UK Audiology Training and Education section. Latest courses, workshops, seminars, webinars,...

Here, in this regular update article, is where you’ll find the courses that will begin or polish your professional education in audiology. Check out courses, seminars, CPD, webinars, conferences, workshops, lectures, debates, learning resources, and all other media for helping you develop skills, guide your understanding, and improve your handling and delivery of solutions in all areas of hearing care.

And this is also the place to see what the others are doing, a one-stop print space for training opportunities offered by manufacturers, associations, organisations, and institutions.

Time to sharpen your pencils and take note.

LEARN with Starkey

Training and education is central to our mission to help people to hear better and live better. Our dedicated training team has many years of experience equipping Hearing Professionals and their practices with knowledge, tools, and resources to deliver the most successful outcomes for their patients and their practice.

LEARN offers an excellent range of professional audiology training courses for both hearing professionals and their staff.

Starkey Hearing Care Assistant Course: Hear Care assistants are invaluable in supporting a busy practice and helping patients get the very best outcomes from their hearing care and their hearing aids. This course is designed to equip practice staff with the skills to actively participate in patient management within the practice.

BSA Otoscopy & Impression Taking: As a world leading earmould manufacturer, Starkey are committed to supporting hearing professionals in producing a perfect earmould fit every time. The BSA Otoscopy and Impressions course is aimed at professionals who may already take impressions but would like to gain a formal BSA Accredited Certificate so they can confidently and competently demonstrate their skills in taking impressions.

Receptionist Training: Delivering the highest levels of customer experience and building a patient-centric practice begins with a qualified and confident front of house manager. Our receptionist course is designed to deliver a wide range of skills and competencies to help front office staff manage common patient troubleshooting and queries reducing the need for referral to the Hearing Professional.

Specsavers’ national Professional Advancement Conference returns

Specsavers’ national Professional Advancement Conference (PAC) returns as a face-to-face event at the ICC in Birmingham on Sunday October 16.
Join us for a full day of live and interactive CPD for all audiology clinicians, wherever you work – participate in interactive workshops, case study discussions and lectures, and see the latest technology in our exhibition.
All for just £95 (€112) + VAT.
Key themes include cognition, dementia and hearing loss, cochlear implants, tinnitus, and SIN testing. Speakers include Prof. Barbara Weinstein (City University of New York), Curtis Alcock, Dr Cherilee Rutherford (IDA Institute) and Dr. Jenna Littlejohn (ManCAD).
Find out more and register at www.specsaversevents.co.uk/pac

BAA Complex Paediatric Day

The biggest educational gathering of 2022 in UK audiology year takes place at the Manchester Central Convention Complex on October 13 and 14.
The 18th Annual Conference of the British Academy of Audiology has been awarded CPD points by the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA): 6 points for
day 1 and 4 points for day 2, therefore a maximum of 10 points.
For the full conference programme: https://www.baaudiology.org/app/uploads/2022/09/BAA-2022-Final.pdf
For full details and registration: https://www.baaudiology.org/

Source: Audio Infos UK issue 150 September-October 2022