Talking with families about QoL
Extending QoL conversations from the individualized level to the family level. If we help them identify ways to make their family life happier with better hearing, we are one step closer to family-centered care.
Clinical Practice
Evidence and practical guidance relevant to audiological practice and the delivery of hearing care.
Why Family-Centered Care is not a time waster
Have you already listened to the second episode of our podcast starring Joe Montano, Professor of Audiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York?
Improving patient relationships by giving up the driver’s seat
Two drivers, one bus – A novel tool for promoting pediatric family-centered care.
The pivotal role of family in making healthcare related decisions
Family members can help patients with hearing loss make decisions about their management options. And when supportive, they can even increase the uptake of hearing aids.
We proudly present…The Audiologist
Welcome to our brand-new podcast series on Family-Centered Care! In the first episode, Louise Hickson tells us why there is no need for mixed feelings about involving the family into hearing care. Listen in!
Hearing more with less cognitive effort – worth a change in behavior
With a little guidance from hearing care professionals on how to make Roger™ use a habit, those with hearing loss can fully reap the rewards of improved attentional load and not miss life’s ‘invisible gorillas’.
There is more to life than the audiogram…
Audiologists are taught the importance of the audiogram. For good reason, as audiometry is the gold standard for diagnostics. But there is more to life than pure tones in quiet, right?
Family-centered care (FCC) and eAudiology: the marriage of concept and technology
When schedules and distance prevent families from attending consults, technology offers hearing care professionals an easy and convenient solution.
The teenage brain – Ready for advanced conversations
On a daily basis, teens contend with complicated problems and choices. Talking about complications can help.
What can we do to foster more family member involvement?
Once we identify the obstacles that are preventing us from implementing a family-centered approach, we can brainstorm and find facilitators to overcome them.
Active Communication Education program: Family-Centered Care in action
Bringing adults with hearing loss and their family members together to problem solve day-to-day communication is a brilliant way to provide family-centered hearing care.
Gradual change is hard to detect and not just for amphibians
My husband knows when I struggle to hear and fills the blind spot in the dialogue with my HCP. Family-centered care ensures we work together towards solutions that fit our true needs.