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dynamics associated with hearing loss, the Ida Institute has developed a tool box of practical skills and tools that can affect positive change to more patient-centered care,” says Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen. “Yet, in spite of the implementation of Ida tools and methods in many public and private clinics, some hearing care professionals are [...] new “ Mythbusters ” section on the Ida website. Based on a combination of research findings and the real-world experience of private and public clinicians, the new section demonstrates the benefits of patient-centeredness for both patients and practitioners and debunks myths that inhibit more widespread adoption of patient-centered care. “As part of our [...] clinicians understand the professional and business value of making patient-centeredness the core of their hearing care practice.” Mythbusters details key aspects of a patient-centered approach including shared decision-making, enhanced interaction between patient and practitioner, more sustainable, long-term solutions and increased patient satisfaction. The

networking forums and more. Our goal is to continually update and expand the information we freely share through our website so that idainstitute.com remains valuable and relevant to clinicians, educators, students and others who support a paradigm shift to more patient-centered care. At the same time, we want access to be intuitive and seamless so that [...] explore how hearing loss affects the child in daily life and to collaborate on formulating effective goals and strategies for better communication. In response to requests from practicing audiologists, educators and students, Ida Institute has also introduced a Research Library that features a collection of resource articles, scholarly reports and commentary [...] ep change activities, videos, case histories and reflective exercises to support the change to more patient-centered care. The new Time & Talk tool is a method for teaching both student and practicing hearing care professionals that encourages them to reflect on their own communication with patients and learn valuable skills that can be applied in clinical

Institute developed the Patient Journey and Communication Partner Journey models based on the input and perspectives of the 75 hearing care professionals who attended our seminar series. In his research with Dafydd Stephens, Vinaya aimed to take these models and to validate their findings by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods to acquire [...] acquire the patient’s perspective. This involved conducting interviews and focus groups with hearing impaired persons and communication partners to further explore their perspectives on the process of change and their journey with hearing loss. Vinaya’s research found that the Ida Institute’s patient journey models based on the professionals’ perspective [...] research on the patient journey, hearing disability acceptance, and the stages-of-change approach at the Swedish Institute for Disability Research (SIDR) at Linköping University on 25 October 2013. Vinaya has been instrumental in conducting research on the concepts, themes, and application of the Ida Institute’s tools and methods. Among other topics, his

By 2020, patient-hearing care professional relationships and health care delivery may look significantly different than it does today. The future may include scenarios where telemedicine, virtual care, self-fitting hearing instruments, and personal health avatars are an everyday part of hearing healthcare. While these scenarios may present many challenges [...] dynamics of hearing loss. To take advantage of this opportunity, the Ida Institute plans to hold a conference titled “Creating the Future of Hearing Healthcare: Vision 2020”. The conference aims to create a global vision of hearing healthcare and an action plan to achieve this vision. “With this conference, we want to harness the skills, knowledge, and energy [...] occurring in healthcare, explore the skills and knowledge they can leverage to shape the future, and create a vision for what the future could look like. At the final conference, previous Ida advisory board and seminar faculty members will synthesize and organize the ideas from the satellite meetings and work together to create a roadmap for the future

audiology or speech and language pathology. During the program, each graduate student is paired with a hearing impaired person and their communication partner. The graduate student works with the couple over the course of the week, giving them a complete hearing test, evaluating their existing technology, introducing them to new technology, and providing [...] selling hearing instruments in the future without it being part of a comprehensive program with classes and group interaction.” Not only do the students and participants benefit from the workshop, but so do local businesses and facilities. In preparation for the evening activities, the graduate students often work with local restaurants, hotels, and ent [...] 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

evaluation” states Holly Thomas, Research Audiologist at the NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit and lead poster author. “It will be interesting to see whether it affects hearing aid usage, and to see whether there is any correlation between the self-efficacy line and the questionnaire that we are using. If they do correlate, then it would [...] 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 and hearing aid fitting. While the research is still ongoing, this interim sample from the feasibility study suggests that the use of motivational [...] effort between the NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit and the Nottingham University Hospitals Audiology Services. The aims of the research were to assess the feasibility of implementing the Motivation Tools within NHS audiology clinics and ascertain the supplementary benefits to service provision and delivery. To get a better sense of

together, where both the ENT and the audiologist uses the tools with patients, they were able to save time and effectively use the tools. “In our clinic, it was too much for ENT doctors alone to promote patient motivation. It required too much time and effort. For me, I work together with an audiologist when counseling hearing loss patients," states Jiwon [...] Chang presented the Ida Motivation Tools at the 19th Combined Congress of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Busan, South Korea on 12 October 2013. Jiwon Chang’s presentation marks the first time the Ida Tools have been presented at a hearing care conference in South Korea. Approximately 1,000 ENT specialists attended the conference, which [...] conference thanked me for introducing such a valuable tool into the hearing health care field in South Korea,” states Jiwon Chang. Audience members asked Jiwon Chang how they could integrate the Motivation Tools into their daily practice despite challenging time constraints. Like many hearing care professionals working in public sector health systems, ENT

(as well as graduates) to a higher level of skill in diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology through study at home and in Cambodia while audiology is developed; and (3) concomitant development of otolaryngology facilitated through further visits and workshops and study visits to the UK and Cambodia. AEC/AEI will return in April 2014 to launch the first [...] specialist ear and hearing health services for anyone in need of help, focusing on the most marginalized members of society. All Ears International (AEI) is a UK-registered charity. It promotes activities for the prevention, mitigation or relief of ear disease and hearing loss in less privileged parts of the world. AEC is federated with AEI, and AEI is currently [...] Over 600 million people in the world suffer from hearing loss. Approximately 80% of those with hearing loss live in low or middle income countries where access to hearing care is limited. In 2002, Glyn Vaughan left his audiology practice in London to start one of the first hearing clinics in Cambodia. Glyn is now the director of All Ears Cambodia (AEC)

Mann has created a book to reduce the anxiety of children with social communication disorders when they visit a hearing clinic. Before establishing his own independent hearing clinic, Ben Mann had worked with children with hearing loss and complex issues at the NHS Clinic in Chelmsford, England. As his son was diagnosed with well-functioning autism at [...] when the video is published and available. Ben Mann founded Click Hearing in 2001 as an independently run company. Click Hearing has two locations in Essex, United Kingdom. Before starting his own clinic, Ben Mann worked in several London teaching hospitals and worked with Mid-Essex Hospitals as Head of Audiology services. [...] visiting the hearing clinic. “A lot of the kids that we see with social communication difficulties, such as autism or Asperger’s, have not been diagnosed before their visit to the hearing clinic,” states Ben Mann. “This can often make it very challenging to obtain information from the child in the consultation session about their hearing challenges.

Anderson. "In a clinic setting, we can use the Communication Rings to think about the patient's hearing and communication as related to their goals for the clinic visit, the findings of the audiological evaluation, and next steps toward amplification and environmental management. It might even be a tool or activity that patients could work on in the [...] identify communication needs and set future goals. This provides a sturdy foundation for the participants as they continue their rehabilitation. Once they understand their needs, they are then ready to start learning strategies and tactics to meet those needs. "My suggestion is to use the Communication Rings early and in combination with the other [...] 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 class. An intro course can be beneficial and fun even if only a few participants