Western Australia
2019 Meetings
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Tuesday 2 April - Joint ANZSOM / AFOEM Meeting (refer details below)
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Tuesday 6 August - Joint ANZSOM / AFOEM Meeting
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Tuesday 3 December - Joint ANZSOM / AFOEM Meeting
WA Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Miguel Kabilio
Secretary: Dr Thea Leman
Treasurer: Dr Neil Ozanne
Nurse Representative: Ms Lorraine Henley
Joint WA ANZSOM and AFOEM Branch Meeting, Tuesday 2 April 2019
Topic: Assessing hearing loss and tinnitus.
New generation Hearing aids. Management of severe tinnitus.
Speakers: Bev Eintracht and Tennille Crooks
Date: Tuesday 2 AprilTime: 5.30pm
Venue: The Celtic Club. 48 Ord St, West Perth.
Cost: ANZSOM members / partners $79, AFOEM members $84, non-ANZSOM/AFOEM $89
*Cost includes: dinner buffet with a variety of roasted mains, selection of salads and pasta, dessert and coffee-tea; drinks at bar prices
About the speakers
Bev graduated from the University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa with a BA (Speech and Hearing Therapy) Hons and is a member of Audiology Australia and Independent Audiologists Australia.
She held the position of audiologist and senior audiologist at various locations in South Africa and Australia, and was a partner in the business Lanesman and Henen Speech Therapists and Audiologists in South Africa.
For more than 12 years, Bev held the position of Senior Audiologist and Tinnitus Services Co-ordinator at one of Perth’s largest not-for-profit organisations.
During her extensive career, Bev has completed tinnitus and hyperacusis training with experts including Dr Hashir Aazh, Dr Pawel Jastreboff and Dr Margaret Jastreboff.
To provide holistic support and encouragement to her clients, Bev has also completed accredited courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
Source: www.perthhearing.com.au/about
Tennille graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Masters of Clinical Audiology and is a member of Audiology Australia and Independent Audiologists Australia.
Her university research involved developing an online learning module for general practitioners on the mechanisms and management of tinnitus.
This project was completed in collaboration with Dr Rob Patuzzi and this training tool is currently being used by The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Tennille worked for a number of years at one of Perth’s largest not-for-profit organisations as a Clinical Audiologist and Tinnitus Specialist. She has also undertaken a master class with Dr Hashir Aazh, in tinnitus and hyperacusis therapy.
To provide holistic care and support to her clients, Tennille also completed accredited training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.