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Information to support decision-making: does it make sense online?

1 September 2019 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | Aphasia, consumer health information, health literacy, internet, online, readability
The internet has become a major source for health information, with many people preferring to use the internet to search for advice than speaking to health professionals. Yet much of the information available is very difficult to read for the...
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How long is too long? Waiting times for speech and language therapy

2 November 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | consumer, government, qualitative research, retention, service delivery, speech-language pathology, waiting list, workforce issues
Waiting lists are a reality of clinical practice, and many health and social care professionals become used to having to cope with this. The authors of this paper addressed this issue by examining written submissions to the 2014 Senate Inquiry...
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What do SLTs do in palliative care?

7 July 2020 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy | communication, dysphagia, palliative care, speech-language pathology
The authors of this article highlight that the number of older people has increased significantly in the last two decades, and the number of people over 85 has doubled in Australia since 1996. They attribute this to improved lifestyle factors...

HPV – why equitable protection matters

3 July 2026 | | ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common viruses in the world, with most people acquiring it during adolescence or early adulthood, often without ever knowing it [1]. HPV lives in the skin and the mucosal linings of the...
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Let’s talk brains: review of care pathways for communication management post brain tumour

4 September 2025 | | ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
One in five people with a brain tumour have speech and language difficulties such as aphasia – a language impairment that can result in difficulties using and understanding words and sentences and participating in conversations. This paper describes a scoping...

Hearing about genes

1 May 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Speech and Language Therapy
I have been fortunate in my career to travel as an invited lecturer at many hospitals, universities and professional societies around the world. I have spoken to audiology societies, otolaryngology societies, and university communication disorders programmes in Europe, Asia, Africa,...

Widex UK & Ireland partner with Anglia Ruskin University

29 August 2023 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Widex UK & Ireland and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) announced in July, an exciting project designed to create added value for independent hearing care professionals and future audiology graduates within the UK & Ireland.

The British Acoustic Neuroma Association (BANA) Annual Conference 2025

18 October 2025 | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Neurotology
The British Acoustic Neuroma Association (BANA) will host their Annual Conference this year in Ashover in the Peak District, this year focusing on members’ personal experiences. BANA (British Acoustic Neuroma Association) is a registered charity providing invaluable information and support to people with Acoustic Neuroma / Vestibular Schwannoma (ANVS) and their support networks.

Introduction to virtual healthcare job interviews

7 January 2021 | | ENTA - General
What’s the best way to run a video job interview? Matthew Wu and Elliott Kozin provide some top tips – both for interviewer and interviewee. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect of society. For the foreseeable future,...

Hearing loss in the workplace

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
It is probably accurate to say that most jobs today can be effectively performed by people who have hearing loss. In this article Dr Sam Trychin outlines some of the major issues which should be considered in regard to hearing...

Brussels, a multicultural city with varied ENT practice

1 January 2019 | | ENTA - General
Brussels has a proud history in the world of ENT. Jérome Lechien, who is on the Communications Committee for the CEORL-HNS 2019 Congress, and Daniele de Siati, a member of the international Scientific Committee, give us a history lesson and...

Getting the message right on hearing loss and dementia

3 July 2026 | | ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Are we reaching a consensus on how hearing professionals should talk about hearing loss and dementia? In 2024, the British Society of Audiology (BSA), in collaboration with the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) and the British Society of Hearing Aid...