18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/04/2019 | 2:50 PM - 3:15 PM | Policy and You: Advocacy Updates for EHDI in 2019 | Narita A/B
Policy and You: Advocacy Updates for EHDI in 2019
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” –Albert Einstein
To educate others is to inform, to open minds, and to open hearts. This presentation will educate attendees about pertinent public policy issues and current legislation that affects the EHDI community. The presenters will describe how legislation moves through the system with an overview of our governmental structure. The presenters will discuss how you can become involved and advocate for the families we work with in the EHDI community. In addition, the presenters will provide important resources that can be used to initiate advocacy efforts at the local, state, and national levels.
- Define current legislation involving the EHDI community and Audiology.
- Identify legislative support resources.
- Identify ways in which you can advocate for your profession and the EHDI community at the local, state and national level.
Presentation:
18878_10405HannaSawher.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10405HannaSawher.docx
Presenters/Authors
Amy Hartman
(), University of Wisconsin Doctor of Audiology Program, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders , amy.hartman@wisc.edu;
Amy Hartman is the director of clinical education and clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She provides clinical education for Au.D. students and teaches several courses including counseling for audiologists and pediatric audiology. Her clinical passion is working with children with hearing loss, particularly audiologic assessments of infants and children, and central auditory processing evaluations. Dr. Hartman is a consultant with the UW Madison LEND program. She is actively involved in local, state, regional and national initiatives to promote hearing healthcare for children and adults. She has been involved in multiple student research projects focusing on early hearing detection and intervention. She has traveled internationally to provide audiology services to underserved children. She is involved in many outreach activities including out of hospital clinics for the Amish and Mennonite populations in Wisconsin and hosting a dramatic play summer camp for children with hearing loss.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Hanna Sawher
(), Children's Hospital of Wisconsin , hsawher@chw.org;
Dr. Sawher is a Pediatric Audiologist at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW). At CHW, Dr. Sawher is also the Wisconsin EHDI-Tracking Referral and Coordination (WE-TRAC) Administrator. Dr. Sawher has been involved in the EHDI system and other outreach and pediatric groups including Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Workgroups, the EHDI Student Involvement Subcommittee for EHDI 2017 & 2018 and the EHDI Planning Committee since 2017. Dr. Sawher has also worked as a liaison to the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Advocacy Council and is a current member of the AAA’s Government Relations Committee. Dr. Sawher is passionate about patient advocacy and creating systems of support for patients and their families through inter-disciplinary practice and research efforts. Dr. Sawher has clinical experience in the areas of electrophysiological testing (sedated and non-sedated procedures), newborn hearing screening, behavioral diagnostic testing, fitting of amplification and other assistive listening devices, and interdisciplinary specialty care teams.
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Brooke Flesher
(), Children's University of Wisconsin , bflesher@purdue.edu;
Brooke Flesher is currently a 4th year Doctorate of Audiology student at Purdue University and the 4th year Doctoral Extern at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She is the current EHDI Student Involvement Subcommittee Chair and serves on the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) communications committee, as well as the membership committee for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA). Brooke's research experience includes projects pertaining to the EHDI population and pediatric audiology outreach. Brooke's clinical experiences to date include Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, SSM Dean Clinic, and Peyton Manning Children's Hospital. Brooke is passionate about everything related to pediatric audiology, and especially loves working with families through the newborn hearing screening and identification journey.
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