<< BACK TO AGENDA

ABSTRACT INFORMATION
Title: 'Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI): Pacific Pioneers in the Identification of Hearing Loss in Infants' Track: 1 - EHDI Program Enhancement Keyword(s): Guam; Guam EHDI Learning Objectives: •Describe how Guam EHDI established the EHDI program in the Pacific and assisted other Pacific islands to establish EHDI programs in their islands. •Discuss some of the challenges Pacific islands face and how those challenges were overcome. •Explain how technology has been used in the Pacific to promote early identification and intervention. Abstract: The Guam Center of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities: Education, Research, and Service (Guam CEDDERS) at the University of Guam was the first to establish an early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) project in Pacific Micronesia and pioneered EHDI programs through leadership and technical assistance to both the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), both who have EHDI programs in place. The Guam EHDI project has been in operation for 10 years and has identified infants with hearing loss. This presentation will trace the development of the Guam EHDI program and describe how infants found with hearing loss were served through collaborative community partnerships, service coordination and the continued challenges Guam faces in providing services to infants with hearing loss. The presentation will also describe the tracking and surveillance system called Guam ChildLink, used to monitor hearing screening for all babies born on Guam as well as monitor the progress of individual infants found with hearing loss. A brief description of how Guam ChildLink provides data reports to support Guam EHDI project goals and objectives will be included. Data from the last 10 years of operation will be presented and trends noted. It concludes with a discussion on current Guam EHDI pioneering efforts in teleaudiology and future directions for program development. 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
PRESENTER(S) / AUTHOR(S) INFORMATION
Elaine Eclavea - Primary Presenter Guam EHDI Project      Credentials: M.A.      Other Affiliations: Health, Wellnes, and Prevention Initiative Area Coordinator, Guam CEDDERS       Elaine Eclavea has served as the Guam EHDI Coorinator since 2002 when the program first started on Guam. It has been under her leadership that other Pacific islands have established EHDI programs in the Pacific. She is the mother of 2 children and has one granddaughter.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Velma Sablan - POC,Co-Presenter University of Guam-Guam CEDDERS      Credentials: Ph.D.      Other Affiliations: FSM-EHD Project       Dr. Velma Sablan is a tenured full professor of Foundations and Educational Research at the University of Guam, School of Education. She has served as the project evaluator to the Guam CEDDERS/Guam EHDI project since 2003 and to the FSM-EHDI project since 2008. She is the mother of 2 sons and grandmother to a grandaughter and 2 grandsons.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - Nonfinancial - Vicky Ritter - Co-Presenter University of Guam-Guam CEDDERS      Credentials: B.A.       Vicky is the Hearing Screening Coordinator for the Guam EHDI Project and has served in this capacity since 2003. She is the mother of 2 children.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist. Joseph J. Mendiola - Co-Presenter University of Guam-Guam CEDDERS      Credentials: B.A.       JJ Mendiola servesas the Guam EHDI Data Coordinator and has served in this capacity since 2003.       ASHA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist. Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.