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NZ Audiological Society
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36th Annual Conference 2012
Monday 7th to Thursday 10th May 2012
Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton
PLEASE NOTE
In 2012 the New Zealand Audiological Society Annual Conference will be held in Hamilton, New Zealand from 7th (commencing at 1pm) to 10th May (NZAS Business Day).
If you would like to submit an abstract before the due date of 31 January 2012, please download the following information.
The guest speakers for 2012 are Todd Ricketts and Lindy McAlister.
Todd A. Ricketts, Ph.D, CCC-A, FAAA, is an associate professor and the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences; and, Director of the Dan Maddox Hearing Aid Research Laboratory. Todd has published more than sixty scholarly articles and book chapters. To date he has presented over 200 scholarly papers/poster presentations, short courses, mini-seminars, and workshops to professional and scholarly conferences both nationally and internationally. He continues to pursue a federally and industry funded program studying various aspects of hearing, hearing aids and cochlear implants. He was named a Fellow of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association in 2006 and his article ÒDirectional benefit in simulated classroom environmentsÓ received the Editors award from the American Journal of Audiology at the 2008 AHSA convention. He also is a past editor-in-chief of the quarterly journal Trends in Amplification.
A/Prof Lindy McAllister PhD (UniSyd) MA (SpPath) (West Mich Uni) BSpThy (UniQld)
In her 37 year career, Lindy has had experience as a clinician, clinical educator/supervisor, director of clinical education, lecturer, head of program, consultant, Visiting Professor in several countries, President of Speech Pathology Australia, and currently is deputy head of AustraliaÕs largest medical school at The University of Queensland. Clinical education/supervision is still a passion, and she continues to supervise allied health students in clinical education settings. She has an international reputation as a researcher and scholar in this area, has authored four books and more than 30 journal articles and chapters, and held several major externally funded grants looking at aspects of teaching, learning and work-based assessment in clinical education/supervision.
34th Annual Conference 2010
Abstracts from 2010 conference can be downloaded here.
Aeroplane Noise by David Welch
Laurel Christiansen Presentation
Red Flags for Speech Impairment by Caroline Bowen
When is a Speech Test not a Speech Test by Caroline Bowen
Noise and Hearing Loss in the Metal Manufacturing Industries by David Welch
Professionalism: The Audiologists Opportunity by Dr Alison Grimes
Challenges in Hearing Aid Fitting in Older Adults by Dr Alison Grimes
THT Masterclass
Information on a Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Therapy Masterclass in London in March 2012 can be downloaded here.
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