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Audiologists in Queensland Health work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in metropolitan and provincial hospitals, providing inpatient and outpatient services to the community.
Queensland Health runs a Cochlear Implant Program (CIP) from the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane which provides multidisciplinary assessment of children with complex developmental and health needs for candidacy for cochlear implantation and provides audiological management of children post implantation. The CIP also provides outreach services to regional Queensland to support families and professionals.
Audiologists in Queensland Health may also have the opportunity to participate in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ear Health Program which provides hearing health and speech pathology services to the Indigenous population of the Queensland.
Audiology is not a registered profession in any State or Territory in Australia.
Audiologists wishing to practise in Queensland must have tertiary level qualifications providing eligibility for provisional or full membership of the Audiological Society of Australia.
For further information please visit: www.audiology.asn.au
The Audiological Society of Australia administers an application process for overseas qualified audiologists to demonstrate their equivalence to Australian qualified audiologists.
For further information, please refer to: www.audiology.asn.au
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