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Advocacy Activities of the CAA with the Hearing Health Alliance of Canada This is an update on the advocacy activities of the Canadian Academy of Audiology as a member of Hearing Health Alliance of Canada as of April 8, 2019. Two years ago, a small group of organizations began discussions on forming a National…
Update on the Merger Between the Companies Behind Widex and Signia With 175 years of combined history and a shared passion for technological advancement, we are excited about the opportunity to come together and develop even better and more advanced hearing aids. Signia and Widex are both well established and highly regarded providers of hearing…
FDA Announces Revamping of Product Approvals and 510(k) Program Published on November 28, 2018 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will be modernizing its 510(k) clearance pathway, which accounts for the majority of devices that the FDA reviews, and concentrate on more recent “predicates” (existing devices and technology) in its decision-making…
CAA Conference in Photos Save the date: 2019 Conference and Exhibition Sun Oct 27 – Wed Oct 30, 2019 Marriott Harbourfront, Halifax, N.S. Accessible Canada Act The Accessible Canada Act (currently called Bill C-81) is a proposal to make federal government services and entities accessible to all people with disabilities. This includes employment, buildings and…
It has long been a theorem that knowledge runs from the university to the clinic, in a seemingly unidirectional manner. This was certainly true of the beginnings of our field and still was when I was in school during the 1970s and early 1980s. But more and more, this theorem of directionality is being called…
October is Audiology Awareness Month October is Audiology Awareness month and the Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) is here to help Audiologists promote Audiology to all. Whether the topic is hearing protection in the workplace, the psychosocial effects of progressive hearing loss, the potential danger of earbuds and recreational music, or appropriate treatment for chronic…
Sivantos And Widex Merge to Create Global Hearing Aid Leader Intention to merge leading hearing aid companies Sivantos and Widex into a top-three contender globally with a comprehensive, multi-channel sales and distribution platform in more than 125 markets and combined revenues of approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Combined businesses to become a global R&D powerhouse as…
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…
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…
Recently, Robert Harrison had the pleasure of attending another meeting of SENTAC, the Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children.