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Ariane Laplante-Lévesque

Adjunct Professor

I am passionate about hearing healthcare that makes a difference. Through my research, I work towards devices and services that truly help people with hearing impairment live their lives to the fullest.

I am Adjunct Professor at Linköping University. I am also Technical Advisor in eye and ear care at the World Health Organization, at the regional office for Europe, where I focus on providing technical support to Member States towards strengthening eye and ear care policies.

Trained as a clinical audiologist in Canada, I practised in Australia and completed my PhD at the University of Queensland on involving adults in their hearing healthcare. I completed a Masters of Public Health with distinction from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

My interests include evidence-based practices, clinical epidemiology, eHealth, public health, and health policies. I have published over 65 influential peer-reviewed publications with more than 100 different co-authors.

I am Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed publication International Journal of Audiology, a Member of the Executive Board of the International Society of Audiology, and a Member of the International Collegium of Rehabilitative Audiology.

Publications

2024

Lauren K. Dillard, Carolina M. Der, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, De Wet Swanepoel, Peter R. Thorne, Bradley McPherson, Victor de Andrade, John Newall, Hubert D. Ramos, Annette Kaspar, Carrie L. Nieman, Jackie L. Clark, Shelly Chadha (2024) Service delivery approaches related to hearing aids in low- and middle-income countries or resource-limited settings: A systematic scoping review PLOS Global Public Health, Vol. 4, Article e0002823 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Justine Gosling, Roxanne Maritz, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, Carla Sabariego (2024) Lessons learned from health system rehabilitation preparedness and response for disasters in LMICs: a scoping review BMC Public Health, Vol. 24, Article 806 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Satish Mishra, Justine Gosling, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, Tomas Zapata, Natasha Azzopardi Muscat (2023) The need for rehabilitation services in the WHO European Region is substantial and growing The Lancet Regional Health: Europe, Vol. 24, Article 100550 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Justine Gosling, Ariane Laplante-Lévesque, Satish Mishra (2023) 2023: The game changing year for rehabilitation in the WHO European Region? Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 45, p. 3407-3408 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2022

Satish Mishra, Ariane Laplante-Levesque, Giulia Barbareschi, Luc De Witte, Sarah Abdi, Alice Spann, Chapal Khasnabis, Michael Allen (2022) Assistive technology needs, access and coverage, and related barriers and facilitators in the WHO European region: a scoping review Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI

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