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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Leader

1 April 2015

Hi Ear Health yarning place members!
Here is the second quarterly Ear health round up for 2015 from the Ear health (EarInfoNet) on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet web resource with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and courses and events that might be of interest. The EarInfoNetwork currently has 469 mob members who you may like to start a yarn with about Ear health topics. We would love to hear from you with new topics you may like to discuss, or post onto the yarning place. Invite your colleagues to join to so you can have a yarn. Have a great day!

Trish O'Hara
EarInfoNetwork Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Newly added or updated programs
Continuous care improvement (CCI) – current
GP down south - otitis media program – current
Goldfields Midwest Medicare Local - otitis media program
(To see more programs for Ear health, click here)

Resources
Care for kids' ears (Audiovisual)
Finish your medicine (Audiovisual)
Recipes for healthy ears (Audiovisual)
Well child health checks 2015: consent form (Checklist)
(To see more resources for Ear health, click here)

Newly added publications
Reports
Hearing health outreach services to Indigenous children and young people in the Northern Territory 2012–13 and 2013–14
Journal articles
Prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in a population-based sample of children living in remote Australia: the Lililwan Project
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PREVenar13 and SynflorIX in sequence or alone in high-risk Indigenous infants (PREV-IX_COMBO): protocol of a randomised controlled trial
(To see more publications available in Ear health, click here . To read AIH HealthBulletin click here)

News
Research finds hearing loss compounded in the home
Hearing loss suffered by more than half of 'high needs' Indigenous NT children
Health checks aim to ensure clean bill of health
Further medical professionals need in remote communities says audiologist
(To read more Ear health news click here)

Jobs
There are currently no advertised jobs for Ear health
(Check out our full list of jobs in Ear health here)

Training & courses
RAHC introduction to remote health practice program - Remote Area Health Corps, Short courses (enrol online)
(More courses and training opportunities for Ear health here)

Scholarships/Funding
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation grants - (Recurrent - closing date not specified)
(To see more funding opportunities available in Ear health, click here)

Check it out!
Check out the AIHEarhealth twitter account. We currently have 268 followers so follow us for all the latest in ear health information!
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Leader

30 January 2015

Hi EarInfoNetwork yarning place members!
Here is the first quarterly Ear health round up for 2015 from the Ear health (EarInfoNet) on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet web resource with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and courses and events that might be of interest. The EarInfoNetwork currently has 469 mob members who you may like to start a yarn with about Ear health topics. We would love to hear from you with new topics you may like to discuss, or post onto the yarning place. Invite your colleagues to join to so you can have a yarn. Have a great day,

Trish O'Hara
EarInfoNetwork Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Newly added or updated programs
Continuous care improvement (CCI) – current
GP down south - otitis media program – current
Goldfields Midwest Medicare Local - otitis media program - current
(To see more programs for Ear health, click here)

Resources
LilMike listen up! (Audiovisual)
Essence & purpose - Harry's story (Audiovisual)
(To see more resources for Ear health, click here)

Newly added publications
Reports
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2014
Ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2013

Journal articles
Improving delivery of health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhood in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
Wideband absorbance in Australian aboriginal and caucasian neonates
Absence of an important vaccine and diagnostic target in carriage- and disease-related nontypeable haemophilus influenzae
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PREVenar13 and SynflorIX in sequence or alone in high-risk Indigenous infants (PREV-IX_COMBO): protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Otitis media in children vaccinated during consecutive 7-valent or 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination schedules
Evaluation of an ear health pathway in remote communities: improvements in ear health access
Book
Clinical procedures manual for remote and rural practice
CARPA standard treatment manual [6th ed.]
(To see more publications available in Ear health, click here . To read AIH HealthBulletin click here)

News
Further medical professionals need in remote communities says audiologist
Pilbara sounds out mobile ear clinic
Menzies ear and hearing health program wins $2.5 million in 'research excellence' funding
New telehealth centre a boon for rural and remote Queenslanders
Regional doctors gather for Indigenous health forum
Fresh chance for battling kids
(To read more Ear health news click here)

Jobs
Senior Health Promotion Officer - Queensland Health, Brisbane, Qld (closing date 2 February 2015)
(Check out our full list of jobs in Ear health here)

Training & courses
Certificate IV in audiometric assessment - VET TAFE NSW (enrol online)
(More courses and training opportunities for Ear health here)

Scholarships/Funding
Nursing and allied health scholarship and support scheme: continuing professional development including nurse re-entry - (Recurrent - closing date not specified)
(To see more funding opportunities available in Ear health, click here)

Check it out!
Check out the AIHEarhealth twitter account. We currently have 254 followers so follow us for all the latest in ear health information!
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Leader

11 June 2014

Hi Ear Health yarning place members!
Here is the 2nd quarterly Ear health round up with a list of recent programs, resources, news, and courses and events that might be of interest. Come visit the Ear health (EarInfoNet) webpage and download the new Hearing each other smartphone app. The Ear Health yarning place currently has 461 mob members who you may like to start a yarn with about Ear health topics. We would love to hear from you with new topics you may like to discuss, or post onto the yarning place. Invite your colleagues to join to so you can have a yarn. Have a great day,

