IDF Webinar with Engage - Why is it important to address hearing loss in older patients?

Event Details

In recognition of Deaf Awareness Week, we are delighted to invite you to our Lunch Webinar with Engage. This webinar will highlight the prevalence of hearing loss and impact on patients’ overall health and wellbeing. Promoting patient uptake and access to audiology and aftercare.

Objectives:

• Provide current statistics and validated research
• Exploring why people neglect their hearing and the stigma associated with wearing hearing aids
• Share our experience working with older people with hearing loss and their carers; what works
• Exploring solutions in primary healthcare
  

Content:

• Overall impact of hearing loss on health and wellbeing
• Link with dementia
• Research
• Statistics
• Particular issues in care home
• Access to audiology
• Referrals to audiology 
• Aftercare from audiology
• Ear wax
• Experience of hearing loss
• Experience of wearing hearing aids

Speakers:

Padraic Garrett, BA (Hons), BD (Hons). MSc.
Head of Engage
Padraic has worked in the care industry for more than 25 years.  His roles have included Service Manager and Registered Manager in care homes and day centres, Dementia Lead, Day Centre Manager, Mental Health Project Worker, Nursing Auxiliary, and Pastoral Care Chaplain.  He holds a master's degree in person-centred dementia care and is a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor (ILM Level 7).  He has an ILM post graduate certificate in Leadership and Management.  He joined Engage in 2021 having worked closely with it as a customer since the project’s foundation.   

Andrew Goodwin 
Engage Service Manager
Andrew has been a deaf awareness trainer for over 25 years and has over 50 years’ experience living with hearing loss. Working in the charity sector since 2003, Andrew has trained and supported hundreds of volunteers and given medical and psychological support to thousands of people with all types of hearing loss. For 4 years, he worked at Deafness Research UK, increasing the awareness of hearing loss by delivering hearing screening and supporting the Bionic Ear Show with over 150,000 audience members across the UK. In 2016, he set up the Engage (formerly Hearing Matters in Care) project.

PLEASE NOTE

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