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Brazil gathered online at the 36th Encontro Internacional de Audiologia (EIA) . At the conference, the Ida team was thrilled to launch the Inspired by Ida program to the Brazilian audience in collaboration with our partners at the Brazilian Academy of Audiology (ABA), the Brazilian Society of Speech-Language Pathology (SBFa), and the University of São Paulo [...] families. I believe that PCC is necessary, not only in the therapist-patient relationship, but also for raising awareness in the training of health professionals and in the approach of the companies that offer products and solutions to the patients.” ABA Board Members Adriane Teixeira, PhD, Professor at the Health and Human Communication Department, Universidade [...] humane person-centered care. As such, the timing is ideal for launching the Inspired program in Brazil, because everybody is feeling the need of integrating technology and humanization, ensuring that the personal touch is still prevalent.” Beatriz Mendes, member of the EIA organizing committee, agrees, “After a full year of improving technology and implementing

to ensure that PCC is assessed in all the different student practicals across the two programs. Furthermore, all our final-year students have recently earned the Inspired by Ida qualification, completing online courses in PCC and committing to delivering it. We’ve seen the positive impact of this program on the students’ views and their treatment of [...] This is the first in a series of interviews with members of the Person-Centered Hearing Network (PCHN) – a collaboration between 30 Ida Institute partners around the world committed to delivering, teaching, researching, and advocating for person-centered hearing care. We kick off with the University of Pretoria , the largest residential university in [...] participants at every step along the patient journey. Over the last three to five years, as global interest in PCC has grown, we have also been focusing more on PCC in terms of service delivery and student training. And as an Ida partner, we have been able to work with other universities in the network who share the goal of infusing PCC into all aspects

clinicians. She hopes it will be ready within the next two years. Preparing the audiologists of the future As in many countries, training the next generation is key to the expansion of person-centered hearing care. The current audiology curriculum at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia focuses almost exclusively on the biomedical approach. Keen to change this [...] training by showing them Ida tools and resources in the classroom and providing guidance when they arrive at the university clinic for their internships. “At the start of their time in the clinic, the students focus mainly on the patient’s impairment and the biomedical approach. They are so attached to the audiometers and otoscopes – they feel that if they’re [...] countries, is the way the public healthcare system functions, often not allowing for longer appointments or for clinicians to offer services beyond the tests requested by the referring ENT. Dr Ali also believes cultural norms in Asia hold patients back from engaging in the management of their condition. “We grew up with the idea that the person in authority

for Covid-19. The pandemic accelerated trends that were years in the making, such as telehealth, the rise of alternative hearing technologies, and person-centered care. No longer could people with hearing loss rely on their audiologists for everything. And their audiologists could not realistically fill all their patients’ needs. The flexibility and [...] this time expanded the meaning of person-centered care (PCC), strengthening and stretching each of its main tenets. You can read more about the four principles that comprise PCC for me in my e-book Person-Centered Care from the Patient Perspective . Below, I discuss how each expanded during the pandemic. 1. Partner with your patient The patient/provider [...] even more true during the pandemic, where traditional technologies were hindered by masks and social distancing. During the pandemic, people with hearing loss learned the importance of self-identifying, with some even announcing their hearing loss through messages on their masks. Increased media coverage also helped educate the public about hearing loss

how that care should look in the future will be gained through the second part of the study, which will assess the value of using the Ida Institute’s tinnitus counseling tools in clinical practice in Australia and the UK. The audiogram for children My Hearing Explained for Children is a conversation guide launched by the Ida Institute in 2020 to help [...] In 2021, the Ida Institute is funding three ambitious and timely research projects on hearing loss and rehabilitation spanning three continents. The winners of this year’s Research Grant will be studying the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tinnitus perception, the efficacy of Ida’s online Living Well tool, and the value of using an Ida Institute [...] studying the efficacy of the online tool Living Well with first-time users of hearing aids being treated at the first public audiology clinic providing hearing aid fitting services in Greece. The inclusion of a control group will ensure any specific impacts of the tool can be identified. Evgenia Vassou, who is leading the research project, hopes the study

