Taking place in Manchester, UK on 2 March 2016, ListenUP! will bring together international specialists in the field of hearing conservation to propose a fresh approach to the escalating problem of noise-induced hearing loss.
Speakers at the conference represent a broad range of disciplines. Those delivering keynote talks include:
- Professor Andrew Curran, HSE’s chief scientific advisor
- Professor Bart Vinck, head of the Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria
- Dr David Welch, head of section (hearing and hearing loss), University of Auckland
- Chris Wood, senior research and policy officer for Action on Hearing Loss
Attendees will also benefit from presentations from other expert speakers including Peter Wilson, director of the Industrial Noise and Vibration Centre; Fiona Carragher, deputy chief scientific officer for NHS England; Stephen Dance, reader in acoustics at London South Bank University and Mike Barraclough, senior risk manager with QBE Insurance.
Disabling hearing loss currently affects more than 10 million people in the UK and by 2031 it is anticipated that 14.5 million people in the UK will suffer some degree of noise-induced hearing loss.
Online registration for ListenUP! is now open. Visit www.hsl.gov.uk/listenup/registration
