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Published: 06-06-2006 14:24

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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

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.

Published: 18-08-2008 18:13

contents. If you suspect you have a hearing or health problem, Ida Institute strongly recommend you to contact a hearing or healthcare professional. Information provided “as is” The website has been developed by Ida Institute as a tool for disseminating knowledge to hearing care professionals interested in hearing and audiology. The information on this [...] timeliness, availability, functionality and compliance with applicable laws. By using this website you accept the risk that the information may be incomplete or inaccurate or may not meet your needs and requirements. Copyright and use of content The content of this website is the property of Ida Institute and is protected by copyright laws. You may [...] Terms of Use Informational purposes only The content presented on this website is solely for informational purposes and is in no way intended as a substitute for advice, treatment, or recommendations from hearing or healthcare professionals to their patients. The website should not be relied on as the basis for any decision or action. You are advised

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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