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Centre of Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health

Locality: Darwin, Northern Territory

Address: Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital campus, 0810 Casuarina, Northern Territory 0810 Darwin, NT, Australia

Website: https://www.earandhearinghealth.org.au

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25.01.2022 Are you an aspiring PhD Scholar interested in making a positive difference in the lives of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children? Are you passionate about research with a proven track record of high academic achievement? The Harvey Coates: Middle ear infection vaccine development opportunity could be for you! Expressions of Interest close 15 March. Learn more via our blog:

25.01.2022 The early years of primary school are critically important for childhood development. Learning through play, experimentation, classroom practice and social interaction, children begin to make sense of their world and their place within it. A team of researchers led by Menzies School of Health Research have found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory are missing out on the important early years of schooling due to hearing loss. Find out more about this world first study via our blog!

24.01.2022 Our Director, Professor Amanda Leach is an inspiring scientist... And a trailblazer. This week Amanda was featured in two inspiring reads focusing on women in STEM and the structural barriers that often hold them back. You can read both stories online via our blog.

24.01.2022 A little bit of inspirational reading for your Monday morning... Our Director, Professor Amanda Leach, on making a comeback in science! #womeninSTEM

23.01.2022 International peer-reviewed journal Deafness & Education International have announced their 2020 Special Issue: Otitis media in children with an Indigenous heritage, guest edited by Associate Professor Kelvin Kong. Click the link and share!

22.01.2022 The AIDA Conference is coming to Darwin this October and we are co-hosting an exciting pre-conference workshop with the Hearing for Learning Initiative on Tuesday 1st October, 1.30 - 5.00pm (afternoon tea included). Facilitated by some of Australias leading ear health experts, this interactive workshop is not to be missed!

22.01.2022 Thank you ABC News for shining a light on the crisis in ear and hearing health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory.

21.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week everyone! #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

20.01.2022 Catching Dragonflies is a social impact documentary created by Rollingball Productions that explores the complex issues of otitis media (OM) and its devastating toll on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities throughout Australia. Based on the story that inspired our logo and featuring David Gulpilil and Associate Professor Kelvin Kong. Watch it now!

20.01.2022 The CRE_ICHEAR Round 6 funding round for Project Grants is now open! We will be funding up to $40K per project that focuses on research translation and can be completed before May 2021. Application submission details are available via https://www.earandhearinghealth.org.au//creichear-project-. Deadline to apply is 13th November 2020. Please share! #earhealthforlife #otitismedia

17.01.2022 Great to see the Hearing for Learning graduates profiled in Menzies' latest newsletter, as well as one of our Investigators Dr Robyn Marsh

17.01.2022 Round 5 Project Grant Applications are closing soon... Dont miss out! Photo Credit: Lauren Roberts/NT News, 2019

14.01.2022 Today is World Hearing Day! How are you marking the occasion?

14.01.2022 Thank you for your valued support this year! It is with great pleasure that we share with you our 2019 Annual Report.

14.01.2022 Save the date and make some noise with us for World Hearing Day - 3rd March 2020!

14.01.2022 "My film is for all Aboriginal kids. It is about our dreams, our hopes and our rights. I hope you think of me when you are telling the Australian Government how to treat us better." ~ Dujuan. Powerful words from Dujuans speech to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva calling for the age of criminality in Australia to be raised from 10 to 14 years. This article shines a light on the inequities Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander kids face in accessing an education.

13.01.2022 Professor Amanda Leach delivered the World Hearing Day Menzies Seminar, providing a timely reminder that Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children continue to share a disproportionate burden of ear disease. During an 18 year period (2000 - 2018) only 10% of Aboriginal children living in remote NT communities had normal healthy ears. The World Health Organisation states that 4% is a public health emergency. #WorldHearingDay

13.01.2022 Look who we bumped into at the World Health Organization (WHO) World Hearing Forum in Geneva... Dr Chris Brennan-Jones! Big thanks to Dr Hasantha Gunasekera & Sandra Nelson for representing the CRE-ICHEAR on this impressive global stage. This week Hasantha and Sandra will be working as part of a global advocacy alliance to promote action for hearing through multi-stakeholder engagement. #EarHealthForLife Photo credits: Chris Brennan-Jones & Hasantha Gunasekera

13.01.2022 Important findings released today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in partnership with Dr Scott Avery from Western Sydney University show that under-reporting of hearing impairment is a substantial issue for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 7 years and above across Australia participated in the voluntary hearing test as part of the 201819 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Surv...ey. The independent hearing test found that at least 4 out of 10 people tested had a hearing impairment on the day of testing, but 79% of those found to have an impairment did not report having long-term hearing loss. The survey also found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with a moderate to profound hearing impairment experience greater inequality in educational, employment and health outcomes compared to those with no hearing impairment. Read the full feature article here https://www.abs.gov.au//Look/4715.0Feature+Article12018-19 #Indigenous #Aboriginal #FirstNations #firstnationspeople #education #HearingLoss #earhealthforlife

13.01.2022 "These analyses will inform future clinical trial designs that combine vaccines and antibiotics to maximise clinical impact" Check out out latest blog post catching up with one of our PhD students, Jemima Beissbarth, who is creating and analysing a combined dataset consisting of 25 years of otitis media and respiratory bacteria research. https://www.earandhearinghealth.org.au//catch-one-our-phd-

12.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who participated in our Australian Indigenous Doctors Association pre-conference workshop: Hearing for Learning! We hope you enjoyed this hands on learning experience and left feeling inspired to join us in the fight against the crisis in Indigenous childrens ear and hearing health! Photo credits: Sowaibah Hanifie/ABC News

12.01.2022 Join us in Darwin for the Hearing for Learning Initiative - Making Ear Health & Hearing Sound pre-conference workshop! Places are limited, Register Now!

