Conference will introduce new methodology to help seniors with hearing loss

The Blý&ní conference on better&scaron& í times in addressing the hearing&scaron&ení impairments of seniors is a oneítechnologies in the field of diagnosis and correction of hearing impairment in seniors in residential socialýí& services“ supported by the Technology Agency of the Czeché Republic. In rámci conference, whichá will take place on Thursday 16. 2021 from 9:00 in the VŠPJ building, there will be ´presentations of other ´stages of the project, especially the mobile app for orientation assessment of the existence of a hearing impairment and the Methodology of individualálnáná care for the elderly with hearing impairment. cí cí who provideí information on how to address´ hearing´ impairments in the elderly, will be able to´ follow´ online via a YouTube stream.

After the ceremony was opened by VŠPJ Rector Prof. Václav Bácha and Mgr. Jan Tourek, the Councillor of the Vysočina Region for Socialáln´ area, presentedá iný& še theý project of its coordinator Mgr. Jana Gabrielová, PhD. from the Department of Socialá prá prá of VŠPJ. Olga Bendová, specialist in otorhinolaryngology and phoniatry, whoá ú oftená acquaintedá meá with practicalý aspects of care for the elderly with hearing impairment. During the conference, the head of the Department of Socialální práce VŠPJ Mgr. Markéta Dubnová, PhD., whoá elaborated the newá methodology, Assoc. Ing. Zbyněk Bureš, Ph.D., whoý addedý technicalé aspects of the screening of auditory functioný, as well as the coordinationá of the individualý involvedý devicesý whoí; will present theiré&experience&with&the&implementation&of&the&project&and&pop´&from&theiré&perspective&its&additions&and&additional&noses&and& limitations&of&the&particularé&facilities&of&the&women&andí&

Completeí conference program:

• 08:30 - 09:00: Registration of úí
• 09:00 - 09:30: Opening ceremony (prof. MUDr. Václav Báča, Ph.D., Mgr. Jan Tourek)
• 09:30 - 09:35: Presentation of the project (Mgr. Jana Gabrielová, PhD.)
• 09:35 - 10:15: Practicalé aspects in the care of elderly people with hearing impairment (MUDr. Olga Bendová)
• 10:15 - 10:45: Presentation of the newly developed methodology (Mgr. Markéta Dubnová, PhD.)
• 10:45 - 11:05: Use of the new methodology in individualálnápláná with users with hearing impairment (Mgr. Lucie Bicková, Mgr. Táňa Křížová)
• 11:05 - 11:30: Break
• 11:30 - 12:00: Technicalé aspects of hearing function screening in humansí (doc. Ing. Zbyněk Bureš, Ph.D.)
• 12:00 - 12:30: Advantages and limits of project implementation in participating organizations
  • examination of thešence of the´workers involved in the project (Milena Kopřivová, Mgr. Markéta Benešová, Radka Kloboučková)
• 12:30 - 12:50: Online simultaneous speech transcription services as an effective communication support for people with hearing disabilities (Mgr. Markéta Outratová)
• 12:50 - 13:10: Discussion

At the conference there will be an educationalávací seminarár from 13:30 Specific práce with seniors with hearing impairments led by MUDr. Olga Bendové. During the course of the course, she got to know the anatomy and physiology of the hearing machine, as well as the classification of hearing impairments and their specifics in the senior age. It presentsé soé the possibilities of correction of these defects as well as úscalí compensation with hearing aids and násequenceé of applying for them. For more information about the seminar, please see HERE.