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21 which are all available on the BSA website. We are holding off starting new documents for now until the NICE accreditation application is complete, which we hope will be early 2014. We would particularly like to draw your attention to two documents: •
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BSA Recommended Procedure: Tympanometry (August 2013), which updates the 1992 document and incorporates NHSP guidelines for high frequency tympanometry. BSA Practice Guidance: Common principles of rehabilitation for adults with hearing- and/or balancerelated problems in routine audiology services (August 2012) This document shows the BSA working at its best, drawing on a wealth of national and international knowledge to collaboratively produce practice guidance for identifying individual needs, setting joint goals, making shared and informed decisions and supporting self management. It is essential reading for everyone practicing audiology.
The eagerly-awaited VRA recommended procedure will also be completed very soon. As always, the work of the PPC is collaborative with you, the reader, and your input is vital and valued. On behalf of the PPC, I would like to say a massive “Thank you” to everyone who has helped us with consultation of documents. I would also encourage more of you to have your say on documents that will ultimately affect your practice. All opinions are valued and none are ignored, but ultimately we can not produce high quality documents without your collaboration. With this in mind, we would also like to draw to your attention to a brand-new recommended procedure produced by the Balance Interest Group on eye movement assessment, which will be out for consultation soon. We look forward to hearing your comments!
Acknowledgement: I would like to thank Daniel Rowan and Barry Downes for their assistance in writing this article.
BSA Learning and Events Group Update Mel Ferguson Learning and Events Group Lead E: melanie.ferguson@nottingham.ac.uk
The Learning and Events Group (LEG) recently superseded the BSA Progamme Committee, and aims to develop and expand the range and variety of organised events to deliver learning opportunities that meet the broad and diverse membership of the BSA.The members
of LEG (Roulla Katiri, Liz Arram, Shahad Howe and Chris Cartwright) are developing and co-ordinating a programme of events over the coming year that will focus on a range of subjects. These will include patient centred care, cochlear implants, balance and vestibular function, dementia and hearing loss. The rebranded BSA Twilight Series (previously known as the London Evening Meeting) is taking place bi-annually in various places across the UK to increase accessibility to members outside of London. The first of these national meetings, organised by LEG, was held in November at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, hosted by Huw Cooper. The meeting on Hearing and Cognition was a great success. It was arranged specifically to promote the
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