2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Promoting EHDI Practices (PEP) Based on the JCIH Position Statement | DECC 200
Promoting EHDI Practices (PEP) Based on the JCIH Position Statement
The 2019 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement is a content rich, multi-disciplinary collaborative document. In order to broadly disseminate the concepts and practices endorsed in the position statement a group called Promoting EHDI Practices (PEP) has been working to create materials based on the position statement that can be used in various formats, with multiple audiences and delivered via several different avenues. This presentation will include JCIH leadership to explain the background and process of producing the position statement including the member entities. The PEP team will discuss how the common messaging is used in materials across applications including EHDI-PALS, NHSTC, state education projects and others. Discussion will include prioritizing content development and modification specific to the needs for your state and your audience. Handouts to include electronic links to power point, JCIH position statement, PEP content, EHDI-PALS and NHSTC
- The learner will contribute to implementation plans
- The learner will identify how the content supports existing systems
- The learner will have the tools to enhance consistent messaging within their own EHDI systems
Presentation:
3420032_15587LylisOlsen.pdf
Handouts:
3420032_15587GingerMullin_1.pdf
3420032_15587GingerMullin_2.pdf
3420032_15587GingerMullin_3.pdf
3420032_15587GingerMullin_x.pdf
Transcripts:
3420032_15587LylisOlsen.docx
Presenters/Authors
Ginger Mullin
(), Illinois Department of Public Health, ginger.mullin@illinois.gov;
Dr. Ginger Mullin has a Bachelor’s degree Communication Disorders. She also holds a Master’s and Doctoral degree in Audiology. She has worked in pediatric audiology and the EHDI system since 1995 and became Illinois’ EHDI coordinator in 2005. During that time she has been the principal investigator for both the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants/ cooperative agreements. She has received specific training in pediatrics, public health, data management and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). As the EHDI Coordinator, Dr. Mullin has worked at the state and national level to promote newborn hearing screening, audiology diagnostics, targeted intervention, family-to-family support, stakeholder education and ongoing surveillance through age 3. She has presented regionally and nationally on pediatric assessment, amplification, the EHDI system of care, and partnering with families She has been part of the leadership teams for the Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC), EHDI-PALS, Virtual Site Visit Project (VSV), as well as the national EHDI Meeting. She has severed in many capacities, including the President for the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs in State Health and Welfare Agencies. She is the co-leader of EHDI Chats a national forum for EHDI Coordinators to meet monthly and share seamlessly while stealing shamelessly from one another to enhance state programs. She has been nominated several time for the Antonio Maxon Award at the National EHDI Meeting and received the Seaver Vision Award. Dr. Mullin was also a key leader for the EHDI and GBYS program which received the Generating Real Action by Cultivating Engagement (GRACE) Award from Expecting Health and Baby’s First Test. Dr. Mullin sits on the Illinois Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and the Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention to guide work for children with low-incidence sensory disabilities.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Kirsten Coverstone
(), MN Dept. of Health, Kirsten.Coverstone@state.mn.us ;
Kirsten Coverstone is an audiologist with many years of service dedicated to early hearing detection and intervention. She grew up in southern Minnesota, earned her masters degree from the Univ. of Northern Iowa and her doctorate from Salus University. Kirsten has actively worked at the local state and national levels to promote universal newborn screening for hearing. As coordinator of the Lions Infant Hearing Program at the University of Minnesota she worked directly with hospitals to establish effective hearing screening programs and audiologists to confirm hearing loss. In addition, Kirsten implemented a statewide hearing instrument loaner program for infants and young children in Minnesota. She is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children and their families as the MDH EHDI Screening Program Coordinator.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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• Has a Professional (current Co-Chair)
relationship for Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panels.
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Financial relationship with Joint Committee on Infant Hearing .
Nature: current co-chair.
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Non-Financial relationship with Joint Committee on Infant Hearing .
Nature: current co-chair.
Carrie Balian
(), Illinois Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side, cbalian6@outlook.com;
Carrie Balian is the mother of five children. Her oldest child, Jack, was born deaf. Carrie and her husband, Andre, have been married for over 25 years and reside in Island Lake, IL. She has been the Coordinator of her state Parent to Parent support program, IL Hands & Voices Guide By Your Side (GBYS) for over 13 years. In continuing her ventures of representing families of children that are deaf and hard of hearing, Carrie has presented to groups nationwide and co-authored several publications including the NCHAM e-book. Carrie is currently serving as a board member on the Illinois Universal Newborn Screening Advisory Council and Illinois Hands & Voices. She is also an editor for JEHDI (Journal of Early Hearing Detection & Intervention) publications, participated on the Illinois Universal Newborn Hearing & Screening Advisory Board and Illinois Deaf Task Force. She has also participated as a parent professional on the NICHQ (National Institute for Children’s Healthcare Quality) national and statewide learning collaborative teams. In 2021, Carrie graduated from the Hands & Voices L2L (Leadership to Leadership) development cohort and in 2022 was awarded the EHDI Family Leadership Award. Carrie had the pleasure of participating in two national projects: FEHDI (Family EHDI) to help determine data points and definitions for family-based organizations for grant reporting purposes and VSV/Virtual Site Visit team that created materials and information to help support families before and after newborn hearing screening and the hospital teams that carry out newborn hearing screening. Carrie has also been recognized and awarded both nationally and locally for her support, commitment, and leadership in the field. Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Lylis Olsen
(), The EAR Foundation of Arizona, lylisolsen@msn.com;
Lylis Olsen is the State EHDI Coordinator in Arizona. She is a pediatric audiologist with 35years of experience. She also has a Master's degree in Public Health and has 28 years experience in state newborn hearing screening programs. She works with the EAR Foundation of Arizona on education, advocacy and promoting services for families and their children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Lylis also manages the HEAR for Kids, a unique program that serves as a safety net for children in need of loaner cochlear implants or hearing aids, permanent hearing aids or access to all levels of diagnostic audiology services.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Randi Winston-Gerson
(), NCHAM, randiwinston@mac.com;
Randi consults on a variety of EHDI related projects with the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM). She maintains her role as program manager for NCHAM’s Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC), the EHDI-PALS Directory and the Newborn Hearing Screening Virtual Site Visit (VSV) Program. She has co-authored several research articles involving newborn and early childhood screening.
From 1998– 2015 she maintained the role of consulting audiologist for The EAR Foundation of Arizona and Arizona's EHDI Program which included the implementation of newborn hearing and early childhood screening programs. The emphasis of her work included program quality, systems development, and best practices. During that time she served on NCHAM’s Technical Assistance Network, assisting states in Region X with their EHDI program development efforts.
From 2015-2018 she served as Hearing Screening Program Manager at Audiology Systems.
Randi holds doctorate of audiology, is state licensed in Arizona and a member of AAA and ASHA. She serves as co-director of the Arizona Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Program.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Patricia Burk
(), Oklahoma State Department of Health, PatriciaAB@health.ok.gov;
Patricia Burk, is the EHDI Coordinator for the Newborn Hearing Screening Program at the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Patricia helps to promote early identification, diagnosis, and amplification of children with hearing loss throughout the State of Oklahoma. She also facilitates the Oklahoma Audiology Taskforce to address pediatric audiology initiatives across the state. Patricia holds a Masters in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Patricia is internationally certificated as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist. She has experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist working with children and adults who have hearing loss. Patricia is a Quality Improvement Advisor for the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management and currently serves on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing as a representative for the Directors of Speech and Hearing Programs of State Health and Welfare Agencies.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.