Cognitive functioning in later life is dependent on lifespan experiences in addition to physical and mental health status. A myriad of experiences over time can either act as risk factors or protective factors with respect to cognitive functioning as we age. This talk offers an update on the ways that stress, chronic illness, social networks and lifestyle factors can influence attention, memory and executive functioning in later life. Trajectories of healthy ageing and clinical syndromes associated with declines in cognitive functioning are discussed, with implications for everyday functioning highlighted.


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Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others, which is an important skill for all audiologists to have.


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Everyday an individual on the Autism Spectrum is required to simultaneously navigate a world of unpredictable social interactions, unexpected events, multi-modal sensory stimuli , language full of words with variable meanings accompanied by facial and body cues from the speaker.


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The session will frame audiology practice within a multicultural context, referencing relevant epidemiology, demographic profiling, cultural and linguistic considerations and most importantly cross-cultural service delivery.


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This session will explore the factors that might make a child difficult to assess and strategies that can help maximise the chance of obtaining positive audiological outcomes.


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This presentation is a review of the pathophysiological changes that occur after the onset of a vestibular lesion.


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What's a VOR? Is it right beating or left beating or other?


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This presentation will focus on the under treated and under appreciated chronic conditions that age related hearing loss is associated with and the diminished quality of life that can follow.


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This talk highlights the need for high-quality evidence, underpinned by contemporary theory, to increase the likelihood that translational adult aural rehabilitation research that aims to benefit patients will be applied in future clinical practice.


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Hearing loss at different ages has been associated with many different cognitive effects. Greater understanding is emerging regarding the effort or ease of listening and the concept of cognitive load. Working memory, depression, anxiety and stress can be negatively impacted by hearing loss. Much focus recently has centred on the impact of hearing loss and risk of dementia. At each stage of life the impact of hearing loss and the issues for the individual vary. The presentation will review the effect of identification of hearing loss and the impact of hearing loss management on cognitive issues.


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