TRAINING PROGRAM: OPENING SESSION OF TRAINING COURSE 10 OF SKILLS IN SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS (DEAF/HEARING HARD/LATE-DEAFED) IN HOSPITALS

On June 15, 2024, Ms. Duong Phuong Hanh - Director of the Center for Research and Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CED) trained 18 students, including 14 students who are Social Workers, Customer Care staff working at Vinh International Hospital, Nam An Cosmetic Hospital, Ngo Manh Hung Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Kien Giang Province Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital, Hung Vuong Hospital, District 8 Hospital and 04 students from Dong Thap University, Ho Chi Minh City Open University who are currently interns at CED.

The course includes four sessions:

- Concepts, alphabets, basic sign language, common communication

- Medical sign language, communication in medical examination

- Lipreading

- Skills in supporting people with hearing loss in hospitals.

In addition, participants are required to record clips to practice at home, analyze medical sign language videos, refer to and analyze "Procedures to support people with hearing loss in hospitals".

Students are also supplied products by CED:

Documents:

- Handbook for support people with hearing loss in hospitals.

- Handbook "Let Our Voice Resound".

- A Communication clip to support people with hearing loss in hospitals

Tools to support people with hearing loss:

- Medical Sign language videos about examination and treatment.

For any information related to the course, please contact Ms. Trieu Thuy Mi via phone number/zalo: 093.708. 2583.

Course information at: https://forms.gle/vbuP431SS3Vif1zj7