Sam Harkus

Audiologist @Hearing_Australia | Check ears & hearing six-monthly in young Aboriginal children/respond fast & well to long term probs.

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

Currently the best available guidance on when & how to check ear health in 0-5 year old Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children in primary health.

Can’t stop here: new evidence can take 10-20 years to become routine practice.

https://t.co/hVKB9iM7r5

#earhealthforlife

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@LynoreGeia Yes! So important for primary care including Aboriginal Health Workers & Practitioners to have reliable tools that can help them identify young kids needing ENT referral fast - and reassure parents when ear trouble looks (so far) short-term.

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

📣 New accuracy evidence for the PLUM listening skills checklist now avail, free & open access 🎉

Young Aboriginal kids with ear infection found ‘not yet on track’ on PLUM are 46 x more likely to need Ear Specialist referral. V useful for primary care 💡

https://t.co/VzVEPBlEqO

[Academy of Child and Adolescent Health @AcademyCAH]

📣 Registrations are OPEN for ACAH26: Building Brighter Futures

Join us in Darwin, 23-25 April 2026, to shape the future of child & adolescent health.

🎟️ Early Bird tickets available now: https://t.co/9lGAovKc10

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

Prof @KelvinKongENT welcoming @ShellyChadha1 and all delegates and presenters to the #OMOZ2024 conference family. Love this conference ❤️ love this community ❤️❤️.

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

#OMOZ2024 is go. Place to be if you work in #otitismedia & its impacts for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities. Uncle Perry Fuller welcoming us to Awabakal. Biggest ever turnout, huge # of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander delegates, & audiologists representing too.

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

Reference: doi:10.1186/1471-2431-5-27

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

Great! Would ❤️ to see classroom amplification fully funded/maintained for younger classes. These systems boost the teacher’s voice, enough for kids to hear easily. 90% of young remote Aboriginal kids don’t hear well ⁦@AlboMP⁩ ⁦@JasonClareMP⁩ https://t.co/sTImyqcTG9

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@IdaInstitute @NALresearch Thanks @IdaInstitute!

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@jermypang Thank you @jermypang 😘

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@bliim_pauline @NALresearch Thank you @bliim_pauline :)

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

We (our team @NALresearch) are doing a project right now called 5000 PLUMs. '5000' because over 5000 sets of PLUM, ear health & hearing results are being studied. Here’s me talking about the project https://t.co/TPiXRvOt0y
Happy to chat if you’d like to find out more.

[ALRAR @_ALRAR_]

A big result for tenants rights! We’re proud to have represented the people of Ltyentye Apurte in their fight for decent housing, and thankful for the leadership of Ms. Young and Mr. Conway, lead applicants who sadly passed away before yesterdays decision https://t.co/96R3CzhgtC

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@_ALRAR_ Just the best best news!

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@KimthK9 Nawwww hello Sunny ☀️

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

Routine ear health & hearing checks for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children aged <6 yrs attending primary care: a national consensus statement

Now in @theMJA free https://t.co/KURLpmrIMJ

Process had strong national Aboriginal & primary health input, led by @NALresearch

[Lowitja Institute @LowitjaInstitut]

Aunty Pat Anderson AO & Professor Megan Davis @mdavisqlder thank you, thank you, thank you 🖤💛❤️

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

❤️🤞🏼

[Sam Harkus @SamHarkus]

@MrDTJames What a time.

[Troy Cassar-Daley @troycassardaley]

A “Yes” to acknowledge my Grand parents Irene and Harry Daley and all they gave us, respect and love to all x