Asia Pacific Virtual Symposium (Recent Advances in Ear and Hearing Care)
Join us for the first Asia Pacific Virtual Symposium as we learn from experts tackling issues in hearing loss and ear disease in the region.
Date and time
Location
Online
Agenda
4:05 PM
Introductory Remarks
Prof Michael Wesley (University of Melbourne)
4:10 PM
Recent efforts addressing hearing loss across the life course in the APAC
Dr Shelly Chadha
Dr Mario Bustos Rubilar
4:20 PM
Recent advances in ear and hearing care in the Pacific Islands
Prof Peter Thorne (University of Auckland)
4:35 PM
Setting up a primary school hearing screening program in Tonga
Phillip Luey (Ministry of Health, Tonga)
4:50 PM
Delivering a primary ear and hearing care training program in Fiji
Dr Oh Chunghyeon (Ministry of Health, Fiji)
5:10 PM
Considerations for extending the role of health workers in ear & hearing care
Prof Sumit Kane (University of Melbourne)
5:25 PM
Breaking barriers and building bridges across APAC
Prof Li-Rong (Lilly) Cheng (San Diego State University)
5:40 PM
Strategies for addressing hearing impairment and deafness in Indonesia
Prof Nyilo Purnami (Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia)
5:55 PM
The Global Audiology Workforce
Dr Chris Waterworth (University of Melbourne)
6:10 PM
Networking opportunity
7:10 PM
VirtuCare: Telemedicine experiences of hearing impaired individuals in India
Sarah Jameel (Public Health Foundation of India)
7:25 PM
Cost-effectiveness of cochlear implantation vs deafness education in APAC
Hubert Ramos (University of Santo Tomas, Philippines)
7:50 PM
Disability inclusion for the deaf or hand of hearing in Pakistan and India
Steve Crump (Deaf Kidz International, UK)
8:05 PM
Developing low-cost hearing solutions in the Philippines
Audra Renyi (World Wide Hearing, Canada)
About this event
- 4 hours 30 minutes
Join us for the first Asia Pacific Virtual Symposium as we learn from experts tackling the major public health problem of hearing loss and ear disease in the region.