Course in Ear Health Assessment

The three-day face-to-face workshop incorporates all components required to complete a safe and effective ear health assessment. You will feel confident performing otoscopy, tympanometry, and demonstrate the theoretical components of audiometric screening as well as gaining the ability to identify common ear health conditions.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:

• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system
• Perform a comprehensive ear health examination
• Identify contraindications to proceed with hearing assessment
• Perform otoscopy
• Perform tympanometry
• Understand the results post otoscopy assessment and tympanometry screening
• Recognise ear abnormalities
• Recognise the need to refer to a specialist
• Give the patient a comprehensive explanation of the examination findings
• Document the examination findings and outcome in the patient’s history
• Perform a paediatric ear health assessment
• Accurately identify a range of conditions of the auditory system
• Apply a broad knowledge of strategies to manage a range of middle ear conditions
• Provide client-centred education to support health promotion
• Outline any follow-up required and make appropriate specialist referrals as needed.

Entrants to the Course in Ear Health Assessment 11032NAT must provide evidence of a relevant professional role. Relevant roles would include:

• Registered Nurses
• Enrolled Nurses
• Allied Health Workers, E.g., Audiologists
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners
• General practitioners
• Others on application.

Entrants should have:

• A minimum of six months’ employment or experience working with clients in a clinical environment.
• High language, literacy and numeracy levels - sufficient to interpret medical documents/referrals/requests and write medical notes and reports.

Purchase our Ear Health Assessment Course (EHAP) ($3,500) and our Hearing and Ear Health Foundations for Healthcare Professionals Course ($45) in our Bundle and SAVE $545.

• Separate total cost $3,545.
• Bundle cost: $3,000.

Purchase the Bundle HERE

Building your ear health foundation knowledge for adult and paediatric examinations with this comprehensive course, covering the auditory system for performing otoscopy and tympanometry. Strengthen your understanding of where you can identify conditions, educate the patient, or look for specialist referral support based on your understanding and assessments.

The face-to-face workshop involves lecture and practical workshop activities involving the human auditory system, the mechanisms of hearing and theoretical components of audiometry.

Students work with peers in the classroom to conduct simulated examinations as part of the practical skills activities.

This program is designed for individuals for whom otoscopy and tympanometry is part of their scope of practice and you are required to learn this skill for your current job role. Please see entry requirements for the list of relevant roles.

No, but we strongly recommend completing the Hearing and Ear Health Foundations for Healthcare Professionals prior to attending. It is a great way to learn or refresh your memory on the fundamentals of ear health, particularly a detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology, in preparation for this program. Access to this online program is offered free of charge on registration onto EHAP.

If you are looking to gain advanced skills in a range of techniques to perform ear health assessments, then this program is for you. You will learn the fundamentals of performing otoscopy, tympanometry, performing adult and paediatric ear health assessments and the theoretical components of audiometric screening, whilst also understanding the associated risks and complications.

On enrolment you will be asked to pay upfront by credit card or on a payment plan. The cost of the Ear Health Assessment Program is $3500.

1. If you choose to pay upfront then you will receive a discount of $500! This brings the upfront costs down to $3000, (which you can pay by credit card).
2. The program purchased on a payment plan is $3,500 ($600 paid over 5 months, plus a $500 administration fee).

Yes! Once you have completed the workshop, you will be accredited and workplace ready to perform otoscopy, tympanometry and perform paediatric and adult ear health assessments. The best part is all assessments are completed during the workshop so you will have no workplace or online assessments to complete.

Although you are technically ‘workplace ready’, to ensure best practice we recommend that you are observed by a peer in your workplace before performing irrigation procedures on clients. Please note, all irrigation activities must be undertaken in accordance with your workplace policies and procedures.

This program takes approximately 21 hours of active learning. The hours of active learning should act as a guide to CPD hours. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning they have completed. As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD.

In the final session of the 3 day program you will receive a Statement of Attainment. On successful completion of the program, you will receive a Statement of Attainment. A Statement of Attainment is issued only once an individual has successfully completed all accredited units.

Yes, check out our Tympanometry courses HERE.