EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
10/25/2016 | 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Efficacy of an Ear and Hearing Care Training Program among Selected Community Based Rehabilitation Health Workers | BGPOP Building 4A/B/C
Efficacy of an Ear and Hearing Care Training Program among Selected Community Based Rehabilitation Health Workers
Hearing loss is the most prevalent sensory disability and an increasing problem globally. In the Philippines, hearing impairment ranked second in prevalence, compromising 33% of all persons with disability. General lack of awareness is a major challenge for many people with hearing loss including their families. Thus, improvement of parental awareness as well as early screening programs regarding hearing loss are vital.
The World Health Assembly Resolution 48.9 acknowledged a general lack of human resources and programs regarding hearing health across the world. There is a lack of persons trained in identification of hearing loss and a lack of equipment and facilities for support services. Severe shortage of staff, including audiologists and ENT specialists, is also a major problem. Thus, integration of ear and hearing care into community based rehabilitation programs allows equal access to prevention, treatment, care, and support programs to those who have, or at risk of, hearing problems.
In the Philippines, Better Hearing Philippines Inc. has a mission of “Better Hearing for all in 2024”. In line with this mission, secondary and tertiary training programs were initiated with support from the Christian Blindel Mission to provide training community workers, teachers and health care personnel to increase the number of audiological services in the country.
Selected Community Based Rehabilitation health workers who participated to the training programs of Better Hearing Philippines Inc. will be included as participants of the study. After each workshop, return demonstration by the participants will be facilitated to ensure correctness of procedure. Focused group discussions will also be facilitated to seek the views and opinions of the Community Based Rehabilitation health workers. After each focused group discussion, data will be transcribed and arranged according to themes and issues. It was envisaged that this approach will lead to understanding the relevance of the program to the community.
- Evaluate the efficacy of the ear and hearing care training program to CBR health workers
- Analyze the relevance of the training activities to the needs of the trainees, the PWD’s and their families
- Assess the impact of the program to the community and to identify the strengths and weakness of the current program
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Presenters/Authors
Joel Romualdez
(), University of Santo Tomas - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, j_romualdez@hotmail.com;
Joel Romualdez
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Jennine Patricia Boado
(), University of Santo Tomas, jennineboado@yahoo.com;
Jennine Patricia Boado
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