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✦ The Dispatch

'Meeting' the patient where they are: reflections on the changing patient-clinician dynamic in remote cochlear implant care

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✦ The floor

Discussion

Signed responses from readers of the wire.

✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦

No actionable practice change; this is a reflective commentary offering conceptual framing of remote CI care dynamics, not evidence-based guidance.

✦ Why It Matters ✦

As telehealth becomes embedded in cochlear implant rehabilitation, understanding how it alters the therapeutic relationship is important for maintaining care quality and patient engagement.

✦ Key Points ✦
  1. 01Reflective commentary published in Cochlear Implants International on remote CI care delivery.
  2. 02Examines how telehealth reshapes the patient-clinician dynamic in cochlear implant rehabilitation.
  3. 03Not a primary research study; offers qualitative and conceptual reflection rather than outcome data.
  4. 04Relevant to audiologists and CI rehabilitation specialists adopting or expanding remote care models.
✦ Research metadata ✦
PMID
42261869
DOI
10.1080/14670100.2026.2683752.
Journal
Cochlear Implants International
Publication type
editorial
Evidence level
5
Intervention
Remote cochlear implant care delivery

Primary outcomes

Patient-clinician dynamic in remote CI rehabilitation

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