Awareness: The earlier the better
This course has been accredited by the CPD Standards Office
TITLE:
Awareness: The earlier the better
DURATION:
~1 hour
SPEAKERS:
Prof. Dr. Paul Van de Heyning
Dr. Anja Kurz
Prof. AuD. Andrea Overton
Prof. Dr. Farid Alzhrani
Dr. Kari Smilsky
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Hagen
Prof. Dr. Joseph Chen
Dr. Sara Ghiselli
This course was recorded during the HEARRING Network Meeting in Dubai, which was dedicated to the theme “The earlier the better” and took place from 21 to 23 of October 2024.
The speakers of this course include such renowned specialists as Prof. Dr. Paul Van de Heyning, Dr. Anja Kurz, Ass. Prof. AuD. Andrea Overton, Prof. Dr. Farid Alzhrani, Dr. Kari Smilsky, Prof. Dr. Rudolf Hagen, Prof. Dr. Joseph Chen and Dr. Sara Ghiselli.
This course is covering a range of key topics, such as the stigma behind hearing loss, it’s consequences on the quality of life and the societal cost of it, facilitating evidence-based policymaking and increasing awareness, the concept of early fitting and access to hearing healthcare, financing innovative hearing solutions as well as the GRADE System method and its value.
Course Content
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Awareness
- Prof. Dr. Paul Van de Heyning: The Earlier, The Better
- Dr. Anja Kurz: Making HL more understandable by the International Classification of Functioning (IFC WHO)
- Ass. Prof. AuD. Andrea Overton: When a Hearing Aid is no Longer Enough
- Prof. Dr. Farid Alzhrani: Awareness of Early Fitting
- Dr. Kari Smilsky: Access to Hearing Healthcare, Interventions, and Rehabilitation for Persons Living with Hearing Loss
- Prof. Dr. Paul Van de Heyning: The Collection of Data to Facilitate Evidence-Based Policymaking for Persons Living with HL
- Prof. Dr. Rudolf Hagen: Project Aeneas
- Prof. Dr. Joseph Chen: Financing Innovative Hearing Solutions
- Dr. Sara Ghiselli: GRADE Evidence to Decision: A Systematic and Transparent Approach to Making Well Informed Healthcare Choices
- Prof. Dr. Paul Van de Heyning: Conclusion