Email: a058201@unipi.it
Profilo
Ruolo:
Docente Esterno
Silvia Di Bonaventura
Clinical and Research Audiologist, University College London (UK)
EXPERIENCE
02.2023 - present
Adoption and Impact Reference Panel Member
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - NICE
The panel is a national body consisting of commissioners, clinicians, managers and other stakeholders who are actively involved in planning, delivering, managing and researching health
and social care.
This role consists of providing professional and expert advice for the implementation of national guidance around Audiology and Hearing Care.
11.2021 - present
Senior Audiologist - Paediatrics
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Independently perform advanced audiological assessment in children 0-19 years old, including electrophysiological measures of the auditory brainstem
To be responsible for the development, implementation and consistent use of
clinical protocols in line with current evidence-based practice, and to monitor staffs adherence to protocols.
To co-ordinate and participate in training schemes within the service and train
Audiologists at the same level and those at lower bands
Assess the balance performance and vestibular integrity in children and adolescents
Perform advanced speech testing techniques for functional hearing assessment and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
Develop a tailored management plan for paediatric hearing care and aural
rehabilitation with hearing aids and BAHA
11.2020 present
Researcher - Member of the Central Academic Team for the SeaSHeL study
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), London UK
evidENT, University College London, London UK
Responsible for managing and coordinating the SeaSHeL study, the largest UK cohort study
on sudden sensorineural hearing loss, taking place across more than 100 NHS hospitals.
08.2020 - present
Publicity & Communication Team Member
British Academy of Audiology
Contributing to professional communications mainly through the British Academy of Audiology magazine.
01.2022 - 06.2022
Certified Ear Microsuction Specialist
Clear Earwax - London, UK
Professional certificate to independently perform ear microsuction via binoculars and microscopes.
01.2020 - 09.2021
Paediatric Audiologist
Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
Main duties:
Perform specialist diagnostic procedures in order to provide an accurate assessment of their
condition, including objective and behavioural audiological procedures, appropriate to the
age of the child
Explain tests results and concepts, which are often complex and conflicting, using simple language or through intermediaries
Provide a comprehensive specialist hearing aid service to children
EDUCATION
09.2020 - 09.2022 Master of Science in Advanced Audiology
Obtained with Merit at University College London (UCL), London (UK)
Thesis: " The impact of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss on patients' quality
of life"
03.2020 - 12.2020 Master in Autism Spectrum Disorders and other communication disorders
Obtained with Distinction at University "Niccolo' Cusano", Rome (Italy) Thesis: "Autism and hearing loss: management of two contrasting case studies"
Clinical and Research Audiologist, University College London (UK)
EXPERIENCE
02.2023 - present
Adoption and Impact Reference Panel Member
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - NICE
The panel is a national body consisting of commissioners, clinicians, managers and other stakeholders who are actively involved in planning, delivering, managing and researching health
and social care.
This role consists of providing professional and expert advice for the implementation of national guidance around Audiology and Hearing Care.
11.2021 - present
Senior Audiologist - Paediatrics
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Independently perform advanced audiological assessment in children 0-19 years old, including electrophysiological measures of the auditory brainstem
To be responsible for the development, implementation and consistent use of
clinical protocols in line with current evidence-based practice, and to monitor staffs adherence to protocols.
To co-ordinate and participate in training schemes within the service and train
Audiologists at the same level and those at lower bands
Assess the balance performance and vestibular integrity in children and adolescents
Perform advanced speech testing techniques for functional hearing assessment and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)
Develop a tailored management plan for paediatric hearing care and aural
rehabilitation with hearing aids and BAHA
11.2020 present
Researcher - Member of the Central Academic Team for the SeaSHeL study
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), London UK
evidENT, University College London, London UK
Responsible for managing and coordinating the SeaSHeL study, the largest UK cohort study
on sudden sensorineural hearing loss, taking place across more than 100 NHS hospitals.
08.2020 - present
Publicity & Communication Team Member
British Academy of Audiology
Contributing to professional communications mainly through the British Academy of Audiology magazine.
01.2022 - 06.2022
Certified Ear Microsuction Specialist
Clear Earwax - London, UK
Professional certificate to independently perform ear microsuction via binoculars and microscopes.
01.2020 - 09.2021
Paediatric Audiologist
Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
Main duties:
Perform specialist diagnostic procedures in order to provide an accurate assessment of their
condition, including objective and behavioural audiological procedures, appropriate to the
age of the child
Explain tests results and concepts, which are often complex and conflicting, using simple language or through intermediaries
Provide a comprehensive specialist hearing aid service to children
EDUCATION
09.2020 - 09.2022 Master of Science in Advanced Audiology
Obtained with Merit at University College London (UCL), London (UK)
Thesis: " The impact of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss on patients' quality
of life"
03.2020 - 12.2020 Master in Autism Spectrum Disorders and other communication disorders
Obtained with Distinction at University "Niccolo' Cusano", Rome (Italy) Thesis: "Autism and hearing loss: management of two contrasting case studies"
