. Kathy Bendikson 1420-1505 Workshop: In the best interests of the baby? Felicity Hood Workshop: Putting out spot fires after trailblazing. Gabby Kavanagh 1505-1530 AFTERNOON TEA 1530-1700 PLENARY SESSION 2 Chair: Dr Rachael Beswick 1530-1630 Remote professional training and support: Development and use of an audiology mentoring program. Dr Guy Lightfoot 1630-1700 Outcomes of early identified children with hearing impairment at 5 years: Update on the 5-year-old LOCHI Study data. Dr Teresa Ching 1830-2200 CONFERENCE DINNER
Program: Saturday 20th June 0800-0845 Registration Desk Open 0900-1030 PLENARY SESSION 3 0900-0945 Developing an evidence base for the management of unilateral hearing loss: The CUHL study Dr Teresa Ching 0950-1030 Panel presentation/discussion on identification and intervention in unilateral hearing loss 1030-1100 MORNING TEA 1100-1235 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3 Concurrent Session 3A Research initiatives: Outcomes and parental engagement Chair: 1100-1120 Generation Victoria (GenV): building on expertise and systems to transform the health and wellbeing of generations of children. Melinda Barker 1125-1145 VicChild Longitudinal databank. Melissa Wake 1150-1210 Reasons for differences in the level of a father's participation in their child's audiological rehabilitation: a pilot study. Melissa Trickey 1215-1235 Collaborative initiatives in research under the Hearing CRC. TBA 1235-1330 LUNCH Concurrent Session 3B Issues in screening and early intervention programs Queensland Early Intervention Minimum Standards of Practice. Lauren McHugh On Our Watch : Identifying additional developmental concerns in children with hearing loss attending an early intervention program. Lyn Richards The culture and physiology of childbirth in relation to newborn hearing screening programmes. Angela Deken Cultivating caregiver attachment in deaf infants. Judy Bainbridge Concurrent Session 3C Intervention options and approaches for unilateral hearing loss Parental reactions to unilateral hearing loss: Is the glass half full or half empty. Valerie Green Intervention options for children with unilateral hearing loss and single-sided deafness. Annika Batros Unilateral Hearing Loss: How do we successfully support families in rural and remote Australia? Tracey McCann Transdisiplinary approaches to unilateral hearing loss. Katie Neale and Anne Fulcher
1330-1505 CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4 Chair: Concurrent Session 4A Screening and surveillance 1330-1350 Should infants with a syndrome or craniofacial anomaly be screened for a hearing loss at birth? Rachael Beswick 1355-1415 SWIS-H Screening in NSW: We have listened to our lessons. Nguyet DeMello 1420-1440 Can congenital CMV screening be integrated into an existing newborn hearing screening program? Results of a pilot study in Queensland. Rachael Beswick 1445-1505 Using the before school hearing check to capture infants who didn't attend follow-up screening after "The Incident" Pat Tuohy 1505-1530 AFTERNOON TEA 1530-1630 Libby Harricks Memorial Oration Concurrent Session 4B Engagement with indigenous communities How does age of first hearing aid fitting for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children compare with non- Indigenous Australian children? Sam Harkus Working in partnership to improve the identification and management of hearing loss for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Queensland Maggie Butler Working in multi-disciplinary teams to provide improved access to newborn hearing screening for indigenous and culturally diverse communities. Julie Castro Lockhart River Healthy Hearing Network. Selma Kum Sing Concurrent Session 4C Updates and developments in early intervention programs (Oral Poster Presentations) 1330-1505 (each presentation is 10 minutes) Catherine Sullivan Centre: TBA Yeerongpilly Program: Reflecting on family centred early intervention RIDBC: The Baby Tree: A model of group support and intervention for nurturing parent-infant Technology: Pushing the boundaries to provide equal access to families Chair: Dr Christopher Lind 1530-1630 Infusing Deaf/Hard of Hearing Leadership in Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Systems Professor Christie Yoshinaga-Itano
Save the Date! 8th Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening Conference (ANHSC 2015) Screening for the Future 19-20 June 2015 SMC Conference and Function Centre Sydney, Australia The Australasian Newborn Hearing Screening biennial conference presents Australasia s best opportunity to discuss trends in the newborn hearing screening sector, hear about national and international initiatives, and participate in thought provoking workshops showcasing the innovative ways in which professionals respond to the challenges they face in continuing to deliver high quality and newborn hearing screening and related programs. The Conference program will include keynote presentations by Dr Christie Yoshinaga-Itano as well as a wide range of presentations about national and international research and practice. The Call for Papers is now open! All abstracts, biographies and photos are due Monday, 19 January 2015. All submissions will be reviewed by the Planning Committee and notices of acceptances will be sent by Friday 27 February 2015. More information can be located on the ANHSC Conference website: http://www.newbornhearingscreening.com.au/anhsc-2015/ A subcommittee of Deafness Forum of Australia
ANHSC 2015 Call for Papers! Expressions of interest are invited for presentations on the following topics: Parent experiences of UNHS Unilateral hearing loss Collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams Trailblazing; new technology, new techniques, new research, new opportunities Telepractice Early Intervention Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Communities Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder WHO CAN SUBMIT? Researchers, practitioners and educators from all relevant areas are invited to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at the conference. Presentations may include research, descriptions of innovative practices or programs, or scholarly position papers. PAPERS 1) Papers for presentations - 20 minutes Presentations may include original research, innovative programs, professional practices, and theoretical and conceptual advances relating to the theme of the conference. Approximately 75 per cent of time should be spent on the presentation and 25 per cent of time dedicated to a question and answer session with the participants. 2) Papers for workshops - 60 minutes Workshops offer opportunities to develop participants skills using a variety of interactive methods. This format also offers presenters an opportunity to conduct the session to discuss controversial and contested topics with their audience, who are at the same time encouraged to play an active role in the discussion. 3) Poster presentation Posters offer the opportunity to share research or innovative programs for discussion. The poster displays will be located in the exhibition hall and be available to participants during each meal break. PAPER WORD LIMIT A 300 word abstract and 100 word bio for promotional use for the conference is required. PAPER DEADLINES All abstracts and biographies are due Monday, 19 January 2015. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee and notices of acceptances will be sent by Friday 27 February 2015. Submissions Please direct all enquiries to the 2015 Conference Coordinator: Trudy Smith 02 9872 0302 trudy.smith@ridbc.org.au More information and the submission link can be located on the ANHSC Conference website: http://www.newbornhearingscreening.com.au/anhsc-2015/anhsc-2015-call-papers/ A subcommittee of Deafness Forum of Australia