The Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force (CIHTF) has released their 2019 Report Card on the status of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs in Canada at a press conference on Parliament Hill. The 2019 EHDI Report Card exposes an alarming disparity in the hearing health services available to infants and children in Canada. The new report… View More
Hello Partners and Members of FALA / Bonjour partenaires et membres d’ALFA: Today a media release was sent out by FALA. The release coincided with Bill C-81 moving to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology where it will be further discussed and debated. The release tells that, while FALA stands by… View More
The Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) invites all clinicians, students, researchers, educators, policy makers and other professional or health care providers working with hearing or balance to submit original research for presentation (by poster and/or at the podium) at the annual CAA conference. Submissions will be reviewed for acceptance by the CAA Science and Education… View More
Theme: Check your hearing! On World Hearing Day 2019, WHO will draw attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Checking one’s hearing would be the first step towards addressing the… View More
12 February 2019 ¦ GENEVA: Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years - or 1.1 billion young people - are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices. Ahead of World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) and… View More
CAA's Annual Membership Renewal is March 1, 2019. By renewing your membership, you are supporting the only association in Canada that provides an exclusive voice for audiologists. Current members should receive an email on how to renew their membership. CAA Membership Benefits Also Include: Audiology Advocacy and Awareness The CAA Board of Directors and committees… View More
The Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO) organizes an annual a campaign called World Hearing Day, which is March 3rd. The campaign's objective is to share information and promote actions towards the prevention of hearing loss and improved hearing care. The theme of the campaign for 2019 is… View More
The Third party committee continues to meet biannually with DND, NIHB, RCMP and VAC in order to provide input into their programs to improve service to our mutual clients. We value any input you have concerning these programs. View notes from Fall FHP meeting with questions 2018 View More
Please complete this survey about the over-the-counter hearing aids which was developed by a CAA Interest Group (Bagatto, Aiken, Armstrong). The purpose of this survey to is to gain an understanding of the views of hearing healthcare practitioners regarding over-the-counter hearing aids in Canada. Please refer to the article: “Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Good for… View More
CAA Webinar: New Advances in Tinnitus Assessment Speaker: Philippe Fournier, Ph.D. Join us on November 20th, 2018 at 1 pm ET for the CAA webinar: New Advances in Tinnitus Assessment with Philippe Fournier, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: While masking and residual inhibition (RI) may provide diagnostic and prognostic valuable information, these measures are rarely performed in clinics, as they are… View More