The Ida Institute Launches Co-creation Project to Explore the Hearing Journeys of the Future
NAERUM, DENMARK – The field of audiology is currently undergoing a major disruption sparked by trends such as digitalization and changing consumer preferences. And with COVID unexpectedly accelerating events – creating an acute need for no-touch, remote care – audiology is entering a new realm. To help hearing care professionals and people with hearing loss…
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Ida Institute Announces Winners of 2020 Research Grant
NAERUM, DENMARK — The Ida Institute has announced the awardees of its 2020 Research Grant. The projects funded this year focus on the efficacy of Ida’s My Hearing Explained tool and measuring the person-centered care experience. Because person-centered care is comprised of different interpersonal skills, it can be difficult to measure its effect. The project…
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Ida Institute Offers New Course for Support Staff to Bring Person-Centered Care to the Front Desk
NAERUM, DENMARK — Although support staff at the front desk are the first point of contact in the audiology clinic, they rarely receive formal training in Person-Centered Care (PCC). To address this gap, the Ida Institute has launched a new tailored online course, to specifically help support staff integrate PCC in their everyday work, enhance…
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Ida Institute Offers Professionals New Learning Hall Course on the Six Elements of Person-Centered Care
NAERUM, DENMARK — Person-centered care is multi-faceted, and becoming a proficient, person-centered hearing care practitioner requires considering a client’s needs from different angles. The Ida Institute’s new Learning Hall course, “Understanding the Elements of PCC,” provides a comprehensive overview of the different factors in a person-centered approach over six short modules. The modules are “composed…
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Ida Institute Collaboration with Healthy Hearing and Hearing Directory Helps US and Canadian Consumers Identify Inspired by Ida Clinics
NAERUM, DENMARK – A new collaboration between the Ida Institute, Healthy Hearing, and Hearing Directory will allow people with hearing loss across the US and Canada to identify hearing care professionals and clinics that have earned the Inspired by Ida label, a benchmark of quality that signals dedication to person-centered care. Like Ida’s collaboration with…
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The Ida Institute Announces Call for Applications for 2020 Research Grants
NAERUM, DENMARK – The Ida Institute has announced that it is now accepting proposals for the 2020 Ida Research Grants. Established in 2016, Ida Research Grants award funding to projects that develop evidence related to Ida Institute initiatives and tools and aim to demonstrate the effects of person-centered care in hearing rehabilitation. Ida Institute has…
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New Ida Institute Tool Helps People Better Understand Their Hearing Test Results
NAERUM, DENMARK — Hearing loss is complex but explaining it doesn’t have to be. The Ida Institute has just launched a new tool, My Hearing Explained, that helps hearing care professionals explain hearing test results in a person-centered manner. Based on three simple terms – volume, clarity and brain energy – the tool is a…
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Ida Institute Collaborates with FindHearing.com to Help People with Hearing Loss Find Clinics Dedicated to Person-Centered Care
NAERUM, DENMARK – A new collaboration between the Ida Institute and FindHearing.com will allow people with hearing loss across the US and Canada to find hearing care professionals and clinics that carry the Inspired by Ida label, a benchmark of quality that signals dedication to person-centered care. Members of the Inspired by Ida program can…
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Ida Institute to Hold Inaugural Person-Centered Hearing Network Meeting
NAERUM, DENMARK — The Ida Institute will convene the inaugural meeting of the Person-Centered Hearing Network (PCHN) on August 27-28 in Skodsborg, Denmark. The meeting will bring together representatives of leading patient organizations, educational institutions, professional organizations, and care providers from around the world to exchange knowledge and ideas and discuss concrete collaboration opportunities. “The purpose…
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Ida Institute Partners with Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care and The Hearing Care Partnership
NAERUM, DENMARK — The Ida Institute and Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care and The Hearing Care Partnership have announced a new partnership. The goal of the partnership is to enhance the quality of audiological rehabilitation and support the advancement of hearing care. The partnership is part of Ida’s larger effort to engage with organizations around…
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