18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/10/2015 | 9:40 AM - 10:10 AM | Pediatric Audiology: The ABC's of Quality Hearing Care | Jones | 7
Pediatric Audiology: The ABC's of Quality Hearing Care
Over 90% of children with hearing loss are born to hearing parents, with no apparent family history of childhood hearing loss. For this reason, a diagnosis of hearing loss can be overwhelming and confusing for parents/caregivers.
Since hearing loss is a low incidence disability, other providers serving the child and family may also not be aware of necessary evaluations, interventions, and monitoring based on the child's age.
This session will discuss the ABC's of quality pediatric audiology: Access, Best Practices, and Communication. The need for access to sound, as well as to timely and appropriate audiology services, will be outlined. Standards for best practices in pediatric audiology services will be reviewed in a family-friendly manner. The importance of good communication between different providers serving the child with hearing loss, and the role of family-to-family support, will be discussed.
- Explain how “eyes open, ears on” impacts future communication, academic performance, and development of social skills.
- Become familiar with terminology related to hearing assessment, types of assessment protocols that are typically completed based on developmental/hearing age, and how performance with hearing technology is monitored.
- Identify the need for open communication between the family, managing Audiologist, and other service providers; and explain the importance of family to family support.
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Presenters/Authors
Shelley Moats
(Primary Presenter,POC), Norton Children's ENT and Audiology, shelley.moats@nortonhealthcare.org;
Dr. Moats is a pediatric audiologist with Norton Children's Medical Group in Louisville, KY. She has been practicing audiology since 1996. Dr. Moats specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood hearing loss, with special interests in early intervention, amplification and cochlear implants. Dr. Moats is active in state and national organizations, including KY-EHDI Advisory Board (co-chair) and various committees and boards for the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Moats is the recipient of the 2022 Marion Downs Pediatric Audiology Award from the American Academy of Audiology. She is the first, and currently only, board certified pediatric audiologist in the state of Kentucky.
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