The benefits of consistent hearing aid use are twofold: Improve communication in daily listening situations and enhance health-related outcomes. The challenge, however, is that an unacceptably large number of hearing aid wearers under-report initial device-related challenges to their provider or struggle with hearing aid performance issues that require several visits to the office for adjustments. Both these challenges result in too many individuals under-utilizing their devices or placing them in the drawer, without experiencing optimal outcomes.
This course will demonstrate how AI-based tools, Signia Assistant, complement patient-centered care during the critical initial 60 days of hearing aids use. Further, the course will review research data suggesting Signia Assistant enhances patient-centered care by providing the wearer with more control, added confidence, improved satisfaction in noisy listening situations, and better overall satisfaction.
Course created on August 11, 2020
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Learning Outcomes
- Become familiar with third party studies demonstrating the benefits of consistent, full time hearing aid use
- Become familiar with COM-B model and how blended hearing care can improve patient outcomes
- Implementation of an AI-based tool (Signia Assistant) that improves probability of successful patient outcomes
Agenda
| 0-30 Minutes | Review benefits of full-time hearing aid use, explore why some hearing aid wearers report low benefit, discuss hearing aid acclimatization over the first 60 days of initial use and the 10 factors that lead to higher probability of becoming a full-time, consistent wearer |
| 30-40 Minutes | Describe the Signia Assistant and the concept of AI-based hearing aid adjustments |
| 40-60 Minutes | Describe how a blended approach to hearing care results in better patient outcomes |
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Brian Taylor
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Director of Clinical Content Development
Brian Taylor, AuD, is the director of clinical content development for Signia. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and editor-at-large for Hearing Health and Technology Matters, a leading industry blog. Dr. Taylor has authored several peer reviewed articles and textbooks and is a highly sought out lecturer. Brian has nearly 30 years of experience as both a clinician, business manager and university instructor. His most recent textbook, Audiology Practice Management was published in 2019.
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