18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
10/25/2016 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Challenges for Early Detection and Intervention: A Case Study from Fiji | BGPOP Building 4A/B/C
Challenges for Early Detection and Intervention: A Case Study from Fiji
This presentation reviews development of the pilot neonatal screening program in CWM hospital in Suva and the Hilton Organization EIC programs. The presentation highlights the need for the ongoing training and guidance that EARS Inc. is providing to the Fiji project. Discussed are successes, challenges, and obstacles to progress. Also described are some possible ideas for best practice when developing early identification and rehabilitation services in nations where audiology and early intervention services are limited.
- Planning to develop neonatal screening in developing nations
- Training for overcoming challenges to multidisciplinary early intervention
- Working with local partners
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Donna Carkeet
(), EARS Inc, earsdonna@gmail.com;
Donna is an Australian pediatric audiologist with over 27 years experience, who has focused on humanitarian audiology for 17 years. She has worked on projects with EARS Inc. since her first short term trip in 2001. She lived in the Dominican Republic from 2005 to 2013 developing a university training program in Audiology. Since 2014 she has been working on a project in Fiji. She is currently working on projects in both Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
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