Full course description
Modality: Online - Asynchronous
Duration: self paced, 6-7 hours
Price: $500.00 for Non-NZAS members
$400.00 NZAS members (use code: NZASMBR when enrolling)
$300.00 Provisional NZAS members/students (use code: NZASPMBR when enrolling)
This short course provides participants with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary tinnitus assessment and management. The course explores the foundations of tinnitus practice, including current physiological and psychological models, audiometric assessment methods, and the factors that influence tinnitus-related distress and quality of life. Participants will gain an understanding of how tinnitus is experienced, assessed, and managed within evidence-based audiology and interdisciplinary healthcare frameworks.
Building on these foundations, participants will develop practical knowledge of clinical assessment, goal setting, counselling, sensory management, and referral pathways. The course examines the role of hearing technology, sound therapy, perceptual training, and psychological approaches in supporting individuals with tinnitus. Emphasis is placed on person-centred care, empowering participants to select and tailor management strategies according to individual needs and circumstances.
The course also explores emerging developments in tinnitus care, including digital therapeutics, neuromodulation, and artificial intelligence. Through case-based learning and personalised management planning, participants will learn how to integrate assessment findings, clinical evidence, and patient goals to deliver effective tinnitus care across a variety of clinical settings.
Short course structure and topics covered:
You will work through the following modules at your own pace:
- Foundations of Tinnitus Practice
- Physiological and Psychological Foundations of Tinnitus
- Audiometric Assessment of Tinnitus
- Needs Assessment, Goal Setting, and Referral
- Instruction and Counselling
- Sensory Management and Perceptual Training
- Emerging Technologies in Tinnitus Care
- Personalised Tinnitus Case Management
Short course benefits and learning outcomes:
After completing these online modules, we would expect you to be able to:
- Explain the core clinical principles of tinnitus management
- Describe contemporary theories of tinnitus mechanisms
- Conduct a comprehensive tinnitus assessment
- Effectively use validated assessment and outcome measures
- Undertake a patient-centred needs assessment and develop personalised management goals
- Apply effective counselling and psychoeducational strategies
- Recommend and implement sensory and perceptual management strategies
- Critically evaluate the evidence for emerging tinnitus interventions
- Develop evidence-informed tinnitus management plans
- Identify clinical red flags and referral requirements
- Monitor patient progress and adapt management plans
- Apply a structured case-management workflow
Who should attend?
The course is suitable for:
- Clinicians seeking to develop or update their tinnitus knowledge and clinical skills
- Health professionals who encounter tinnitus patients and wish to improve referral and management pathways
- Graduate students and researchers wanting a structured introduction to contemporary tinnitus theory and practice
Participants should have a basic understanding of human health or hearing care concepts, but specialist knowledge of tinnitus is not necessary. The course progresses from foundational concepts through to advanced management strategies, emerging technologies, and personalised care approaches.
Payment for short courses is normally by credit card. If you need to pay by invoice or require assistance, please email shortcourses@auckland.ac.nz. Please note that the University does not issue individual invoices for amounts less than $500 New Zealand dollars.
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