2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
4/16/2013 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Important Considerations When Re-screening Newborns with Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) in Primary Care | Solana D | 5
Important Considerations When Re-screening Newborns with Otoacoustic Emissions (OAEs) in Primary Care
With the expansion of OAE rescreening in primary care, there are pro’s and con’s as well as a variety of considerations that should be taken into account. Providers that conduct in-office OAE screening for newborn follow-up and ongoing surveillance need to be aware of a variety of important considerations, such as: how many rescreen attempts should be conducted, the JCIH 2007 guidelines regarding conducting OAEs on babies that refer on ABR screening, populations that OAE screening may not be appropriate for, risk factors for late onset and progressive hearing loss and babies that should be referred to a pediatric audiologist for ongoing surveillance versus getting an in-office OAE screen. Other important considerations include knowing about the state EHDI program, understanding state reporting requirements and resources for families such as early intervention and parent to parent support programs. This presentation will discuss considerations and highlight a provider practice’s use of an in-office OAE screening program.
- Discuss how technology impacts the standard of care for newborn hearing screening at birth
- Identify infants that should not be rescreened at birth using OAEs
- With respect to management and follow-up, discuss the responsibility of primary care when screening with OAEs
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Randi Winston-Gerson
(POC,Co-Presenter,Author), NCHAM, A.T. Still University, The EAR Foundation of Arizona, randiwinston@infanthearing.org;
Randi consults on a variety of EHDI related projects and serves as adjunct assistant professor at A.T. Still University. Prior to that she worked as a consulting audiologist for The EAR Foundation of Arizona and Arizona's EHDI Program since 1998. Her role included the implementation of newborn hearing and early childhood screening programs with an emphasis on program quality, systems development and best practices. During that time she served on NCHAM’s Technical Assistance Network, assisting states in Region X. Randi maintains her role as lead audiologist on the Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC) project and has co-authored several research articles involving newborn and early childhood screening.
Randi holds doctorate of audiology, is state licensed in Arizona and a member of AAA, ASHA and the ArSHA. She also serves as director of the Arizona Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Program.
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Bradley Golner
(Co-Presenter), American Academy of Pediatrics, bgolnermd@gmail.com;
Dr Golner has a Medical Degree from the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine. He has been in general pediatrics for 13 years in Phoenix, AZ with Phoenix Pediatrics. He serves as the AAP EHDI Chapter Champion for the Arizona Chapter and is a member of the AAP Task Force on Improving the Effectiveness of Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention. Dr Golner is also the medical home representative member for Arizona's Newborn Screening Partners and faculty with EQIPP-newborn screening.
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