Equipping Clinics with New-born Hearing Screening Devices
Clinics in Lahore and Gambat have added new hearing screening devices to their offerings. Between March 12 and 21 the Ear Foundation Pakistan handed over these devices to representatives of the clinics that participate in the new-born hearing screening pilot program initiated by the Hearing Healthcare Alliance.
Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation, Pakistan
Sharing the power of language was a major theme of the April PCHR in Pakistan. Speech and Language Therapists from Pakistan workshopped techniques to improve the communication and life experience of children with hearing impairment over six days with the guidance of MED-EL’s in-house rehab experts. Each participant shared a video of a real therapy session which the course then deconstructed minute by minute according to cutting-edge scientific principles.
Guest Lecture at University of Applied Sciences Krems
Lessons from the HHA are helping to prepare the next generation of health professionals to create new, life-changing programmes. Dr Christian Steppan gave a guest lecture to the students of the Master of Applied Health Sciences at University of Applied Sciences Krems on the worldwide benefits of public private partnerships in health sciences. Dr Steppan argued that improving the health systems of partner countries improves health outcomes for individuals in need.
WHO World Hearing Day 2023
Ear and Hearing Care for all – let’s make it a reality! Happy World Hearing Day!
Today we celebrate human hearing, together with the WHO, and stress the importance of prevention and treatment of hearing loss and especially better access to hearing aid for all.
PCHR Video Workshops
The Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation (PCHR) is building a highly trained workforce of specialists in Pakistan who will support those with hearing impairment in their rehabilitation journey. In mid-January, the second session of the PCHR took place over 6 half-days of online workshops. The expert team of speech and language therapists from Pakistan shared their practical experiences with each other by analysing videos of real sessions with their patients.
Temporal Bone Workshop Lahore #2
Hands-on workshops are preparing surgeons in Pakistan for advanced procedures to restore hearing. On 16 January Ear Foundation Pakistan hosted the hands-On Temporal Bone Dissection Workshop Lahore in Audiology Centre. International experts led by Dr. Iqbal Khan from the Bradford Royal Infirmary Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust in UK trained six ENT surgeons.
PCHR Touchpoint “Educating Families”
On November 29, 2022 the first Touchpoint for the experts participating in the Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation (PCHR) focused on resources and strategies for parents of children with hearing loss in facilitating their child’s speech and language development. This is crucial in any Hearing Rehabilitation Program.
Opening Ceremony of the Hearing Healthcare Alliance
The official inauguration ceremony of the Hearing Healthcare Alliance in Pakistan took place on November 23, 2022 at Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore. Prof. Dr. Asim Iqbal, President of Ear Foundation Pakistan, and Mr. Sebastian Foidl, Area Manager at MED-EL, signed the Agreement of Cooperation.
Audiology Updates Workshop Lahore
Ten audiologists participated in the first Audiology Updates Workshop organized on November 20, 2022 by Ear Foundation Pakistan at Faletti’s Hotel Lahore and got trained on newborn hearing screening, hearing aids options, troubleshooting and learned how to deal with difficult cases.
Temporal Bone Workshop Lahore
The two days Temporal Bone dissection workshop from November 18-19, 2022 organized by Ear Foundation Pakistan at Audiology Centre Lahore consisted of Basic and Advance trainings conducted by Dr. Iqbal Khan from the Bradford Royal Infirmary Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust in UK.