Organization: Clinical Hospital at Faculty of Medicine at Ribeirão Preto-University of São Paulo (HCRP)
Project title: Get involved with your health hearing. Healthcare Professionals, take care of your hearing and the hearing health of your patients
Primary region: AMR
Country: Brazil
Event Description:
HCRP is a university hospital offering 7 courses in the health area, medical and multidisciplinary residency in several specialties, including ENT, audiology and speech therapy. It is a public Hospital for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of deafness. 15,000 people visit the HCRP every day, including workers/health professionals, students, patients and their companions. Some of these are noise exposed and also take care of people with hearing problems, without being fully aware of the impacts of deafness on their lives, their patients and families. HL begins silently, impacting social life and is associated with dementia, cardiocirculatory and metabolic diseases, which is unknown to the general population and many health professionals. We propose a change of mindset about the “silent manifestation of HL”; its impacts, early diagnosis, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. ENTs, residents, speech therapists and students will be involved, providing guidance pamphlets, leaflets and encouraging self-hearing screening on tablets.
Submitter: Miguel Hyppolito