Advanced Practice Audiology publications

Here is a list of publications that provide data and evidence supporting advanced practice in audiology:

Abbas, Y., Smith, G., & Trinidade, A. (2018). Audiologist-led screening of acoustic neuromas in patients with asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss and/or unilateral tinnitus: our experience in 1126 patients. J Laryngol Otol, 132(9), 786-789. doi:10.1017/s0022215118001561

Burrows, L., H Lesser, T., Kasbekar, A., Roland, N., & Billing, M. (2017). Independent prescriber physiotherapist led balance clinic: the Southport and Ormskirk pathway. Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 131(5), 417-424. doi:10.1017/S0022215117000342

Davies-Husband, C. R., Harker, C., Davison, T., & Yates, P. D. (2012). Post-surgical tympanostomy tube follow up with audiology: experience at the Freeman Hospital. J Laryngol Otol, 126(2), 142-146. doi:10.1017/s0022215111002982

Dawe, N., Bosson, P., Toepoel, M., Hickling, C., Hill, J., & Carrie, S. (2017). The value of direct audiology access for magnetic resonance imaging: an audit of 40 cases. Clin Otolaryngol, 42(5), 1030-1033. doi:10.1111/coa.12782

Eakin J, Michael S, Payten C, Smith T, Stewart V, Noonan E, Weir KA. Evaluating diagnostic and management agreement between audiology and ENT: a prospective inter-rater agreement study in a paediatric primary contact clinic. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Nov 8;22(1):646. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03695-3.

Fraser, L., Sproson, E., Thomas, S., Caton, N., Tilley, E., & Pringle, M. (2015). Audiology involvement in vestibular schwannoma screening. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 97(9), e58-e60. doi:10.1308/rcsbull.2015.e58

Hall, A. E., Brandenburg, C., Trafford, K., Ward, E. C., Pokorny, M. A., Seabrokk, M., & Whitfirld, B. C. S. (2023). Evaluation of Health Service Outcomes for an Audiology First Point of Contact Retrocochlear Clinic: A 6-year Retrospective Cohort Study. Int J Audiol, 62(7), 617-625.

Lee, A., Jones, G., Corcoran, J., Premachandra, P., & Morrison, G. A. (2011). A UK hospital based multidisciplinary balance clinic run by allied health professionals: first year results. J Laryngol Otol, 125(7), 661-667. doi:10.1017/s0022215111000624

Parker, I. G., & Pokorny, M. A. (2025). Interrater reliability between an audiologist and a physiotherapist in assessing people with vestibular dysfunction – a pilot study. Speech, Language and Hearing, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2025.2517940

Payten, C. L., Eakin, J., Smith, T., Stewart, V., Madill, C. J., & Weir, K. A. (2020). Outcomes of a multidisciplinary Ear, Nose and Throat Allied Health Primary Contact outpatient assessment service. Clin Otolaryngol, 45(6), 904-913. doi:10.1111/coa.13631

Pokorny MA, Snackers MA, Phibbs P, McCulloch A. Reimagining grommet follow-up care: audiology-led outcomes and cost comparison with ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and nurse-led models. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Nov 4;25(1):1436. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13610-y.

Pokorny, M. A., Hislop, R. A., Johnston, J., Wong, J., & Mahadevan, M. (2024). Audiology-led model provides efficient and effective access to grommet surgery. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1-15. doi:10.1080/03036758.2024.2344773

Pokorny, M. A., Thorne, P. R., Lee, A. C., Whitfield, B. C. S., & Wilson, W. J. (2022). Parental satisfaction with an advanced audiology-led triage service in paediatric ENT outpatient clinics. Int J Audiol, 61(2), 159-165. doi:10.1080/14992027.2021.1930207

Pokorny, M. A., Thorne, P. R., Whitfield, B. C., Lee, A. C., & Wilson, W. J. (2021). Can an advanced audiology-led service reduce waiting times for paediatric ear nose and throat outpatient services? J Paediatr Child Health, 57(2), 268-272. doi:10.1111/jpc.15218

Pokorny, M. A., Thorne, P. R., Whitfield, B. C. S., & Wilson, W. J. (2022). Diagnostic and management plan concordance across advanced audiologists, paediatric audiologists and non-specialist ENT doctors. Int J Audiol, 1-5. doi:10.1080/14992027.2022.2145515

Pokorny, M. A., Wilson, W. J., Thorne, P. R., & Whitfield, B. C. S. (2019). Is an advanced audiology-led service the solution to the paediatric ENT outpatient waiting list problem? Speech, Language and Hearing, 22(3), 137-141. doi:10.1080/2050571X.2018.1447750

Pokorny, M. A., Wilson, W. J., Whitfield, B. C. S., & Thorne, P. R. (2020). Effectiveness and Safety of Advanced Audiology-Led Triage in Pediatric Otolaryngology Services. Ear Hear, 41(5), 1103-1110. doi:10.1097/aud.0000000000000855

Powell, J., Powell, S., Lennon, M., Ho, A., & Murrant, N. (2015). Paediatric ventilation tube insertion: our experience of seventy-five children in audiology-led follow-up. Clin Otolaryngol, 40(4), 385-389. doi:10.1111/coa.12380

Távora-Vieira, D., Schrader, V. W., Voola, M., Bogdanov, C. M., Veselinović, T., & Choi, R. S. M. (2024). Paediatric post-grommets surgery review: Audiology-led clinic. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 183, 112035. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112035

Tavora-Vieira, D., Voola, M., Majteles, L., Timms, L., Acharya, A., & Kuthubutheen, J. (2022). Extended Scope of Practice Audiology in the ENT Outpatient Clinic- a pilot study. Int J Audiol, 61(1), 29-33. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1900610