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| Unit name |
Paediatric Audiology |
| Unit code |
AUDI30004 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Hall |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
School of Applied Community and Health Studies |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit will cover the theory and practical aspects of paediatric audiology in the NHS setting.
Aims:
- To provide students with an understanding of paediatric audiology services and the roles of the associated professionals
- To provide students with an understanding of child development
- To explore the effect of deafness on child development at both an early age and in the school situation
- To cover the principles of hearing screening programmes
- To allow students to choose and interpret the appropriate hearing test for a range of children, to construct a management plan and to explore communication issues with families
- To explore paediatric habilitation issues for deaf children
- To acquaint students with the role of other professionals and paediatric audiology service delivery within the NHS.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Describe the milestones for a normally developing child
- Outline communication development for hearing and deaf children
- Describe the causes of deafness in children
- Discuss the effect of deafness on the development of children, both at a young age and in the school situation
- Understand the principles of hearing screening and their application with regards to neonatal and school screening
- Demonstrate an understanding of the range of paediatric hearing tests, both screening and diagnostic, the testing procedures and appropriate techniques related to these
- Describe how to take a history for different ages of children
- Interpret a range of test results and understand their implications; understand how the developmental age of a child may affect the results
- Use the history and test results to construct a management plan
- Discuss early intervention options for deaf children
- Outline the principles of hearing aid selection, fitting, verification and evaluation
- Discuss the management of glue ear in children
- Explore issues around communicating with families and other professionals
- Describe the roles and relationships within the Paediatric Audiology team, and the multi-professional approach
- Outline current research areas in paediatric audiology
Teaching Information
This Unit will be taught using a combination of lectures, workshops, case study, seminars and presentations.
Assessment Information
Written assignment (2000 words) (40%)
Case study (1000 words) (20%)
Exam (1.5 hours) (40%)
Reading and References
- Hall, J. W. III (1992) Handbook of Auditory Evoked Responses
- McCormick, B. ed. (2003) Paediatric Audiology 0-5 Years
- Newton, V. ed. (2002) Paediatric Audiological Medicine
- Sheridan M (1997) From Birth to Five Years: Children’s Developmental Progress
