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ed hearing care. Based in Australia and the US, each organization brings great experience and insight from their respective countries. This helps to create a more robust picture of global hearing care implementation around the world.” Better Hearing Australia Better Hearing Australia (BHA) is the longest running independent hearing advocacy and consumer [...] of people with hearing loss and assists them with their economic independence and social connectedness. As well as providing information and support online, BHA helps thousands of people in person through branches across the country. The branches provide services like volunteer-run drop in centers, education programs, hearing loops and education about [...] many people use, to a philosophy and approach that people follow and is tangible and measurable.” Utah State University Utah State University ’s respected audiology program makes use of extensive on-site clinics for student practicums which include hearing assessments, hearing aid services, cochlear implant mapping and balance testing. They also offer

d audiologist, you understand that a healthy life with hearing loss means the client accepts the diagnosis and uses a range of strategies , both technical (amplification and other technology, such as hearing loops, Bluetooth, captioning and smartphone technology) and non-technical. The hearing health professional must drive this process, although in [...] understand the Big Picture of hearing loss. As I said in my book The Way I Hear It : "Absorbing the shocking reality of hearing loss takes time and support — from hearing care professionals who can paint that important Big Picture for us, our family and friends, other people with hearing loss, informative Internet sites, and consumer organizations. When [...] aren’t one of them), and assertiveness in having needs met. You can help instill the desired perspective of a positive self-identity: “There’s no shame in having hearing loss and I have every right to participate and be included – and I know how to do it!” Engage your client in conversation about their needs and lifestyle and provide referrals to consumer

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 Board of Trustees of Hearing Loss Association of America . Shari has an adult-onset genetic hearing loss and hopes that by sharing [...] inexperienced hearing aid wearer and knew what I required from an audiologist and how to ask for it. This included many of the components of person-centered care I highlighted in my recent blog series on this topic. I was looking for an audiologist who: Listens to my particular hearing needs and focuses my care around those. Runs a hearing loss friendly [...] ago, I was devastated. We had invested a lot of time together to find the right programming for my hearing aids and had built a strong working relationship. She was caring, knowledgeable, and always willing to help. She understood my hearing challenges and partnered with me on my communication priorities. How could I replicate this positive dynamic with

Ena Nielsen and Senior Audiologist, Cherilee Rutherford delivered presentations and workshops at the conference, which was held near the beautifully serene Iguazu Falls. The conference was put on by the Brazilian Academy of Audiology (ABA), the Brazilian Society of Speech-Language Pathology (SBF), and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association [...] skills and strategies. Attendees were also introduced to the Ida Institute pediatric tools: My World , Transitions Management , and Telecare for Teens and Tweens . During the Person-Centered Care (PCC) seminar, Ena and Cher shared ways that PCC can benefit hearing care clinics. The presentation offered concrete steps for participants to take, and resources [...] help advance pediatric hearing care and person-centered care in South America. Cherilee expressed, “We were delighted to attend the 34th International Meeting of Audiology conference in Iguazu Falls. Not only were we blown away by the spectacular natural beauty, we were equally inspired by the Brazilian speech, language and hearing professionals’ commitment

audiology practice and fully aligned with the principles of person-centered care. Personal adjustment counseling helps audiologists to more fully engage pediatric patients, their parents, and caregivers, or adult patients and their communication partners, through the growing array of rehabilitative strategies that help patients and families attain their [...] highest communication potentials.” New and expanded topics in the third edition of text book include: Discussions on bullying, suicide ideation, and other difficult conversations Discussion of implicit bias and its impact on clinical interactions Counseling considerations for those with balance disturbances, tinnitus, and decreased sound tolerance Information [...] Discussion of the erosive nature of hearing loss on relationships Considerations for end of life; palliative care and hospice Introduction of a Question Prompt List for families of children with hearing loss Growing demand for PCC educational resources John Greer Clark, PhD, is the director of audiology education and Professor of Audiology at the University

