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Acting on this feedback, we have launched a My World working group to develop supporting material. Led by Ida Institute project manager Ena Nielsen, the collaborative working group includes leading pediatric audiologists from the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Denmark. The group intends to develop suggestions and materials that address [...] The Ida Institute has launched a working group consisting of pediatric audiologists from around the world to create guidance materials for the My World pediatric tool. The support materials will provide helpful suggestions and guidance on how to use the tool in different situations, making the tool even more user-friendly. The My World pediatric audiology [...] stages 5) How to adapt the tool for multiple disciplines, including teachers of the deaf, pediatric audiologists and speech and language therapists. Members of the working group will develop and review the materials during the Fall and Winter of 2012. The materials are expected to be ready for release in 2013.

the latest innovations in hearing health care. During the four-day summer camp, participants camp outside in the fresh air and attend lectures and workshops led by a diverse group of subject matter experts. As part of this year’s program, Annette Molbech, Annegrethe Mølhave and Tim Cooke from the Ida Institute conducted a workshop to inspire students

Published: 14-06-2012 13:52

Meet our collaborators The Ida Institute collaborated with some of the leading experts in the field of group aural rehabilitation to develop our Group AR resource. Jean-Pierre Gagne, Ph.D. Professor at the École d’orthophonie et d’audiologie, faculté de medicine Université de Montréal, Montréal, CA Louise Hickson, Ph.D. Associate Dean External Engagement

they wrote. In conclusion, Trychin and Clark state that the motivation tools can significantly impact the success of the audiologist’s clinical endeavors and can be applied to group sessions with relatives and other communication partners. The textbook is part of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s development of a new European policy for health, called

Living Well counseling tool on the first day of the conference. Closing out the conference on Saturday, Ida Fellow Jill Preminger provided an overview of our soon-to-be-released Group AR online manual at the Grand Rounds in Audiologic Rehabilitation. We look forward to next year’s AAA Conference in Anaheim, California, where we will announce the three winners

Institute staff and fellows will contribute to the upcoming AAA Conference in Boston by staffing an exhibit, holding a workshop on the Living Well tool and previewing the Ida Group AR Multi-Media Manual. Throughout the conference, Ida will staff an exhibit where visitors can join our network, pick up hard-copies of our tools and purchase our two newest [...] The session will discuss interesting and challenging audiologic rehabilitation cases. Jill Preminger will utilize cases derived from videos produced for the Ida Institute’s Group AR Multi-Media Manual, while Joseph Montano is expected to provide an overview of the online manual.

Participants were very excited and enthusiastic about the seminar, which included lectures, role-play exercises, collaborative group work and networking opportunities. “I was very impressed with the diversity of our group, yet the similarities when it comes to our work with hearing impaired patients,” remarked one participant. “This entire seminar [...] needed to try and see each other’s perspectives because we were a [diverse] group of academics, program managers, audiologists in national health organizations and the private sector. This seminar gave us time to reflect on our differences and our similarities as well.” As a group, we learned from the seminar that hearing care professionals, no matter the

Published: 17-01-2012 12:37

tell how Group AR provided them with support and helped improve their quality of life. The tools Prepare for your Group AR sessions Consider these key things before you get started with Group AR Session plans Use these session plans to lead group discussions on topics of interest to your clients Additional resources How to facilitate group aural re [...] Group Aural Rehabilitation Group Aural Rehabilitation (Group AR) is an effective way to bring together multiple clients and communication partners to discuss their experiences with hearing loss and hearing technology. Our guide will help you organize your group and provides inspiration for your sessions. What are the benefits? Provide clients with peer [...] and reduce return rates Perspectives and insights Group AR: A win-win for you and your clients Read more about the benefits for you and your clients in conducting Group AR sessions Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. What do the experts say? Hearing care professionals discuss how Group AR has made their job more meaningful, reduced returns

develop individual learning programs. At the end of the day, each individual will present their training program to the group. This will allow everyone to improve and modify their programs based on the collective findings of the group. The first Train the Trainer session will be held on April 30th and May 1st at University College of London. For more [...] exciting way to provide actionable knowledge to hearing care professionals around the world,” said Managing Director, Lise Lotte Bundesen. Over time, the program will create a group of Ida Trainers spanning the globe. These Ida Trainers will be ready to return to their respective communities and teach other hearing care professionals on how to use the Ida [...] participants on how to train others, the workshops will serve as incubators for collaboration and innovation. Drawing upon personal experience and the collective knowledge of the group, participants will develop a training program they feel will be most effective in their home country or region. On the first day of the 2-day workshop, participants will learn

Lauritsen from the Ida Institute will present. The second workshop will focus on group audiologic rehabilitation (AR). The benefits of offering group AR are well known, but many audiologists don’t offer them. The workshop will help participants develop and implement their own group AR program. Jill Preminger, Jane Madell, Sam Trychin, and Hans Henrik Philipsen