Susan Emmett: This simple test can help kids hear better
Susan Emmett: Deze eenvoudige test kan kinderen helpen beter te horen
TED Fellow Susan Emmett studies global hearing health disparities in 15 countries and Indigenous groups around the world, in an effort to fight preventable hearing loss. Full bio
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die gehoor belangrijk maken
of why hearing matters
to fish on the open water,
het vissen in open water,
en bessenplukken.
to Alaskan Native culture.
binnen de inheemse cultuur van Alaska.
in landelijk Alaska.
estimates there are 1.1 billion people
schat dat 1,1 miljard mensen wereldwijd
population here in sub-Saharan Africa.
er in Sub-Saharaans Afrika wonen.
and middle-income countries,
middeninkomenslanden,
is tremendous.
I treated in Alaska.
die ik behandelde in Alaska.
when he was barely four months old.
begonnen de oorontstekingen.
compared to his brothers.
omdat hij niet zoveel zei als zijn broers.
had resulted in hearing loss.
hadden geleid tot gehoorverlies.
will continue to lag behind.
achterop blijven hinken.
slechter doen op school,
that half of all global hearing loss
de helft van het wereldwijde gehoorverlies
is identified and treated promptly,
geïdentificeerd en behandeld wordt,
he has as he grows up
terwijl hij opgroeit
with partners around the world
met partners overal ter wereld
om gehoorverlies te voorkomen.
for hearing loss prevention.
with a tribal health organization
met een tribale gezondheidsorganisatie,
Health Corporation.
requires testing by an audiologist
wordt traditioneel gedaan
in een geluidsdichte kamer,
Anuk's ears under a microscope
onder de microscoop
available in remote settings.
gewoon niet voorhanden.
aren't connected to a hospital
niet door een weg verbonden zijn
Alaska has developed
ontwikkelde Alaska
village health clinics
all types of health concerns.
bij alle gezondheidsproblemen.
that ear-related telemedicine consults
oor-gerelateerde telegeneeskunde-consulten
for 91 percent of patients
voor 91% van de patiënten
in the Norton Sound region.
ontvingen in de Norton Sound regio.
in travel costs in this single region
18 miljoen dollar aan reiskosten bespaard
of telemedicine to a new level,
telegeneeskunde tot een nieuw niveau,
Outcomes Research Institute.
Outcomes Research Institute.
we are merging telemedicine
telegeneeskunde samen
buiten de reguliere zorgcentra.
beyond health care settings.
developed in South Africa,
werd ontwikkeld in Zuid-Afrika.
than traditional equipment
dan traditionele apperatuur
and noise monitoring
en geluidsmonitoring
instead of a microscope
geen microscoop,
screening and images are done.
zijn de screening en de beelden klaar.
telemedicine technology
telegeneeskunde-technologie
Anuk de juiste behandeling krijgt.
to the treatment he needs.
een gerandomiseerde studie
hoe goed deze methode werkt.
hearing loss across the state of Alaska.
bij kinderen in heel Alaska.
than a single state.
dan een enkele staat.
can revolutionize access to care.
veranderen met mobiele telegeneeskunde.
two ear surgeons and 11 audiologists
2 oorchirurgen en 11 audiologen
and community health workers
communautiare gezondheidswerkers in staat
to children in places like Malawi.
aan kinderen op plaatsen als Malawi.
could change children's lives
het leven veranderen van kinderen
to hearing care before,
tot hoorzorg,
of preventable hearing loss.
van vermijdbaar gehoorverlies te keren.
are depending on us.
rekenen op ons.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Susan Emmett - Ear surgeonTED Fellow Susan Emmett studies global hearing health disparities in 15 countries and Indigenous groups around the world, in an effort to fight preventable hearing loss.
Why you should listen
Susan Emmett is an ear surgeon and public health expert who develops evidence-based solutions to address preventable hearing loss. She studies novel pathways for prevention and applies digital innovations such as mobile screening and telemedicine to extend access to care to even the most remote communities. Collaboration across disciplines and countries is central to Emmett's research, fueling a global effort to address a neglected public health concern.
Emmett serves as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Global Health at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA. She has been an invited speaker at more than 20 international and national conferences and has authored numerous articles on hearing health in leading medical journals. She consults for the World Health Organization and leads the advocacy efforts of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health. Emmett spends much of her time in remote communities in northwest Alaska, where she co-leads a randomized trial to address childhood hearing loss funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. While at home in North Carolina, she provides medical and surgical care to patients with hearing loss and trains the next generation of medical students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows in global hearing health research. She was named a TED Fellow in 2017.
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