resource Growing Up with Hearing Loss and updated it with a new chapter for ages 0-3. Growing Up with Hearing Loss focuses on the significant times of change in the life of a child with hearing loss. The platform provides insight into new environments, social needs, and the new skills needed in ages 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18 and 18+. Each chapter is based [...] 0-3, babies and toddlers are becoming increasingly aware of their environment and acquiring the building blocks to develop language, emotions, social skills and learning abilities. Parents meanwhile, are learning what their child needs to thrive. Growing Up with Hearing Loss 0-3 is a useful resource to help parents recognize the changes and challenges [...] Philadelphia , helped develop the resource and explains, “ In Be Inspired by Others , parents can view short videos from veteran families sharing their experiences. Am I Ready? prompts parents to think about what they know and how they feel and offers suggestions for what could be discussed with their hearing care providers. Finally, the Develop New Skills

of how tools and resources are used and adapted for local relevance. Can you tell us about the workshops? Yes! We have an exciting few months of workshops coming up! The first workshop in May is with the speech pathology and audiology department of Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. Bara is the world’s third largest hospital and the speech-language pathology [...] student centered and enable PCC in the student and university clinics. In June there will be another follow-up workshop with partner university, UCT. UCT’s academic staff committed to participating in the Inspired by Ida program and I’m looking forward to hearing how this is influencing their teaching and clinical supervision, and to what the next steps [...] drawn to the search for truth and to stories of our humanity. But instead of following a path to writing, Cher found herself in the beautiful, tree-lined town of Stellenbosch, SA, studying speech-language pathology and audiology. After graduating, and spending 15 productive years in the UK, she returned to South Africa and eventually joined us here at

tinnitus on temporal processing and the effectiveness of smart phone hearing aid apps. CAA also strives to be the main source of hearing care information for the public and are advocates for policy change. “I believe that Canadian audiologists are taking a holistic approach, considering the multiple touchpoints of hearing loss, and its impact to the overall [...] is driven by the fundamental belief that professional care and support is most effective and valuable when it occurs in partnership with and active participation by our clients at every step along the patient journey,” says De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. “Ida has become synonymous with person-centered [...] Dave Gordey, President of CAA. “This perspective aligns well with the Ida Institute and their model of person-centered care. The Ida Institute is well known as experts in the development of habilitation and rehabilitation tools for children and adults with hearing loss and I believe our partnership will enhance Canadian audiologists’ knowledge on supporting

ethics and guiding questions to develop an educational resource that audiology students and clinicians can use to reflect on patients’ needs within and outside the context of an appointment. Principal researcher: Andrea Simpson Co-investigators: Renee Garrucio, Clare Delany, and Stella Ng Does viewing ethnographic videos change audiology and speech-language [...] clinical self-efficacy and anxiety in commencing clinical placements? This study aims to explore the effect of observing the Ida ethnographic videos on first-year audiology and speech-language pathology students’ confidence and comfort in interacting with patients. Principal researcher: Nerina Scarinci Co-investigators: Kristen Tulloch and Christopher Lind [...] of the Ida Research Grant is to further research and build evidence for person-centered care. Each year, up to 10,000 USD is awarded in funding to three projects that develop evidence related to Ida Institute methods and tools and aim to demonstrate the effectiveness of person-centered care in hearing rehabilitation. This year’s projects will be completed

focused on two tracks: Mindset Change and Practice Change. Mindset Change is useful when a team is new to the concept of person-centered care. The process explains what PCC is and what the benefits are for clinicians and their clients. The Mindset Change process helps the team build consensus on shared goals and what they hope to achieve. Practice Change [...] Clients expectations for personalized hearing care are continuing to grow. But while clinicians and clinic managers may be committed to running their clinic in a person-centered way, they may still encounter challenges in their efforts to meet their clients’ wants and needs. The Change Guide is designed to make change processes easier for clinics. The [...] person-centered care to their team, build a consensus on actionable points among colleagues, and get everyone working together towards shared goals. The Change Guide uses an appreciative approach to help team members focus on what is already working well in the clinic and reframe obstacles so that they can be used to the team’s advantage. As part of our own