Project partner
Funding period
since 2022
Support
Technology, Funding, Expertise
About Academia Brasileira de Audiologia (ABA)
The Brazilian Academy of Audiology (ABA) was established in 2001 to improve audiological quality training among professionals. It is bound to four universities in São Paulo. It aims to operate one training center at each site to provide specialized, practical training to 100 graduates per year. It is also recognized as a professional entity within the Brazilian health care system. Besides training students, ABA aims to bridge the gap between the actual need of underprivileged children and oftentimes delayed public state care.
Project objectives
- Promote, consolidate and improve teaching and research in audiology
- Strengthen exchange and cooperation between institutions and professionals
- Teach 100 graduates per year in technical skills (e.g., diagnosis and fitting) instructed by audiologists
- Bridge gap between diagnosis and support by fitting and providing donated hearing aids to underprivileged kids until they receive state aid (children are assigned to ABA via a statewide patient system)