2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/19/2024 | 9:40 AM - 10:05 AM | The EHDI-PALS Directory and Resources: The Updates Keep Coming | Capitol 6
The EHDI-PALS Directory and Resources: The Updates Keep Coming
The Early Hearing Detection & Intervention - Pediatric Audiology Links to Services (EHDI-PALS) is an online portal and web directory for families and professionals in need of finding age appropriate, qualified pediatric audiologists in their communities. .
Last year, an educational platform of resources for audiology providers to improve knowledge and skills in all areas of pediatrics was added to the directory and unveiled at the 2023 EHDI Conference.
Prior to that, the Family Resources section was redeveloped to provide numerous resources and information to help guide and educate parents and professionals searching for information on childhood hearing loss.
Changes and updates to the functionality, appearance of the website and integrity of the facility listings is ongoing. Tools for EHDI programs continue to be added based on requests from EHDI Coordinators. Currently, functionality is being developed that will allow state coordinators to identify and display facilities that are following the standard of care in pediatric audiology.
This presentation will provide a review of updates and enhancements over the past year as well as changes to come. Participants will also hear from state programs about their successes in actively using EHDI-PALS and working and partnering with audiologists to update and add facility listings.
- Describe the resources and tools available to families, professionals and EHDI programs
- Describe recent improvements and plans for future updates and enhancements
- Describe strategies for working with audiologists to update facility listings
Presentation:
3478265_16430RandiWinston-Gerson.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3478265_16430RandiWinston-Gerson.docx
Presenters/Authors
Randi Winston-Gerson
(POC,Primary Presenter), NCHAM, randiwinston@mac.com;
Randi consults on a variety of EHDI related projects with the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM). She maintains her role as program manager for NCHAM’s Newborn Hearing Screening Training Curriculum (NHSTC), the EHDI-PALS Directory and the Newborn Hearing Screening Virtual Site Visit (VSV) Program. She has co-authored several research articles involving newborn and early childhood screening.
From 1998– 2015 she maintained the role of consulting audiologist for The EAR Foundation of Arizona and Arizona's EHDI Program which included the implementation of newborn hearing and early childhood screening programs. The emphasis of her work included program quality, systems development, and best practices. During that time she served on NCHAM’s Technical Assistance Network, assisting states in Region X with their EHDI program development efforts.
From 2015-2018 she served as Hearing Screening Program Manager at Audiology Systems.
Randi holds doctorate of audiology, is state licensed in Arizona and a member of AAA and ASHA. She serves as co-director of the Arizona Special Olympics Healthy Hearing Program.
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