Rehab Training for Families
The families of children with hearing impairment need specialised skills to give their loved ones the best start in life. This is why the HHA has developed the Family Curriculum Workshop to give the families of children with Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants advanced techniques to support their rehabilitation.
2nd Rehab Course in Pakistan
It was a pleasure to welcome a new eleven-strong cohort to our Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation in Pakistan. The online orientation session introduced participants to each other and the MED-EL experts who will be teaching the course. The year-long programme will continue with in-person workshops in Karachi in December. This is the second PCHR course to run in Pakistan following the success of the first course in Lahore. Participants will study the theory and practice of hearing loss rehabilitation over four week-long workshops.
Public Health Training in Kenya
How do you reduce the burden of hearing loss across a population? This was a key question at the second Public Health Planning for Hearing Impairment (PHPHI) workshop in Africa. Between 16 and 20 October, 37 healthcare professionals from across eastern Africa gathered at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and MED-EL have partnered to deliver this valuable training which gives participants powerful, systematic tools to address hearing impairment.
International Otology Workshop in Poland
Three leading ENT surgeons from Islamabad and Lahore, Dr. Azeem Aslam, Dr. Najeeb Tallat and Dr. Imran Saeed, participated in the 73rd Window Approach Workshop organized by the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing at the World Hearing Centre in Kajetany, Poland. The internationally well-known otology workshop took place on September 18-19 and was hosted by the world-renowned ENT surgeons Prof. Dr. hab. N. med., Dr. h.c. multi Henryk Skarżyński and Prof. Piotr Henryk Skarżyński, M.D., Ph.D., MSc.
“CI in Emerging Nations” Conference in Istanbul
ENT professionals from all over the world gathered in Istanbul to discuss how to improve access to hearing healthcare at the international conference “7th World Congress of Cochlear Implantation in Emerging Countries”. The Global CI Access Network hosted the 3-day conference between September 14 and 16 together with experts from all partner countries. Delegates presented on the key pillars of the Hearing Healthcare Alliance by giving examples of their implementation in their respective region.
New Hearing Rehab Workshops in Africa
The HHA is thrilled to welcome participants to our second Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation (PCHR) in Africa! After the success of the first course which finished in July, 12 new hearing healthcare professionals from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda gathered in Accra, Ghana for the first of four week-long workshops. Together, participants will develop crucial skills in the rehabilitation of children with hearing impairment through practical workshops and seminars.
Hearing Rehab Workshops in Africa
Coming from across Sub-Saharan Africa, a group of rehab professionals joined the launch of a new Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation. During the orientation session held on 20 July, participants began with a Situation Analysis bringing attention to the state of the field and the importance of rehabilitation of hearing loss. Over the coming months, there will be 12 days of practical coursework including an in-person workshop in Ghana in September.
PCHR Graduation & PCFS Start
The first one-year PCHR training program in Pakistan successfully finished between 16 and 19 July. In the fourth and final session, held in-person at the Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore, Joanna Shepherd and MaryKay Therres from MED-EL reviewed videos of the participants’ therapy sessions and discussed the outcomes of the final exam. On the last day the certificates were handed over to the graduates in a festive ceremony.
Audiology Workshop & Needs Assessment
From all over Pakistan, thirty professionals came to Lahore for the second Audiology Updates Workshop at Pearl Continental Hotel. New strategies for daily work with patients were shared over two days, and Alejandra Kontides equipped participants with the latest advances in audiological practice. The special focus was put on objective measurement methods in a fitting workflow and on the importance of understanding the intersections of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology for the successful speech development of a child.
Otology Masterclass in Tanzania
Congratulations to our partners in Tanzania for holding the first Otology Masterclass led by instructors entirely from Tanzania. Twelve participating surgeons, who all rated the training as excellent, worked through topics including audiology, speech pathology, radiology, anatomy, surgery, and case presentations. Alongside lectures from local and international experts, participants were able to get into the lab for hands-on skills training sessions where they practiced temporal bone dissection, mastoidectomies, posterior tympanotomy, myringotomy and grommet tube insertions on the bones.