The British Society of Audiology

Recommended Procedures and Publications

BSA Good Practice Guidance


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DOCUMENT

DATE

STATUS

COMMENTS

BSA PPC Policies

 

How to gain accreditation for a BSA Certificate Course

 

2006

CURRENT

 

 

Recommended procedures and guidelines. Procedure for processing documents

 

2003

CURRENT

In early stages of a major review

Recommended Procedures

 

Recommended procedure for ear examination

 

2010

CURRENT

NEW PROCEDURE

 

Recommended procedure for taking an aural impression

 

2007

CURRENT

 

 

Pure tone air and bone conduction threshold audiometry with and without masking and determination of uncomfortable loudness levels

 

2004

CURRENT

In minor review following consultation with stakeholders in early 2009

 

Recommended procedure for Hallpike manoeuvre

 

2001

CURRENT

In early stages of a minor review

 

Recommended procedure for the Caloric test

 

2010

CURRENT

UPDATED

 

Recommended minimum procedure for the cleaning of specula, etc., and associated infection control

 

1998

CURRENT

In early stages of a major review

 

Recommended procedure for tympanometry

 

1992

CURRENT

In early stages of a major review

 

Recommended procedure for Rinne and Weber tuning-fork tests

 

1987

CURRENT

In early stages of a major review

 

British Society of Audiology - recommended format for audiogram forms

 

1989

SUPERSEDED

Superseded by Pure tone air and bone conduction threshold audiometry with and without masking and determination of uncomfortable loudness levels in 2004

 

Descriptors for pure-tone audiograms

 

1988

SUPERSEDED

 

Recommended procedure for uncomfortable loudness level (ULL)

 

1987

SUPERSEDED

 

Recommended procedure for pure-tone bone-conduction audiometry without masking using a manually operated instrument

 

1985

SUPERSEDED

 

Recommended procedures for pure-tone audiometry using a manually operated instrument

 

1981

SUPERSEDED

 

Computer coding of audiometric thresholds

 

 

WITHDRAWN

 

Clinical and technical guidance

 

Guidelines on the acoustics of sound field audiometry in clinical audiological applications

 

2008

CURRENT

 

 

Guidance on the use of real ear measurement to verify the fitting of digital signal processing hearing aids

 

2008

CURRENT

Produced in collaboration with BAA

 

Hearing assessment in general practice, schools and health clinics: guidelines for professionals who are not qualified audiologists

 

2000

CURRENT

In early stages of major review

Minimum training standards for BSA-accredited courses

 

Minimum training standards for aural care

 

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS

In final stage of review before publication

 

Guidelines on the training of industrial audiometricians

 

2008

CURRENT

 

 

British Society of Audiology guidelines on minimum training standards for otoscopy and impression taking

 

2004

CURRENT

Under minor review