Join us on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12 pm EST as Melissa Polonenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota presents New electrophysiological methods to assess hearing function in young children using engaging stories. Key Take-Aways: Many hearing skills develop in early childhood but we usually have to wait until children are able… Read More
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On behalf of McGill University Sandra Trehub (1938-2023) We are greatly saddened by the passing of Sandra Trehub. Born in 1938, she died peacefully at her home on 20 January 2023. Sandra was a trailblazer. Her research focusing on auditory pattern perception in infancy and early childhood single-handedly started developmental research in music perception and… Read More
Courtesy of Dr Dave Fabry, PhD. Audiology pioneer and newborn hearing screening champion Marion Downs is born in New Ulm, Minnesota. If your child had their hearing evaluated before leaving the hospital, it is because of her. She devoted her professional life to the promotion of early identification of hearing loss in newborns, infants, and… Read More
Blog
The impact of offering cerumen management in a hearing care private practice
July 26th, 2022
Are you offering cerumen management in your private practice? What are the pro and cons of the most common evidence-based... Read More
Measuring and Assessing Aided Audibility Using the SII
July 7th, 2022
This session walks clinicians through a typical hearing aid fitting using Real-Ear Measurement (REM) and interprets the obtained aided/unaided Speech... Read More
An Ode to the Audiologist Returning From Parental Leave
July 6th, 2022
The day is March 7th, 2022. It is my first day back to work in nearly 10 months and I... Read More
Traditional Cochlear Implant Candidacy – A Thing of the 2000s?
June 22nd, 2022
Before I started as a student in Audiology, I had an interest in cochlear implants. I wished to work with... Read More
A New Web Tool for Mild Hearing Loss in Infants and Children
June 13th, 2022
Would you recommend a hearing aid for an infant with the following hearing loss? Hearing aid recommendations should not be... Read More
How to Fit Hearing Aids (Using Real-Ear Measurement)
February 23rd, 2022
Clayton runs through a typical hearing aid fitting, providing tips and tricks along the way, for all experience levels of... Read More
Verify or Die: 10 Reasons to Measure Your Hearing Aid Fittings
February 16th, 2022
Despite the well-known benefits of performing real-ear measurements, many clinicians (including audiologists), do not follow best-practice guidelines. Clayton explains why... Read More
Clayton provides 10 practical tips on how to update your legacy Verifit from 2001 to 2021, including hardware, software and... Read More
In Deep: Probe Tube Insertion (with CARL)
February 2nd, 2022
Clayton Fisher uses audiology simulator, CARL, to go over the “ins and outs” of proper probe tube placement for REM.... Read More
A Case for Reducing Judgement Noise in Our Bone Conduction Fittings.
December 1st, 2021
Alex Gascon, R.Aud, PhD student Bill Hodgetts, R.Aud, PhD Glossary : BCD: Bone-Conduction hearing Device. dB DL: Decibel Dial-Level. These... Read More
Ten things to know about tinnitus
November 1st, 2021
Ten things to know about tinnitus By Glynnis Tidball Reprinted with permission from https://pacificaudiologygroup.com/2021/09/tenthingstoknowabouttinnitus/ The goal of this article is... Read More
Pediatric Audiology Community of Practice Networks
October 15th, 2021
Pediatric Audiology Community of Practice Networks Dave Gordey, PhD and Sheila Moodie, PhD Using the key concepts of a community... Read More
Aided Performance vs. Patient Satisfaction: An Important Distinction
September 18th, 2021
Coordinating a surgical hearing implant program can be challenging at times as you are often in the middle of several... Read More
Personal Application of Counseling Models and Theories to Clinical Practice
December 14th, 2020
In contrast to aspects of the profession requiring linear knowledge application or translation, counselling challenges clinicians to draw upon personal... Read More
Sound Level Metre App for iOS devices
October 7th, 2020
Did you know that The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a FREE sound level metre... Read More
Using Simulation in Private Practice To Evaluate Proficiency With Verification
September 8th, 2020
A little more than a year ago I embarked on an adventure with Rob Koch from AHead Simulations to determine... Read More
Audiological Adaptation in the Era of Covid-19 with Justyn Pisa, AuD
August 20th, 2020
In March of 2020 as Covid-19 began to spread in Canada, several facets of our “normal” society were suddenly shut... Read More
For years now, there has been frequent media coverage and articles posted online, describing Audiology as one of the top-ten... Read More
Exploring the Effect of Voice Lessons on Auditory Processing
October 8th, 2019
With the collaboration of University of Ottawa (Prof. Amineh Koravand, PhD), APD clinic (Dr Caryn Bursch, AuD) and Lotus center... Read More
A Sneak Peek at the 2019 CAA Accessibility Survey
August 14th, 2019
To celebrate both Hearing and Speech Month and AccessAbility Week in May, CAA sent out an accessibility survey to members.... Read More
Reflections on Being a Clinical Educator
June 17th, 2019
Even the most seasoned audiologists remember their first experience as a student on clinical placement. There can be varying degrees of anxiety for... Read More
Business Issues Pertaining to Running a Private Practice
May 3rd, 2019
I was asked to write this blog many months ago about business issues pertaining to running a private practice. I... Read More
Health Services in the North: My Experience so far…
