Interprofessional Training for Tinnitus Researchers and Clinicians

Progress
72%
Period
25/02/22 to 24/02/25
271.123

 

Epidemiological studies suggest that tinnitus affects 10-30% of the adult population in EU countries. In addition to the social and individual burden, the economic burden of tinnitus is also high. The health care costs for each affected patient are estimated to be between 500 and 1500 € per year. Due to the great heterogeneity of symptoms, an interdisciplinary approach and an individualized treatment plan are crucial for successful tinnitus management. Across Europe, representatives from various disciplines (ENT, audiology, psychoacoustics, psychology/psychiatry, neurology, and general medicine, …) are working to provide highly personalized, up-to-date diagnostic and management procedures and are collaborating on various research projects to investigate the pathophysiology of tinnitus and to improve current diagnostic and management procedures. The “Interprofessional Training for Tinnitus Researchers and Clinicians” (Tin-TRAC) project aims to create digital resources that will be available to a wide audience of people from different health professions and reseachers to integrate the assessment and management of tinnitus in clinical and scientific practice in the EU. Tin-TRAC will create 6 Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) and an e-learning platform to train healthcare professionals, clinicians, and researchers in globally recognized guidelines for tinnitus assessment, treatment, and research. Tin-TRAC's long-term goals are to integrate tinnitus assessment and management into clinical and scientific practice across the EU. Tin-TRAC's audiovisual resources aim to be understood by patients and professionals from different backgrounds, to take advantage of recent (neuro-)scientific advances in the field, and to provide tinnitus expertise through webinars, workshops, scientific exchange, and innovative learning objectives. The primary outcome of Tin-TRAC will be electronic resources for training future researchers and clinicians in the interdisciplinary field of tinnitus. As the first interim goal of Tin-TRAC, the needs analysis provides an important contribution to achieving this goal, as the results of the needs analysis will help determine the content direction of the open online resources. These resources will be able to be used by other health practice education programs and will be available online to support the acquisition and development of professional skills and key competencies in a variety of European settings. In the long term, Tin-TRAC will thereby improve the education of tinnitus researchers and clinicians, thereby improving the quality of treatment for those affected.

AUTH Budget: 
45875
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Project Type: 
Partner