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understand the status of their hearing, its implications, to help them explain the audiogram once they leave the appointment, and to make informed decisions with their families and hearing care professionals about further management.” The workshop brings together a group of clinicians, academics, and people with hearing loss to get a broad spectrum of perspectives [...] Institute is getting ready for our latest workshop, “Understanding My Hearing,” which will be held 4-5 December in Skodsborg, Denmark. The purpose of the workshop is to examine how hearing is discussed within an appointment. What do people with hearing loss need and want to know, and what information is crucial for clinicians to relate? “The idea for [...] feedback from people with hearing loss that the audiogram is not easy for everyone to understand,” says Ida Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen. “This affects people’s ability to understand and relate to their hearing loss. This why the goal of the workshop is to develop practical tools and resources that can help people with hearing loss better understand

enables children to share their perspectives about their daily lives and experiences, gives them a voice in their appointment, and helps hearing care professionals uncover information about the child’s communication successes and challenges. The tool allows children to recreate their day and talk about how they communicate in different environments – at home [...] – by populating the spaces with friends, family, and the things they enjoy. The new app was designed to make the tool globally available in an easy-to-access digital format. “We’re excited to be able to offer My World in a format that is familiar to children and that is readily accessible to hearing care professionals,” says Ida Institute project manager [...] manager Bert Meijers. “The app makes it easy for hearing care professionals to use the tool in any clinical environment.” My World is rooted in the evidence-based methodologies of play therapy and narrative counseling. When children play pretend, they convey situations not only as they remember them, but also how they would like to see them. Through

process goes smoothly by providing hearing assistance through a hearing loop or a pocket talker device. Present all financial details in writing so the patient can review them clearly and without worry. The look and feel of your office communicates a lot about you and is the first thing your patients will notice. A calm and accessible environment will inspire [...] approach the appointment with optimism and an open mind. Check out these design related Ida Tools to get your creative juices flowing. Shari Eberts is a hearing health advocate, writer, speaker and avid Bikram yogi. She is the founder of LivingWithHearingLoss.com , an online community for people living with hearing loss and tinnitus. She also serves on the [...] uncomfortable for some people with hearing loss and makes it harder to hear. Use carpet or other sound absorbing materials to minimize sound. A well-lit office is also better for lipreading. 4. Share relevant literature in your waiting area. Provide information and brochures from local hearing loss support groups and recommend that your patients give

Published: 15-11-2018 16:31

develop practical tools and resources that can help people with hearing loss better understand the status of their hearing, its implications, and to help them make decisions with their families and hearing care professional about further management. The result was My Hearing Explained , a conversation guide for relating hearing test results in easy-t [...] Understanding My Hearing Workshop At the “Understanding My Hearing” workshop in 2018, participants from around the world explored how a person’s hearing status can be described in person-centered ways to promote easy understanding and informed decision making. The focus was discussing how the audiogram can be used to communicate relevant information [...] easy-to-understand language. It can be used throughout the appointment – during the case history, the explanation phase, and the management and planning phase. The tool has since been adapted for use in pediatric audiology, as My Hearing Explained for Children . Workshop participants: Louise Hickson, AU Karin Guldager, DK Søren Guldager, DK Pelle Karlsson

quality of audiological rehabilitation and support the advancement of hearing care. Both are causes central to the Ida Institute and BAA. BAA is the largest association of hearing and balance professionals in the U.K. They assist their members by providing quality benchmarks, developing professional skills, and promoting audiology as an autonomous profession [...] growing network of healthcare stakeholders is comprised of professional organizations, patient organizations, and universities. This latest partnership is part of Ida’s larger effort to engage with organizations around the world to strengthen and promote a culture of person-centered care in audiology. [...] Lotte Bundesen. “Partnering with such a respected institution that has goals aligned with Ida’s own offers exciting opportunities to strengthen a person-centered approach in hearing healthcare. We look forward to kicking off the first activities soon.” BAA President Sue Falkingham echoed Bundesen’s excitement about the partnership saying, “The BAA partnership

