EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
3/03/2021 | 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM | Risk Factors and Hearing Loss: Development of a Parent Education Tool | Topical Breakout
Risk Factors and Hearing Loss: Development of a Parent Education Tool
Studies show that 1-2/1,000 infants are found to be deaf or hard of hearing at birth. However, of the infants that pass newborn hearing screening another 1-2/1,000 will later be diagnosed with permanent hearing loss. A significant number of infants that pass newborn hearing screening are at risk for late onset or progressive hearing loss. The 2019 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) revised and expanded the list of risk factor recommendations associated with late onset hearing loss. In response to this change, NC-EHDI developed a new risk factor education card for parents. The card is given to parents of infants who were discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that passed the newborn hearing screening and had one or more risk factors that can lead to hearing loss after birth. The card allows the NICU staff to check and discuss the risk factor(s) the child has and the recommended follow-up guidelines with the parents. Families are encouraged to take the card to their infant’s first visit with the doctor and ask the doctor about seeing a pediatric audiologist according to the time frame recommended by the JCIH. This presentation will focus on the development of the risk factor card using quality improvement methodology and provider and family satisfaction with this new parent education tool. Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) testing data, lessons learned, and next steps will be discussed.
- Participants will be able to discuss changes to the risk factor table in the 2019 JCIH position statement.
- Participants will be able to describe the development of a parent education tool using quality improvement methodology.
- Participants will be able to discuss ways to educate providers and families about risk factors for late-onset or progressive hearing loss and need for audiological follow-up.
Presentation:
23278_13599CharlotteDestino.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Charlotte Destino
(), NC Division of Public Health, charlotte.destino@dhhs.nc.gov;
Charlotte Destino has been a Regional EHDI Consultant with the NC-EHDI Program for 16 years.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Jude Williams
(), NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, jude.williams@dhhs.nc.gov;
Jude has worked with the NC-EHDI Program for 13.5 years. Jude has her BS in Biology and MPH in Health Behavior/Health Education.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.