2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/06/2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Screening up to three years of age for late onset hearing loss (LOHL): considerations for early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs and two models of implementation. | DECC 206
Screening up to three years of age for late onset hearing loss (LOHL): considerations for early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs and two models of implementation.
This presentation will explore the roles that EHDI programs could play in screening children up to three years of age for hearing loss. It is intended to give HRSA/MCHB grantees ideas on ways they could meet the requirement of developing a plan for implementing LOHL screening in their state/terriotry. Between birth and the time that children reach school age, the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss increases from ~2-3/1000 to ~6-9/1000. Early identification of non-congenital hearing loss and referral to early intervention positively affects both the developmental and educational outcomes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in the same way that it does for newborns. In addition to addressing questions regarding an EHDI program’s role (lead versus supporting) in LOHL screening, topics discussed will include procurement and maintenance of screening equipment, training of screening personnel, appropriate referrals and recommendations, reporting and follow-up expectations as well as program sustainability. Both Vermont and Wyoming have LOHL hearing screening systems in place. This presentation will highlight some of their experiences related to implementing and maintaining these screening programs. The information sharing component of this session will be approximately 30 minutes; the remainder of time will be reserved for a discussion among attendees moderated by the presenters. Attendees will be provided with resources and training materials that they are free to adapt and utilize in their home jurisdictions.
Presentation:
3420032_15503LindaHazard.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3420032_15503LindaHazard.docx
Presenters/Authors
Linda Hazard
(), Vermont Department of Health, linda.hazard@partner.vermont.gov;
Linda Hazard is the Program Director for the Vermont Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind Educational Services Program. She has a masters degree in Audiology and a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Social Policy.
Linda is currently the Past Co-President of DSHPSHWA and serves on two Governor appointed boards in Vermont.
Prior to coming to VTEHDI Linda was the Director of Audiology and the Cochlear Implant Program for the University of Vermont Medical Center. Additionally she worked for Cochlear Americas in clinical research and Advanced Bionics in Education and Training.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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Nature: Grant Funding.
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Bradley Hartman Bakken
(), Wyoming Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, bradley.bakken@wyo.gov;
Dr. Hartman Bakken coordinates the late onset hearing loss screening system for the birth to five population in the state of Wyoming. He has worked for the Wyoming EHDI Program since 2012 and is Co-Coordinator of the program. Prior to working for the Wyoming EHDI Program, Dr. Hartman Bakken was a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Kansas State University, and Universidad de Chile. He received his doctorate in Physiology from the University of Wyoming in 2008.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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