Piers Dawes
@piersdawes.bsky.social
Professor of Audiology at the University of Queensland, adjunct Professor at the University of Manchester
Director of the UQ Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR)
https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/32832
Director of the UQ Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR)
https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/32832
How could audiology clinics communicate better with primary care clinics?
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Identifying targets for interventions to improve communication between primary and secondary care: a qualitative study of referrals to adult NHS hearing aid services
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November 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
How could audiology clinics communicate better with primary care clinics?
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Analysis by The Australian identifies University of Queensland as the top centre for audiology & speech/language pathology in Australia, according to quality and impact of research.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Analysis by The Australian identifies University of Queensland as the top centre for audiology & speech/language pathology in Australia, according to quality and impact of research.
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How we worked with older adults to design home-delivered hearing and vision support
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Co‐Designing a Sensory Support Intervention for Older Adults With Hearing and Vision Impairment Living in Australian Home Care Settings
Background
Home care services help older adults remain living independently in their own homes. Approximately 70% of home care recipients have hearing and/or vision impairments, and 20% likely have .....
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November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How we worked with older adults to design home-delivered hearing and vision support
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Want to do hearing screening for people living with dementia?
Here's how we looked at the impact of cognitive impairment on performance on HearX's hearTest
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Here's how we looked at the impact of cognitive impairment on performance on HearX's hearTest
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The impact of cognition on hearTest administration in older adults receiving home care
This study investigated the impact of cognitive function on the administration of the hearTest automated hearing test in older adults. The relationship between Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) ...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Want to do hearing screening for people living with dementia?
Here's how we looked at the impact of cognitive impairment on performance on HearX's hearTest
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Here's how we looked at the impact of cognitive impairment on performance on HearX's hearTest
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
People seeking help for hearing problems in low- and middle income countries have relatively severe hearing loss: results from our international survey
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Hearing loss configurations in low- and middle-income countries
The majority of individuals with hearing loss worldwide reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there is limited information regarding the characteristics of hearing loss in these r...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
People seeking help for hearing problems in low- and middle income countries have relatively severe hearing loss: results from our international survey
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What are the factors influencing use of hearing services by people from diverse ethnic communities in Australia?
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Factors Influencing the Use of Hearing Services by Diverse... : Ear and Hearing
loss is more prevalent in diverse ethnic communities, but they are even less likely to engage with hearing services and use hearing aids. This study aims to explore the factors influencing the use of ...
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September 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
What are the factors influencing use of hearing services by people from diverse ethnic communities in Australia?
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Exciting to meet Dr Ziad Nasreddine and Kathleen Gallant discussing Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing/vision impairment
MoCA; people with hearing impairment
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MoCA; people with vision impairment
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MoCA; people with hearing impairment
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MoCA; people with vision impairment
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September 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Exciting to meet Dr Ziad Nasreddine and Kathleen Gallant discussing Montreal Cognitive Assessment for people with hearing/vision impairment
MoCA; people with hearing impairment
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
MoCA; people with vision impairment
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MoCA; people with hearing impairment
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MoCA; people with vision impairment
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Cost-Effectiveness of an Intervention to Preserve Independence in People With Dementia
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The Cost‐Effectiveness of an Intervention to Preserve Independence in People With Dementia (Vs. No Intervention): A Decision‐Analytic (Markov) Model Analysis
Objectives
Interventions that enable people with dementia to retain some independence in activities of daily living (ADL) may delay transitions into residential care and offset sharp reductions in q.....
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July 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Cost-Effectiveness of an Intervention to Preserve Independence in People With Dementia
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“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older people with hearing/vision impairment
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“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairment
Older adults with hearing and/or vision impairment often face challenges in accessing appropriate support within home care services. This study investigated the hearing and/or vision support care n...
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June 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older people with hearing/vision impairment
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How we plan to evaluate the implementation of hearing/vision support for people in home care/assisted living in Australia
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Protocol for the Process Evaluation of the SENSE‐Cog Sensory Support Intervention Field Trial to Improve Quality of Life for Older People Receiving Home Care in Australia
Background A field trial of a home-delivered hearing and vision support intervention will assess its impact on the quality of life and well-being of home care recipients with hearing and/or vision i...
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May 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
How we plan to evaluate the implementation of hearing/vision support for people in home care/assisted living in Australia
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Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR) at the Audiology Australia conference. Professor Louise Hickson was made Life Member for her contribution to audiology. Congrats to Dr Barbra Timmer as the President of Audiology Australia and Honorary staff member Dr Bec Bennett chair of the Conference Committee.
April 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR) at the Audiology Australia conference. Professor Louise Hickson was made Life Member for her contribution to audiology. Congrats to Dr Barbra Timmer as the President of Audiology Australia and Honorary staff member Dr Bec Bennett chair of the Conference Committee.
Presenting SENSEcog Australia in a symposium at the Audiology Australia conference in Adelaide. Hearing and vision support for people in aged care
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April 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Presenting SENSEcog Australia in a symposium at the Audiology Australia conference in Adelaide. Hearing and vision support for people in aged care
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A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse communities in accessing hearing services
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A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse communities in accessing adult and paediatric hearing services
To conduct a systematic review of identified barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse adults and children in accessing hearing health services.Searches were performed in electronic database...
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April 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for ethnically diverse communities in accessing hearing services
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How do people with hearing loss present in clinics in low- and middle-income countries?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Hearing loss configurations in low- and middle-income countries
The majority of individuals with hearing loss worldwide reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but there is limited information regarding the characteristics of hearing loss in these r...
www.tandfonline.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
How do people with hearing loss present in clinics in low- and middle-income countries?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
After huge international effort and in collaboration with MoCAcognition.com, the first version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment developed with people with vision impairment was published this week:
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Development and validation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for People with Vision Impairment (MOCA-VI) - PubMed
Vision impairment is common among older adults and affects dementia screening assessments, which include visually presented items. We developed and validated a version of the Montreal Cognitive Assess...
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February 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
After huge international effort and in collaboration with MoCAcognition.com, the first version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment developed with people with vision impairment was published this week:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39946630/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39946630/
Very happy to receive the annual Ear & Hearing readers choice award for the most downloaded paper in 2024
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February 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Very happy to receive the annual Ear & Hearing readers choice award for the most downloaded paper in 2024
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Topical review: Challenges and solutions for eye care in long-term care
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February 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Topical review: Challenges and solutions for eye care in long-term care
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This is how we plan to implement and evaluate hearing and vision support for people in long term care communities
dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex....
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Protocol for a Field Trial of a Hearing and Vision Support Intervention for People Living in Long‐Term Care in Australia
Introduction Hearing and vision impairments are prevalent among residents in long-term care settings. Hearing and vision impairments frequently go unsupported, affecting residents' quality of life a...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is how we plan to implement and evaluate hearing and vision support for people in long term care communities
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Research soapbox: optimising hearing and independence in long term care
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Optimising health, wellbeing and independence in aged care - Hearing Practitioner Australia
About 90% of the 213,400 people in Australian residential aged care communities have a hearing impairment, and more than 50% are also living with dementia. Less than 15% use hearing aids.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Research soapbox: optimising hearing and independence in long term care
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I am looking to connect with Audiology folks. #Audiology #audpeeps . Where's our community here?
November 29, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Reposted by Piers Dawes
Interesting. British Audiology associations have felt that they have to publish a position statement on the possible relationship between acquired deafness and dementia.
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November 28, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Interesting. British Audiology associations have felt that they have to publish a position statement on the possible relationship between acquired deafness and dementia.
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