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AIHHP launches blocked ears campaign
The Association of Independent Hearing Healthcare Professionals (AIHHP) has launched a campaign to help people find properly trained clinicians to remove wax.
International Newsround October 2023
Meetings in London, Peshawar and Verona.
UK hears its first Week of Sound
A week of events on the themes of hearing health, the sound environment and musical expression will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 20 October 2023.
Delegates receive audiometric equipment
This month’s Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference (GHCC) in Los Angeles is helping delegates who work in low-resource environments.
International Newsround September 2023
New RSM presidents, audiology services in Scotland and phossy jaw among matchgirls.
Royal Society of Medicine – new presidents, new programme
Exciting changes are occurring at the ENT section of the Royal Society of Medicine over the next academic year. Professor Peter Rea and Professor Claire Hopkins, the incoming presidents of the Otology and the Laryngology & Rhinology Sections, have come together to create a combined programme.
Call to improve audiology services in Scotland
A review of audiology services in Scotland has found there are “many areas ripe for improvement,” identifying weaknesses in leadership, planning, training and quality. Introducing a report that makes more than 50 recommendations, Professor Jacqueline Taylor MBE, the independent chair...
World Hearing Forum members wanted
Applications are open until 30 September 2023 to become a member of the World Hearing Forum. The global network is looking for people who want to advocate for hearing care and safe listening. The forum, which includes three working groups...
From the editor September/October 2023
Declan Costello, MA, MBBS, FRCS(ORL-HNS),Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK. E: d.costello@nhs.netTw: @Voicedoctor_uk Who do you think you are? And – perhaps equally important – how do you come across to other people? For...
ENT In This Issue - Identity
Guest Section Editor Katherine Conroy, MA (Cantab) MB BChir FRCS (ORL-HNS), Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK. Identity is a nebulous concept that has engrossed philosophers since ancient times. It is, at once, how we feel about ourselves and how others perceive...
Audiology In This Issue - Identity
Guest Section Editors Crystal Rolfe, BSc, MSc, Associate Director of Strategy - Health, RNID, UK. Teri Devine,Associate Director of Strategy - Inclusion and Employment, RNID, UK. What is deaf identity? There are many variables that impact on deaf identity, such...
International Newsround August 2023
Reports from ELS, IFHNOS and Young Auditory Implanters' Forum.
