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| Presenter 1: |
Name: Vickie Thomson
Affiliation: CDPHE
Vickie Thomson, Ph.D is the State Audiology Consultant and Director of Newborn Screening Programs at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She worked as a clinical audiologist for 25 years prior to public health work. Vickie serves on the boards of the Marion Downs Hearing Center and Colorado Families for Hands and Voices.
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Name: Emily Fields
Affiliation: CDPHE
Emily Fields is the Follow-Up Coordinator for the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Colorado. She is a certified genetic counselor who worked in the field of hereditary cancer prior to coming to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She welcomes opportunities to combine her knowledge of genetics and hearing loss.
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Name: Sara Kennedy
Affiliation: CO Families for Hands & Voices
Sara is a mom of four children, including an elementary school age daughter who is profoundly deaf. She is an occupational therapist by training. Sara has served on staff at Colorado Families for Hands & Voices since 2000 in the Guide By Your Side program, mentoring other Guides as Assistant Director since 2006, and serving as an editor for the quarterly newspaper, the Communicator. Sara has a special interest in advocating for hearing screening in the homebirth community. She was a coauthor of the handbook Bridge to Preschool: Navigating a Successful Transition as well as articles on promoting self advocacy, genetics, progressive hearing loss, and the decision process regarding cochlear implants. She has provided training for parents on their role at the IEP table, educational advocacy, parent perspectives for deaf adult role model training, and more.
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Name: Denise Davis-Pedrie
Affiliation: CSDB
Denise Davis-Pedrie is a Colorado Hearing Resource Coordinator (CO-Hear). She is employed by the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. Denise has served as a deaf educator for 30 years. She provides resources to families who have children who are newly identified with hearing loss.
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: Emily Fields
Affiliation: CDPHE
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| Author 2: |
Name: Sara Kennedy
Affiliation: CO Families for Hands & Voices
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| Author 3: |
Name: Denise Davis-Pedrie
Affiliation: CO School for the Deaf and the Blind
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| Abstract Information: |
| Title: |
Remodeling a Local EHDI Program |
| Primary Track: |
1-EHDI Program Enhancement
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| Keyword(s): |
follow-up, roadmap, local |
Abstract: |
The Colorado Infant Hearing Program has been in existence for 16 years. Every hospital has a newborn screening program. But why is the follow-up for rescreens, diagnostic evaluations, and entrance into early intervention not meeting the recommended guidelines by JCIH in every hospital?
A comprehensive analysis of the Colorado EHDI program provided the needed insights into factors that prevent an infant from receiving a newborn hearing screen prior to and after hospital discharge. The analysis allowed the EHDI staff to develop a strategic plan for improvement across the state.
Each community is different in their demographics (population, culture, available resources) and has its own challenges when it comes to developing an EHDI program that ensures a comprehensive EHDI system. Consequently, each community in Colorado is developing a local EHDI team comprised of stakeholders similar to the state advisory committee. Providing technical assistance and support from the State EHDI staff in collaboration with Regional Hands & Voices, Early Intervention and Audiology Coordinators at the local level, has proven to be an exciting opportunity to break down the old walls and create new opportunities. Identifying gaps, barriers, and lack of resources has allowed the local EHDI teams to develop new plans to improve the infrastructure of their system so no family or child falls through the cracks. Developing the local Blue Print or Road Map for providers and families allows everyone to know what the next steps are in the process, to ensure a timely and appropriate follow-up system.
Each presenter will describe her role in providing expertise and guidance to the local EHDI teams. |
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