ManagingChange

As audiologists, we need to manage and negotiate change in our daily routines to navigate through ever shifting demands and requirements.

Many audiologists have a desire to enhance patient care, but making an individual change in practice, such as implementing new tools, principles and methods (such as Ida tools) can be difficult. For example, changing habits can place you out of your comfort zone, or it may require you to acquire new knowledge. And if you have been able to make changes, your next challenge may involve engaging colleagues and convincing supervisors in your clinical practice to see the benefits of the new approach.

On top of this, many health care systems aim to increase the quality of care for an increasing number of patients yet place restrictions on resources. The situation comes full circle, making it necessary for audiologists to make significant changes in their individual practice to meet these expectations.

SeminarSeriesGoal

At our 2012 seminar series, we will apply our collaborative approach to understand the realities facing audiologists, explore the barriers to change, and craft a way to move ahead.

Our goal is to develop strategies and practical tools to overcome existing barriers to change and establish a patient-centered approach as a foundation in daily practice.

Participantsfor5C

We are pleased to announce the participants for our Managing Change Seminar 5C starting on 14 May.


Australia Bettina Turnbull, Professional Development Manager, Connect Hearing Michele Clapin, Audiologist/Manager Clinical Practice, Australian Hearing Caitlin Barr, Clinical Audiology Tutor / PhD candidate, University of Melbourne Brazil Isabela de Souza Jardim, Medicine School University of Sao Paulo Denmark Annette Esbensen, Audiologist Germany Lisa Mahr, Acoustician, Hörgeräte Seifert Birgitta Gabriel, Audiologist, Oticon GmbH India Kalyani Mandke, Consultant Audiologist, Mandke Hearing Services Jordan Rania A. Abul-Rub, Chief audiologist, Jordan Hearing Aids Thailand Krisna Lertsukprasert, Assoc. Prof. Mahidol University UnitedKingdom Charlotte Rogers, clinical lead for rehabilitation services in Nottingham. Nottingham Audiology Services Naomi Russell, Audiologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Cherilee Rutherford, UCL Ear Institute London Emma Veysey, NHS Audiologist Ian Whiston, Head of service NW, Clinical Director Eifion Williams, Chief audiologist, Wrexham Maelor Hospital UnitedStates Deborah Carlson, Center Director, Center for Audiology & Speech Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch Kathleen Devlin Culver, Director of the AAA foundation Barry Freeman, President, Audiology Consultants, Inc. Brittney Hensley, Audiologist, PhD Candidate, University of Florida Lisa Hunter, Director of Audiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Patricia Kricos, Professor, University of Florida Patricia McCarthy, Professor and Program Director, Rush University Medical Center Donna Sorkin, VP Consumer Affairs, Cochlear Deborah Von Hapsburg, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Professor of Audiology, University of Colorado

Faculty

For each series of seminars, we collaborate with a Faculty made up of subject matter experts. The experts come primarily from academia, but can also have a range of different backgrounds and experiences.

Before the seminars begin, the Faculty contributes to both the exploration of the topic and the planning process.

At the seminars, the Faculty give lectures in their area of expertise and actively participate in the collaboration process.


AdamBeckman Head of Audiology Services at the Plymouth (UK) Hospitals NHS Trust Read more >> TheresaChisolm Professor, Chair, Communication Sciences and Disorders Department, University of South Florida Read more >> BerthDanermark Professor of Sociology at The Swedish Institute for Disability Research, Linköping University and Örebro University. Read more >> LouiseHickson Professor and Head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Co-Director of the Communication Disability Center at the University of Queensland. Read more >>