For a second year, multiple disciplines world-wide conferred and succeeded in reaching consensus about global hearing health care concerns during the 2nd Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference. This year, the conference was hosted by the House (Ear) Research Institute in Los Angeles, California on 8-9 September. Despite differences in disciplines, the international group found many more common challenges than differences involved with Humanitarian Hearing Health Initiatives. A key note address was delivered by Dr. Shelly Chadha from Sound Hearing 2030, India.
Participating conference members worked through an ambitious agenda to further define the goals as well as define specific actions for the Coalition to implement. Some of the specific actionable strategies that were discussed included: advocacy and media;education in underserved regions;empowering families and communities;harnessing technology;and ensuring best practices.
The Coalition for Global Hearing Health was envisioned to provide an opportunity for otolaryngologists, audiologists, deaf educators, speech pathologist, deaf and hard of hearing individuals and families to work together to raise awareness of important issues relative to hearing health in the developing world. Conference co-organizers, James E. Saunders, MD, (of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical) and Jackie L. Clark, PhD (of University of Texas at Dallas) have long established roots on the International arenas as Humanitarian Committee Chairs within their professional organizations (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery Foundation and the International Society of Audiology, respectively.
To access the recorded lectures, Coalition updates and information about the 2013 conference, please visit the Coalition for Global Hearing Health website: https://www.coalitionforglobalhearinghealth.org/
2nd Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference Succeeds in Multi-disciplines Working Together
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