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Teachers of the Deaf, and psychologists, along with five hearing impaired participants. A majority of the professionals interviewed for the study felt that My World would help them obtain the child’s perspective of their hearing loss. They felt the tool would enable them to guide the child through a pathway of self-advocacy and self-management in a [...] Australia found that hearing care professionals believe that the My World tool can help improve and enhance the outcomes of pediatric rehabilitation. For her master’s thesis in clinical audiology, Jessica Round explored whether Ida’s My World tool is needed in professional clinics as part of a pediatric rehabilitation program for hearing impaired children [...] consultation session. A more holistic approach rather than one that focuses on audiological information and testing was important. All of the survey participants, for instance, thought that all hearing care professionals should be using the tool and that it should be used during annual reviews with children. Here are some quotes from the study participants:

demonstrated that AR can have many benefits, including better and more effective hearing aid use, better communication skills, better speech in noise perception, improved self-efficacy, reduced disability related to hearing loss and reduced participation limitations,” states Jennifer Henderson-Sabes and Becky Bingea. The authors recognize, however, that audiologic [...] 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 [...] most hearing aid fittings. Through anecdotal reports, they find that many clinicians are not confident in their ability to conduct AR in a way that works for their patients or their clinics. They recommend that clinics find the audiologic rehabilitation method that works best for them. In the article, they suggest Group AR, Individual AR, and Home-Based

have milder hearing impairment, less self-reported hearing disability, and a more recent hearing impairment onset. High precontemplation scores were also associated with lower intervention uptake and less successful intervention outcomes. The study is part of a broader set of ongoing research on Health Behavior Change in Adults with Hearing Impairment [...] Oregon, USA. Ariane Laplante-Levesque is a project manager and research audiologist at Eriksholm Research Center. She received the 2013 Ear and Hearing Editor’s Award for the following paper: Laplante-Lévesque A, Hickson L, Worrall L. (2013) Stages of change in adults with acquired hearing impairment seeking help for the first time: Application of the [...] The American Auditory Society has awarded Ariane Laplante-Levesque, Louise Hickson, and Linda Worrall with the 2013 Ear and Hearing Editor's Award for their research article on how the transtheoretical model of change can be applied in audiological rehabilitation.The transtheoretical model forms the foundation for the Ida Institute’s Motivation Tools

design the future of hearing healthcare. Over the last few months, we have captured the insights and knowledge of our community to create a global vision of what hearing healthcare could look like in 2020. If you are attending, we invite you to visit our exhibit and share your ideas about how we can create a new global hearing healthcare that meets [...] meets the needs of people with hearing loss and their families. We will also be making a number of presentations at AudiologyNow! Please mark them on your calendar. We hope to see you there! Wednesday, 26 March 2014 My World: Addressing Tweens and Teenagers at the Clinic 2:30pm – 3:30pm Room 221C CEU: 0.1 Presenters: Eileen Rall, AuD, Children’s Hospital [...] Hospital of Philadelphia and Ena Nielsen, PhD, Ida Institute Thursday, 27 March 2014 Empathy: How to Foster Person-Centered Practices in the Clinic 4:30pm – 5:30pm Room 221A CEU: 0.1 Presenters: Joseph Montano, Ed.D., Weill Cornell Medical College and Ena Nielsen, PhD, Ida Institute

advisory board members and faculty members from previous Ida seminars. At the meetings, we explored challenges, opportunities, and emerging trends in hearing healthcare. Here are some of the trends and challenges we identified: Emerging association between aging, cognitive decline, and hearing loss Remote delivery of hearing care services/sales paired [...] dispensers and clinics We also identified four roadmaps that can help achieve a vision where people worldwide can participate fully by creating affordable and accessible hearing care. The four roadmaps are: Operationalize patient-centered care and strengthen the bond between patients and professionals Create a 'United Nations of Hearing Health Care' [...] technology, service delivery, and consumer electronics to address accessibility, quality, and affordability Address ethics and values to ensure that changes in hearing health care positively affect patients. We look forward to collaborating with our community to explore how we can work together to achieve a future hearing healthcare that addresses the

