Carl Chase
Belmont,Australia
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Audiologist
Perth Children's Hospital/Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Australia
09.2014 - Current
- Performed infant diagnostics and electrophysiological assessments, ensuring accurate diagnoses.
- Performed auditory and vestibular testing to support research projects focused on hearing and balance functions.
- Monitored patient progress through accurately recording data, and recommending changes when necessary.
- Developed educational materials for patients and their families.
- Advised families about support services available in the community for people with special needs.
- Supervised audiology students, and clinical interns.
- Developed clinical protocols and guidance documents to ensure best practice standards.
- Delivered lectures and presentations to medical teams and allied health staff.
- Provided educational, operational, and clinical support to the Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Department, including regular attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings and intraoperative testing.
- Arranged training sessions for staff to improve skills and competencies in audiology practices.
- Participated in research studies focused on advancing audiology and ENT practice.
- Provided counseling services to help families adjust to life after diagnosis of a hearing impairment.
- Programmed and monitored all types of auditory implants.
- Oversaw data management, daily biological calibration checks and various administrative tasks.
- Wrote SOPs, study specific procedures, protocols and study reports.
Audiology A/HOD
Perth Children's Hospital/Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Perth, Australia
09.2014 - 09.2016
- Oversaw state-wide audiological services, including ear health, newborn hearing screening, and pediatric auditory implant programs.
- Ensured compliance with company policies, safety regulations, and relevant state and federal law.
- Conducted regular performance reviews to identify and address training needs among staff members.
- Managed budgets effectively by making sure costs stayed within allocated limits.
- Attended regular meetings with senior management to review departmental goals and objectives.
- Provided technical support as needed when troubleshooting issues related to equipment or software.
- Coached and trained new staff members, providing guidance on department policies and procedures.
- Maintained up-to-date records of inventory levels for efficient ordering and stocking purposes.
- Grew the department's team and technical capabilities by assisting Human Resources in recruiting qualified candidates for open positions within the department.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers, patient advocacy groups, other allied health departments, medical teams (particularly ENT), and external stakeholders.
- Initiated and managed quality improvement projects, and cross-departmental initiatives, aimed at operational improvements and efficiency gains.
- Resolved customer inquiries and complaints requiring management-level escalation.
- Responded to ministerial inquiries and produced thorough, accurate, and timely reports of departmental activities.
- Established test environments, equipment, and clinical workflows during hospital site transition.
- Managed audiology equipment, arranging regular calibration and maintenance to ensure operational efficiency.
- Managed budgets effectively by making sure costs stayed within allocated limits.
- Attended regular meetings with senior management to review departmental goals and objectives.
- Planned and led team meetings to review operational progress, and communicate new and ongoing priorities.
- Planned and delivered training sessions to improve employee effectiveness and address areas of weakness.
- Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality, and conformance to best-practice standards.
Senior Implant & Vestibular Audiologist
Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA)
Perth, Australia
09.2013 - 09.2014
- Recruited to aid in the establishment of a statewide paediatric cochlear implant program.
- Programmed and monitored cochlear implants for adults and children.
- Conducted complex hearing assessments and audiological management for adults and children including electrophysiology.
- Evaluated auditory implant candidacy and facilitated rehabilitation processes.
- Assisted in developing protocols and managing data for a paediatric hearing implant program.
- Performed hearing aid assessments, verification, and validation for paediatric auditory implant program.
- Executed vestibular assessments and management strategies.
- Contributed to clinical research initiatives in audiology.
- Provided operational support to ENT staff through regular attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Developed marketing materials such as brochures or pamphlets related to pediatric auditory implantation.
- Collaborated with teachers and school administrators to develop educational plans for students with hearing impairments.
- Instructed patients on strategies to improve communication skills through listening exercises and speech reading techniques.
- Reviewed insurance claims forms prior to submission ensuring accuracy of information provided.
- Supervised junior clinical staff members, audiometrists, and audiology students.
- Educated patients on proper use of their prescribed hearing aid device.
- Participated in research studies related to audiology practices or new products and technologies.
