18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/10/2015 | 9:40 AM - 10:10 AM | Demonstrating Successful Outcomes Using The Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum | Breathitt | 1
Demonstrating Successful Outcomes Using The Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum
The Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC) was developed in 2008 in an effort to provide a competency based, standardized training solution for hospital screeners. It was designed to reflect best practice guidelines for newborn hearing screening and follow-up. Originally in DVD format, it was redesigned and released in 2012 in a web-based version and offered on the infanthearing.org (NCHAM website) as an eLearning (Moodle) course, at no cost to participants. It is a requirement in several state EHDI programs and hospitals nationwide. Its scope has been broadened for training midwives, non-hospital birthing centers and other EHDI stakeholders. Audiologists and nurses can obtain CEUs and all participants who pass the course receive an NCHAM certificate of completion. As part of the course requirements, built in assessment tools have made it possible to investigate screener knowledge and learning outcomes. Data analysis on more than 1500 participants has shown the positive impact of the NHSTC. This presentation will provide an overview of the data analysis and demonstrate how state EHDI programs, hospitals and stakeholders, can best utilize the course and its resources to optimize training.
- Describe how the NHSTC can be implemented as a statewide training tool
- Describe how the NHSTC can be utilized to optimize learning outcomes
- Describe how the NHSTC can empower screeners to improve their screening practices
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Presenters/Authors
Randi Winston-Gerson
(Primary Presenter,POC), NCHAM, A.T. Still University, The EAR Foundation of Arizona, randiwinston@infanthearing.org;
Randi consults on a variety of EHDI related projects and serves as adjunct assistant professor at A.T. Still University. Prior to that she worked as a consulting audiologist for The EAR Foundation of Arizona and Arizona's EHDI Program since 1998. Her role included the implementation of newborn hearing and early childhood screening programs with an emphasis on program quality, systems development and best practices. During that time she served on NCHAM’s Technical Assistance Network, assisting states in Region X. Randi maintains her role as lead audiologist on the Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC) project and has co-authored several research articles involving newborn and early childhood screening.
Randi holds doctorate of audiology, is state licensed in Arizona and a member of AAA, ASHA and the ArSHA. She also serves as director of the Arizona Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Program.
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