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English, Dr. Christine dePlacido and Dr. Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen. A group of approximately 20 hearing care professionals have been accepted into the programme and provided an educational stipend to attend the seminar. ‘We are extremely excited about this seminar because it is the first of its kind in hearing healthcare and audiology,’ said Dr. Kristina English [...] pleased to present its first education seminar entitled, Defining Hearing: Clinical Definitions of Hearing Loss Are Not Always Understood By Everyday People on 24-26 September in Skodsborg, Denmark. The purpose of this seminar is to develop a relationship centered care approach to defining hearing. The distinguished faculty for the seminar include the following [...] English, associate professor, president of the American Academy of Audiology and Ida Institute faculty member.

Published: 05-09-2008 21:44 by Sharmi Albrechtsen

of Queensland and it has been extensively evaluated. The program encourages families to work together and find effective strategies for daily life issues, for example, participants do exercises related to lip reading and face to face communication. ‘ACE has been extremely popular because it is simple yet effective,’ said Hickson. ‘And the evidence shows [...] shows that it does make a positive difference to the lives of older people with hearing impairment.’ Professor Louise Hickson is Acting Head of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Co-Director of the Communication Disability Centre at The University of Queensland. [...] ‘I believe that the Ida Institute and I have the same goal which is to improve outcomes,’ said Prof. Louise Hickson. Prof. Hickson recently started a project entitled ACE: Active Communication Education. The aim of ACE is for adults with hearing impairment to become more effective communicators by providing them with strategies to cope better in everyday

Published: 18-08-2008 18:13

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has appointed eight distinguished experts in hearing health and related disciplines to its newly formed Advisory Board. The board will provide counsel and support for the Institute’s strategic planning, including seminar topics, content and structure, faculty appointments and dissemination of information and tools developed by the Institute. The Ida Institute [...] Institute will convene its first seminar, Defining Hearing, in September. Institute Advisory Board members are appointed for a term of two years. The new members include: Lucille B. Beck, Ph.D. Department of Veterans Affairs; Adrian Davis, OBE, University of Manchester; Claus Elberling, Ph.D. Oticon Foundation; David Fabry, Ph.D. University of Miami; [...] Miami; Louise Hickson, Ph.D. the University of Queensland; Sophia E. Kramer Ph.D. VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam; Robert Sweetow, Ph.D. University of California and Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, Ph.D. University of Copenhagen.

al and social challenges of hearing loss. “The Ida Institute will work through a process of professional collaboration to support new angles of inquiry on hearing loss and its impact,” stated Lise Lotte Bundesen, director of the new institute. “The Ida Institute will serve as a catalyst for knowledge sharing and the development of innovative and practical [...] process people with hearing loss experience from the realization of possible hearing loss to acceptance to finding the right solution and learning to live a full life with their hearing impairment. Bundesen noted, “We will consider the many physical, psychological and social barriers an individual encounters on this ‘patient journey’ and develop new tools [...] guidelines and recommendations to enable hearing care professionals to provide better patient care and counsel.” The William Demant and Wife Ida Emilie Foundation statutes mandate that income, which is derived through its ownership of the majority of shares in William Demant Holding, be used to support the needs of hearing-impaired individuals and organizations

Published: 06-06-2006 14:24

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