| Presenter Information: |
| Presenter 1: |
Name: Ginger Mullin
Affiliation:
Ginger is a native to Illinois. In a desire to move home to Illinois, Ginger moved to Springfield, Illinois after training, where she specialized for six years as a Pediatric Audiologist performing electrophysiologic measures and pediatric hearing aid fittings. During that time, Ginger completed her doctoral degree in Audiology from The University of Florida. In January 2005, Ginger took the position as the Illinois Newborn Hearing Program EHDI coordinator
for the Division of Specialized Care for Children. Ginger currently works
closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Early
Intervention to address screening, diagnosis and intervention issues in Illinois.
Ginger has presented regionally and nationally on pediatric assessment and
amplification, and coordinated parent and professional education on hearing
loss. Ginger holds an Illinois License in Audiology.
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| Presenter 2: |
Name: Rita Klemm
Affiliation:
As a Program Support Specialist in the DSCC Central Administrative Office, Ms. Klemm is involved in promoting Medical Home, facilitating quality improvement teams, and providing technical assistance as part of the Program Support Unit. She has over 20 years experience working with children and families in the medical setting. Previously, Ms. Klemm was a medical social worker at St. John’s Hospital and SIU School of Medicine Dept. of Pediatrics, where she worked with the Myelomeningocele Clinic and Attention Disorders Screening and Diagnostic Clinic. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.
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| Presenter 3: |
Name: Gail Tanner
Affiliation:
Gail Tanner, AuD, is the Administrator of the Vision and Hearing Section for the Illinois Dept. of Public Health which includes administration of the IL Child Vision and Hearing Test Act governing school and preschool vision and hearing screening, the IL Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the IL Hearing Screening for Newborns Act, and the new IL Newborn Vision Pathology Screening Act. She received her BS and MS from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and her AuD from Central Michigan University. She has been with the Vision and Hearing Section of the Illinois Dept. of Public Health for 23 years.
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
Small Change Can Make a Big Difference |
| Primary Track: |
1-EHDI Program Enhancement
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| Keyword(s): |
NICHQ, Learning Collaborative, Screening, Intervention, Parents |
Abstract: |
Illinois is implementing learning collaboratives throughout the state to address the loss to follow-up for newborn hearing screening. The opportunity is teaching our state to see the trees despite the forest. Through examining community systems which support newborn hearing screening, small strategies for change are being implemented. These small changes are creating an impact on the state system as a whole.
Illinois will share practical and creative ways to use resources in a learning collaborative. We will share a brief overview of the Plan-Study-Do-Act Model and how you can measure your success or challenges before the annual report is available. |
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