2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
| Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening in North Carolina: Current State and Future Directions
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening in North Carolina: Current State and Future Directions
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a leading cause of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as well as many other conditions including microcephaly and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Many are unaware of the prevalence of cCMV. Screening for cCMV can provide early identification of infants and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing which is especially significant considering that many who are affected by cCMV have late-onset SNHL. Although targeted screenings for cCMV infection in infants who fail their newborn hearing screen has been legislated in several states there are currently no standards or routine protocols for cCMV screening in the United States.
This poster will review current literature on cCMV screening and report the findings of a project undertaken by four LEND trainees in the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program at UNC-Chapel Hill, with mentoring provided by UNC faculty in collaboration with the North Carolina EHDI Program and its affiliated CMV Working Group. Currently, 14 hospitals in North Carolina are engaged in targeted cCMV screening. Using methodology that includes an electronic survey and structured follow-up interviews with hospital representatives involved in cCMV screening, key areas of investigation include current cCMV screening protocols, benefits associated with cCMV screening, challenges associated with cCMV screening, and key components of a successful program. Hospital representatives include physicians, audiologists and other professionals currently involved in the cCMV screening. Our goal is to determine the current state of cCMV screening in North Carolina and to provide specific recommendations for hospitals considering the implementation of a cCMV screening program. The survey instruments and resources developed for this project will be made available to other states interested in conducting a similar study.
- Attendees will be able to describe the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss in children with symptomatic and asymtomatic cCMV.
- Attendees will be able to define targeted cCMV screening.
- Attendees will be able to identify key components of a successful cCMV screening program.
Presentation:
3353554_15102TessClark.pdf
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Presenters/Authors
Tess Clark
(Primary Presenter,Author,Co-Author), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, tess_clark@med.unc.edu;
Tess Clark is a full-time graduate student in the audiology doctoral program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Biola University. Ms. Clark is a LEND Audiology Trainee at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine.
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Hannah Gray
(Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, hannah_gray@med.unc.edu;
Hannah Gray is a full-time graduate student in the audiology doctoral program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor University. Ms. Gray is a LEND Audiology Trainee at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine.
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Selena Marcum
(Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, selena_marcum@med.unc.edu;
Selena Marcum is a full-time graduate student in the audiology doctoral program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences from The Ohio State University. Ms. Marcum is a LEND Audiology Trainee at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine.
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Olivia Zimmerman
(Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, olivia_zimmerman@med.unc.edu;
Olivia Zimmerman is a full-time graduate student in the audiology doctoral program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She received a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University. Ms. Zimmerman is a LEND Audiology Trainee at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC School of Medicine.
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Hannah Siburt
(Author,Co-Author), University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, hannah_siburt@med.unc.edu;
Dr. Siburt is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Division Director for the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. She also serves as a LEND faculty member at UNC. Dr. Siburt has over 14 years of experience as an audiologist.
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Jackson Roush
(Author,Co-Author), University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, jroush@med.unc.edu;
Dr. Roush is Professor and Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. He also serves as Director of the North Carolina LEND program and is co-chair of the NC EHDI Advisory Board. Dr. Roush has been a pediatric audiologist for 35 years.
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