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Published: 02-03-2012 14:24

In a pickle Spanish subtitles An elderly lady is struggling to operate her hearing aid and the audiologist is having a hard time helping her understand how to use it. Color of my hair Video>> A personal thing Video>> Practice and patience Video>> Related videos Back to Tools >> Topics >>

in Room 205C. The Living Well tool enables hearing care professionals to explore the person behind the hearing loss and discover aspects that may prevent the patient to lead the life of their choice. Come to the workshop and learn how to use the tool and apply active listening and observation methods during consultation sessions. Visit the Audiology [...] our E-Learning Lab, Forum and idea competition for hearing loss awareness. Our exhibit is number 1601 and is located near the entrance to the main exhibition hall. On Wednesday, 28 March, Ida Senior Audiologist Melanie Gregory and Ida Fellow Patricia McCarthy will lead an interactive workshop on the Living Well counseling tool from 2:30pm - 3:30pm in [...] Ida Institute staff and fellows will contribute to the upcoming AAA Conference in Boston by staffing an exhibit, holding a workshop on the Living Well tool and previewing the Ida Group AR Multi-Media Manual. Throughout the conference, Ida will staff an exhibit where visitors can join our network, pick up hard-copies of our tools and purchase our two newest

director Lise Lotte Bundesen and Oticon Foundation Chairman Niels Boserup called for people around the world to create ideas to inspire action and raise awareness for hearing loss. “The collaborative process will enable us to engage the collective intelligence of our network and the general public to build awareness of hearing loss and its impact,” stated managing [...] have already signed up for the competition, and we are looking for more good ideas! Individuals and groups can submit ideas at www.awarenessforhearingloss.com from now until September 3, 2012. At our booth, we introduced hundreds of hearing care professionals, educators and students to our tools, website and online networking opportunities. Throughout [...] presentations of the Living Well and My World tools, our two newest counselling tools. We hope all of our new community members walked away excited to explore what our website and tools have to offer. On top of the launch and the exhibit, we also reached others through workshops. Ida senior audiologist Melanie Gregory and Ida Fellow Patricia McCarthy led

seminar series explored the role hearing loss may have on an individual’s relationships and communication with friends, spouses and family members. The Communication Rings tool helps patients identify important people in their lives and consider how their hearing loss impacts their relationships with them. Manchaiah and Stephens recommend modifying the [...] People then come and go around us, and some people become more important to us at different points and times in our life.” To follow up on the article, Manchaiah is currently exploring the different stages of the communication partner journey. He recently had the opportunity to interview a number of spouses whose partners had a hearing loss. He shared [...] been affected greatly by the hearing loss. They seem to manage well. But, there are a few that may need treatment on their own. They, as the communication partner, may need support themselves. We as audiologists should possibly recognize this need and offer them support.” We look forward to hearing more from Manchaiah and Stephens as they continue to

(the Line, the Box, and the Circle) to better understand and empower patients to change their lifestyle and behavior. The WHO textbook, titled “ Engage in the Process of Change; Facts and Methods ,” explains how the motivation tools can help support health professionals in a range of medical areas, such as surgery, cardiology and audiology. The textbook [...] patient’s audiogram and the implications of measured hearing deficits on speech reception cannot build the same motivation as is created through a personal exploration of the negative impacts of hearing loss identified by one of any number of self-assessment tools developed by audiologist,” they wrote. In conclusion, Trychin and Clark state that the [...] comments and suggestions. “We are very excited about the release of this groundbreaking publication. The textbook calls attention to the importance and value of the motivation tools in the field of audiology and other areas of health care,” stated Philipsen. “The textbook will help introduce the motivation tools to healthcare systems, clinics and health

teaching our patients about hearing loss, hearing aids, and so on to a more patient-centered practice model in audiological rehabilitation - one that involves more listening than talking,” writes Louise Hickson. “After all, our patients are the ones who live day to day with a hearing loss. It is they who manage their hearing loss.” This Ida-focused issue [...] s see themselves with fresh eyes, use a new vocabulary to understand patients’ journeys, and inspire them to create new tools and methods to counsel and communicate more effectively with patients. She urges readers to understand the importance of counseling and communication skills in daily practice: “Let’s connect the dots: effective counseling supports [...] The February 2012 issue of Seminars in Hearing focuses entirely on the work, principles and tools of the Ida Institute. The issue contains 10 articles written by Ida US Academic Panel members and others on the benefits of patient centered care practices in the field of audiology. In the issue’s introduction, Ida Academic Panel member Kris English cites

been established the year prior. Time has marched forward, and so has Trevor Menchenton. He is now the owner and lead clinical audiologist at Audiocorp, a private hearing clinic with locations throughout New Brunswick, Canada. We recently had a chance to catch up with him and learn how Ida’s principles have contributed to the success of his private clinic [...] perspective of the impact that their hearing loss is having on them and others.” Trevor Menchenton is an established member of the Canadian audiology community. In 2009, he received the Jean Kienapple Award for Clinical Excellence from the Canadian Academy of Audiology. His private clinic, Audiocorp, is growing and opened their third full-time clinic [...] One could say that the Ida Institute and Trevor Menchenton have developed side-by-side from the very start. Menchenton attended Ida’s first seminar series titled “Defining Hearing” in 2009. At that point, Menchenton was a graduate audiology student at Dalhouise University in Halifax, Canada. The Ida Institute was a new organization, having just been

good questions and comments we received at the BSHAA Congress," stated Lise Lotte Bundesen. "The BSHAA community was eager to learn more about the Living Well tool and to find different ways to better understand the patient's story about their hearing loss and incorporate their story into the treatment process." BSHAA represents and promotes the interests [...] interests of independent hearing aid professionals within Great Britain, Northern Ireland and throughout the world. The society seeks to develop high professional and commercial standards and provides facilities for study, practice and continuing professional development. [...] counseling tool at the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) Congress held in Nottingham, United Kingdom from 18-19 May. Over 200 BSHAA members attended Bundesen's lecture on the Living Well tool. Attendees learned how the tool can help audiologists better understand the patient's perspective of hearing loss in daily life. "I was very impressed

n strategies and technological solutions. Shabana used the tool with 10 patients with moderate-to-severe hearing loss. The patients had been fitted with hearing aids three months prior to the consultation and were coming in for a follow-up appointment. His initial findings were that using the tool helped patients describe their hearing handicap inventory [...] using the Ida Living Well tool at the 2nd International Conference on Adult Hearing Screening (AHS) at Lake Como, Italy last week. Shabana is a professor of audiology at Cairo University, Egypt. He attended the Ida Institute’s Living Well with Hearing Loss seminar series in 2011 and was instrumental in developing the tool that resulted from the seminar. [...] with hearing loss experience in their daily lives. “The positivity of the Living Well tool is not just about identifying specific communication situations,” states Shabana. “The key to the tool is helping one explore the various problems a patient might be dealing with. I can then use this information later on when conducting new fittings and working

Published: 14-06-2012 13:52

External Engagement Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences The University of Queensland, AU Patricia Kricos, Ph.D. Former Professor of Audiology and the Director of the Center for Gerontological Studies University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Jane Madell, Ph.D. Audiologist, Speech-Language Pathologist, and LSLS Auditory Verbal Therapist Joseph [...] Joseph Montano, Ed.D Chief of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Jill Preminger, Ph.D. Program of Audiology, The University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA Sam Trychin, Ph.D. Psychologist, private practice Consultant, Stairways Behavioral Health, Erie, PA, USA