SIG Study Day: "Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD): auditory management, and language and communication development for infants and children with ANSD"

Presenter: Dr. Kai Uus, Psychology, Communication and Human Neurosciences, University of Manchester.

Dr Kai Uus MD PhD, Biography:

Reader in Audiology, University of Manchester. I am a paediatrician by background, but quite early on in my career I developed an interest in paediatric audiology. I came to the UK in 1998 as a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow to do my PhD in Audiological Medicine. After I completed my thesis, Prof John Bamford invited me to work with him on the evaluation of the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) in England. My main research interest is in Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder primarily in infants, but also in adult patient populations. I am the Manchester Centre for Audiology & Deafness Teaching Lead as well as the programme director for the Scientist Training Programme in Neurosensory Science and an academic lead for Higher Specialist Scientific Training in Physiological Sciences at the University of Manchester.

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Meet the SIG Committee:

	Chairperson: Una O’Brien Una is a Senior Speech and Language Therapist. She qualified from Leeds Metropolitan University in 1999. Una has worked in a variety of settings in the UK and Ireland, including schools, language units and in community care. Una spent over ten years working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Dublin. During the subsequent six years Una’s time as a private practitioner involved working with the Parents Plus charity and ADHD Ireland. Una now works on the Specialist MDT in Chime for children and adults who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing with additional needs.
	Treasurer: Antonia Hussey Antonia qualified as an SLT in TCD in 1988 and has worked in a variety of clinical settings in Ireland and in Canada. She worked with deaf children at the National Hearing Implant and Research Centre (NHIRC) in Beaumont Hospital for 10 years. She has conducted and contributed to research carried out at the NHIRC including outcomes for pre-term babies, and she has an interest in the impact of sign language on spoken language acquisition. Antonia recently started working in Early Years services and schools with ABC Matters, Ballyfermot-Chapelizod.
	Secretary: Maura O’Brien Maura is a speech and language therapist and primary school teacher. She has worked in a variety of educational settings including the Central Remedial Clinic School where she worked with children with disabilities. She qualified as a speech and language therapist in 2019 and has since worked with deaf adults and children in the National Hearing Implant and Research Centre (NHIRC) in Beaumont Hospital. She currently works as part of the Dublin North West paediatric SLT team in Primary Care Services.