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Explained to remind Bob and his wife Jean what the hearing test had revealed about Bob’s hearing and combines this with his responses to the online Living Well tool, which the couple had completed prior to the appointment. Bob and Jean are open about the communication problems they have experienced as a result of the hearing loss, about Bob’s behavior changes [...] struggling. Their answers guide the discussion in the appointment, where we also see Priya use My Hearing Explained in conjunction with Living Well to remind the couple what Mr Spurr’s hearing was like when she first tested it. Both Mr and Mrs Spurr are comfortable talking about the communication problems caused by the hearing loss and open to trying [...] his audiologist, believes this is the primary cause of his hearing loss. Mr Spurr had been wearing National Health Service hearing aids for six years before coming to Priya’s clinic and has been seeing her for about a year. Prior to this appointment, we see Mr and Mrs Spurr fill out Living Well online to identify the communication situations where he

not necessarily sold the rehab,” said one person. “It puts the emphasis on the device and not the clinician, yet research suggests it’s the relationship with the clinician that has the biggest impact on the hearing outcome. Choosing your audiologist is the biggest thing, not choosing which hearing aid – so we need to redirect the emphasis.” Starting [...] What insights from the Future Hearing Journeys report can help us prepare for the future? How can we collaborate locally and globally to expand person-centered care (PCC)? These were some of the questions tackled by the Person-Centered Hearing Network (PCHN) in a meeting on June 1, facilitated by the Ida Institute. Nearly all of the network’s 29 organizations [...] care. Looking to the future Discussions in small groups on the future of hearing care and how Ida’s recent report can help network members prepare gave rise to concrete and thought-provoking proposals. These included integrating the report’s insights into university curricula, using the findings to raise awareness about PCC outside the network, and k

calling him on the telephone to speak with him while he used the headphones. Mum was at the end of her tether and explained that the audiologist at the hospital had said that he was faking a hearing loss, that he could hear perfectly well, and that mum shouldn’t feed into it by using the phone to speak with him. She was very angry with the department and [...] rolling out the program across the organization has been really helpful and allowed us to deliver consistency. The program shines a light on great practice and how even the most experienced and well-meaning practitioners can be better with a bunch of easy tweaks. I think the Inspired program is well worth doing. It is accessible and the bite-sized modules [...] (PCC) has been steadily growing in recent years and increasingly appears in standards and regulations, implementation is still slow in places . Many hearing care professionals lack dedicated training in the area and are unsure how to apply it in practice. To shed light on this topic, the British Academy of Audiology and the Ida Institute are hosting

Person-centered care is key to the future of hearing healthcare Based on extensive research , the report explores the future of hearing healthcare from every angle — that of the consumer, the purveyors of care (hearing care professionals or HCPs), educators, and the broader hearing care industry. While viewpoints differed among the groups, one conclusion was [...] as individuals seek more control over their healthcare. The one constant is the desire for trust and partnership — the hallmarks of PCC. The report summarizes it well: “Hearing care will no longer be a one-way street with clients on the receiving end… The focus will shift from providing devices to supporting clients on their journey towards better hearing [...] best serve the consumer. Will HCPs and manufacturers make the investments needed to fully utilize this growing platform As I mentioned in my earlier article on this subjec t : "The key to success will be the much-needed realization that hearing is an integral part of health and happiness. This shift in mindset would create space for the changes in

can throw our support behind the WHO vision by sharing a call for governments around the world to implement people-centered hearing care for all – follow us on Facebook so you don’t miss out. Use our resources The task may seem daunting, but the tools are available to see it through. For hearing care professionals, the Ida Institute’s eLearning courses [...] us there. Last year, the International Organization for Standardization prescribed that person-centered principles and strategies must be implemented in hearing aid fitting management, while Europe adopted its first ever standard outlining the minimum requirements for PCC . Meanwhile, the OECD is focusing more on “putting people at the center of healthcare” [...] curriculum, ensuring that the hearing care professionals of the future see this approach as a fundamental part of audiological practice, not a fluffy add-on. It's easy to see the hearing care industry as an obstacle on the road to universal, person-centered hearing care – but our Future Hearing Journeys research shows that many in the industry see PCC as