2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/04/2019 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | A Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum for Midwives and Outpatient Newborn Hearing Screeners | International D/E
A Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum for Midwives and Outpatient Newborn Hearing Screeners
The NCHAM Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC) was developed ten years ago. It is a standardized, competency-based curriculum for screeners and stakeholders focusing on all aspects of a hospital based newborn hearing screening process. Hospital screeners widely use it throughout the country. It is built on principles from the 2007 JCIH Guidelines with the overarching goal of improving newborn hearing screening outcomes through screener buy-in, empowerment, knowledge, and skills.
Although the current version is often used to train midwives and others conducting newborn hearing screening in non-hospital settings, it is not ideal. There are essential differences between hospital and midwifery screening and follow-up processes. The content in the current NHSTC may not be pertinent nor contain the critical best practices for this screener population, therefore, the need for a new training tool exists.
Through a partnership between NCHAM and the Illinois Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, resources for the development of a new curriculum has been made possible and is underway. In addition to screening in the midwifery population, the curriculum will be expanded to include training for outpatient screening settings such as pediatrician and PCP offices, community health clinics, county health departments, birthing centers, home births and whoever may be conducting non-hospital and outpatient newborn hearing screening.
The first part of the presentation will provide an overview of the content in the new curriculum. During the remainder of the session, there will be a discussion in which attendees will be encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions.
- Describe a new curriculum for midwives and outpatient screeners
- Identify how the new NHSTC can improve screening outcomes for midwives, outpatient
- Describe how the NHSTC can be used as a quality improvement tool in EHDI programs
Presentation:
18878_10508RandiWinston-Gerson.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10508RandiWinston-Gerson.docx
Presenters/Authors
Randi Winston-Gerson
(), 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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