On 18-19 November 2013 the British Academy of Audiology is excited to be returning to the North West for its annual conference at Manchester Central Conference Centre. This year, the conference will celebrate its 10th anniversary with ‘Building Skills for the Future’ which will address a broad range of clinical, academic and professional issues with audiology.
Registration, abstract submission and award nominations are now available at https://www.baaudiology.org/
The Programme:
Drawing on the expertise of high-level presenters, the conference will emphasise on building clinical and professional skills relevant and transferrable to everyday practice. Sessions will look outwardly to other professions and consider how learning from other specialisms will help to further enhance the role of hearing professionals. In addition this year's conference will look within the profession to explore the latest research findings, upcoming innovative methods and clinical techniques. The programme will include:
- A clinical skills workshop to develop practical hands-on clinical skills - brushing up for the rusty or something new for those wishing to acquire additional skills.
- Specific hearing, tinnitus balance and paediatric learning tracks
- A dedicated learning track for assistant audiologists
- A dedicated learning track for students
- A professional affairs track which will highlight issues related to education and developments within the UK
- A manufacturers' track which will include demonstrations of the latest equipment and instruction on new techniques
We are excited that Professor Louise Hickson will be delivering this year’s key note speech ‘building skills for the future’. Professor Hickson is head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Co-Director of the Communication Disability Centre at The University of Queensland and her presentation will look at future research and changes that we may experience in the audiology field in forthcoming years.
This year’s Bamford lecture ‘Tracking auditory skill development from the newborn period: Validating our amplification fitting, cochlear implant mapping and early intervention’ will be given by Dr Christine Yoshinnago-Itano, Professor of Audiology at the University of Colorado. We hope that Dr Yoshinago-Itano will offer a fascinating insight into her work, having conducted research in the areas of language, speech, and social-emotional development of deaf and hard-of-hearing infants and children for over thirty years.
The Exhibition:
In 2012, 46 exhibitors took part in the exhibition and it is expected that this year’s will be bigger and better as we invite all manufacturers, suppliers and service providers within the audiology field to attend the conference. If you are interested in exhibiting please contact events@baaudiology.org
Call for Abstracts:
Free paper and poster presentations form an integral part of the conference and are a fantastic way for those working within the audiology field to share best practice, research and network with colleagues. The BAA is calling for abstracts in the following categories: Hearing, Ageing and Cognition, Paediatrics, Complex Needs, Adult Rehabilitation, Balance, Tinnitus. Successful submissions will have their research displayed at conference or maybe asked to present orally to audiologists from the UK and beyond. Submission deadline for abstracts is 15th July 2013.
Awards:
Every year at the BAA annual conference, we take the time to acknowledge those individuals and teams who have excelled, or shown exceptional commitment to the Audiology profession over the past year. We would like to encourage everyone to nominate someone they know who deserves recognition for their achievements. There are five award categories with three open for nominations:
- BAA Audiologist of the Year in memory of Peggy Chalmers
- BAA Team of the Year
- The Lisa Bayliss award which is awarded to the best 3rd year BSc student.
Please note that only people who are members of the BAA can be nominated for an award. The Deadline for nomination is 30th August 2013.
The Gala Dinner:
This year’s Gala Dinner will take place on the evening of Monday 18th November at the Midland Hotel and will be a celebration the 10th year of the BAA Conference. Balloons, cake and party games will be the theme of the evening and we encourage everyone to bring their party hats. One ticket is included with a two day conference ticket with extras being available at time of booking.
Registration, abstract submission and award nominations are now available at https://www.baaudiology.org/
If you have any questions, please contact the BAA events team at events@baaudiology.org or ring 01506 292042