Trish O'Hara
Research Assistant
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Newly added or updated programs
Earbus Foundation of WA earbus program
IHEARBETA Indigenous healthy ears - betadine, tissues and antibiotics study: a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial
Monitoring Prevenar13 impact on otitis media and respiratory pathogen carriage
National Indigenous pneumococcal and influenza immunisation program (NIPII)
(To see more programs for Ear health, click here)

Resources
Review of ear health and hearing among Indigenous Australians
Remote cochlear implant mapping
Ears - back to basics
(To see more resources for Ear health, click here)

Newly added publications
Reports
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey: updated results, 2012–13
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: six-monthly progress report 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013
Journal articles
The use of a standardized language assessment tool to measure the language development of urban Aboriginal preschoolers
Otitis Media in remote communities
Can mobile phone multimedia messages and text messages improve clinic attendance for Aboriginal children with chronic otitis media? A randomised controlled trial
(To see more publications available in Ear health, click here . To read AIH Bulletin click here)

News
Primary prevention for otitis media a necessity, says national workshop
New website to assist Australians with hearing loss
Indigenous deafness under the microscope
(To read more Ear health news click here)

Jobs
No current job listings (Check out our full list of jobs in Ear health here)

Training & courses
RAHC introduction to remote health practice program (apply online)
National Relay Service online training module (apply online)
Course in caring for hearing impaired clients and patients (30925QLD) (applications closing dates not specified)
(More courses and training opportunities for Ear health here)

Scholarships/Funding
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation grants (recurrent - closing date not specified)
(To see more funding opportunities available in Ear health, click here)

Check it out!
Check out the AIH Ear health workers for all the latest in Ear health worker information!
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Leader

2 May 2014

Hello mob members, check out this latest news about Indigenous deafness and ear health. To read news click here.
Millie Harford-Mills

Member

19 December 2013

Hello to all of our mob members!

We've just added up the new Evaluation of implementation of best practice models of care based on the updated recommendations for clinical care guidelines on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. To view information about the report click here.

We're always trying to add new information and keep the HealthInfoNet up to date! To check out more information on otitis media have a look at our programs and projects here, or our resources here.

Kind regards,

Millie Harford-Mills

Information Officer

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Stephanie Colbert

Member

22 July 2013

Hello EarInfoNetwork yarning place members!

The EarInfoNet team at the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (AIH) have been busy adding new material on our page. We put together a short report every three months that outlines what we’ve added to the EarInfoNet over this period.

The report for April-June 2013 can be found here: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/uploads/yarning_docs/EarInfoNet_YP_quarterly_update_April-June2013.pdf

We are always keen to hear about what you’re doing and want to promote your accomplishments. Let us know about what your organisation has developed so we can add it to our website – in this way we can help you to share information with other people across the country so that everyone knows what’s going on. You can let us know by dropping me an email (s.colbert@ecu.edu.au), or by entering the details on our Share your information page: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/contact/share_info

Also, you can check out the AIHEarHealth Twitter account to keep on top of Indigenous health issues related to ear health! https://twitter.com/AIHEarHealth

Have a great day!

Stephanie Colbert
Information Officer
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Stephanie Colbert

Member

16 April 2013

Hello EarInfoNetwork yarning place members!

The EarInfoNet team at the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (AIH) have been busy adding new material on our page. We put together a short report every three months that outlines what we’ve added to the EarInfoNet over this period.

The report for January-March 2013 can be found here: www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/uploads/yarning_docs/YP_quarterly_update_Jan-Mar2013.pdf

We are always keen to hear about what you’re doing and want to promote your accomplishments. Let us know about what your organisation has developed so we can add it to our website – in this way we can help you to share information with other people across the country so that everyone knows what’s going on. You can let us know by dropping me an email (s.colbert@ecu.edu.au), or by entering the details on our 'Share your information' page http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/contact/share_info

Also, you can check out the AIHEarHealth Twitter account to keep on top of Indigenous health issues related to ear health! https://twitter.com/AIHEarHealth

Have a great day,
Stephanie Colbert
Information Officer
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Anomie Anomie

22 November 2012

Dear EarInfoNetwork mob members,

the EarInfoNet pages on the HealthInfoNet website are being continuously updated and expanded. Between August and October 2012, we added 1 new course, 1 new organisation, 10 publications, 1 program and 6 news items.

Some of the new additions are:

PUBLICATIONS
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/publications
(Remember to look under the year tabs at the top or use the search facility.)

* Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council standing orders: 7th edition - 2012
* Deadly ears
* Online remote primary health care manuals
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult health checks made easy
* Otitis media: silent epidemic
* Speaking from experience
* Conventionally accepted risk factors do not explain higher rates of middle ear disease in remote Indigenous children: an ecological study [letter]
* Quantitative PCR of ear discharge from Indigenous Australian children with acute otitis media with perforation supports a role for alloiococcus otitidis as a secondary pathogen
* An evaluation of the benefits of swimming pools for the hearing and ear health status of young Indigenous Australians: a whole-of-population study across multiple remote Indigenous communities
* Conductive hearing loss and middle ear pathology in young infants referred through a newborn universal hearing screening program in Australia

PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/programs-and-projects

* Family study of ear health and metabolic diseases in a WA Aboriginal community

RESOURCES
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/resources-and-equipment

* Deadly ears
* Speaking from experience

COURSES
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/ear-workforce/training

* Australian Aboriginal child health

NEWS
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/news

* Healthy ears promoted in Central Australia
* Swimming pool study shows no benefits for Indigenous children's ear health and hearing
* 'Happy little ears' announced as finalist at the Western Australian (WA) Health Awards 2012

ORGANISATIONS
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/services-and-organisations

* Sonic Innovations

We also have a dedicated Twitter channel for Indigenous ear health information, which you can access here: http://twitter.com/aihearhealth

We’re adding stuff all the time, so make sure you’re checking the website: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear

We enjoy hearing from our yarning place members, so feel free to drop me an email (anomie@ecu.edu.au) with information on what you’ve created – we can add it to our website and help to share your information and accomplishments so that all users know what’s going on across Australia. Also, we encourage you to post your own events so we get better representation from all states and territories!

Kind regards,

Anomie
EarInfoNetwork Coordinator
Miranda Poynton

Member

17 August 2012

Dear mob members,

The EarInfoNet pages are continuously being updated and developed. The period May to July 2012 saw 15 publications added to the EarInfoNet, along with 11 resources, 6 training opportunities, 13 news items, 7 jobs, and 3 conferences, workshops, and events. Provided below are examples of the type of content added in the last 3 months:

HEALTH PROMOTION RESOURCES
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council: Ear health promotion resource package
http://bit.ly/Q5Eml2

Brisbane Indigenous Media Association: Hygiene for kids [podcast]
http://bit.ly/OCYaBX

HEALTH PRACTITIONER RESOURCES
National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: second edition (2012)
http://bit.ly/OlXcXW

PUBLICATIONS
'Close the perf' - evaluation of a comprehensive case management support program for prevention of hearing loss associated with otitis media with perforation in Indigenous children 0 to 5 years of age (a randomised controlled trial) (2012)
http://bit.ly/S2km9l

Healthy Ears, Happy Kids: a new approach to Aboriginal child ear health in NSW (2012)
http://bit.ly/PhFrut

TRAINING
Course in Mentoring Indigenous Trainees with Hearing Loss (NT)
http://bit.ly/u5lzg3

CONFERENCES
2nd Annual symposium on hearing research
http://bit.ly/PhFJS4

I encourage you to take a look at the EarInfoNet section of the website at http://bit.ly/qz5KSu . Please remember the invaluable service you can provide in sharing any information you may have in relation to resources, programs and projects, etc. To notify the HealthInfoNet of such information, use the form at this link: http://bit.ly/keeb6m

Kind regards,
Miranda Poynton
A/Research Officer, HealthInfoNet
Anomie Anomie

3 April 2012

Hi everyone,

Here is a snapshot of what has been added to the EarInfoNet pages in the last three months in publications, programs and projects and resources. It has been a busy year so far: 7 publications; 5 programs and projects and 11 resources.

Publications

You can find these at http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/other-health-conditions/ear/publications
(Remember to look under the year tabs at the top).

- The role of chronic infection in children with otitis media with effusion: evidence for intracellular persistence of bacteria (2008)
- National summit on the rollout of the nationally accredited Ear and Hearing Health Training Skill Set for the Aboriginal health worker workforce: discussion paper (2011)
- Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011 (2012)
- Epidemiology of Moraxella catarrhalis in the upper airway of children from the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community (2010)
- Investigation into hearing impairment amongst Indigenous prisoners in the Victorian correctional system (2006)
- A review of the burden of disease due to otitis media in the Asia-Pacific (2012)
- Massive prevalence of hearing loss among Aboriginal inmates in the Northern Territory (2012)

Programs and projects

- Environmental health referral system for infectious disease cases in the Kimberley http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=1273
- Investigation into hearing impairment among Indigenous prisoners in the Victorian correctional system http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=1348
- Remote hearing and vision services for children http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=1354
- Pina palya, pina kulilku (good ears, good learning) http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=1368
- Stayin' strong http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=1390

Resources

- How is otitis media treated? [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22480
- Otitis media prevention [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22481
- Your ears get a cold too [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22482
- Otitis media and hearing loss [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22483
- A parent's story [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22484
- Young children and otitis media [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22485
- Signs of otitis media [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22486
- What is otitis media? [podcast] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22487
- Ear education is key [ABC radio broadcast Mornings with Ann Jones] http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22650
- Strong kids, no smoke story http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22694
- Step by step handwashing http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/promotion-resources?lid=22812

I encourage you to send in any information you may have about anything you think should be added to the pages - please check first that we don't already have it! Feedback and contributions from you, our users, enhances and improves the overall product that we are able to provide for you.

Kind regards,

Anomie
EarInfoNetwork Yarning Place Coordinator
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

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