2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/03/2021 | 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM | Harnessing the Knowledge of Pediatric Audiologists: A Workgroup Model | Topical Breakout
Harnessing the Knowledge of Pediatric Audiologists: A Workgroup Model
In Maine, the state EHDI Program collaborates with the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing educational audiologist, who consults with the program and facilitates a statewide pediatric audiology workgroup. This workgroup provides an opportunity for audiologists around the state to meet regularly to discuss questions and concerns, pursue continuing education opportunities, and provide input into various projects conducted by the state EHDI Program. Recently, the Maine EHDI Program has sought to provide consistency to families in terms of the information they receive throughout the screening, diagnosis, and intervention process. In order to achieve this goal of consistent information for families, the Maine EHDI Program has updated existing brochures for hospitals and audiologists to provide to families in the initial stages of determining their child’s hearing levels. Additionally, the pediatric audiology workgroup, in collaboration with a fourth year audiology extern, is in the process of creating a variety of “tip sheets” to use with families throughout their journey, including topics such as preparation for an ABR, the hearing aid evaluation and fitting process, cochlear implant candidacy, and more. These tip sheets will be utilized by audiologists, early intervention providers, and EHDI program staff throughout the state, ensuring that families have access to the same information regardless of which clinic they visit. This process of standardization takes into account individual differences in clinic policies and capitalizes on the knowledge and skills of audiologists in our state. This presentation will provide practical tips for participants to be able to implement a similar model in their own state.
- Participants will be able to list two types of materials that a pediatric audiology workgroup might develop for use with families.
- Participants will be able to identify how meeting remotely can positively benefit the workgroup outcomes.
- Participants will be able to describe two methods for increasing participation in a statewide pediatric audiology workgroup.
Presentation:
23278_13606KatherineDuncan.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Katherine Duncan
(), Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, katherine.duncan@mecdhh.org;
Katherine Duncan obtained her doctorate of audiology (Au.D.) from The Ohio State University. She is currently in her ninth year as an educational audiologist at the Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Falmouth, Maine. She supports outreach programs for both the birth to five and K-12 populations. She is also the coordinator of the hearing assistive technology program for Child Development Services, Maine's early intervention system. Katherine is the Audiology Consultant for the Maine Newborn Hearing Program, and she serves on the Maine Newborn Hearing Program Advisory Board.
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