Module information
Module details
- Title
- Adult Audiology
- Type
- Specialist
- Module code
- S-A-S2
- Credits
- 10
- Phase
- 3
- Requirement
- Compulsory
Aim of this module
To provide trainees with the necessary theoretical background and practical skills to safely and assess and manage a range of complex audiological deficits in adults, including those with significant co-morbidities.
Work-based content
Training activities
| # | Learning outcome | Training activity | Type | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Learning outcome 2,3,4 |
Training activities
Manage the concerns of the patient, significant other(s) and/or carer(s) during routine adult appointments using an Audiology-led counselling approach |
Type ETA | Action View |
| # 2 | Learning outcome 1,2,3,4 |
Training activities
Assess and manage patients who require tinnitus and/or hyperacusis support in a routine adult clinic |
Type ETA | Action View |
| # 3 | Learning outcome 1,2,3,4 |
Training activities
Assess and manage patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss |
Type ETA | Action View |
| # 4 | Learning outcome 1,2,3,4 |
Training activities
Assess and manage patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss or deafness |
Type DTA | Action View |
| # 5 | Learning outcome 1,2,3,4 |
Training activities
Modify hearing assessment and management plans for patients with related healthcare needs or diagnoses, including:
|
Type DTA | Action View |
| # 6 | Learning outcome 1 |
Training activities
Adapt or modify a routine assessment for patients with intellectual disabilities or cognitive impairments, including those with:
|
Type DTA | Action View |
| # 7 | Learning outcome 2,3,4 |
Training activities
Manage care delivery for patients with the following intellectual disabilities or cognitive impairments, using appropriate modifications management techniques:
|
Type DTA | Action View |
| # 8 | Learning outcome 1 |
Training activities
Safely conduct appropriate assessments using additional diagnostic techniques for patients with complex audiological presentation, including:
|
Type DTA | Action View |
| # 9 | Learning outcome 2,3,4 |
Training activities
Create management plans for a patient with complex audiological presentations, including:
|
Type DTA | Action View |
| # 10 | Learning outcome 5 |
Training activities
Conduct a local population needs assessment and present a business case for service improvement from your findings |
Type DTA | Action View |
Assessments
Complete 2 Case-Based Discussions
Complete 2 DOPS or OCEs
Direct Observation of Practical Skills Titles
- Safely perform verification and validation of a hearing aid fitting for a patient with mixed or conductive hearing loss.
- Perform a cochlear implant referral candidacy assessment.
- Safely carry out a modified hearing assessment to suit the needs of a complex patient.
Observed Clinical Event Titles
- Counsel a patient’s family, carer(s), or significant other(s) around cognitive decline and its interaction with hearing loss.
- Used shared decision-making to involve a patient’s family in joint goal-setting for their management plan.
- Discuss provision of alternative listening devices to hearing aids.
Learning outcomes
| # | Learning outcome |
|---|---|
| 1 | Use a range of tests to safely assess the extent and nature of auditory problems in adults, including those with complex aetiologies, complex audiological configurations and comorbidities. |
| 2 | Apply shared decision-making to develop an individualised management plan and counselling for adults with hearing loss and other auditory difficulties, taking into account differing cultural and social attitudes to hearing care. |
| 3 | Evaluate individual patient outcomes and safely manage a range of routine and complex hearing losses. |
| 4 | Practice within their own personal and professional scope, identifying where onward referral is appropriate. |
| 5 | Evaluate the provision of local adult Audiology services and initiate service improvement to ensure they meet the needs of the local population. |
Clinical experiences
Clinical experiences help you to develop insight into your practice and a greater understanding of your specialty's impact on patient care. Clinical experiences should be included in your training plan and you may be asked to help organise your experiences. Reflections and observations from your experiences may help you to advance your practice and can be used to develop evidence to demonstrate your awareness and appreciation of your specialty.
Activities
- Assist in performance of annual ‘Stage B’ calibration checks of audiological equipment.
- Observe a wax removal or aural care clinic.
Academic content (MSc in Clinical Science)
Important information
The academic parts of this module will be detailed and communicated to you by your university. Please contact them if you have questions regarding this module and its assessments. The module titles in your MSc may not be exactly identical to the work-based modules shown in the e-portfolio. Your modules will be aligned, however, to ensure that your academic and work-based learning are complimentary.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module the trainee will be able to:
- Apply integrative understanding of the principles of patient-centred care to the development of assessment plans and holistic management plans for patients with additional needs.
- Apply extended understanding of the medical aetiology of various hearing-related disorders to selecting, modifying, interpreting, and synthesizing test results.
- Critically evaluate the evidence base for management options beyond hearing aid technology.
- Appraise audiology policies and guidelines related to the assessment and management of adult audiology patients.
- Critically appraise a business case for audiology-related patient services.
Indicative content
| Learning Outcome | Indicative content |
| Apply integrative understanding of the principles of patient-centred care to the development of assessment plans and holistic management plans for patients with additional needs |
|
| Apply extended understanding of the medical aetiology of various hearing-related disorders to selecting, modifying, interpreting, and synthesising test results |
|
| Critically evaluate the evidence base for management options beyond hearing aid technology |
|
| Appraise audiology policies and guidelines related to the assessment and management of adult audiology patients |
|
| Critically appraise a business case for audiology-related patient services |
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