Tasks the GA should be able to perform.
The GA should also have sufficient knowledge about the need for referral to those more
specialised in these tasks.

• Diagnostics
   > Psychoacoustic methods
   > Electrophysiological tests
   > Acoustic methods
   > Paediatric tests

• (Re)habilitation
   > Hearing devices
      - selection of hearing devices (including assistive listening devices)
      - taking ear impressions and making earmold/ITE shell
      - fitting including fine tuning of hearing devices
      - assessment of fitting outcome/benefit
   > Other measures
      - communication training (auditory and non-auditory)
      - assessment of the communication disability
      - screening of the need of alternative and augmentative communication systems
      - special requirements of the ageing population
      - special requirements of hearing-impaired children (e.g., speech and language
        development)
      - assessment of acoustic characteristics of listening environment
      - management planning after diagnostic assessment
• Educational audiology
• Occupational issues
• Financial matters, compensation issues
• Follow up
   > Technical system maintenance
   > Training/(re)habilitation
• Counselling (of patients and other professionals)
   > Prefit assessment and counselling (including relevant others)
   > Social work
   > Ethical and cultural issues
   > Educational placement of pre- and postlingually hearing-impaired children
   > Psychological/psychiatric treatment
• Execution of research in a team (research on humans based on clinical work and using
   established methods of audiology)
• Assessment of audiological procedures and services
• Counselling of general public
   > Awareness
   > Prevention
   > Health economy issues
   > Politics