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real audiologists and patients.” Ida has now begun identifying the state of change illustrated by the patients in each video, along with recommending tools that the films can be used to teach. Some of the patients filmed are asking questions about their hearing loss for the first time, and others have been living well with their hearing loss for years [...] films to our video library. The films, shot between 2009 and 2012, cover clinical session with patients around the United State and United Kingdom. The films cover a variety of clinician-patient experiences: There is a wholly-positive young man who comes in for an appointment with a hearing aid in mind; appointments that end abruptly when patients [...] patients get different news than they were expecting; a woman who shares her tips on how she introduces her hearing loss to new people and her different communication strategies; and different levels of readiness to take action across the spectrum in between. All films were all shot by Ida Institute Senior Anthropologist Hans Henrik Philipsen. “We have found

teaches and researches at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where her focus is family centered care. She has a speech pathology background and obtained her PhD from the University of Queensland. Nerina has also been involved with Ida for years, participating in our Patient Centered Care: Fluff, Fact, or Fiction? seminar, and more recently [...] parison study, looking at improving rehabilitation outcomes for older adults with hearing loss and their family members using a family centered care approach. The team is Christopher Lind from Flinder’s University, Louise Hickson, Carly Meyer, and myself from UQ, and Mel Gregory, from the Ida Institute. One of my big roles while I’m here as the visiting [...] that’s available for family members of children with hearing loss. Even though we think naturally that children with hearing loss and their families will receive family centered care, I did another project, where, actually, they’re not necessarily. The parents are there because they have to be there and rarely were the intervention needs of the family members

Published: 16-04-2015 17:13

Worth Hearing From the editor The Hearing Care Manager of the Future Hearing healthcare is changing. Advances in technology and access to hearing care services, the relatively low percentage of people with hearing loss who take action, and the changing population are among the main reasons for this change. In times of change, we need new ideas and new [...] about the hearing aid) · Makes their value recognized and works towards public awareness of good hearing · Redefines themselves from running a hearing clinic to running a shop · Acknowledges the new ageing population (75 years old is not old anymore) · Is competent and confident in skills base and counseling Outside Their Comfort Zones As hearing healthcare [...] that hearing care managers of the future could become communication specialists who would follow with patient care throughout the lifespan. Newborn hearing screenings are already standard practice, but if the relationship between patient and hearing care professional continues beyond that point, patients would come to know and trust the hearing care

technology such as Bluetooth and FM systems with hearing instruments. “Part of living well with hearing loss is the ability of the patient to identify what is important and critical in their own life and how their hearing loss may be impacting their ability to participate in that particular activity,” she says. “Hearing aids and cochlear implants provide [...] As hearing aids become more sophisticated, so does the technology that supplements them. But how do patients and their audiologists know if this added tech is helpful for the hearing aid user? In her recent article for Seminars in Hearing, “Benefits of Integrating Wireless Technology with Hearing Instruments,” Carrie Spangler, AuD, describes using Ida’s [...] Ida’s Living Well and My World tools with patients to find what important situations they have difficulty hearing in. Using the tools led to suggesting wireless technologies as one of the strategies for improving their hearing. “Utilizing the Living Well and My World tools allows the patient and professional to enter into a dialogue of what is important

Published: 08-02-2015 17:55

people for their contributions to the Teens and Tweens Dilemma Game. Joy Rosenberg Joy F. Rosenberg, M.Ed., MSc., is a Clinical Scientist in Audiology and a Teacher of the Deaf. She has spent three decades in a variety of positions in America, Asia, and Europe. Hannah Williams Hannah Williams is an audiologist and researcher based in London. She works for [...] for Chear, an independent audiology service that specializes in the assessment and management of very young children. Debbie Baerlocher Dr. Debbie Baerlocher is the Clinic Lead in pediatrics with the Elks Hearing and Balance Center in Idaho, USA. She received her doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) from Central Michigan University in 2000.

