2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/19/2024 | 1:45 PM - 2:10 PM | Newborn Hearing Screening: Getting Back to Zero | Capitol 5
Newborn Hearing Screening: Getting Back to Zero
Data from the Centers for Disease Control in 2019 indicated that Oklahoma had a greater than 50% loss to follow-up rate following newborn hearing screening. During the initial days of the shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hearts for Hearing began exploring ways to improve this statistic in the state of Oklahoma. Fast forward several months - In October 2021, Hearts for Hearing began screening babies at two Oklahoma birthing hospitals. Nearly two years later, we have grown the program to include more than 8 birth centers, screened more than 20,000 babies, and have maintained a zero loss-to-follow-up rate. This presentation will explore the mindset behind this change and the strategies that influenced change. It is our hope to share a proof of concept that can be considered in other states in the United States so that no child is left behind.
- Participants will identify three components of a successful newborn hearing screening program.
- Participants will identify two barriers to beginning a newborn hearing screening program.
- Partipants will identify two strategies for successful collaboration with state EHDI programs.
Presentation:
3478265_16451KarrieHughes.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
3478265_16451KarrieHughes.docx
Presenters/Authors
Karrie Hughes
(Primary Presenter,Co-Author), Hearts for Hearing, karrie.hughes@heartsforhearing.org;
Karrie Hughes began her career as a NICU nurse in Oklahoma in 1990. After 20 years of this experience, she transitioned into leadership roles within a national newborn screening company. In these roles, she trained NBHS staff and was responsible for all business aspects of programs within several states. In 2021, Karrie joined the team at Hearts for Hearing as the Director of Newborn Hearing Screening to launch a program from the ground up. Since that time, she has hired more than 40 staff members and created a sustainable and collaborative program in the state of Oklahoma with more than 20,000 babies screened to date.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Darcy Stowe
(Author,Co-Author), Hearts for Hearing, darcy.stowe@heartsforhearing.org;
Darcy L. Stowe is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (Cert AVT) at Hearts for Hearing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with 20 years of experience in working with children with hearing loss and their families. For many years, she served as the Chief of Listening and Spoken Language at Hearts for Hearing where she oversaw the clinical work of a team of dedicated Speech-Language Pathologists who were Listening and Spoken Language Specialists (LSLS) or were pursuing certification as a LSLS. Darcy enjoys teaching, coaching and mentoring in the field of Listening & Spoken Language. Currently, she serves as the Chief of Clinical Collaboration and Research at Hearts for Hearing – providing leadership in innovative areas of collaborative care and research for individuals with hearing loss.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
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• Receives Salary for Employment,Management position from Hearts for Hearing.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
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Financial relationship with Hearts for Hearing.
Nature: full time employee.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.