- Evaluated patient's physical condition to determine if there are any underlying medical problems that may be causing the patient's hearing difficulties.
Senior Audiologist/Clinical Supervisor
Telethon Speech + Hearing
Perth, Australia
01.2006 - 09.2013
- Conducted complex paediatric assessments and management for school-aged hearing-impaired children and younger children engaged in early intervention services.
- Managed a paediatric cochlear implant program.
- Managed sound-field amplification systems and personal wireless listening devices.
- Collaborated with a specialized ear health GP to provide the 'Ear Clinic' (formerly COMe Hear program) public ear health clinic.
- Provided counseling services to help families adjust to life after diagnosis of a hearing impairment.
- Developed pediatric audiology procedures and protocols to enhance service delivery.
- Trained educators, speech pathologists, and psychologists on family-centered audiological management.
- Trained aboriginal health workers on basic paediatric audiology,
- Consulted with ENT consultants to recommend appropriate treatments for patients with hearing impairments.
- Liaised with government and non-government agencies to coordinate pediatric audiology services in WA.
- Developed educational materials for families of children engaged in early intervention for hearing loss.
- Educated patients and their families on the proper use of their prescribed hearing devices.
- Supervised clinical master's students and graduate intern audiologists.
- Participated in research studies related to audiology practices or new products and technologies.
- Collaborated with teachers and school administrators to develop educational plans for students with hearing impairments.
- Wrote SOPs and test protocols for early intervention and educational audiology.
- Provided remote and rural paediatric audiology services in collaboration with ENT, including communities in the Goldfields, Pilbara, and South West of WA.
- Provided expert advice, design, and installation of sound-field amplification systems for use in primary school classrooms and early intervention centers.
- Provided expert advice, design, and installation of classroom acoustic improvement, including reverberation reduction and soundproofing.
Audiologist
Hearing Life
Perth, Australia
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Performed the selection, fitting, and dispensing of hearing aids, and other assistive devices.
- Conducted comprehensive adult audiological assessments and rehabilitation programs.
- Fitted and maintained hearing aids, and assistive listening devices.
- Managed WorkCover WA occupational audiological assessments and provided effective management.
- Delivered tinnitus counselling and rehabilitation services to improve patient outcomes.
- Supervised students, graduate interns, and provisional audiologists in clinical settings.
- Collaborated with healthcare professionals, medical specialists (including ENT), and equipment manufacturers to enhance service delivery.
- Performed aviator hearing assessments to meet regulatory standards.
- Reviewed insurance claims forms prior to submission ensuring accuracy of information provided.
- Instructed patients on strategies to improve communication skills through listening exercises and speech reading techniques.
- Educated patients on proper use of their prescribed hearing aid device.
- Oversaw data management, daily biological calibration checks and various administrative tasks.
Audiologist/Senior Audiologist
iHear Australia
Perth, Australia
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Part employed through the University of Western Australia (UWA) to provide direct clinical supervision to postgraduate audiology students.
- Conducted comprehensive adult and pediatric audiological assessments and rehabilitation services.
- Fitted and maintained hearing aids and assistive listening devices for adults.
- Conducted paediatric electrophysiological assessments in rural & remote settings.
- Assessed adult cochlear implant candidacy and provided subsequent rehabilitation.
- Performed auditory processing assessment and treatment.
- Counseled and managed tinnitus cases.
- Established and supervised the day-to-day operation of newly established clinics.
- Collaborated with ENT specialists, regional GPs, pediatricians, Aboriginal health workers, and women's health physicians to provide remote services to communities in the Pilbara and Goldfields regions of WA.
- Assisted in research projects related to the diagnosis and management of auditory disorders.
- Provided counseling services for individuals with hearing impairments or their families.
- Monitored patient progress by conducting periodic follow-up visits and assessments.
- Consulted with teachers, employers, and other professionals regarding patient care needs.
- Provided referrals for specialized care when necessary.
