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Susan Scollie Awarded 2018 AAA Marion Downs Award The American Academy of Audiology held its annual conference in Nashville this year, welcoming thousands to Music City for continuing education, exposition, and its annual Awards and Honors Banquet. Each year, the Academy honors individuals for their unique contributions to the profession in a range of categories…
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Imaging the Middle Ear Bright Light Allows Researchers to See Bone as well as Tissue Reprinted with permission from the Canadian Light Source Read online http://www.lightsource.ca/news/details/bright_light_allows_researchers_to_see_bone_as_well_as_tissue Saskatoon, Sask. – Getting good images of the middle ear and all its parts is tricky. But it’s needed for scientists who want to do things like repair damage…
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The CAA Awards Program The Canadian Academy of Audiology Awards Committee would like to draw your attention to the CAA Awards Program. This program supports the recognition of those who have made significant contributions to our profession. President’s Award Given in recognition of outstanding contribution to the development of the Academy (nominated by the President…
Volume 4
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Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments http://news.westernu.ca/2017/10/seewald-celebrate-continuum-life-accomplishments/ OCTOBER 26, 2017 BY ADELA TALBOT Recognized internationally for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric audiology, Richard Seewald, a professor emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Thursday afternoon session of Western’s 310th Convocation….
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Thousands of Canadians Speak Up for Babies! “I’m tired of having to tell parents of 2 year olds that this could’ve and “should’ve been diagnosed 2 years ago!” – Dr. Debbie Davis, Au.D, Regina, Saskatchewan “It seemed like he just wasn’t listening, I couldn’t correct him or call him for his attention. He would ignore…
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Horst Arndt, PhD 1940-2017 By Marshall Chasin I first met Horst when I was a graduate student in linguistics at the University of Toronto. As my time there was drawing to a close I started to look for a job – I had yet to discover the field of audiology. As it turns out, there…
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Important Message from CAA Read the New CAA Blog! CAA has started a national conversation about all-things-audiology! Members are invited to join the conversation by reading and submitting contributions. We have some great recurring features lined up. Be sure your membership is up to date…
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Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments have Received FDA Clearance By Michael Chrostowski, PhD Sound Options Tinnitus Treatments has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin the distribution of their tinnitus sound therapy in the U.S. This clearance will allow Sound Options to work with U.S.-based hearing clinics and audiologists to…
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Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) Group The Hearing Foundation of Canada recently supported the second annual meeting of the Canadian Hearing and Auditory Research Translation (CHART) group, with sponsorship from Vivosonic Inc and Cochlear. This is a pan-Canadian and truly interdisciplinary panel of audiologists, otologists, engineers, and basic scientists interested in pushing forward…
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HEARing CRC Researchers Develop New Tests to Accurately Diagnose Children with Listening Difficulties Health professionals working with children with listening difficulties can now more accurately diagnose Auditory Processing Disorders using a new collection of tests supported by HEARing CRC research. As many as one in ten children in Australia may have an Auditory…