Training activity information
Details
Adapt or modify a routine assessment for patients with intellectual disabilities or cognitive impairments, including those with:
- Normal age-related cognitive decline
- Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
- Dementia
- Learning disability
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Principles of patient-centred care
- Issues of capacity and informed consent
- Local, national, and international guidelines and standards
- Range of intellectual or cognitive impairment
- Patient centred care and support Effective communication and counselling
- Patient experience
- Modifications to the clinical environment and case history
- Modifications to audiometry presentation, approach, and patient responses
- Other diagnostic tests, including: speech testing, diagnostic otoacoustic emissions and acoustic reflex thresholds
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 |
Outcome
Use a range of tests to safely assess the extent and nature of auditory problems in adults, including those with complex aetiologies, complex audiological configurations and comorbidities. |