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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Survivor's Tips to Avoid EHDI Burnout' Track: 1-EHDI Program Enhancement Audience: Primary Audience: Secondary Audience: Tertiary Audeince: Keyword(s): EHDI State Coordinators Learning Objectives: State EHDI Coordinators will be able to identify coping stategies that fit their work style and allow them to be effective State EHDI Coordinators Abstract: This session is for State EHDI Coordinators. Most states have one EHDI Coordinator who serves to coordinate a variety of agencies, not for profit agencies and other organizations as well as manage multiple funding sources. The job is tough and, as evidenced by the number of “new” EHDI Coordinators, there may be significant “burnout”. This presentation will introduce a panel of experienced EHDI Coordinators who have faced a variety of challenges over many years. Four of the longest serving State EHDI Coordinators will share their secrets on how to survive the challenges of state government, continue to move forward despite budget cuts and how to complete 80 hours of work in a 40 hour work week. There will be an opportunity for Coordinators to share their experiences and ask questions of the panel. An interactive session is scheduled that will help Coordinators identify their favorite aspects of their job as well as least favorite and share ideas on how to maximize the resources that they have to make their job manageable and enjoyable. Handouts: Handout is not Available
SPEAKER INFORMATION
PRESENTER(S): Lylis Olsen - EAR Foundation      Credentials: MS, MPH      Other Affiliations: AzEHDI Coordinator       Lylis Olsen is the State EHDI Coordinator in Arizona. She is a pediatric audiologist with 25 years of experience. She also has a Master's in Public Health and has 21 years experience in state newborn hearing screening programs. She works for the EAR Foundation of Arizona and also manages the HEAR for Kids program. Nancy Pajak - State of Wyoming      Credentials: Audiologist       Nancy Pajak is a longtime Coordinator of the state EHDI program in Wyoming. She also has recently served as the President of the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies. Hallie Morrow - California Newborn Hearing Screening Program      Credentials: M.D., M.P.H.       Hallie W. Morrow, M.D., M.P.H., has been a program medical consultant with the California Department of Health Care Services, Children’s Medical Services Branch since 1997. She is responsible for the development and implementation of the California Newborn Hearing Screening Program, including program standards, outreach materials, and provider education efforts. She received her bachelor of arts degree in biology, summa cum laude, from Washington University, graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine, and earned her Master’s of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. She is board certified in Pediatrics and was in clinical pediatric practice for six years with The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. in Northern California. Dr. Morrow has worked in Public Health administration since 1991. She served as the Maternal and Child Health Director for Solano County, California for six years before joining the California Department of Health Care Services. Vickie Thomson - University of Colorado      Credentials: PhD       Vickie Thomson, PhD, served at the Director of the Colorado Newborn Hearing Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment from 1991 to 2012. She received her master’s degree in audiology from the University of Northern Colorado in 1978 and her doctorate degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2007. As a clinical audiologist Vickie started one of the first infant hearing programs at Boulder Community Hospital. She has provided technical assistance in developing screening programs in Colorado and in other states and countries. She has written numerous articles on the importance of early identification and intervention of hearing loss in infants. She currently is the principle investigator if the HRSA EHDI grant and is a consultant to the National Center on Hearing Assessment and Management. Jacque Cundall - Tennessee Department of Health      Credentials: BSN, Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator      Other Affiliations: State EHDI Coordinators       Jacque Cundall is currently the Newborn Hearing Screening Coordinator in Tennessee. She has worked with Tennessee Department of Health in various leadership roles for approximately twenty years. Prior to that, Jacque was a public heath nurse in Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Washington. She has served as President of the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies (DSHPSHWA).   AUTHOR(S):