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Cochlear Implant Training Workshops

Prof Rob Briggs at a Cochlear Implant Training Workshop

The HEARing CRC delivers the following four-day Cochlear Implant Training Workshops:

Dates and registration details for these workshops can be found on this site.

Please note that the components which made up the Paediatric Cochlear Implant Workshop have now been included in the Advanced Problem Solving Workshop.

 

Location

Workshops are held at The HEARing CRC headquarters at:

550 Swanston Street
Audiology, Hearing and Speech Sciences
The University of Melbourne
VIC Australia

Additional venues can include:

  • The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne; and
  • The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Corner Spring Street & Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Collaboration

To deliver Cochlear Implant Training Workshops. the HEARing CRC works closely with:

Interactive learning

Workshops are delivered through a coordinated, mixed-format program that includes:

  • lectures
  • live video
  • tutorials
  • small group discussions
  • case studies
  • hands-on sessions

Sessions utilise the University of Melbourne, Department of Otolaryngology’s state-of-the-art teaching and audiovisual facilities. An extensive reference manual is provided for the course as well as a certificate of attendance, contact information for other attendees and a photo of the workshop group.

Experienced staff

Session leaders are drawn from HEARing CRC members, representing a broad cross-section of expertise. All session presenters are highly experienced in their respective fields in working with cochlear implant users.