12.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce the Round Five CRE_ICHEAR project grant outcomes. Applications were of a high calibre and we were impressed with the continuing body of work on otitis media across Australia. Congratulations to the successful applicants and good luck for your research. We also would like to thank all applicants who made the effort to apply but who were unsuccessful this round. Our successfully funded Round 5 projects are:... "Feeding back to community in the WATCH and INFLATE trials" Penelope Abbott, Western Sydney University "Dissemination of OM Guidelines and OMapp" Amanda Leach, Menzies School of Health Research "Telehealth ENT for Aboriginal Children" Kelvin Kong, Hunter Medical Research Institute Read more about our three newly funded projects at https://www.earandhearinghealth.org.au/projects/funded

12.01.2022 Hot off the press! Big Data-Linkage study confirms that Aboriginal children with hearing impairment struggle to attend school, are at increased risk of child maltreatment and boys with hearing problems are at higher risk of youth offending. Learn more via our blog.

11.01.2022 The impact of hearing impairment on the learning outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in the Northern Territory has made the Audiology World News!

11.01.2022 The recently published Roadmap for Hearing Health makes closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ear and hearing health a national priority we all need to SHOUT about it!

11.01.2022 Were delighted to have our researchers and their projects featured in Professor Harvey Coates ISOM 2019 report recently published in ENT & Audiology News Check it out!

10.01.2022 The Secretariat of the World Hearing Forum has welcomed the Centre of Research Excellence in Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (CRE-ICHEAR) as a member of the Forum. As members of the World Hearing Forum, the CRE-ICHEAR joins a vast global network of like-minded stakeholders working to address and advocate in the field of ear and hearing health. Only by working together will we be able to overcome the challenges of preventable hearing loss that currently affect more than 34 million children world wide. Read the full announcement via our blog. #earhealthforlife

10.01.2022 Congratulations to another group of Ear Health Facilitator graduates, this time in Kalkarindji. We wish them the best of luck for their futures and are excited about the future improvements in ear and hearing health in their community #earhealthforlife

09.01.2022 Thank you Inala Indigenous Health Service and WATCH trial for allowing Sissy Tyson to assist the Hearing for Learning Initiative training in Wurrumiyanga. So great to see this mob working together for Ear Health! #WorldHearingDay2020

07.01.2022 Congratulations to the first Ear Health Facilitator graduates for The Hearing for Learning Initiative! The first 7 graduates, all based in the Tiwi Islands, completed a six-week course which provided them with Certificate II modules in Aboriginal Primary Health Care and enhanced skills in detecting ear and hearing problems. Check out our blog post https://www.earandhearinghealth.org.au//celebrating-first- and the article in the National Indigenous Times https://nit.com.au.../menzies-school-of-health-research-puts-/ to read more about this fantastic initiative chaired by ICHEAR PIs Amanda Leach and Kelvin Kong. #hearingforlearning #tiwiislands

07.01.2022 We are delighted to announce Round 5 Project Grants to fund research translation activities are now open - applications welcome!

07.01.2022 A recently published Western Australian study has found otitis media (OM) hospitalisations are the tip of the iceberg and shines a light on the disproportionate provision of services.

07.01.2022 Happy Holidays! We hope you all have a safe and festive break relaxing with family and friends. We look forward to reconnecting in the New Year!

06.01.2022 An exciting opportunity exists to join the Hearing for Learning Initiative. This role will enable you to make a positive impact as a Clinical Training Research Officer in the Northern Territory. Click the link to find out more!

05.01.2022 A friendly reminder that the deadline for our Round 6 of funding is this Friday! For more details so https://www.earandhearinghealth.org.au/opportunities #earhealthforlife #otitismedia

05.01.2022 The Australian Indigenous Doctors Association Conference is fast approaching! Dont forget to register for Hearing for Learning - Making Ear Health & Hearing Sound pre-conference workshop on Tuesday October 1st, 1.30 - 5.00pm at the Darwin Convention Centre.

04.01.2022 Wonderful news that the new PLUM & HATS website is now up and running. These simple checklists help health and early childhood workers ask families the right questions to find out how bubs listening and yarning skills are growing, leading to earlier identification of hearing loss and earlier help to hear well. http://plumandhats.nal.gov.au This heartwarming story ran in the NACCHO Communique yesterday. The impact of Tjandamurras ear and hearing trouble was picked up with the PLUM & HATS checklists. https://nacchocommunique.com//naccho-aboriginal-health-ne/

04.01.2022 For many people living in remote Aboriginal communities getting the washing done is harder than you might think. In communities where overcrowding is common, hygiene is of critical importance. Remote Laundries are helping to improve the health of remote communities one public laundry at a time and you can help! Find out how in our latest blog.

02.01.2022 This week is Hearing Awareness Week in Australia which coincides with World Hearing Day on March 3rd. Both initiatives aim to promote hearing health and encourage hearing awareness. Its also an important time for the CRE-ICHEAR and our partners to make some noise about the inequities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children - who have the highest rates of ear disease in the world. Read more in our latest blog...

02.01.2022 New Systematic Review now available from Kaspar and Leach "Hearing loss among Australian Aboriginal infants and toddlers" https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100048 #earhealthforlife #hearingloss #indigenous #aboriginal

01.01.2022 Sandra Nelson & Hasantha Gunasekera enjoying the World Health Organization (WHO) World Hearing Forum in Geneva! #EarHealthForLife

01.01.2022 Professor Amanda Leach and Associate Professor Kelvin Kong taking their ear health very seriously at the Hearing for Learning Initiatives Train the Trainer workshop at Menzies School of Health Research. #earhealthforlife