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The Ida Tools provide practical, easy-to-use strategies to open communication and engage patients in the self-management of their hearing loss.
By reflecting the needs and wishes of the patient, these tools can help increase patient satisfaction, encourage patient collaboration and provide better outcomes and results.
The tool room contains downloadable versions of the tools and suggestions on how to use them in your clinic.
PediatricAudiology
Do you sometimes find it challenging to acquire the child's perspective on their hearing loss? Have you experienced a situation where a parent or loved one dominated the conversation about a child's hearing loss?
Learn how the My World tool can help you facilitate an understanding of hearing loss from the child's point of view.
Livingwellwithhearingloss
Do you sometimes find it challenging to have a constructive conversation with the patient about how hearing loss affects their ability to communicate and hear in different situations?
Learn how the Living Well counseling tool can help you work with the patient to identify communication situations that are relevant and important to them.
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AssessingPatientMotivation
Do you ever feel that you use too much time and energy trying to persuade your patients to change their behavior, only to achieve questionable results?
The Motivation Tools can help you shed light on patient motivation and ambivalence. Using the tools, you can begin to encourage patients to take responsibility for their own actions and to change their behavior.
EngagingFamilyandFriends
A patient's family and friends are often the most affected by a person's hearing loss. Constructively incorporating a patient's family and friends in the treatment process can often improve the chances of a successful outcome.
Learn how the Communication Partner Tools can help you work with the patient to identify the most important people in their social network and develop strategies for communicating successfully with these 'communication partners'.
Self-Development
Reflecting on your clinical practices and the way you engage your patient can spark new ideas and inspire a shift towards more patient-centered care.
To get started, check out the Self-Development Tools.
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ColorCoding
As you explore the tools, you will discover that they are interlinked via color coding. Each color refers to specific phases and aspects of patient dialogue and treatment. These colors are similar across all of the tools. This will help you identify how each tool addresses a similar issue or challenge.
Collaboration
We developed the tools in collaboration with hearing care professionals from around the world. Learn more about our interactive seminar series.
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In the spirit of collaborative learning, we invite you to explore, discuss and modify the tools as you see fit.
Please peruse the tool room and feel free to contact us with any thoughts or questions you might have.
