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been working with pediatric hearing care professionals to develop a new IDA tool that will help pediatric audiologists understand the impact of hearing loss from a child´s point of view. The tool will be called “My World” and it will allow pediatric audiologists to explore e.g. home and classroom situations with hearing impaired children through building [...] e.g. figures and furniture and adding them to their own map. The audiologist can then use the map created by the child to open a dialogue about how they communicate and cope in different situations. This can help the audiologist answer a number of questions: How does the child manage technology? How does the child deal with their hearing loss in different [...] different social situations? “When is it easy and when is it difficult?” ‘This has been a very fruitful collaborative effort and the feedback from the try-outs in clinics has been very positive’ said Managing Director, Lise Lotte Bundesen. The tool has been tested in clinics and the final development is now underway. The expected release date is the end

professors interested in rehabilitation and counseling representing universities from Australia, the Philippines, China and Malaysia. The two-day panel session, co-sponsored by the University of Queensland, explored opportunities to integrate Ida’s innovative education materials and teaching methods into undergraduate and graduate curricula. "While Australian [...] us in reaching the next generation of hearing care professionals," said Lise Lotte Bundesen, Managing Director of the Ida Institute. "Through this process, the Institute hopes to affect positive growth for students and the profession and ultimately, to deliver an improved quality of care to people with hearing loss." In addition to a successful academic [...] the Institute also conducted two workshops in Sydney and Melbourne, educating more than 100 audiologists in Australia. The workshops engaged participants in a unique collaborative inquiry process with a goal of providing practical, actionable knowledge and tools to facilitate patient-centered hearing care.

members of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) at their annual conference in Washington. All of the members attending the workshop were hearing impaired. Following the last seminar series,” Living Well with hearing Loss” the Ida Institute has developed a Living Well tool prototype designed to better understand the person with hearing loss within [...] to gain some patient perspectives on the Living Well prototype tool. The workshop was received favorably and the participants were enthusiastic about the aspects of the tool that would facilitate their telling their personal stories related hearing loss to the audiologist. Development on the tool continues – also incorporating the feed-back from testing [...] within their social context, to hear the patient’s unique story and to formulate positive management strategies for different social situations together with the patient. This has been tried out in clinics. Participants at the seminars felt that as this tool had some unique qualities, it was essential to obtain patients perspective on this. Participant

Published: 23-02-2011 11:38

contains our collection of ethnographic films and videos of clinical situations. The films provide different perspectives on audiological practice and can be used to help you reflect on your own practice. The films Ethnographic films Watch real-life situations at the clinic and in the homes of people with hearing loss. Clinical reenactments These short films [...] films are based on real ethnographic film footage and, to protect the privacy of the participants, reenacted verbatim by actors. Parents' perspective These interviews offer important insights into the parents' perspective, experiences, and needs when their child is first diagnosed with hearing loss.

Published: 08-02-2011 01:00 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

Our student helper and anthropology student Therese Kjellerup Thorstholm has written an article in the January 2011 issue of the Danish magazine Hørelsen (Hearing) about the lack of hearing loss prevention programs targeted at young people in the Danish society. She exemplifies how sound from MP3 players is something that we can control ourselves unlike [...] can be, they still turn up the volume. The lack of initiatives of prevention is surprising compared to how many published researches show the increase of young people with hearing loss caused by mp3 players. The article is written in Danish. To read full article please follow the link >>

Published: 10-11-2010 14:07

the current state of outcomes in audiology, explores possible reasons why outcomes are the way they are, and establishes the rationale for why audiologic practice needs to change to be more inclusive of understanding the human dynamics of hearing loss. Downloads Audiological Outcomes Instructor's Guide Module 1 Learning principles Learn more >> Audiological

Published: 05-11-2010 11:40

. Specifically, the section focuses on the importance of understanding the principles of motivational interviewing and of recognizing ambivalence. Downloads Motivational Interviewing Instructor's Guide Module 3 Living Well with Hearing Loss Learn more >> Motivational Interviewing Learn more >> Motivation Tools Learn more >> Communication Partnerships

Published: 20-10-2010 15:43

Goal Sharing for Partners (GPS) Tool and the Communication Rings Tool. Students will observe how an audiologist uses the Communication Rings and the GPS in a case reenactment and will gain experience using these through role-play. Downloads Communication Partner Tools Instructor's Guide Module 3 Living Well with Hearing Loss Learn more >> Motivational

Published: 18-10-2010 15:48 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

experts in hearing health and related disciplines to its Advisory Board. The new members are: Michele Clapin, B.SpThy, M.Aud and MHSM M.AudSA (CCP), Executive Manager of Clinical Practice for Australian Hearing; Berth Danermark, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Örebro University, Sweden; Patricia Kricos, Ph.D., Professor of Audiology and Director of [...] Florida; and Joseph Montano, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Audiology in Clinical Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College. The new Advisory Board members join current members Lucille Beck, Ph.D., Director of Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs; Adrian Davis OBE FFPH FSS FRSA, Director, NHS Newborn Hearing and Newborn [...] Medical Center, Amsterdam. The nine-member Advisory Board provides advice and guidance on key issues and initiatives of the nonprofit Institute and serve as Institute ambassadors, facilitating dissemination of Ida Institute knowledge and tools. “Our Advisory Board members bring a depth and range of expertise that will be invaluable as we enter the next phase

Published: 18-10-2010 15:46 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

seminars, regional and national workshops, targeted media and network communications and development of innovative, practical and actionable tools. The Institute will also continue to collaborate with universities and other academic organizations to introduce Institute-generated curricula and teaching protocols to a new generation of hearing care practitioners [...] seminars and workshops, practical tools and support network have benefited thousands of hearing care professionals in private practices, public clinics and academic institutions worldwide and thus their patients.” “The Oticon Foundation is fully behind the Ida Institute’s effort towards assuring a more successful patient journey for hearing loss patients [...] contributor to a substantial and positive paradigm shift that will enable hearing care professionals to work together with their patients and achieve better outcomes by addressing the human dynamics of hearing loss.” The Oticon Foundation funding will enable the Ida Institute to continue to create opportunities for hearing care professionals to participate