Paediatric Assessment (Advanced Audiology Masterclass)

This course aims to help you:

• understand the principles behind newborn hearing screening and early intervention for neural plasticity
• optimise the auditory potential for life-long communication and social integration
• establish skills in behavioural and objective methods of hearing assessment in infants and children as the basis for appropriate audiological management
• integrate speech-based assessments into the protocols for evaluating hearing
• assess and address the hearing needs of children within their family context
• apply new techniques in clinical placements and implement change within departmental practice if appropriate
• constructively evaluate and recognise constraints in observed clinical practice

It also aims to:

• develop coherence in the roles of all professionals in the paediatric audiology team
• introduce a culture of reflective practice, service evaluation and professional learning
• help you understand the responsibility conferred by professional training in paediatric audiology and importance of continually developing knowledge and practice

The course uses blended learning methods to cater for different learning styles. It's taught by Carolina Leal and external contributors.

It will run on five consecutive Fridays.

Seminar-style, interactive teaching is supplemented by:

• group exercises and class discussion
• practical demonstrations
• completion of case-studies with peer-evaluated clinical procedures
• use of video of clinical practice by students for reflection and self-evaluation
• self-directed reading and pre-reading around current structure and practice in paediatric audiology services
• e-learning course work