Conducting and interpreting air conduction audiogram under an Occupational Health statutory health surveillance program

SPONSORED BY OCC HEALTHS https://occhealths.com/

£45 for SOM Members (please log in on the SOM website first). Non-members £65

Online Training course content:

1    Medical history

        -Important inclusions

         -PPE compliance, suitability, effectiveness, training

2    Conducting an air conduction audiogram over view

         -Ambient conditions

         -Daily audiometer check

         -Instructions

         -Headphone placement

               -Potential errors

               -Spurious findings

3    Audiogram classification

         -Understanding balance of probability

         -Normal vs age (ISO 7029) and interquartile ranges

         -Predominantly medical

         -Mild NIHL

         -Significant NIHL

         -Worsening NIHL

4    Risk identification and Equality

          -When will an audiogram be likely to cause a disability (risk) in the workplace

          -When will an audiogram be likely to afford protection under disability legislation

Duration 4 hours (4 CPD points)

Trainer Melanie Brewster

Clinical Physiologist (Audiology) RCCP 1529, Dip Safety Management, Cert OH Law

Melanie Brewster is an NHS trained Clinical Physiologist specialising in audiology. Alongside private and medico-legal practice she provided the assessment service for the claimants from the NCB and war pension directorate in the early 1990’s and branched out into occupational health in 1996 setting up her own Occupational Health company which specialises in noise. Melanie was instrumental in the 2021 changes in CNWR 2005 guidance and still works in the NHS part time as an external consultant.  

Melanie is an advocate for the correct identification of noise-induced hearing loss and has over 35 years’ experience in interpreting audiograms in industry. She provides specialist Occupational Health risk assessment and reports for employees identified as having hearing loss including advising on the compatibility of hearing aids and hearing protection and the management of safety critical workers with hearing loss.

Melanie has a trainer for many years alongside advising major insurance companies on NIHL claims, validating medico-legal audiograms and several papers published in her subject.

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