2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Features of eHealth Platforms to Promote Hearing Technology Use in Children | DECC 203/204
Features of eHealth Platforms to Promote Hearing Technology Use in Children
The purpose of this research was to identify features of pediatric tele-audiology eHealth hearing technology platforms for young children with hearing loss and their families that promote device use in young children who use hearing technology. An exploratory, descriptive design was used to evaluate features of existing pediatric tele-audiology platforms for parents and audiologists to implement for young children. The study explored internet resources including hearing industry websites, for information related to specific eHealth platform features designed to support pediatric hearing devices currently available to audiologists and families. At least four major eHealth platforms designed to support young children and their families were identified and features will be discussed. Tele-audiology eHealth technology platforms for young children are available but limited in comparison to what may be available to older children and adults. Future research directions to move pediatric tele-audiology eHealth applications forward and to determine efficacy are outlined.
- Identify tele-audiology eHealth platforms available to audiologists and parents
- Describe applications of platforms for young children, age birth to five
- Associate information to best pediatric hearing technology practices
Presentation:
3420032_15609AlexMeibos.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3420032_15609AlexMeibos.docx
Presenters/Authors
Alex Meibos
(), The University of Akron, ameibos@uakron.edu;
Alex is an Assistant Professor of Audiology at The University of Akron and Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium (NOAC).
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Grants for Other activities from The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education.
• Receives Salary for Employment from The University of Akron.
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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.
Morgan Ross
(), The University of Akron, mmr94@uakron.edu;
Morgan Ross, B.A. is a current third year doctoral student at the Northeast Ohio Audiology Consortium (NOAC). She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Akron in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology in 2020. She is a Jean Hower Taber Audiology Scholar and a part of the first cohort of the Interprofessional Hearing Early Access Response Through Telepractice (I-HEART) fellowship through the U.S. Department of Education and the University of Akron. Post graduation, she will be pursuing her career as a pediatric audiologist.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Grants for Other activities from U.S. Department of Education .
• Receives Grants for Other activities from U.S. Department of Education and The University of Akron .
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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Financial relationship with The University of Akron
U.S Department of Education .
Nature: Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education paid through the University of Akron .
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
K. Todd Houston
(), The University of Akron, houston@uakron.edu;
K. Todd Houston, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, College of Health and Human Sciences, at the University of Akron. He also serves as a speech-language pathologist and Listening & Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist (Cert. AVT) for the Cochlear Implant Program in the ENT Center at Akron Children’s Hospital.
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