April 9th, 2019
Through my place of work, I have the privilege of working with the Indigenous populations from northern Ontario by flying... Read More
Quick Tools to Help You Become More Patient Centred
January 28th, 2019
Patient or person centred care is becoming a more central part of the decision making process for all health professionals.... Read More
Tone it Down! The Pervasiveness of Noise Induced Hearing Loss
December 11th, 2018
Approximately 45 million North Americans suffer from noise induced hearing loss.1 One in ten children between ages 6-19 have some... Read More
Canadian Research Funded by CAA
May 3rd, 2018
The Canadian Academy of Audiology has funded several research projects over the past 7 years that are conducted by Canadian... Read More
Opening the Patient-Clinician Discussion about the Link between Cognition and Hearing
March 20th, 2018
I’ve spent my entire life fascinated by the brain. I told my parents I was going to be a neurosurgeon... Read More
“Beyond-the-Booth” – Expert Witness: Robert Harrison
February 21st, 2018
Robert Harrison, Senior Scientist and Director of the Auditory Science Lab at the Hospital for Sick Children; Professor and Vice-Chair... Read More
I’m an audiology student deeply interested in amplification. Sometimes I wonder if I should be taking night classes in a... Read More
The CAA National Vestibular Special Interest Group (NVSIG) recently conducted a survey of CAA members in June on current fall... Read More
Tips and Tricks for keeping abreast of current literature for evidence-based practice
August 3rd, 2017
Time is a commodity these days. Where do the hours go? If your practice/work was/is like mine, I don’t have... Read More
The Evolution of the Middle Ear – From Reptiles
June 23rd, 2017
The documentary posted below, entitled “How Reptiles Evolved to Form Humans”, presents some interesting theories and concepts on the evolution... Read More
Poster: Do Multilingualism and Bilingualism enhance Neural Speech Encoding at Subcortical Level?
May 24th, 2017
Speaking more than one language might have more than communicational advantages. Indeed, the present study suggests that, on top of being... Read More
“Beyond-the-Booth” – Management and Practice Leadership:
May 2nd, 2017
Audiologists in Canada are trained to test hearing and balance function, perform advanced audiological tests, assess middle ear problems, prescribe... Read More
“Hands & Voices is a non-profit, parent-driven organization dedicated to supporting families of children who are deaf or hard of... Read More
We want to start a national conversation about all-things-audiology, so we are starting a members’ BLOG! Members are invited to... Read More
A New Year, a Time for New Career Resolutions
February 10th, 2017
2017. That feels like a loaded number, but then again, every start to a new year does. 2017 though, I... Read More
These are a few of my favourite sounds!
February 9th, 2017
We all have favourite sounds – sounds that remind us of people, places, events or things; sounds that evoke emotions;... Read More
Join the conversation by reading and submitting contributions
February 2nd, 2017
We want to start a national conversation about all-things-audiology, so we are starting a members’ BLOG! Members are invited to... Read More
Events
4th Annual Audiology Conference
Virtual
Centering Central Auditory Processing: From Research to Evidence-Based Practice
CAA Conference 2023
Ottawa, ON
CAA Conference 2023 will be on October 11 through 14 at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre, Ottawa Canada. Please stay tuned for details
Early Bird Registration CAA Conference 2022
Niagara Falls, ON
CAA is pleased to announce the opening of the early bird registration for the CAA Conference 2022 at the Sheraton Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario Oct 12 to 15. Special early bird prices will be in place until July 11, 2022. Please see the website for details of our exciting program of outstanding speakers and activities. All details on registration, hotel, travel and tourist information are available on the website. See you in Niagara Falls!
Call for Award Nominations
Every year Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) honours people who have made significant contributions to the profession of Audiology. We invite you to help us identify deserving candidates by submitting nominations for consideration.
Nomination Procedure
Nominations may be submitted by any member of the Academy and need to be seconded by a member. Nominations for the Jean Kienapple Award can also be made by non-members.
Awards (see website for full description of each award)
- Moneca Price Humanitarian Award
- Paul Kuttner Pioneer Award
- Jean Kienapple Award for Clinical Excellence
- William Cole Industry Award
- Honours of the Academy
- Richard Seewald Career Award
Nominees do not have to be a CAA member to be considered for these categories.
Nominations must include the reason for nomination with sufficient detail on the nominee’s training, background, experience, and outstanding aspects of their professional career. This will allow the Awards Committee to evaluate the nomination. For the Jean Kienapple Award, nominations should include testimonials from clients or other individuals impacted by the nominee.
*Student Awards, and the President’s Award have separate nomination procedures.
Deadline for Submissions are June 15, 2022
See our 2021 award winners!
Ear to the ground
Academic Articles
Cochlear Implant Decision Making for Children With Residual Hearing: Perspectives of Practitioners
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Words in The Mouth: CSU Device Lets You Hear With Your Tongue
Source: Colorado State UniversityAuto Twitcher Recognizes Different Bird Songs Even When Noisy
Source: New Scientist
