TRAINING “SKILLS IN SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS (DEAF/HARD OF HEARING/DEAFENED) IN HOSPITAL”
Ms Duong Phuong Hanh – The director of Center for Research and Education of The Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CED) was invited to Gia An 115 Hospital in Binh Tan District for the training “Skills in Supporting people with hearing loss (Deaf/ Hard of Hearing/ Deafened) in Hospital” for 15 participants included: Doctors, Nursing Assistants, Technicians, Staff of General Planning Department, Staff of Administrative Department, Receptionists from Nov 18th to 20th 2019.
The contents presented in the training were: The basic issues of People with hearing loss and Vietnamese Sign Language, Vietnamese Basic Sign Language and Medical Sign Language, Lipreading, Skills in Communication and Support.
The trainees had:
Experience -- being a Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deafened.
Identification -- communication support tools.
Understanding and learning – the means of communication.
Sign language – the sentences that may sign to patients with hearing loss.
Determination – the key words in the sentences that medical staff could communicate with patients with hearing loss.
At the end of the training, the participants were instructed to build “Procedure of supporting patients with hearing loss at hospital” at seven Departments.
CED News.
