17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
| Risk Indicators Monitored by EHDI Programs
Risk Indicators Monitored by EHDI Programs
Since the 1970s, the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) has recommended audiological monitoring for newborns and young children identified with risk indicators for delayed-onset hearing loss (HL). The JCIH 2007 position statement provided guidance on which risk indicators to monitor, including those to monitor more frequently. The statement recommended "audiological assessment at least once by 24-30 months of age." Unfortunately, the 2007 JCIH position statement did not provide detailed protocols on how long to monitor, how frequent to monitor and when to discharge children from risk monitoring. As a result, there are inconsistencies in risk monitoring programs from state to state, clinic to clinic, and even audiologist to audiologist. The JCIH provides guidelines and therefore implementation is different depending on the individual Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program’s interpretation of the guideline. To date, it is unclear how all EHDI programs implement this guideline.
In Idaho, approximately 50% of infants identified with HL present with risk indicators. At least half of infants with risk indicators and diagnosed HL had more than one risk indicator (HiTrack, 2015). An understanding of how risk factors are being monitored within each state, commonwealth and territory mandated by EHDI will provide information to help guide future recommendations for monitoring risk indicators in an effort to increase consistency. A survey was created to evaluate this information with the aim to clarify the implementation of this guideline across EHDI programs.
Information was obtained through an electronic survey sent to EHDI Program Coordinators within the United State and Canada. This survey provided insight into programs implementation of risk indicator monitoring. This presentation will review responses from one survey question: which risk indicators are being monitored by individual EHDI program in the United States and Canada. Survey responses will be analyzed and compared to the JCIH guidelines.
- Following completion of the presentation, participants will be able to identify which EHDI programs within the United States and Canada monitor risk indicators for delayed-onset hearing loss.
- Following completion of the presentation, participants will be able to identify which risk indicators are monitored and tracked by EHDI programs within the United States and Canada.
- Following completion of the presentation, participants will be able to identify which risk factors from the JCIH 2007 Position Statement are monitored and tracked by EHDI programs.
Presentation:
15805_7803AlyssaFehringer.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Alyssa Fehringer
(), Idaho State University, fehralys@isu.edu;
Alyssa is a 3rd year doctoral student at Idaho State University. She earned a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Pre-Audiology in 2015. Clinical interests include adult and pediatric diagnostics and treatment and vestibular assessment.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Gabriel Bargen
(), Idaho State University, barggabr@isu.edu;
Gabriel Anne Bargen, Ph.D., is the Executive Director for the Idaho State University Health Science Center in Meridian, Idaho and an Associate Professor of Audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her clinical and research training includes master's degrees in both speech-language pathology and audiology and a PhD in Audiology from the University of Kansas. She instructs ISU courses including pediatric audiology and advance aural rehabilitation. Professional interests include pediatric audiology specifically diagnostic hearing assessment and treatment; assessing risks associated with hearing dysfunction in infants; clinical application of screening and diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing; otoprotective agents. Dr. Bargen’s current research focuses on evaluating risk indicators for delayed-onset hearing loss and finding ways to make resources accessible to all children who are hard of hearing or deaf in Idaho by connecting community entities across the state. She also has a grant to evaluate the efficacy of an otoprotective agent against noise induced hearing loss. Dr. Bargen is on the Idaho Sound Beginnings (EHDI) Advisory Board, she is a member of the ASHA Special Interest Group (SIG) 6 Coordinating Committee, she is on the American Journal of Audiology Editorial Review Board and the SIG 9 Editorial Review Board, and serves as co-faculty lead for the Infant Pediatric Audiology supplement for the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND) program.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Other activities from Idaho State University.
Receives Grants for Membership on advisory committee or review panels,Other activities from Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board.
Receives Grants for Membership on advisory committee or review panels,Other activities from Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board.
Receives Grants for Membership on advisory committee or review panels,Other activities from Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board.
Nonfinancial -
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (I am a member of the Idaho Sound Beginnings Advisory Board)
relationship for Board membership.
Has a Professional (member of advisory board)
relationship for Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panels.
Has a Professional (member of advisory board)
relationship for Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panels.
Has a Professional (member of advisory board)
relationship for Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panels.
Jessica Stich-Hennen
(), St Lukes Boise, stichhej@slhs.org;
Dr. Jessica Stich-Hennen received her Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) from the Idaho State University. In April 2011, she achieved Specialty Certification in Pediatrics from American Board of Audiology. Dr. Stich-Hennen’s clinical specialty areas include pediatrics diagnostics and amplification, auditory evoked potentials and auditory processing disorders. She is the primary audiologist for the Idaho Cleft Palate-Craniofacial team.
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Brian Shakespeare
(), Idaho Sound Beginnings, Brian.Shakespeare@dhw.idaho.gov;
Brian Shakespeare has worked for Idaho Sound Beginnings since 2011; starting as the Data Manager and being promoted as Program Coordinator in 2014. He received his Baccalaureate of Science in Psychology from Boise State University in 2009. Following graduation he worked with children with developmental disabilities for two years, eventually becoming a Certified Behavioral Interventionist. Brian’s major accomplishments with Idaho Sound Beginnings include receiving the Outstanding Organization of the Year Award from the Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, overseeing data linkages between HiTrack, Idaho’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System, and the databases of both Idaho Vital Records and ITPKIDS, Idaho’s Part C database, as well as implementing process improvements in screening programs and audiology clinics across the state. Brian enjoys playing soccer, rock climbing, and taking his two Boston Terriers to the park to play Frisbee golf.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.