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a more person-centered approach to hearing care. The agreement outlines Rush University and the Ida Institute’s commitment to a person-centered approach to hearing care. The agreement was signed by Program Director Dr. Patricia McCarthy of the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, and states Rush and Ida’s mutual intentions to collaborate [...] practice the norm in hearing healthcare.” “The ‘teacher-practitioner’ model used at Rush University reflects the integration of academics and patient care. Teaching and research faculty are also patient care providers. Consequently, students learn in an environment where person-centered care is reinforced in the classroom and modeled in the clinic [...] audiological rehabilitation education and research. “Our latest partnership highlights our commitment to supporting person-centered care in education,” says Ida Institute Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen. “Rush has one of the top audiology programs in the US and a long-standing commitment to patient care, and Dr. Patricia McCarthy has been a tireless

The course focuses on person-centered communication specific to working with tinnitus clients, and how the Ida Tinnitus Tools can help you support them. The course includes ethnographic films of patients and hearing care professionals, reflection exercises, and knowledge check questions to support your learning. Included at the end of the course is a final [...] Services and Co-Director of the Tinnitus Management Clinic at the Cleveland Clinic in the US, advised on the overall development of the course and provided a module on evidence-based tinnitus management approaches. Dean Thompson, Psychological Therapist from the Institute of Mental Health in the UK, provided content focusing on the art and science of [...] Tools Module 6 - Tinnitus Case Study Module 7 - Conclusion of the Tinnitus Management Course The course takes approximately two-and-a-half hours in total, and can be completed at your convenience. Find out how to access this and other courses in the Ida Learning Hall here.

Rodolpho Camargo Decision-Support and Help-Seeking on a Smartphone Screening App This project will use the hearing test app, hearZA, and the Ida Institute’s Why Improve My Hearing tool to detect hearing loss in individuals in South Africa. Individuals who fail the hearing test will be linked to their nearest hearing care professional; the project will [...] headed by Caitlin Barr, Deborah Viviane Ferrari, and Karina Swanepoel have each been awarded funds to further research regarding Ida tools and person-centered care: Learning to “Walk the Walk” with “Time and Talk”: Evaluation of Changes in Person-Centered Communication Skills of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Students This project will look [...] Samantha Tai Adaptation and Assessment of the Online Course “Client Engagement and Ida Motivation Tools” for Brazilian Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Undergraduate Students This project will translate the Ida Learning Hall course, “Client Engagement and Ida Motivation Tools,” into Portuguese in order to train students enrolled in the Brazilian

Professor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology University of Pretoria, ZA Deborah Ferarri, Ph.D. Professor, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Department, School of Dentistry of Bauru University of São Paulo, BR Uwe Hermann Senior Director and Head of Eriksholm Research Centre, DK Darcy Benson, AuD Audiologist and practice owner California [...] otorhinolaryngology and the chair of the Audiology Division at the Mayo Clinic Florida; to his research in vestibular and balance disorders. He has also served on the American Board of Audiology, the American Academy of Audiology Board of Directors, and the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine Committee on the Accessibility and Affordability [...] California Hearing Center and Audiology Services, Inc., US Melanie Gregory CEO, Ear Foundation, UK Ida wishes to thank our departing Advisory Board member Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, who joined the Advisory Board in 2014. Christine has provided valuable insights from the pediatric world of hearing healthcare, and we thank her for her hard work and dedication

to hearing care in Sweden. Her areas of research include health and quality-of-life, severe dual-sensory loss among the elderly, hearing loss in working life and in the development of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in relation to hearing. Sarah is involved in several international collaborations and has [...] contributed to a number of academic journals including the BMJ Journal, Disability & Rehabilitation, the International journal of Audiology, Ear and Hearing and the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Source: Örebro University [...] her to a person-centered approach to hearing care. “My father had severe hearing loss, so I have always known that technology is only part of treating hearing loss. What’s most important is learning how to manage hearing loss in daily life. “No matter how sophisticated the technology is, it cannot restore your hearing completely. As a friend of mine once

