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| Presenter 1: |
Name: Patricia Burk
Affiliation:
Patricia Burk is the Follow-up Coordinator for the Newborn Hearing Screening Program at the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Patricia works closely with Oklahoma hospitals regarding training, quality assurance, and follow-up. She works alongside follow-up providers as well as families to ensure prompt assessment and intervention services are provided. Patricia has experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist working with children and adults who have hearing loss. Patricia is a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist (LSLS Cert. AVT). She received her graduate training from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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Name: Joan Burns
Affiliation:
Joan is an audiologist working with young children in several rural Oklahoma counties. She has almost 30 years experience as an audiologist and has worked in a medical setting and a county health department. She received her training at the university of Utah and California State University - Los Angeles.
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Name: Deborah Earley
Affiliation:
Deborah is an audiologist with SoonerStart, Oklahoma's early intervention program, as well as an audiologist for the state's Guidance clinic with the health department serving children up to 13 years of age. She has 25 years of experience working with children with hearing loss. She received her graduate training from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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Name: Meredith Gatzemeyer
Affiliation:
Meredith is an audiologist with SoonerStart, Oklahoma's early intervention program. She has over twelve years of experience with infants and small children with hearing loss. Meredith completed her graduate training at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and Arizona School of Health Sciences.
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
Oklahoma Follow-up: Changing 1-3-6 months into 1-3-6 WEEKS |
| Primary Track: |
5-Follow-up, Tracking, and Data Management
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| Keyword(s): |
follow-up lost to documentation |
Abstract: |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health People 2010 goals of “1-3-6” have formed a wonderful guideline for early screening, diagnosis, and intervention of children with hearing loss. However, the reality is that many infants and families can be guided through the process sooner. Of the reported results for children born in Oklahoma during 2007, over 30% who were diagnosed with hearing loss went through the “1-3-6” process by 6 weeks of life. This session will discuss how to take children through this process in a timely manner as well as how to diagnostically evaluate very young children, link them for early intervention services, and ensure that documentation is received at state EDHI programs to indicate the services were completed for these children.
In Oklahoma, there is an active process to reduce the number of children who are lost to follow-up and/or lost to documentation. Part of this process includes implementing data management systems, incorporating a follow-up coordinator, and providing education on a statewide level. Issues ranging from successes to obstacles will be discussed as well as proposed ideas on how these areas will be addressed.
Testing infants can be difficult as families often navigate between public and private services available. Collaboration between entities can be challenging, but prove to be beneficial for children with hearing loss. Along with developing audiological testing protocols, pediatric audiologists come in contact with other issues that arise in the lives of families as they are going through the “1-3-6” process. Professionals must be equipped with resources to provide families and must “think outside the box” to ensure that no child falls behind in their diagnosis and treatment. |
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