Published: 03-02-2015 12:56

document the current experience and situation of the child and the goals and next steps agreed upon. You can also use the form to record the persons who are responsible for different steps in the management of the child’s hearing loss. Please accept marketing cookies to view this content. Ariana is nine years old and has bilateral cochlear implants [...] Methods to Perserve and Record Information The conversation using the tool is an expression of the child’s experience or feelings at that particular moment. It is a good idea to record what was said in the conversation and the goals and next steps agreed upon. You can then refer to it later to check information or during the next appointment when discussing [...] Make a video or audio recording of the conversation with the child and extract the information required at a later time. The parents may also choose to do this. Remember that recording for storage requires permission from the parents and assurances from you regarding privacy issues and secure storage. Download Methods to Record Information

Published: 03-02-2015 12:56

be made and reviewed with the child to ensure that your understanding is correct. Re-engage the Family At the end of the interview, you may be able to initiate a new topic of conversation with the family based on what was said in the interview. This conversation involves talking to parents about what the scene means in terms of hearing and communication [...] situation?" "I work with other children who have trouble hearing the ... (eg, teacher, other children, etc.). Can you think of some advice to give to these children that also works well for you?" Avoid Suggestive Meanings During this process, it is important to avoid suggesting meaning to a child and instead encourage their clarification. For example, you [...] communication for their child, and what action you and the parents might take next. Download Responding to the Child's Story

Published: 03-02-2015 12:56

chosen environment should be connected to the goals for the session or the issues and challenges raised by the parents. Take the selected environment and ask the child to help you make it “just for them” by arranging furniture and selecting characters to represent friends and themselves. With the child, identify the primary communication partners in the [...] trust in the child before you introduce the tool Be sincerely curious and listen carefully Ask open-ended questions Ask "what would you do if...?" Role play solutions and strategies that are discussed with the child Ensure that the child has heard your message or question correctly and understands what to do Convey that there are no right or wrong answers [...] photos can be a starting point for your conversation and may offer concrete situations that it will be helpful to role play using My World. You may also ask the child to do a photo journey of their life with hearing loss. This journey can show what they enjoy doing, how they cope in those situations, and who their main communication partners are in different

Published: 02-02-2015 12:47

community and offer hearing health information and free hearing screenings to students at the beginning of each school year. Your visit to the school can help raise awareness of hearing loss among students and their families. From the editor Long Distance Learning Innovative Approach to Pediatric Rehabilitation Education Equips Brazil’s Hearing Professionals [...] 2010 law requiring hearing screenings for all newborns through Brazil’s socialized healthcare system, many audiologists were not prepared to take on the increased numbers of pediatric patients. To answer that need, Deborah and colleagues Professor Orozimbo Alves Costa and Maria Cecilia Bevilacqua (in memoriam) of the Speech Language and Audiology Department [...] webinar is an opportunity to learn a new skill and earn CEUs. More tools Ideas Worth Hearing Library Talks Make it easier for people to become better informed about hearing loss by organizing a speaker series at public libraries. The speaking events can provide relevant, user-friendly information about hearing health care to the community near your school

Published: 20-01-2015 15:04

Institute to film his students doing the Time and Talk workshop. Amr graduated from the faculty of medicine at Cairo University in 1988 and obtained a master in Audiology in 1991 and MD/PhD in 1996. He worked in the MRC Institute of Hearing Research from 1996-2000 and at Bristol University as a lecturer and BSc program director from 2004-2012. Amr is [...] Keeping with our commitment to collaboration and co-creation, the Ida Institute collaborated with leading subject matter experts to develop the Time and Talk tool. The tool would not have been possible without their dedicated efforts. We would like to thank them for their contributions. Lesley Jones Time and Talk is based on the Hull York Medical School [...] Silverman and Suzanne M. Kurtz. With the courtesy of the Calgary-Cambridge authors, the Ida Institute adapted the method for use in audiology in collaboration with Lesley Jones, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social Science at Hull York Medical School, University of York. Lesley is a qualitative researcher and teacher working in health and social science