Indigenous ear health

Mr Suhas Putta, remote area nurse with the Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service learning removal of wax and foreign bodies from ENT consultant Dr Luke O'Neil. Image: Ear Science Institute Australia.

BHP funds medical equipment to improve access to ear care in the Pilbara

by Helen Carter

May 30, 2025

New medical equipment funded by BHP will improve access to ear and hearing care in the Pilbara, helping patients in...

Some HHSA members at its meeting on 12-13 March in Melbourne at Amplifon headquarters where discussion included election priorities. HHSA chair Jane MacDonald is sixth from left and deputy chair Leanne Emerson third from right. Image: Prime Creative Media.

Hearing Health Sector Alliance

HHSA urges Govt to extend HSP to low-income people and create new aged care screening item

by Helen Carter

March 31, 2025

The Hearing Health Sector Alliance (HHSA) has named four priority actions for the 2025 Australian federal election including extending the...

Dr Al-Rahim Habib says the goal of the project is to use AI to enhance ear health care in underserved regions. Image: Al-Rahim Habib.

Features

Artificial intelligence to detect ear disease in Indigenous children – Dr Al-Rahim Habib

by Staff Writer

March 21, 2025

DR AL-RAHIM HABIB has helped train an AI tool to detect ear conditions, using more than 10,000 ear images from...

Dr John Byrne AM presents the Dr Harry Blackmore AM Award to Earbus CEO and co-founder Dr Lara Shur ahead of Hearing Awareness Week. Image: Anthea Auld.

Indigenous ear health

Earbus co-founder Dr Lara Shur receives Dr Harry Blackmore AM Award

by Helen Carter

March 5, 2025

Earbus Foundation of Western Australia co-founder and CEO, Dr Lara Shur, who started the organisation around her kitchen table 12...

Professor Scott Avery's qualifications and lived experience with the challenges of hearing loss will enable him to make a significant contribution to Hearing Australia’s work. Image: Hearing Australia.

New appointments

Professor Scott Avery from UTS joins Hearing Australia’s Board

by Helen Carter

January 28, 2025

Hearing Australia has announced the appointment of Professor Scott Avery to its board. The professor of Indigenous disability health and...

AudA Accredited Audiologist Bec Allnutt, left, senior audiologist and manager Hearing Health Services Central Australia at the Department of Health NT Government, with Community Hearing Worker Jennifer Stuart, from NT Health. Allnutt is a descendant of the Dalrymple Tribe of the Plangermaireener Nation in Tasmania. Image: NT Health.

Indigenous ear health

First AudA training to equip audiologists with tools for culturally responsive care

by Helen Carter

December 17, 2024

Audiology Australia (AudA) has developed a new, free online training module to help audiologists and other hearing professionals nationwide improve...

Mob only day at OMOZ 2024 in Newcastle Town Hall. Images: Hunter Medical Research Institute.

Report

Improving children’s ear health; OMOZ 2024 conference report

by Staff Writer

November 4, 2024

Researchers gathered at the OMOZ (Otitis Media Australia) 2024 conference in Newcastle to hear the latest research and brainstorm ideas...

The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) president Dr Douglas Backous. left, presenting the award to Prof Kelvin Kong at the AAO-HNSF 2024 annual meeting in Miami. Image: AAO-HNSF.

ENT/otolaryngologists

International honour for NSW ENT surgeon Prof Kelvin Kong at AAO-HNSF meeting

by Helen Carter

September 30, 2024

Indigenous Newcastle ENT surgeon Professor Kelvin Kong AM has received the prestigious John Conley, MD Lecture on Medical Ethics award...

Delegates pack the Newcastle Town Hall. Image: OMOZ.

Conferences

Otitis Media Australia – OMOZ 2024 – conference a sold-out success

by Helen Carter

August 30, 2024

More than 300 people from around Australia and the world attended the 7th Otitis Media Australia (OMOZ) 2024 conference in...

Perth paediatric audiologist Ms Tamara Veselinović is happy to have the tables turned on her by one of her patients. Image: Telethon Kids Institute.

Indigenous ear health

Paediatric audiologist a finalist in the 2024 WA Premier’s Science Awards

by Helen Carter

August 9, 2024

Perth audiologist Ms Tamara Veselinović, whose research has revealed high rates of hearing loss in Aboriginal infants in metropolitan areas,...

Grant to develop silk-based material for chronic suppurative otitis media

Indigenous ear health

BHP funds medical equipment to improve access to ear care in the Pilbara

HHSA urges Govt to extend HSP to low-income people and create new aged care screening item

Artificial intelligence to detect ear disease in Indigenous children – Dr Al-Rahim Habib

Earbus co-founder Dr Lara Shur receives Dr Harry Blackmore AM Award

Professor Scott Avery from UTS joins Hearing Australia’s Board

First AudA training to equip audiologists with tools for culturally responsive care

Improving children’s ear health; OMOZ 2024 conference report

International honour for NSW ENT surgeon Prof Kelvin Kong at AAO-HNSF meeting

Otitis Media Australia – OMOZ 2024 – conference a sold-out success

Paediatric audiologist a finalist in the 2024 WA Premier’s Science Awards

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