enhanced person-centeredness, and had the potential to improve outcomes. The study suggests that Why Improve My Hearing? could be integrated into the hearing rehabilitation process to facilitate person-centered strategies to benefit people with hearing loss. All patient participants in the trial received standard hearing care within the publicly-funded [...] Improve My Hearing? Telecare tool to help new patients prepare for their appointments. Preliminary results from a randomized controlled trial conducted by David Maidment, Ph.D., and his team found that, when completed before the first appointment, the tool improved patient’s readiness to take action to manage their hearing loss. Both patients and audiologists [...] with the test group completing Why Improve My Hearing? online before attending their first hearing appointment. Patients in both the control (standard care only) and test (standard care plus tool) groups completed the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) questionnaire, to determine their knowledge, skills, and confidence for self-management of their general

Learning Hall. This new eLearning course takes a comprehensive look at telehealth in audiology and why it’s an important component of a modern hearing care practice. This includes looking at the practical measures for implementing tele-audiology into your practice and different ways of maintaining a person-centered approach even when you aren’t meeting clients [...] CEUs/CPDs with different accrediting bodies including: American Academy of Audiology, AG Bell, British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists, Audiology Australia, and Health Professions Council of South Africa. Visit the Learning Hall to learn more and get started with the new course. [...] clients face-to-face. The course was developed by Frances Lockhart of Australian Hearing, who recently designed our tele-audiology University Course module . Frances walks through the process of implementing tele-audiology step-by-step, including how to use and implement Ida Telecare tools as a way of incorporating person-centered care in telehealth.

care generally in Speech, Hearing and Language Therapy Studies, and more specifically in relation to hearing care. We believe a synergy could further develop between practice, teaching and research — the partnership will undoubtedly benefit our students,” adds Catherine E. Brouwer, Associate Professor and Chair of Speech, Hearing and Language Therapy [...] Language and Communication and the Department of Clinical Research at SDU offer studies on audiology, language acquisition, cognition, and multimodality, and are noted for research on hearing loss and balance conditions. The partnership makes SDU the latest university to join the Ida Institute’s network of collaborators dedicated to making hearing care [...] that is committed to a person-centered future for hearing care.” “The University of Southern Denmark is pleased to enter this partnership with the Ida Institute which will benefit the studies of Audiology and Speech, Hearing, and Language Therapy. We have an excellent relationship with the Ida Institute and we look forward to expanding our collaboration

Published: 12-10-2018 12:45

difficult to explain how you feel to your doctor or hearing care professional? Or would you just like more information about tinnitus? Our resources can help. If you have just started getting tinnitus and want more information, our Tinnitus First Aid Kit will explain the basics of what's happening and what you can do to ease your discomfort. If you're [...] http://www.tinnituskit.com/ Tinnitus First Aid Kit https://apps.idainstitute.com/apps/tinnitus-uk Tinnitus Thermometer You might also like... Tinnitus Everyday Life with Hearing Loss Prepare for Your First Appointment Prepare for Your Follow-up

parents during the hearing rehabilitation process. Parents whose children acquire hearing loss through cancer treatment must deal with the stress of both cancer and hearing loss. Many of the children will need hearing aids and special support to help their language and speech skills develop. Their parents will need support to provide an environment [...] audiologists and teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing children need both person-centered and family-centered awareness and skills and are well positioned to provide limited but important support through collaboration and consistency. Lead Researcher: Dr. Janet Jamieson, The University of British Columbia Co-Investigators: Beth Brooks, MSc RAUD and Dr. Marla [...] value of person-centered care and Ida methods and tools in hearing healthcare. Findings from the research include: Living Well Tool Creates Patient-Centered Framework Researchers explored the way audiologists convey information about communication and hearing loss management in appointments with adults with hearing loss and their communication partners