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CONFERENCE BAA Conference 2017 CLAIRE BENTON Conference Lead It is becoming clear that conference organising is fairly similar to painting the Forth Bridge, no sooner had I unpacked from Glasgow that the planning for 2017 began, or so it felt. The BAA Board is committed to bringing you the best value, most informative and enjoyable conference we can. This year we have been keen to ensure the conference is value for money for all, we have reviewed our costings and predicted outgoings and I can assure you that the choices made are the best value for money. We have kept delegate fees for members fixed this year and have worked together with our sponsors to ensure all delegates have a great experience. Venue: This November, we return to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on the 16th and 17th. I have a great fondness for this lovely coastal town having spent a lot of my formative years in the area and indeed Bournemouth Audiology department was one of my first placements when studying at ISVR. The conference centre is right on the sea front with views out over the pier and beach. Each morning you’ll be able to have a bracing walk along the front or through the lower gardens (beware the enormous squirrels) to lectures. Getting to Bournemouth is straightforward, with good road links, airports at both Bournemouth and Southampton and the train station is only 1.5 miles from the conference centre. Please check the conference website for details on travel, for local information and the Bournemouth app which will help guide you around the town and gives discounts in a large number of restaurants. The BIC itself offers great accommodation for all our lectures, workshops and, of course, the exhibition. The rooms are a little more spread out than last year and we have taken this into account with the design of the programme. One of the best reasons to pick Bournemouth is the wide range of accommodation available within an easy walk of the conference centre; there is something for every budget, even a boutique chocolate hotel around the corner. Once again our conference HQ hotel will be the Marriott Highcliff Hotel. After the success last year in Glasgow, we will be repeating our public engagement event on the Tuesday before conference. A small team of us will be taking to the streets of Bournemouth with the generous support of Starkey and their hearing van, to talk to the public about all things Audiology and offering to screen their hearing. We are also bringing back our own BAA Conference app, after trialling it last year, some improvements are being made to improve its functionality to help you get the most from both the lectures and exhibition. Delegates will be sent details of how to download it once it is launched nearer to November. Conference Planning Team: I am delighted that the whole team from last year have agreed to continue for another year. John Fitzgerald, Charlotte Murray-Smith, Leah Cooper and Sue Falkingham are developing the scientific programme. Kathryn Whitfield, Louise Lister, Alex Griffiths-Brown and Sonam Sehemby make up the organising committee who will be arranging the gala dinner and working on the marketing. Once again Phyllis Tait and Laura Graham from Fitwise lead the support for BAA, together they manage the speakers, marketing and all the background negotiations and planning that makes the conference run smoothly. As well as the BAA website and Horizons email, details about the conference will be on our Facebook page and Twitter, so keep your eyes on those for the most up-to-date details. We will also be running our conference blog for behind-the-scenes details, previews of keynote lectures and details about Bournemouth. BAA MAGAZINE / SUMMER 2017 / 16
Programme: We felt that the slightly pared back programme with fewer streams worked well last year, so this year will follow a similar pattern. After listening to the delegate feedback from last year, we are aiming to balance the content to include basic science, research and clinical presentations. We feel it is important to include presentations on wider topics such as leadership and career development. As you will see over the next four pages, the programme is filling up nicely. We are excited to have Dave Fabry giving the Adrian Davis lecture to start the conference; Dave will be discussing the deregulation of hearing aid care in America and its implications for us here in the UK. The issue of over-the-counter hearing aids/PSAPs/Hearables is not going away, so we return to it later on in the day with a review of what is currently available and future implications for our patients by David Maidment. This year the Bamford lecture will be delivered by Gwen Carr, discussing engaging teenagers with telehealth. Friday keynote lectures continue in the theme modernising our services by discussing self-fitting hearing aids with Elizabeth Convery from NAL in Sydney. For our main round table discussion forum at the end of Thursday, we will be covering the development of the future workforce with a focus on apprenticeships in Audiology. The All You Need to Know series of talks return, this year being opened up to include topics submitted by delegates. These talks aim to be practically based with online resources available immediately to delegates. As well as free papers to discuss projects, new developments and research, we are inviting delegates to submit clinical case studies for discussion. The sponsor track takes a little longer to come together as we work with our platinum sponsors. This year, our main sponsors will be adding to the educational content of the conference again with a variety of speakers from all over the world. We will let you know once we have more information on the content of this track and the programme on the conference website will always be the most upto-date version. You will notice that the associate Audiologist and student tracks have disappeared. This is not to suggest these groups are not welcome, quite the opposite. Feedback from departments and delegates last year suggest that rather than having their own workshops and presentations, both students and associate/assistant Audiologists would prefer to access the main conference programme. So we have altered the delegate rates to allow this. On the Thursday, we are running a series of more informal workshops aimed at those possibly at the early stages of their careers or for those starting a new clinical area in Audiology. These will cover topics such as understanding hearing aid features, counselling skills and tinnitus, and will give you practical tips. We will be limiting numbers to these, so do check whether you need to book in if you like the look of one or more, if you have exams coming up, these could be for you. Exhibition: Already, the exhibition for Bournemouth is a sell-out. With a fantastic space full of the complete range of companies, sponsors, charities and societies, there is something for everyone and the opportunities for updates and networking are endless. We couldn’t run the conference without the support of our sponsors and exhibitors, so come and make the most of everyone being under one roof. Having had a glimpse of what’s planned by some companies, I can assure you BAA will be bringing you the largest and most exciting Audiology exhibition this year. Awards: Last year, reading through all the nominations for the different awards was an unexpected highlight of organising the conference. I would encourage you to have a look through the different award categories and consider nominating your colleague, team, or department and celebrate the work that is going on around the country. Once again, we will feature a review of all nominations received in the conference handbook. This year, the award ceremony is split over the two days and awards will be given out at the end of the keynote sessions in the main auditorium. We have a new award this year, the Paediatric Audiologist of the Year sponsored by Phonak, who are looking for the Audiologist who has made a significant contribution to the field. To reflect the changing education routes in Audiology, the Oticon Student of the Year award has also changed, for details please do check the website. New last year was the Supervisor of the Year award, this was a popular inclusion and we were not expecting the number of nominations that flooded in. This year, the BAA Training and Education committee have requested a slight alteration to the award. From 2017, it will be known as the Paul Doody Supervisor of the Year award. The committee felt they wanted to acknowledge the work carried out by Paul. Paul was an Audiologist in Scotland who worked for many years training Audiologists, last year he coordinated the Associate track but sadly passed away shortly before the conference took place. The committee feel that Paul exemplified many of the qualities they look for in the winner of the award so, with his family’s permission, felt it was fitting to name the award after him. Gala Dinner: In 1985, I held my birthday party at the Bournemouth International Centre, this seems as good a reason as any to have the 1980’s as our theme for this year. We are delighted to have The Guv’nors as our house band for the night, featuring Audiology’s very own Daniel Rowan. So start looking for those leg warmers, back combing your hair and charging your Sinclair C5, as we will bring you an unforgettable evening of music, food and memories of the 80’s. The gala dinner is always a sell out, so book your ticket early and join us on the 16th November in the Purbeck Hall. So there we have it, conference 2017 is only just around the corner. Check your Horizon email and the website for updates. I hope you can join us in November, remember Audiology moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it… To find out more and to book your place visit the website at: www.baaudiology.org/conference BAA MAGAZINE / SUMMER 2017 / 17
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