At the National Diabetes Summit at Parliament House are the Specsavers hearing and eye screening team, from left, Melissa Chandler Klunder, Kathryn Launchbury, Acyel Al-Alosi, Duchesne Markham and Dr Joseph Paul. Image: Specsavers. A Specsavers team has attended Parliament House to perform hearing and eye screenings for members of parliament and their staffers during the National Diabetes Summit Nick Taylor,...
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✦ The floor
Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable change — this is a brand awareness event; audiologists already know diabetes is a risk factor for hearing loss and should continue routine screening of diabetic patients.
The event highlights an opportunity for audiology to gain policy-level visibility by connecting hearing health to high-profile chronic-disease agendas like diabetes.
- 01Specsavers conducted hearing and eye screenings at Australia's National Diabetes Summit at Parliament House.
- 02The initiative aimed to highlight the established link between diabetes and increased hearing-loss risk.
- 03The event provided a public-advocacy platform rather than new clinical evidence.
- 04Specsavers used the summit to raise brand and professional profile within the diabetes health community.
There is a link between diabetes and hearing health.
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