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ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Challenges and Solutions: Teleaudiology in Rural North Carolina' Track: 2-Audiological Assessment and Intervention Keyword(s): Teleaudiology, Telemedicine Learning Objectives: 1 - Identify at least 3 potential challenges in developing a Teleaudiology program. 2 - Discuss the equipment needed to provide audiology services via telemedicine networks. 3 - Determine ways that a Teleaudiology project in their area might be like the current NC project and ways in which it might differ. Abstract: North Carolina used supplemental funding from HRSA to develop a pilot Teleaudiology Project. This project has been providing diagnostic evaluations for children living in the rural eastern part of the state since February, 2011. A strong partnership between the Division of Public Health and East Carolina University’s Telemedicine Center and Communication Science and Disorders Department has been the key to the project’s success. This presentation will cover the challenges encountered in the process of development of the teleaudiology services and how those challenges were overcome. It will address the resources needed to reach the goal of serving families via telemedicine, and an explanation of how this project functions. Presentation: This presentation has not yet been uploaded or the speaker has opted not to make the presentation available online. Handouts: Handout is not Available
SPEAKER INFORMATION
PRESENTER(S): Andrew Stuart - East Carolina University      Credentials: Ph.D.       Andrew Stuart is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at East Carolina University. Dr. Stuart joined ECU after completing his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in 1996. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies he was employed as a clinical audiologist at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada and then as a Research Audiologist at Dalhousie University. His research interests include electrophysiology, pediatric audiology, psychoacoustics, and fluency enhancement in those who stutter via altered auditory feedback. Dr. Stuart has an extensive list of peer-reviewed articles and national and international presentations in all of these areas. Gloria Jones - East Carolina University      Credentials: Clinical Program Manager       Gloria L. Jones is the Clinical Program Manager for the ECU Telemedicine Center. She is responsible for the clinical program development and training of the clinical users for a network that serves a 14,000 square mile region in eastern North Carolina. Ms. Jones has been instrumental to the successful development of the ECU Telemedicine Center since it's inception in 1991. Kathleen Watts - Division of Public Health      Credentials: MA       Ms. Watts spent over six years working as the Director of Training and Technical Assistance at NCHAM. She is now the Progam Manager for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention for the state of North Carolina. She holds a Master's Degree in Health Education. Ms. Watts was employed in schools, hospitals, rural health clinics and private organizations before discovering her vocational passion: EHDI.   AUTHOR(S): Andrew Stuart - East Carolina University      Credentials: Ph.D.       BIO: Andrew Stuart is a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at East Carolina University. Dr. Stuart joined ECU after completing his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in 1996. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies he was employed as a clinical audiologist at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada and then as a Research Audiologist at Dalhousie University. His research interests include electrophysiology, pediatric audiology, psychoacoustics, and fluency enhancement in those who stutter via altered auditory feedback. Dr. Stuart has an extensive list of peer-reviewed articles and national and international presentations in all of these areas. Gloria Jones - East Carolina University      Credentials: Clinical Program Manager       BIO: Gloria L. Jones is the Clinical Program Manager for the ECU Telemedicine Center. She is responsible for the clinical program development and training of the clinical users for a network that serves a 14,000 square mile region in eastern North Carolina. Ms. Jones has been instrumental to the successful development of the ECU Telemedicine Center since it's inception in 1991. Kathleen Watts - Division of Public Health      Credentials: MA       BIO: Ms. Watts spent over six years working as the Director of Training and Technical Assistance at NCHAM. She is now the Progam Manager for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention for the state of North Carolina. She holds a Master's Degree in Health Education. Ms. Watts was employed in schools, hospitals, rural health clinics and private organizations before discovering her vocational passion: EHDI.