ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AUDIOLOGY 1: OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN AUDIOLOGY

AUD5ADA

2018

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will learn about concepts and procedures used in objective measurements of hearing and site-of-lesion testing in audiology. Through lectures and workshops, you will learn about the origin of otoacoustic emissions and acoustically evoked potentials of the auditory pathway, including electrocochleography, auditory brainstem responses, middle and late latency potentials, and auditory steady state responses.Building on this theoretical knowledge, you will develop skills in assessing otoacoustic emissions and auditory evoked potentials, and integrating the results of these objective techniques with behavioural tests used in audiological evaluations.

School: School of Allied Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Bojana Sarkic

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: AUD4IDA and AUD4CAA

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Handbook of clinical audiology	Prescribed	Katz, Jack 2015	Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health
Readings	New handbook of audiology evoked responses.	Prescribed	Hall, James W 2006	PEARSON
Readings	Auditory evoked potentials: basic principles and clinical application.	Recommended	Burkard, RF, Eggermont, JJ & Don, M 2007	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Integrate and consolidate theoretical information on the anatomical and physiological principles. Demonstrate mastery underpinning objective assessment techniques in audiology.

Activities:: Lectures - Additional information (readings, websites) provided on LMS - Components of a written examination.

02. Design and critically review the protocols and procedures for oto-acoustic emission and auditory evoked response measurement to apply sound clinical decision-making.

Activities:: Lectures - Additional information (readings, websites) provided on LMS - Components of a written examination - Assignment: Objective Measures. Students will be required to conduct 2 oto-acoustic emissions (OAE), 2 auditory brainstem responses (ABR) and 1 cortical evoked potential case study assessments.

03. Cognitive and technical skills to interpret clinical tests to generate a differential diagnosis for various hearing disorders

Activities:: Lecture and workshop classes - Components of a written examination - PBL workshop: students will be provided with case files containing results of both subjective and objective test results. Students will integrate the findings from across the test battery, discuss possible pathologies and identify any further information required for differential diagnosis.

04. Cognitive and technical skills to interpret clinical tests to generate a differential diagnosis of central auditory disorders

Activities:: Lectures - Additional information (readings, websites) provided on LMS - Components of a written examination.

Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bojana Sarkic

Class requirements

PracticalWeek: 32 - 36
Four 2.0 hours practical per study period on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 36 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 31 - 39
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 39 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
One 1,000-word assignment	Assignment relates to objective measures.	20	01, 02, 03
One 2.5 hour written examination	End of semester examination	60	01, 02, 03, 04
One 1,000 word case study	Case study on interpretation and integration of diagnostic results	20	02, 03, 04