Falls is one of the leading causes of injury for the elderly population ages 65 and older. Base on the National Institute of Health in the USA, more than one third of persons older than 65 fall each year and it’s the leading cause of mobility and disability. Based on the literature among people how fell there is a high percentage (40 – 73%) who have a fear of falling (Abyad & Hammami, 2017) Post fall syndrome has psychological consequences on the elderly that expand to the functional level decreasing the overall quality of life. The learning objectives for this lecture are:

Fear of Falling in Elderly

Define fear of fall
Describe the factors associated with Fear of Falling
Analyze the relationship between balance and Fear of Falling
Describe measurement of fear of Falling
Discuss the potential role of Computerized Dynamic Posturography

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People with intellectual disabilities face inequalities in accessing high quality healthcare, and audiology is no exception. As research builds in optimising care for this population, this presentation focuses on how hearing assessment could be modified and tailored to the individual needs of adults and children with intellectual disabilities.

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Natus Medical Incorporated is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .1 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.

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Dr. Siobhan Brennan is currently an Audiology Lecturer at Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, University of Manchester UK and a Lead Clinical Scientist at the Regional Department of Neurotology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UK. Siobhan has enjoyed a varied career specializing in auditory electrophysiology and Audiological care for individuals with intellectual impairment. In addition to clinical, research and educational roles, she has chaired groups focused on improving practice including the Hearing and Learning Disabilities special interest group the British Society of Audiology Electrophysiology Special Interest Group. She is a member of the European Federation of Audiology Societies Working Group on Audiology and Intellectual Disability and the British Society of Audiology Cognition and Hearing Special Interest Group.

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Frequency lowering techniques are available in many hearing aids today.
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We will learn how to use the Aurical PMM and Aurical HIT to visualize and verify the various techniques of 6 hearing aid brands.
We will also discuss the evidence surrounding frequency lowering and its role in hearing aid fittings.

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describe the theoretical differences between compression, transposition and envelope manipulation.
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discuss some of the most recent evidence relating to the benefits, goals and limitations of frequency lowering techniques.

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