Hearing Careers Archives - Page 19 of 30 - Hearing Practitioner Australia

The revolutionary EarGenie system to detect auditory responses in babies is expected in audiology practices soon. It is partly funded by the Passe & Williams Foundation. Image: The University of Melbourne.

Features

Passe & Williams Foundation – a legacy for good

November 19, 2024

Over the past 33 years, the Melbourne-based Passe & Williams Foundation has funded more than 400 research projects in Australia...

This month's bulletin on personnel changes and new appointments in the sector features staff updates for Demant, Hearing SA, EarBus, Hearing Australia and Ear Science Institute Australia.

Hearing Careers

People on the move – November 2024

by Helen Carter

November 19, 2024

Hearing Practitioner Australia’s bi-monthly bulletin to keep the Australian hearing sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes, nationally and...

To be considered for the list, companies must be identified as outstanding global employers with recognition on at least five Best Workplaces lists from across the world during 2023 or early 2024. Image: Specsavers.

Audiology networks

Specsavers named one of the World’s Best Workplaces in 2024

by Helen Carter

November 15, 2024

Specsavers has been ranked 16th in Fortune magazine's World’s 25 Best Workplaces in 2024 list. Fortune magazine and Great Place...

Cutting out the GP middleman would reduce costs and waiting times for patients with hearing and ear related issues. Image: Halfpoint/stock.adobe.com.

Policy & regulation

Scope of practice review recommends direct referral from audiologists to ENT surgeons

by Helen Carter

November 12, 2024

In a major win for audiologists and speech pathologists in Australia, a landmark review has recommended the practitioners should be...

Movie star Channing Tatum, left, will play Matt Hay, right, in the movie Soundtrack of Silence. Queensland audiologist Dr Angela Alexander has helped treat Hay and co-written a documentary Between Two Ears based on his story to premiere next week. Images: Oscar Gonzalez Fuentes/Shutterstock, Angela Alexander and Matt Hay.

Vestibular schawomma

Queensland audiologist Dr Angela Alexander’s link to Channing Tatum hearing loss movie

by Helen Carter

November 11, 2024

Hollywood actor Channing Tatum will reportedly star in and produce a movie based on a true story about a young...

From left, Ms Gabi Hollows, founding director of The Fred Hollows Foundation presents the Humanitarian Award to audiologist Ms Vi Bui. Image: The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Audiologists

Brisbane audiologist Vi Bu is the 2024 Fred Hollows Humanitarian of the Year

by Helen Carter

November 11, 2024

Queensland audiologist Ms Vi Bui was today named the Fred Hollows Humanitarian of the Year for her charity work providing...

The sound processor, driver and sensor are fully implanted components. Image: Envoy Medical investor presentation July 2024.

Cochlear implants

Envoy Medical receives FDA approval for trial of first fully implantable cochlear implant

by Helen Carter

November 9, 2024

America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a clinical trial of Envoy Medical’s Acclaim fully implanted cochlear implant, the...

Auslan interpretation services can be claimed under the NDIS. Image: Andril Zastrozhnov/stock.adobe.com.

Business

Changes to the NDIS: What hearing practitioners need to know

by Staff Writer

November 5, 2024

KATY HEWITT, team leader from Allied Admin Partners, helps allied health practitioners and NDIS providers streamline their administrative tasks so they...