Transcript Audiology in Switzerland

AUDIOLOGY in Switzerland
• trilingual country: German, French, Italian
• different standards in German, French, Italian
• exact in PTA - equivalent in speech audiometry:
• monosyllables, multisyllables, sentences
• academic audiologist: ENT university clinics
• Speech pathologist
• general medical audiologist: MD spec ENT
– Audiogram: office nurse / technician
– Equipement: calibrated audiometer, chamber
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AUDILOGY IN
SWITZERLAND
Mattheus W. Vischer, MD
President of the Swiss Committee
on Audiology and Expertise
AUDIOLOGY training
• Academic audiologist:
– PhD program, postgraduate applied training
• Speech pathologist: MD school, ENT training
– 2 years special training in phoniatrics
• General medical audiologist:
– MD spec ENT: Training: residency 4 years, continous
education
– Audiogram: technician: on the job
– Equipement: calibrated audiometer, chamber
• Acoustician
– Professional training 3 years
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The general ENT AUDIOLOGIST
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Hearing tests: PTA & speech audiometry
Counseling of hearing impaired patients
hearing aids  health administration
committee on audiology  QC
no specific structured academic training
future trends, projects:
– MD: postgraduate academic training program
– technician: structured training in 3 levels
• General audiometry
• Electrophysiological testing
• Pediatric audiometry
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