Education
Doctor of Audiology -
Salus University
Elkins Park, PA01.2016
Masters of Clinical Audiology -
University of Western Australia
Nedlands, WA01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Western Australia
Nedlands, WA01.2003
Affiliations
- Audiology Australia, Accredited Audiology (MAudA, Accred) Aud)
- WA working with children check
- Audiology Australia Professional Standards Working Group (2023)
- Hearing Services Program qualified practitioner (QP)
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
- WorkCover registration
Research Highlights
- Long term outcomes of paediatric cochlear implantation for single-sided deafness: a Western Australian perspective, manuscript under review before acceptance
- Long-Term Cochlear Implant Sound Processor Usage in Children with Single-Sided Deafness. Garcia-Matte, R J., O'Neil, L M., Chase C., Leeming P., Clack, R., Rodrigues S., Kuthubutheen J., 2024, Otol Neurotol, 45, pp392-397
- Paediatric cochlear implantation outcomes in children under 12 months of age. Kuthubutheen, J., Rodrigues, S., Herbert H., Clack, R. Leeming, P. & Chase C., Journal of Hearing Science, 8(2)
Training Highlights
- Cochlear Nexus Launch, Cochlear, Perth 6/2025
- Med-El Processing Dynamics Workshop, Med-El, Perth, 10/2023
- Cochlear Professionals Dinner Presentation, Cochlear, Perth, 10/2022
- Electrophysiological Assessment in Audiology Workshop, Dr James Hall III, Brisbane, 06/2014
- Vestibular Assessment and Management Workshop, Prof Jamie Bogle, Brisbane, 06/2014
- Electrophysiology Workshop, GN Otometrics, Sydney, 02/2014
- 13th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Chicago, Illinois, 07/2011
Accomplishments
- Elective surgery waitlist recovery project - letter of appreciation (PCH: 2018)
- Cochlear Kids program establishment award (TSH: 2012)
- Numerous letters and cards of appreciation from my patients and families
Experience as a Clinical Educator: Presentation Highlights
- Postgraduate Audiology Lectures: Pediatric Auditory Implants (UWA: 2019-2025)
- Postgraduate Audiology Lectures: Electrophysiology (UWA: 2019–2025)
- Occupational Therapy Department PD: Vestibular Testing (PCH: 2024)
- Outpatient Nurse Seminar: Pediatric Audiology and Cochlear Implants (PCH: 2022)
- Ward Nurse seminar: cochlear implants (PCH: 2021)
- Children Hearing Research Forum: Audiology at PCH (PCH: 2019-2021)
- ENT Registrars General Meeting Presentation: Paediatric Audiology (2017)
- Postgraduate Audiology Lectures: Genetics and Auditory Syndromes (UWA: 2016)
- Postgraduate Audiology Lectures: Educational Audiology (UWA: 2013-2014)
- Early Intervention Team Seminar: Cochlear Sound Processor Troubleshooting (TSH, 2011)
- Staff Education Seminar: Tympanometry Review (TSH: 2011)
- Outpost staff professional development: Audiology in the classroom (TSH: 2010)
- Audiology conference review: Paediatric cochlear implantation and compromised nerves (TSH: 2010)
- Early Intervention Team Seminar: Paediatric Cochlear Implant Programs (TSH: 2010)
- Early Intervention Team Seminar: Paediatric Cochlear Implant Processing Strategies (TSH: 2010)
- Early Intervention Team Seminar: Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (TSH: 2009)
- School Support Program Education Seminar: Classroom Acoustics & Sound-field Systems (TSH: 2009)
Timeline
Senior Audiologist
Perth Children's Hospital/Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
09.2014 - Current
Audiology A/HOD
Perth Children's Hospital/Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
09.2014 - 09.2016
Senior Implant & Vestibular Audiologist
Ear Science Institute Australia (ESIA)
09.2013 - 09.2014
Audiologist
Hearing Life
01.2007 - 01.2009
Senior Audiologist/Clinical Supervisor
Telethon Speech + Hearing
01.2006 - 09.2013
Audiologist/Senior Audiologist
iHear Australia
01.2003 - 01.2007
Doctor of Audiology -
Salus University
Masters of Clinical Audiology -
University of Western Australia
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Western Australia
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