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implants.” O’neill previously used the same methodologies on work he published with obesity. “We’re putting together a whole range of evidence to move forward with this action group about adults with cochlear implants,” says Archbold. “We have clinical commissioning groups now, and one of them has recently decided that they would not fit hearing aids for [...] candidacy – currently based on out-of-date technologies – be reviewed and that a national hearing loss screening program for adults be introduced. “We’ve now set up a strategy group to move on with adult cochlear implantation, particularly in the UK, and getting NICE to change the guidelines,” says Archbold. While the study estimated the costs of these

Motivation Tools that the research group in Nottingham was using, and saw potential for these tools in our clinic. I thus with the help of our in-house clinic psychologist modified the tools for the use in our clinics.” The clinic measures patient motivation in a two-step process. Level 1 of this process is a group pre-session of six people, where the [...] “quality of life” questionnaire. “We would not have a control group as such but patients will be in either one of the two pathways,” she explains. “Pathway 1 would only have Level 1 intervention and Pathway 2 would have Level 1 and 2 intervention. We are not going to have a control group without any motivational interviewing (MI) as it is difficult

PhD is a professor of audiology at the Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Department, School of Dentistry of Bauru, University of São Paulo, Brazil. She is part of a group, in partnerships with Hospital Samaritano in Sao Paulo, piloting an Auditory Rehabilitation Distance Learning Course training hearing care professionals to provide family-centered

Ida staff presented a workshop on supporting patient involvement to a group of 15 audiology graduate students at Lund University in Lund, Sweden, this week. Senior Audiologist Melanie Gregrory, audiologist Anne Mette Jeppesen, and chief anthropologist Hans Henrik Philipsen presented different tools, organized activities, and showed different ethnographic [...] ethnographic films and explained the relevance of ethnography in audiology to the group. Participants were taught the Motivational, Communication Partner, and Living Well tools. The daylong session began with a role playing exercise that allowed participants to get to know each other, as well as introducing the communication skills necessary for patient centered

doctor’s office, job interviews, and college sports. The camp counselors would act out the situation, such as what not to do in the job interview. After each role-play skit, the group explore what could have gone better during the situation and offer different possible solutions or courses of action. “One student had difficulty with a particular sports coach [...] coach at their high school. The coach did not understand why she did not respond to certain instructions and her teammates did not treat her very well. This led to a dynamic group discussion about how to deal with coaches, teachers, and others who do not know how to relate to someone with hearing loss. It was an eye opening experience,” states Carrie [...] AuD from Arizona School of Health Sciences. She is very active in her community, having co-founded Hearing Impaired Teens Interacting Together, an advocacy and social support group in Stark County, Ohio, United States. She has also collaborated with fellow Stark County audiologists to develop the SPEAK Program (Stark Project for Educating Audition in Kids)

substantial amount of evidence pointing to the value of in-person group AR sessions. This is the first line of research that shows it could be possible to ascertain similar benefits by running an online group session. “A part of my third study utilized an online discussion group for the control group. One online discussion in particular involved the telecoil [...] hearing aid users participated in the study. Half received the intervention, and the other half were in a control group. Participants who completed the online program showed significant long-term benefits in comparison to the control group. Even though participants had already gone through an audiological rehabilitation program and a hearing aid fitting

In their recent article in the ASHA Leader, Jennifer Henderson-Sabes and Becky Bingea highlight the Ida Institute’s GROUP Tool as an excellent resource for hearing care professionals to start a group audiologic rehabilitation program at their clinic. In the article, the authors highlight the enormous value of audiologic rehabilitation. “Studies have [...] rehabilitation method that works best for them. In the article, they suggest Group AR, Individual AR, and Home-Based Individualized AR, as three possible ways for clinics to take advantage of the benefits of audiologic rehabilitation. Along with the Ida Institute’s GROUP Tool, the authors recommend that clinicians refer to the ACE program developed [...] developed by Louise Hickson, Linda Worrall, and Nerina Scarinci to help develop a group AR program at their clinic. You can read the full article by visiting the ASHA website. Read the full article >>

their appointment." Group AR courses at Vicki's clinic, Health Partners Audiology in Minnesota, are now in their second year. They are free of charge and participants do not get a discount on their hearing aids or free batteries for attending. This has not prevented the program from becoming a success. According to Vicki, offering group AR programs are [...] benefit to her clinic. "There are very few, if any, group AR programs in our area. Offering an AR program can set your hearing clinic apart from the others, as it has ours," states Vicki Anderson. Vicki has the following suggestions for clinics who want to overcome practical challenges and start their own group AR program: - Start small, with just a two hour [...] Vicki M. Anderson added the Communication Rings and other Ida tools to her clinic's group aural rehab program. The tools help participants identify their communication needs and develop shared strategies with their significant others. Vicki uses the Communication Rings to encourage participants to think about their communication networks. The tool allows

interim results of the unit’s ongoing research on the clinical benefits of using the Ida Motivation Tools with patients. Based on the interim results, it appears that the patient group who received counseling with the Ida Motivation Tools showed an increase in reported self-efficacy and confidence in using their hearing instruments between the initial assessment

Group audiologic rehabilitation can be a fantastic way to enable hearing impaired persons to self-manage their hearing loss. On top of that, group workshops can provide audiology students with a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience that can transform their entire career. In 2000, Ida Fellow Linda Thibodeau founded the Specialized Intensive Auditory [...] professor and clinical researcher. Offered annually each May, the week-long group rehabilitation workshop provides adults with hearing impairment and their communication partners the opportunity to experience the benefits of cooperative learning in a social environment. Unlike most group rehabilitation programs, the SIARC curriculum is facilitated and led [...] this equipment in a 30 minute appointment. You need to arrange a group experience where they can practice using the technology that they are looking to integrate into the daily life.” After attending the SIARC program, Linda Thibodeau hopes that students see the immense value of group rehab programs and consider introducing them at their future place