Management of delayed-onset hearing loss
Event Details
eSeminar – Management of delayed-onset hearing loss It might be assumed that newborn hearing screening programs guarantee the identification of hearing loss in childhood. However, some childhood hearing losses have a
Event Details
eSeminar – Management of delayed-onset hearing loss
It might be assumed that newborn hearing screening programs guarantee the identification of hearing loss in childhood. However, some childhood hearing losses have a later onset and will not be identified through newborn screening methods. During this talk some important information regarding late-onset and progressive hearing loss in infancy and childhood will be addressed.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar the participants will be able to:
- Discuss the prevalence of childhood hearing loss
- Explain how newborn screening programs can miss a hearing loss
- List the most common causes of late-onset and progressive hearing loss
- Identify the main risk factors associated with late-onset and progressive hearing loss
- Describe ways to monitor for late-onset and progressive hearing loss
Speakers for this event
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Dr. Alida Naudé
Dr. Alida Naudé
University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Dr. Alida Naudé received her doctorate in audiology from the University of Pretoria in 2015 for which she received the CAAC Semantic Compaction Systems Award for best research project. At the end of 2016 she completed her post doctorate fellowship at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Special areas of expertise and research include ethics and personal development, evoked potentials, vestibular audiology and ototoxicity. She has authored more than 10 articles in accredited journals and has also served as the editor of a special journal edition about ethics in conjunction with international researchers. Most recently she co-authored a research methodology book which is based on work emanating from both her PhD as well as from her post-doctoral work. She is a certified NLP and Life Coach with special interest in engaging emotional and creative intelligence to enhance the capacity of people to be aware of, control and express their emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. She is an active member of the Gauteng Baby Project, working towards the implementation of UNHS in South Africa and regularly presents workshops related to screening and diagnostic follow up audiological services.
University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Time
(Tuesday) 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
Location
ONLINE eSeminar
