EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Using Teleaudiology to Conduct Infant Diagnostic Assessments
Teleaudiology allows patients and providers to bypass several economic and geographic barriers that impede the delivery and accessibility of audiological services. The South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program recognized this benefit and created a teleaudiology infrastructure for the diagnostic assessment of infants. Using a hub-and-spoke model, a certified pediatric audiologist at the hub site assesses infants located at two spoke sites in South Dakota. Remote control software applications are used to provide a synchronous method of service delivery. The audiologist’s test battery includes video otoscopy, tympanometry, and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing. Since establishing the teleaudiology program, nine infant assessments have been completed. The South Dakota EHDI program will continue improving the teleaudiology project to ensure all infants in the state have access to pediatric audiological services.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss outcomes of the teleaudiology program created by the South Dakota Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Collaborative for infant diagnostic assessments.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the supplies needed to establish a teleaudiology infrastructure.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to identify the benefits of using a teleaudiology program for infant diagnostic assessments.
Poster:
23278_13677HannahWilliams.pdf
Poster Video:
https://youtu.be/eu3RCXhzRTY
Presenter: Hannah Williams
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Grants for Other activities from Health Resources & Services Administration Grant provided to the SD EHDI Collaborative.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.