2024 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 17-19, 2024 • Denver, CO
3/05/2019 | 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM | Implementation and Outcomes of a New CMV screening Protocol at Boston Children's Hospital | Malpensa
Implementation and Outcomes of a New CMV screening Protocol at Boston Children's Hospital
In April 2015, the audiology department adopted a new CMV screening protocol for infants receiving a hearing test. All infants who demonstrated hearing loss (type not important) on their diagnostic ABR test and all children up to 12 months of age who demonstrate a permanent hearing loss will get a cheek swab to submit for CMV testing. We will present our clinical data regarding number of children who received a cheek swab, number of children who tested positive for CMV, and their audiological characteristics.
- define the protocol used by Boston Children's to test for CMV
- describe the rationale for the protocol and barriers to its implementation
- compare the costs and benefits of using this protocol
Presentation:
18878_10335DerekStiles.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick
(Co-Presenter), Boston Children's Hospital, kaitlyn.fitzpatrick@childrens.harvard.edu;
Kate DeFonzo is an audiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Director of the BCH Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. She earned her doctoral degree in Audiology from Gallaudet University, a bilingual and bicultural university designed to educate those who are- and who wish to work with- Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. For several years, Kate served as an instructor in the Peer Mentoring Program for adults with hearing loss who wish to provide supportive services to other deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals, and most recently was a fellow of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilites (LEND) Program through the Maternal Child Health Bureau and Institute for Community Inclusion. Kate’s combined experience affords her to be a valuable resource for children and their families.
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Derek Stiles
(Primary Presenter), Boston Children's Hospital, derek.stiles@childrens.harvard.edu;
Derek Stiles has been Director of Audiology at Boston Children's Hospital since 2014, and Director of the Center for Communication Enhancement since 2021. He leads a team of 30 audiologists, serving 20,000 patients a year across 6 clinical sites in Eastern Massachusetts. He also oversees the directors of the SLP, Feeding & Swallowing, Augmentative Communication, Autism Language, Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing, and Balance Programs at Boston Children's Hospital.
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No relevant financial relationship exists.
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Financial relationship with OAS Center
Boston Children's Hospital.
Nature: employees.
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