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Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has been proposed by the World Health Organization to establish a framework and classification for the patient and clinical perspective both at the individual and the population level. It integrates long known concepts and provides a universal and standardized language. Based on the ICF a thorough and comprehensive picture [...] impairments and quality of life problems that are associated with hearing loss. Currently the committee is making a systematic review regarding the measures used in clinical trials and selected observational studies. Once finished, a qualitative study using focus groups and individual interviews with patients with hearing loss will be done and an expert [...] counteract the inherent problem that hearing loss follows various clinical courses and is unpredictable in terms of prognosis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed an ICF core set for hearing loss. A member of Ida community, Sarah Granberg registered audiologist, lecturer and PhD student at the Dep of Hearing Science Örebro University in Sweden

Published: 26-05-2009 17:40 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

The seminar focused on how audiologists and other hearing healthcare professionals can motivate patients and/or help ensure existing patient motivation remains high enough to achieve the best possible outcomes. Participants were very excited about the seminar which provided lectures, theater role play scenarios and collaborative group work. "I was very [...] (Business Development Manager) with Amplifon in the UK. "I will definitely be bringing new tools, experiences and ideas back to work. This was a truly eye opening experience." "This first seminar met our expectations and the participants energy and excitement means we will see impact on daily practice," said Lise Lotte Bundesen, director of the Ida Institute [...] Institute. All Ida seminars use the Ida Institute framework to offer participants the chance to explore both their own practices and also the practice of audiology within a wider global context.

thinking of 65 hearing and healthcare professionals from around the world who participated in the Ida Institute’s first seminar series, “The Process of Defining Hearing.” “We were very excited to attend AudiologyNOW! -- an important goal of the Ida institute is knowledge sharing and by engaging hundreds of audiologists and hearing care professionals [...] Institute hosted an exhibit and distributed its newest tool, A Possible Patient Journey at the AudiologyNOW! Conference in Dallas, April 1-5. The Ida staff met with hundreds of American and international delegates during the conference. The conference gave the staff an opportunity to spread the word about the Ida Institute and its mission as well as expand [...] ls at such a venue – we can increase our visibility and spread the message of our Institute.’

assist hearing care professionals chart each patient’s unique experiences of hearing loss. A Possible Patient Journey invites users to explore past and potential future experiences to gain a fuller appreciation of an individual’s unique hearing loss “journey” and increase the potential for positive outcomes. Developed by the Institute's faculty and staff [...] journey maps. My Ida membership is required to access the online patient journey tool. Membership is free at www.idainstitute.dk and open to hearing and care professionals and all others interested in the dynamics of hearing loss. [...] Institute “A Possible Patient Journey is designed to assist hearing care professionals in facilitating communication with patients and their families, with colleagues, and with students.” The Institute recognizes that A Possible Patient Journey is only one of many ways to approach the experience of hearing loss. As with all models, it cannot fully depict all

hed faculty members Prof. Dave Fabry, Prof. John Greer Clark, Dr. Lorraine Gailey and Dr. Hanne Tønnesen have worked with Ida to create a unique seminar series focused on how audiologists and other hearing healthcare professionals can stimulate patient motivation and/or help ensure existing motivation remains high enough to achieve favorable outcomes [...] in the clinic and the impact this engagement process can have on the audiologist’s potential to influence a patient’s willingness to embrace future recommendations. ‘We are very excited about this new series of seminars which we hope will be impactful on daily practice and help audiologists and their patients find better outcomes and satisfaction in [...] whether that involves the use of hearing instruments, attending a communication skills program or adopting any other hearing care solution,’ said Lise Lotte Bundesen, director of the Ida Institute. All Ida seminars use the Ida Institute framework to offer participants the chance to explore both their own practices and the practice of audiology within

participants, many of whom work in universities, public and private hearing care clinics. They along with our staff and faculty are essential in creating tools and materials for health care professionals. For example, a new patient journey tool will be unveiled at AAA this year that includes the ideas and comments of all seminar participants. ‘But the patient [...] Defining Hearing seminar series ended with the latest seminar in late February. The Ida Institute was extremely pleased with the outcome from the seminar series: The Process of Defining Hearing. We are looking forward to our new series: Motivational Engagement starting in May. The seminars are designed to take advantage of the professional and clinical [...] patient journey tool is just one of the many tools and educational materials that we will be producing thanks to the explorative and collaborative nature of the seminars. For example, clinical case studies from the participants audiology clinics will also be used for role playing exercises,' said Lise Lotte Bundesen, Director. In addition, Ida ‘fellows’

encephaliatis and other infections of the brain, particularly in immune-compromised children. The group is also seeking to provide special auditory FM equipment and support for a class of hearing impaired students in Nairobi. In Spring 2009, Dr. Browne along with several audiology students will travel Nyumbani to start the establishment of a hearing healthcare [...] Audiologist Dr. Tomi Browne had a very personal experience of sponsoring an HIV-positive Kenyan orphan, Mungai, deafened from meningitis for a cochlear implant surgery and follow-up. After this experience, she was determined to do even more. She started the nonprofit organization, HEARt of the Village, an effort to improve the lives of those affect

Published: 29-01-2009 13:50 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

More than 20 hearing healthcare professionals from 9 countries attended the Defining Hearing 1B seminar from January 26th-28th 2009. 'We were very pleased with the excitement and creativity of this group of participants who are leaders in their local communities and who we believe will be active members of the Ida global community, said Lise Lotte Bundesen [...] Bundesen, Director of the Ida Institute. The seminar included lectures by our renowned faculty, interactive sessions, group workshops, individual reflections, films and a theater session. The group was instrumental in creating a patient journey model that will be posted on this website in the first week of February.

Published: 28-10-2008 11:07

of the CPHI and served on the VA's hearing aid selection committee. Her areas of expertise include counseling individuals with hearing impairment and members of their families, psychosocial adjustment to hearing loss, and self-assessment of communication and adjustment problems experienced secondary to hearing loss. An ASHA Fellow and Editor of Pe [...] research projects and has published papers, a book and book chapters on psychosocial- and occupational aspects of hearing impairment, effort in hearing and (self-report) methods of assessment. Kramer is vice president of the International Collegium or Rehabilitative Audiology and serves as editorial board member of the International Journal of Qualitative [...] Institute for Health and Care Research at the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam. She also serves on the Ida Advisory Board. Her major research interests are in the psychological and societal effects of hearing loss in adults, listening effort, adult aural rehabilitation and outcomes assessment. She is involved in various national and international

More than 20 esteemed hearing care professionals attended the Ida Institute seminar last month in Skodsborg, Denmark. The seminar was entitled Defining Hearing: Clinical Definitions of Hearing Loss Are Not Always Understood By Everyday People. The distinguished faculty for the seminar included the following lecturers: Dr. Harvey Abrams, Dr. Kristina [...] Kristina English, Dr. Christine dePlacido and Dr. Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen. The seminar involved interactive workshops, lectures and a theater project. In addition, participants worked on finding solutions to daily issues regarding communication with their patients.