Miscommunication or Missed Communication

The Challenges of Hearing Loss for Healthcare Professionals and Caregivers

Hosted by Positive Aging Sourcebook

This live and interactive discussion with Bonnie O’Leary from Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons will discuss:

• The continuum of deafness and hearing loss and how to recognize this invisible disability in patients
• The communication challenges that hearing loss presents and which communication strategies are most effective
• The differences between interpreters and CART writers
• Useful apps for communication in medical settings, especially when COVID masks are mandated
  Speaker:
  Bonnie O’Leary
  Certified Peer Mentor and Hearing Loss Support Specialist
  Outreach Manager
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons

Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wDpSBVfTQHCz4nlCDDc2UA