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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Educating Physicians to Increase Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Conversations: An Online Approach ' Track: 5 - Medical Home Keyword(s): Cytomegalovirus, Awareness, Online Training, Continuing Medical Education, Physicians Learning Objectives: Describe a systematic approach to providing Continuing Medical Education to physicians Identify ways in which to create an online training module Examine possible opportunities in their own states to increase CMV or other EHDI awareness amongst medical providers Abstract: In the US, more than 30,000 children each year are born with a congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, and 20% of these children will be adversely affected. CMV during pregnancy is the most common viral cause of birth defects and with a vaccine not yet available, prevention through hygienic precautions and behavioral modification are critical. Yet, research continues to show that women are largely unaware of the risks of CMV during pregnancy and CMV conversations with their medical providers are infrequently occurring. While we were producing a Public Service Announcement on the danger of cCMV, a common theme was evident from mothers’ interviews. These Utah mothers of children who experienced morbidity or mortality from cCMV repeatedly questioned, “How did I not know about CMV?”, “Why didn’t my doctor tell me?” Since Utah’s CMV Public Education and Testing law came into effect in 2013, many different physician-directed educational efforts have been conducted, however a widespread method with an incentive for the training has not yet been tried. This session will detail the creation of an online training module specifically created to educate medical providers on cCMV and offered for CME credits. We will share our background research on this learning modality, our processes used in its production and data collected on its efficacy. This information should be useful not just for states with current or proposed CMV legislation, but for any EHDI program wishing to increase awareness of a specific topic to physicians. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
-             ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Stephanie Browning McVicar - Primary Presenter Utah Department of Health      Credentials: Au.D., CCC-A       Dr. McVicar is the Director of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program, the Children’s Hearing Aid Program, and the Cytomegalovirus Public Health Initiative in Utah. She is Program Manager in the Utah Department of Health's Children with Special Health Care Needs Bureau in Salt Lake City. She is the Audiology Core Faculty member and Director of the Infant-Pediatric Audiology Program for the URLEND (Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) Program, training future leaders in transdisciplinary family-centered care of children and adolescents with special healthcare needs. Clinically, Dr. McVicar is a pediatric audiologist. She is originally from Western New York and has over two decades of experience and knowledge in Audiology and the management of health care programs in both the public and private sectors. Dr. McVicar serves on the Board of Ethics in Audiology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Taylor Stevenson - Co-Presenter University of Utah      Credentials: B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders       Taylor is a 3rd year graduate student in the University of Utah Doctor of Audiology Program. While an Infant-Pediatric Audiology trainee for the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND) program, she was an integral member of a trainee leadership project team that created a Public Service Announcement to increase awareness of the risks of CMV during pregnancy. This year, in collaboration with the Utah Department of Health, Taylor has created a physician-directed online training module on CMV as her Au.D. Capstone Project. She returned to URLEND this year as an Autism Trainee to further enhance her leadership skills in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders, for she has specific professional interest in the area of autism as well as pediatric audiology. Taylor serves on the Student Academy of Audiology at the University of Utah and hopes to work at a pediatric specialty hospital upon graduation.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Jill Boettger - Author Utah Department of Health      Credentials: M.S., CCC-A/SLP       Jill has been a clinical provider at the Utah Department of Health's Children with Special Healthcare Needs Bureau for almost thirty years. Specializing in pediatrics and difficult-to-test populations, she has provided her expertise at Neonatal Follow-Up, Child Development, Children’s Hearing & Speech, and Itinerant Clinics throughout Utah. Jill is dually certified as an Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist. A valuable member of the Utah EHDI team, Jill conducts provider outreach, tracks referral and testing, and analyzes data for the Utah Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Public Health Initiative.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial -