Tackling Hearing Loss Stigma in Primary Care: How GPs can help

We would like to invite you to attend a complimentary CPD-accredited webinar designed to support GPs in recognising and addressing the stigma associated with hearing loss.

Presented by Jo Ritchie, Clinic Manager & Senior MNZAS Audiologist at Dilworth Hearing, this session will provide an evidence-based overview of hearing loss stigma and explain how this impacts patients seeking help in primary care.

In this webinar, Jo will share practical insights to help GPs initiate conversations about hearing health, understand how stigma affects patients with hearing loss, recognise how healthcare interactions can influence stigma, and support patients in seeking and accepting hearing care.In addition to 2 CME points, attendees will learn how to:

– Recognise why reducing the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids is important.
– Understand how older adults who have hearing loss experience stigma.
– Learn how health professionals can unintentionally contribute to the stigma of hearing loss and hearing aids and what steps they can take to help reduce stigma.
– Support patients to take action in their day-to-day lives to help reduce the stigma of hearing loss.

Through real-world examples and practical communication techniques, this session will equip GPs with practical tools to help reduce the stigma surrounding hearing loss and hearing aids, strengthen patient trust, and encourage more open conversations about hearing concerns.

Register today for one of the live webinar sessions below.