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Experience and Qualifications
| 1977 | After study at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, I undertook the Master of Audiology course at the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research, University of Southampton. |
| 1978 | I spent 3 years in further research at the institute before emigrating |
| 1980 | Accepted a position as Staff Audiologist at Taranaki Base Hospital in New Plymouth on the North Island. |
| 1983 | left for Melbourne and worked at the Royal Melbourne Hospital as an Audiologist and also for two Otolaryngologists. |
| 1984 | Accepted the position of Audiologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, later to become Audiologist in Charge. |
| 1988 | as Director I set up Medical Audiology Services in West Perth to offer hearing & balance investigation and aural rehabilitation services in a private setting. |
| 1992 | Set up practice on my own also in West Perth. |
| 1993 | Set up two visiting sites at Bridgetown (now Manjimup) (monthly visits) and Joondalup (fortnightly) |
Area of Expertise:
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The
Southampton qualification was broadly based around the clinical
investigation of hearing and balance disorders. This promoted
my acceptance of clinical positions in hospitals in New Zealand;
Melbourne and then at Sir Charles Gairdner. In that time, there have been many advances in the realm of auditory investigations from other sources such as PET (positron emission tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). To counter that, the range and complexity of hearing aids and their fitting has increased significantly. I have the benefits of a background in diagnostics and a desire to try and keep up to date with the current developments in hearing aid technology so that I can offer the best counsel to patients needing answers to their hearing problems. |