2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/05/2019 | 3:45 PM - 4:10 PM | Connecting with NC Pediatric Audiologists through Outreach, Training, Education and Collaboration | Malpensa
Connecting with NC Pediatric Audiologists through Outreach, Training, Education and Collaboration
NC-EHDI continues to focus efforts on increasing pediatric audiologists’ engagement in and knowledge of the EHDI system with an emphasis on JCIH best practice guidelines (1-3-6) and the importance of providing resources and support to the families they care for. Eleven (11) NC EHDI regional consultants provide consultation and technical assistance to audiologists across the state. An annual quality assurance reports is reviewed with the pediatric audiology practice and corrective actions are discussed, if necessary. An on-line, on demand WCSWeb (Hearing Link) training was developed and shared with the audiologists to give instruction on JCIH best practice guidelines, information on the EHDI Program and the importance of timely entry of diagnostic evaluation and amplification results. NC-EHDI has developed and shared educational materials with audiologists that have streamlined entry into early intervention services. Pediatric audiologists receive the EHDI Program, “Tune into Hearing” e-Updates which give them information on EHDI program activities, agency and parent partner news and EHDI Advisory Committee updates. Pediatric audiologists are also members of the statewide EHDI Advisory Committee and our learning community. Our newest effort is the development of a sensitivity training for pediatric audiologists. The development committee includes three audiologists, two parents of a child with hearing loss and EHDI staff. By increasing engagement in and knowledge of the EHDI system, we expect to see continued improvement in the numbers of babies diagnosed by 3 months of age and enrolled in early intervention services by 6 months of age. Educational materials including the sensitivity training will be shared with the presentation attendees.
- Participants will be able to describe different ways to connect with pediatric audiologists
- Participants will be able to describe educational materials that may be used when working with pediatric audiologists.
- Participants will be able to describe the importance of sensitivity training for pediatric audiologists
Presentation:
18878_10326EmilyBurt.pdf
18878_10326MarciaFort.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10326JudeWilliams.rtf
Presenters/Authors
Jude Williams
(), NC Division of Public Health, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, jude.williams@dhhs.nc.gov;
Jude has worked with the NC-EHDI Program for 10.5 years. Jude has her BS in Biology and MPH in Health Behavior/Health Education.
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No relevant financial relationship exist.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Emily Burt
(), NC Division of Public Health, EHDI Program, emily.burt@dhhs.nc.gov;
Emily Catherine Burt, AuD joined the North Carolina EHDI Team in June 2017. She received her Doctorate in Audiology in 2007 from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Emily has worked with patients of all ages in private practice and in the school system. She has been involved with The CARE Project in various capacities since 2013. Emily was identified with a profound hearing loss at 9 months of age. She utilizes bilateral cochlear implants. Emily is a huge animal lover and has a dog, 3 cats and sugar gliders. In her spare time, she loves cycling with her friends.
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Marcia Fort
(), NC DHHS, marcia.fort@dhhs.nc.gov;
Dr. Fort is the Genetics and Newborn Screening Unit Manager in the Children and Youth Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health and serves as the NC EHDI Coordinator. She has worked with the NC EHDI program since 2002. Dr. Fort has 32 years of experience as a pediatric audiologist in hospital, private practice, ENT office and public school settings.
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Johnnie Sexton
(), The CARE Project, johnnie@thecareproject.com;
Johnnie Sexton Au.D. has worked with children who are deaf and hard of hearing for 40+ years. With the passage of the Newborn Hearing Screening mandate in North Carolina, he designed the early intervention system for audiology in North Carolina. He has devoted his energy in the past 8 years to redefining counseling for families with children who have hearing challenges and the professionals who provide services for them. He owns a private practice specializing in educational audiology services and has established the nonprofit agency, The CARE Project, Inc., serving as Executive Director, for the advancement of family, professional and preprofessional training opportunities in counseling.
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Jenna Rankin
(), NC Division of Public Health, EHDI Program, jenna.rankin@gmail.com;
I taught elementary and middle school in Minnesota for six years before becoming a stay at home mother when my oldest daughter was born in 2013. My husband’s parents are both profoundly deaf, so we were very diligent about making sure our firstborn child had her newborn hearing screening completed quickly and accurately. When her results came back normal, we figured that whatever had caused his parents hearing loss was not genetic after all. Our second daughter was born in 2015, and we were surprised to discover that she did not pass the hearing screening. Her ABR two weeks later confirmed that she was profoundly deaf. We are so grateful that we encountered people who knew the importance of accurate diagnostic evaluation and early intervention. That is why I became involved in EHDI as a parent member of the Advisory Board last year.
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