EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
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10/25/2016 | 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Development of an Ear and Hearing Health Care Manual for Community Health Workers | BGPOP Building 4A/B/C
Development of an Ear and Hearing Health Care Manual for Community Health Workers
Considering the lack of audiologists and otorhinolaryngologists in the Philippines, part of the program component of Better Hearing Philippines, Inc. is the training of community health workers. With more than half of ear and hearing disorders easily preventable, even at the community level, the training of community health workers is rather significant for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of ear and hearing disorders.
A training manual for community health workers, special education teachers, and community-based rehabilitation workers was developed. Training needs were determined through focus-group discussion with a community-based rehabilitation organization. The following themes emerged from the focus group discussion: information on ear and hearing health, advocacy, lack of professionals, and method of presentation of information.
A thorough review of recent literature on ear and hearing health care was conducted to develop the training manual. The contents of the material were validated through expert panel review. Face validity, reliability, and utility of the training manual were determined through another focus group discussion with the intended users of the manual.
- To identify the training needs of community health workers for provision of ear and hearing health care services in the community
- To develop a training manual on ear and hearing health for community health workers
- To validate the developed training manual for use by community health workers
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Presenters/Authors
Norberto Martinez
(), University of Santo Tomas, betterhearingphil@hotmail.com;
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Santo Tomas
Past Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Santo Tomas
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Benedict Baguyo
(), Better Hearing Philippines, Inc., benedictbaguyo@live.com;
Benedict is a clinical audiologist and senior program assistant at Better Hearing Philippines, Inc., a non-government organization for the prevention of hearing loss. He handles the capacity building component of Better Hearing Philippines, Inc. and trains community health workers, special education teachers, and nurses on ear and hearing care.
Concurrently, he is employed as clinical supervisor at the Master in Clinical Audiology Program of the University of Santo Tomas.
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