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UK Consortium on Hearing Assessment with OAEs

The UK Consortium on Hearing Assessment with OAEs has been set up as a resource centre by the OAE Data Centre at the ILO.

Membership is offered to those who are interested in setting up an OAE screening programme as well as those who already take part in OAE screening, but would like to make better use of their data.

All services provided by the Consortium and by the OAE Data Centre are free of charge.

Data contributors will automatically receive free copies of reports and analyses.

Benefits

  • Information and help on setting up screening programmes
  • Advice on data interpretation
  • Training on the use of OAE systems
  • Cost improvements
  • Keep up to date on product and software developments
  • Make recommendations or comment on OAE/ILO software changes

    Contact: Siobhan Ryan, UK Consortium on Hearing Assessment with OAEs, OAE Data Centre, ILO, 330-332 Gray's Inn Rd., London. WC1X 8EE. Tel: 0171-915-1524 email: ilo-oae.co.uk

    EVENTS and MEETINGS - 1997

    March

    The XVI World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

    2-7 March
    Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia

    The program will be made up of Plenary Sessions, Temporal Bone and Practical Demonstrations and Scientific Symposia, as well as IFOS Committee Presentations and a symposium by the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum and Hearing International. Instructional courses are an optional feature, at a cost of 30 Australian Dollars per session. Conference Registration fee is 1175 Dollars if booked before 28 February.

    Contact: ORL Congress, GPO Box 128, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia Tel: (61) 2 262 2277
    Fax: (61) 2 262 2323 E-mail: [email protected]
    www home page: http://www/eventscomp.com.au/conferences/oto.html

    Otoacoustic Emission Course

    3-5 March
    ILO, RNTNE, London, England

    This course deals with the fundamentals of measurement, screening, clinical and research applications. Technical background is covered. The programme follows a modular format and single-day registrations can be made.

    Contact: Course Administrator, ILO, 330-332 Gray's Inn Rd., London. WC1X 8EE

    Clinical Testing of Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions

    14-16 March
    Eden Roc Resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

    The course aims to provide an understanding of the fundamental bases of the generation processes underlying otoacoustic emissions, and the features which make these response measures beneficial for clinical testing. The program includes case studies and hands-on demonstrations of commercially available equipment. The registration fee is 375 Dollars.

    Contact: Meetings, Events & Conference Coordinators, Inc., PO Box 430376, Miami, FL 33243-0376, USA.

    London OAE Screening Workshop

    17-18 March
    Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray's Inn Rd., London, England
    Lectures on newborn hearing screening, plus live demonstrations and hands-on screening experience with babies.

    Contact: Siobhan Ryan, UK Consortium on Hearing Assessment with OAEs, OAE Data Centre, ILO, 330-332 Gray's Inn Rd., London. WC1X 8EE. Tel: 0171 837 7139 E-mail: ilo-oae.co.uk

    Nottingham OAE Screening Workshop

    19-20 March
    Nottingham City Hospital, England
    An intensive hands-on training course for newborn hearing screeners, directed by Karl R. White and his team from US NCHAM.

    Contact: Siobhan Ryan, as above.

    10th Annual Workshop on Hearing Screening in Children

    21 March
    Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, England
    A forum for the latest developments in infant screening in the UK. Speakers include Prof. Karl White.

    Contact: Conference Nottingham Ltd., Tel: 0115 9856545

    Operating a Successful Newborn Hearing Screening Programme

    24 March
    Manchester University, England
    Prof. Karl White and his team will be lecturing and demonstrating screening methods.

    Contact: Janice Williams, CAEDSP, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd., Manchester. M13 9PL. Tel: 0161 275218 Fax: 0161 2753373 E-mail: [email protected]

    April

    American Academy of Audiology 9th Annual Convention & Exposition

    17-20 April
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
    Details to follow.

    Contact: American Academy of Audiology, 8201 Greensboro Drive, Ste 300, McLean, VA 22102, USA.

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