support BCHI candidates and users through this process and beyond,” explains Sarah Allen, Research & Public Engagement Lead at the Ear Foundation. Motivating BCHI Candidates with Ida Tools “This study is a call for professionals to focus more on the emotional and psychological aspects of hearing loss and to really try and understand the factors that [...] do not proceed with bone conducting hearing implants (BCHI), and those that do pursue implantation, would benefit from additional counseling and support from hearing care professionals. The study investigated the reasons why adults in the UK eligible for BCHI did not choose to follow through with getting a BCHI, and why others did. The study found that [...] situations, and managing their own expectations of the benefits of the BCHI. This suggests that BCHI users could also benefit from support after implantation. “Adults making the decision to have a BCHI need accurate and timely information, hands-on experience, and opportunity to speak to other BCHI users. Our research suggests that as hearing care pro

ask questions and listens to their preferences and needs in order to recommend the best possible treatment for them. Inspired by Ida is a way for hearing care professionals to meet this demand. Why should hearing care professionals join the program? As technology advances and routes to accessing medical and assistive devices change, hearing care professionals [...] avoid such negative and unhelpful experiences and instead identify practitioners and clinics who are committed to delivering high-quality care. A person-centered approach encourages people to articulate their needs and make shared decisions alongside their hearing care professional. This empowers them to self-manage their care and obtain better results [...] an opportunity for hearing care professionals to sharpen their counseling skills and distinguish their practice by earning the Inspired by Ida label of quality. The program was launched at the 2018 American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Conference in Nashville, USA, and has been very positively received. Hearing care professionals and clinics from Australia

clinical encounters between hearing care professionals and their clients. Our ethnographic videos also include interviews with people with hearing loss in their homes, which helps hearing care professionals get an in depth understanding their experiences. “Our main goal in producing the ethnographic documentaries is to inspire hearing care professionals worldwide [...] than fill in the blank and answer a test question,” she continues. “It really makes [the students] pool what they’ve learned in their graduate course work and in their clinical work by viewing these videos and dissecting what they’ve seen. They’re getting invested in the process and really understanding how much more in depth and how much more important [...] practice and promote a more person-centered approach,” says Ida Senior Anthropologist Hans Henrik Philipsen. “It is my experience that these ethnographic documentaries work as excellent mirrors, reflecting common challenges for all hearing care professionals.” The films have also become a popular tool in educational settings. Professors and instructors

Professor Louise Hickson is the inaugural and current chair of the Ida Advisory Board; Dr Nerina Scarinci, Head of Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland, was a visiting scholar at the Ida Institute in 2015; Ida tools are included in Queensland Audiology and Speech Pathology courses; and Queensland academic and clinical staff have participated in [...] Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia and the Ida Institute formalized their long-standing collaboration last week at the 2018 American Academy of Audiology conference. Professor Louise Hickson, Head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Co-Director of the Communication Disability Centre [...] Director of the Ida Institute. The agreement outlines the University of Queensland and the Ida Institute’s mutual commitment to a person-centered approach to hearing care, and states their intention to collaborate for the enhancement of audiological rehabilitation education and research. The Ida Institute has been allied with the University of Queensland

Care” and “Client Engagement and Ida Motivation Tools.” Once you have completed the courses, you can claim your Inspired by Ida label – a benchmark of quality that can be easily displayed in your email signature, electronic copies of a resume, and on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Clinics can also become members and receive [...] allows people to better articulate their needs and enables them to play a more active role in their own care. This leads to better outcomes and helps people manage their hearing loss more effectively – which ultimately entails a higher degree of patient satisfaction. Inspired by Ida also offers hearing care professionals an opportunity to demonstrate [...] by Ida , a new program that allows hearing care professionals to enhance their counseling skills and differentiate their practice through person-centered care. The program was revealed this week at the 2018 American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. By joining the program, hearing care professionals can learn how to