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Ida Institute is pleased to announce its newest partnership with US hearing loss consumer group, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) . The partnership is a component of Ida’s collaborative approach to person-centered hearing rehabilitation. It is also part of the institute’s new overall strategy to establish partnerships with key stakeholders

with the child. A total of 92% of respondents stated that My World helped them achieve the goal of their session. Developed in 2011 by the Ida Institute in cooperation with a group of audiologists, My World uses play theory to help children describe their experiences with hearing loss. The tool is designed as a board game and allows children to act out

strengthen the patients’ perspective.” Understand, Explore, Create The seminar was conducted as a collaborative innovation process, alternating between creative exercises and group work, ethnographic videos and plenary sessions. “Our approach to innovation is inspired by design thinking,” explains Lise Lotte. “Together with the participants, we work to

Hands & Voices , an advocacy group for parents of Deaf and hard of hearing children, recently launched their new Post-Secondary Transitions Online Module for Parents. The resource is targeted at parents of teenagers who are deaf or hard of hearing moving on to higher education or out into the workforce. As part of the resource, Hands & Voices have included [...] who are deaf and hard of hearing and many of our parent leaders also reported the time of transition to be difficult to navigate. Hands & Voices utilized information from a group of experienced parent leaders to share what they found to be most difficult about the transition process and what information they wish they would have had to inform and create

developed my 5 Keys Communication program, and I share them with my audiences at every conference. The Toolbox is filled with wonderful resources and activities for every age group. The website is so user-friendly and the videos are all very helpful. Because I work with adult patients, I especially appreciate the Living Well With Hearing Loss tool. I love

Published: 08-08-2017 15:33

Laboratories, Australia Elizabeth Beach, PhD, National Acoustic Laboratories, Australia Click here to read an executive summary of the project. 2019 Realizing the benefits of group aural rehabilitation in rural Newfoundland: An innovative knowledge translation approach to improve outcome for hearing loss in a specific rural sub-culture Anne Griffin, MSc [...] Southampton Auditory Implant Service, UK Padraig Kitterick, PhD, NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, UK This study was halted by mutual agreement between the research group and Ida Research Committee. Click to read more. 2016 Identifying clients' readiness for hearing rehabilitation within initial audiology appointments: A pilot intervention study

their experience of their hearing loss/tinnitus, and their goals. How do you use Ida tools in your work? I believe that I heard about Ida through the ASHA Special Interest Group on Aural Rehabilitation and Instrumentation. I review the Ida tools routinely and especially like the Patient's Journey and the Communication Partner's Journey. I find that

Published: 28-06-2017 13:13

Students from Kangnam University in South Korea visited the Ida Institute as part of their exploration of the Danish healthcare and social welfare systems. The group of 20 students are studying special education, social welfare, and computer media technology. As part of their visit, Ida gave a brief presentation introducing the concept of person-centered [...] perceived and how they felt it could be implemented in a more hierarchical culture where it is often expected that the expert will supply all the answers.” Ida introduced the group to the Patient Journey , explaining the process people with hearing loss undergo as they comes to understand their hearing loss. As they have a particular interest in welfare

particularly sought out the participation of low-income minority older adults, who statistically only have a 10% uptake of hearing devices, compared to the average 20%. The pilot group consisted of 15 people with hearing loss, each with an accompanying communication partner, who also received training. Community representatives were trained to support study

about what they think of when they think of tinnitus. You can join the campaign here. The Ida Institute offers several tools and resources developed in collaboration with a group of specialists including audiologists, ENTs, and psychologists. The Tinnitus First Aid Kit , created in partnership with BTA, is a patient resource for people who experience