Audiologist
Code 2266.1
Audiologists assess, diagnose and treat patients ( children or adults) with audiological and vestibular disorders caused by infectious, genetic, traumatic or degenerative conditions, such as hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, imbalance, hyperacusis and auditory processing difficulties. They can prescribe a hearing aid and have a role in assessing and managing patients who may benefit from cochlear implants.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Criterios de diagnóstico
- acoustics
- human anatomy
- audiology
- audiometry
- hearing aids
- communication related to hearing impairment
- physiology of balance
- physiology of hearing
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- hearing loss
- health care legislation
- neurophysiology
- human ear
- pathology
- psychoacoustics
- health care system
- balance disorders
Skills and competences
- Colaboración con proveedores de atención médica
- Manejar terminología técnica en salud
- adapt hearing tests
- adjust hearing aids
- adjust cochlear implants
- apply context specific clinical competences
- counsel patients on improving hearing
- accept own accountability
- communicate in healthcare
- contribute to continuity of health care
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- diagnose hearing impairement
- empathise with the healthcare user
- instruct on the use of hearing aids
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- evaluate the psychological impact of hearing problems
- manage healthcare users' data
- produce impressions for ear moulds
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- clean patients' ear canals
- listen actively
- promote inclusion
- undertake clinical audit
- conduct health related research
- interact with healthcare users
- follow clinical guidelines
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- use special hearing equipment for tests
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
Transversal competences
- deal with emergency care situations
- respond to changing situations in health care
- apply organisational techniques
- refer healthcare users
- educate on the prevention of illness
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- provide health education
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- work in a multicultural environment in health care
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
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