News
Congratulations to 2013 ASOHNS Medal recipients
Congratulations to recipients of the 2013 Social Medal who were presented with their medals during the 2013 ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting held recently in Perth: For Distinguished Service to ASOHNS: Dr Cameron Bracks and Dr Stuart Miller ...
2013 Jean Littlejohn Prize winner - Bing Teh
Congratulations to Bing Mei Teh who was awarded the 2013 Jean Littlejohn Prize for the best trainee presentation during the 2013 ASOHNS Annual Scientific Meeting. Bing is a SET 1 trainee from Victoria. Her presentation subject was Tissue ...
Malcolm Baxter receives Australia Day honour
Congratulations to ASOHNS member, Mr Malcolm Baxter of Victoria, who received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to medicine as an ear, nose and throat specialist in the recent Australia Day honours. Congratulations also to ...
ASOHNS 2013 ASM - CME accreditation now approved
ASOHNS 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting - 16 - 20 March in Perth, Western Australia For more information and online registration, click on the following link: ASOHNS 2013 ASM Registration
New release: Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - 3rd edition of Prof. P J Wormald's operative manual
The first edition of this Manual was distributed to all ASOHNS Surgeons-in-Training and ASOHNS provides each new trainee with a copy of the latest edition of the manual. We are pleased to notify members that the third edition of Prof. P J ...
Aboriginal Ear Disease - multi-disciplinary study day - Video available from Members & Trainees sections
The satellite meeting on Indigenous Ear Disease held pre the ASOHNS ASM this year was an outstanding success, with more than 84 attendees from a wide spectrum of disciplines. We are delighted to announce that the video of the event is now ...
The Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA) featured on ABC 7pm TV News
The Ear Science Institute Australia's unique eardrum tissue engineering project was featured in a story on ABC's 7pm TV News last month. ESIA's Director, Winthrop Professor Marcus Atlas, and head of ESIA's Molecular & Cellular ...
ESIA featured in The Australian Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 2012: The Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA) has been featured in this month's edition of The Australian Business Journal. The article, located on page 174, is an interesting summary of the work of the Institute to date and ESIA ...
Call for Nominations for 2013 Society Awards
ASOHNS is now calling for nominations for 2013 Society awards. The category Distinguished Services for ASOHNS is intended to recognise members who have made outstanding contributions to the Society. The category Distinguished Contribution ...
Closing the Gap' -- tissue engineered tympanic membranes recently gets some media publicity
Closing the Gap' -- tissue engineered tympanic membranes. The University Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Western Australia is pleased to announce the first tissue engineered tympanic membranes for ...
Australia Day honours for ASOHNS members
Congratulations to ASOHNS members, Professor Paul Fagan AM and Dr Robert Black OAM who received 2012 Australia Day honours. Prof. Fagan received Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to medicine as an otological skull-based ...
Australian Govt's Hearing Services Program - changes to eligibility for young Australians
From 1 January 2012, young adults aged 21-25 years inclusive may be eligible for access to hearing services through the Community Service Obligations (CSO) component of the Australian Government's Hearing Services Program. Previously, access to ...
ASOHNS members honoured for their achievements
Two members, Prof. Graeme Clark, AC AO and Prof. Marcus Atlas have received accolades this year for their significant achievements and contributions. Prof. Clark has just been awarded the CSL Florey Medal and in September this year was ...
Revised Impairment Tables in 2012
Revised Tables for the Assessment of Work-related Impairment for Disability Support Pension (the Impairment Tables) will replace the current Impairment Tables from 1 January 2012. The following features have been incorporated into the revised ...
Hear Us: Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia
In 2009 the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee invited submissions regarding the state of hearing health in Australia. ASOHNS made a submission. The Government response into hearing health in Australia has now been released. ...
New Commonwealth Govt Funding Scheme for Children with Disabilities
A new Commonwealth Government funding scheme for children with disabilities is now available. "Better Start...for Children with Disabilities" provides funding up to $12,000 over 2 years (max $6000 per year) for psychologists speech ...
ASOHNS Journal Update May 2011
Dear Colleagues I am delighted to announce the launch of the Australian Journal of Laryngology and Otology (The "Australian JLO") which will be published in collaboration with the JLO. This new venture will allow us to publish basic ...
ASOHNS Helps to Equip PNG
After an outreach visit to Papua New Guinea, two ASOHNS members recognised the need for better clinical equipment. Read more by clicking on the link below: ASOHNS Helps to Equip PNG
Deadly Ears Program
With 91% of indigenous children suffering from some form of middle ear problem the Deadly Ears program in Queensland is trying to address the issue. In a recent edition of Surgical News (Vol. 11 no. 7) the program and its implications were ...
Report on Hearing Health in Australia
The Senate Community Affairs References Committee has tabled its report titled Hear Us: Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia. The report focuses on the prevalence of hearing loss in Australia and the issues faced by those who are hearing ...
