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Name: Patti Martin
Affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital
Patti Martin is the Director of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). Her areas of expertise include infant screening/assessment, family support and program development. Her efforts with infant hearing screening began with a collaboration project to investigate the efficacy of TEOAEs as a newborn screening tool in the early 1990s and continue through her work on the board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Division on Childhood Hearing Disorders and as the Family Support Consultant for NCHAM. She has chaired the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology, as well as the Arkansas Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Board. Currently, Dr. Martin co-chairs the 4th National Family Support Conference scheduled for October, 2008. Dr. Martin’s ongoing passion centers around how professionals can help support families in improving the outcomes of children with hearing loss.
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Name: Nannette Nicholson
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Nannette Nicholson, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has a staff appointment at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, serves as Chair of the Board of Advisors for the Arkansas EHDI program, and is on the Board of Directors for the Arkansas Chapter of Hands and Voices. Dr. Nicholson recently accepted a Research Excellence Award from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Honors for Distinguished Service in Audiology Research from the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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Name: Shawnee Wong
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital
Shawnee Wong is a second year AuD. student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University. She currently is a graduate assistant at Arkansas Children's Hospital and wants nothing more than to become a pediatric audiologist in two years upon graduating from UAMS.
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: Patti Martin
Affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital
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| Author 2: |
Name: Nannette Nicholson
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital
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| Author 3: |
Name: Shawnee Wong
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital
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| Abstract Information: |
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Wanted: Pediatric Audiologists! |
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1-EHDI Program Enhancement
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Pediatric Audiology |
Abstract: |
Wanted: Pediatric Audiologists! Because of increased advances in early identification and the ever changing challenge of technology, the need for clinically trained and skilled pediatric audiologists continues. This session, presented by both graduate AuD students and their mentors, highlight a collaboration between an AuD program and offsite placements to increase graduate student exposure to pediatric audiology through various clinical and community outreach opportunities. A series of rotations were designed beginning with the first semester of graduate school that highlight components of the EHDI system and seek to engage the students early in their academic career to work with the pediatric population. Experiential learning opportunities range from screening in an NICU to involvement with a parent support group to serving as a counselor during a camp for kids who are D/HH. Additionally, a focus on understanding systems and policy-making may lead to student involvement in tracking and reporting activities to the statewide EHDI program, participation in advocacy training or serving as an observer at a statewide Advisory Board meeting. Evaluation of the impact of this initiative will also be shared, as well as continued expansion plans to include educational audiology experiences. Results have been very encouraging and include pre- and post-survey regarding changes in interest and knowledge about pediatric audiology. |
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