NAERUM, DK March 17 – In December 2013, Ida Institute set out to collaboratively create a global vision for hearing health care in 2020. The global initiative, Vision2020: Creating the Future of Hearing Health Care, engaged hearing care professionals, thought leaders, educators and others in the field of audiology in a 14-month exploration of how to effect changes towards patient-centered care among wider audiences worldwide. The outcomes of that collaboration will be presented by Ida Institute at AudiologyNOW! 2015 on Friday, March 27 from 10AM until 11:30AM in Room 212AB.
“The landscape in which hearing care takes place is undergoing enormous change due to shifting population demographics, advances in technology and the growing burden of care for national health systems,” explained Ida Institute Managing Director Lise Lotte Bundesen. “Through Vision 2020, we aim to help formulate an overall vision and identify a way forward that creates growth, relevance and viability for the future of hearing health care.”
The Vision 2020 process involved several months of virtual meetings with professionals from around the world to gain broad perspectives and insights. At two meetings held in Skodsborg, Denmark, participants built on insights from the virtual meetings, gained inspiration from expert presenters and helped to identify projects for future development. “In co-creating a vision for the future, our global contributors never lost sight of the importance of achieving more successful outcomes for more people through patient-centered care and a strengthened bond between patients and professionals,” said Bundesen.
At the March 27 Vision2020: Creating the Future of Hearing Health Care session, Bundesen, Louise Hickson, Professor, Head of School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, HEARing CRC, Australia; John Greer Clark, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati; and Patricia McCarthy, PhD. Professor, Rush University will present. The panel will address the expanded role of The Hearing Care Manager of the Future, exploring the tools audiologists will need to serve patients as the field continues to evolve. The need for clinicians to use the new Tele-health platform to offer services to their patients while continuing to maintain a high standard of patient-centered care will also be discussed.
Vision2020: Creating the Future of Hearing Health Care is a Level II session and CEU credits (0.15) are available.
For more information about the Vision 2020 program, visit the Ida Institute booth #401 at AudiologyNOW! or log onto idainstitute.com.