challenges and difficulties due to hearing loss. We examined the efficacy of these programs outside the hearing aid fitting process, but that is not to say that these programs could be a valuable addition to the range of services offered by hearing clinics and audiologists,” states Elisabet Sundewall Thoren. “Online discussion forums and surveys are [...] benefits to people living with hearing loss. The research can help pave the way to an expansion of hearing care services and educational programs delivered via the Internet. As part of her PhD research at Linköping University, Elisabet Sundewall Thorén conducted four studies to explore the effectiveness of online surveys and rehabilitation courses. Her [...] valuable and effective method to provide rehabilitation and education programs for persons with hearing loss. One study involved a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a five-week online rehabilitation intervention. The intervention involved five activities: reading, home training, online interactions with a hearing care professional

quality of hearing health and speech practices across the Brazilian population. The Ida Institute will be well represented among the conference's numerous workshops, short courses, and courses on communication disorders. Ida Fellow Jean-Pierre Gagne (University of Monteal) will present two short courses: "Hearing aids and stigma" and "Speech perception [...] the Ida Motivation Tools and other resources with groups of hearing impaired persons. In addition, the Ida Institute will conduct two, interactive workshops at the conference, presented by Lise Lotte Bundesen (Ida Managing Director) and Melanie Gregory (Ida Senior Audiologist). One workshop will focus on patient motivation, and the other will focus on [...] The Ida Institute is very excited to participate in the upcoming Speech Language Pahology and Audiology Conference on August 20-23 2014, in the city of Bauru, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The conference is being hosted by the SLP-Audiology Department of the Dental School of Bauru - University of Sao Paulo. Ida Fellow Deborah Viviane Ferrari, who is a

growing up with a hearing loss. Spangler has profound, bilateral hearing loss. She has worn hearing aids since she was four years old. “I never knew anyone else with hearing loss until high school or college. Nobody else really understood some of the challenges that I was going through, and I didn’t know enough about my own hearing loss to even talk [...] saw around for hours in a common area and chatted about challenges and hearing loss.” The teenagers also get an opportunity to perform a number of role-plays and skits drawing from situations from the lives of the counselors and participants. “One of the most popular topics from last year’s camp was dating and relationships,” states Carrie Spangler [...] preschool program to develop spoken language in young hearing-impaired children. Gail M. Whitelaw is an audiologist and Director of the Speech-Lanugage-Hearing Clinic at the Ohio State University. She is a past-President of both the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology and the Chair of the American Board of Audiology.<xml></xml>

John Hopkins University has shed light on how hearing loss, cognitive functioning, and aging relate to each other. Lin shared his public health perspective on hearing loss and aging at our recent series on Vision 2020: Creating a Future for Hearing Health Care. In his presentation, Lin explains how hearing loss can contribute to increased cognitive load [...] structure, and social isolation in older adults. Combined, these three health pathways can lead to decreased cognitive and physical functioning in older adults. Research by Lin and his colleagues have shown how individuals with mild, moderate, and severe hearing loss have an increased risk to develop dementia compared to individuals with normal hearing. Other [...] potential to raise the status of hearing loss among policy makers and health groups. “As much as we like to think that hearing loss is important, most people consider it as a normal process of aging,” states Frank Lin. “It is super important to understand and approach hearing loss in the context of health aging and the public health agenda. The Institute

older adults with hearing impairment to examine the influence of audiological and non-audiological factors on help-seeking behavior. The research team found that a positive attitude towards hearing aids was the most important factor that drove individuals to visit a clinic and obtain hearing aids. Older adults who perceived hearing aids as having more [...] likely to visit a hearing care professional and experience a successful outcome with their hearing aids. The study also showed that significant others and spouses played an important role in the decision-making process. People who perceived their significant others as less supportive of hearing aids were less likely to consult a hearing care professional [...] with hearing loss choose to visit a clinic and take action on their hearing. The study found that the perspective of the patient’s family and spouse plays an important role in influencing the person’s decision to take action. This provides additional support for including communication partners in the rehabilitation process. Funded by the HEARing Cooperative