17th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 18-20, 2018 • Denver, CO
3/20/2018 | 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM | Developing Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Services in Mongolia | Granite A-C
Developing Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Services in Mongolia
Early identification and intervention services are essential for babies and young children with hearing loss to help them reach their full potential. In low and middle income countries, such as Mongolia, these services are often limited or do not exist, impacting the futures of thousands of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. In Mongolia, the Ministry of Health has recognized a need to develop and implement a national newborn hearing screening program and to build capacity in pediatric audiology and therapy services to support babies and children identified with hearing loss. The Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss, an American nonprofit, is partnering with the Mongolian medical community to address these needs. The multi-faceted project started in September 2016.The Global Foundation is developing and implementing newborn hearing screening at the hospitals in the capitol, and is also training Mongolian medical professionals in pediatric audiology and therapists and teachers in auditory-verbal practice to support babies and young children with hearing loss. Both audiology and therapy services are developing professions in Mongolia. The Global Foundation promotes a train the trainer model which will lead to sustainability of its efforts in Mongolia. Parent education sessions are provided to help families understand their children's hearing loss and how they can support language development in their children. The initiative also includes a public health component to raise awareness in the country for pediatric hearing loss. Our presentation will share insights about the project, challenges and rewards in setting up such an initiative in a low resource country, lessons learned thus far in its implementation, and our successes to date. The information provided may be useful to those who are establishing early identification and early intervention services in low resource areas.
- Learn about the challenges and rewards in implementing newborn hearing screening, pediatric audiology, and therapy services in a low resource country
- Gain insight to lessons learned from developing a national newborn hearing screening program and intervention services in a low resource area
- Learn more about the Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss unique model to build sustainable hearing health and education services for young children with hearing loss and how professionals can get involved
Presentation:
15805_7835PaigeStringer.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
15805_7835PaigeStringer.doc
Presenters/Authors
Paige Stringer
(), Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss, paige@childrenwithhearingloss.org;
Paige Stringer, M.A. is the Executive Director and Founder of the Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss. Born with a profound hearing loss, Paige benefitted from early intervention services when young to learn to listen and speak. She entered mainstream schools at kindergarten and continued her studies alongside peers with typical hearing for the rest of her academic career. Paige holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington and a Master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. Paige established the Global Foundation in 2009 to help young children who are deaf or hard of hearing living in low and middle-income countries have similar opportunities for success in life. She has served as Executive Director of the Global Foundation since its inception. Prior to that, Paige held senior marketing and project management positions for 15 years, including at Amazon.com and The Clorox Company. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health and on the Board of Directors for Listen and Talk, an early intervention program for children with hearing loss in Seattle. Since 2015, she has served on two committees at the World Health Organization in Geneva and has participated in efforts to help increase awareness for hearing loss among WHO member states. Paige was honored with the 2014 Humanitarian Award by the American Academy of Audiology.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Receives Grants for Other activities from Global Foundation For Children With Hearing Loss.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Stacy Claycomb
(), University of Colorado Hospital, stacy.claycomb@uchealth.org;
Stacy Claycomb directs the newborn hearing screening program at the University of Colorado Hospital. She also shares her experience of working with rural populations with others working in remote areas through grant work. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Academy of Audiology and is a regional coordinator for the Colorado Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. Stacy’s primary focus is on pediatric diagnostics and amplification. In addition, Stacy presents her work to both the consumer and professional communities. Stacy received her B.S. from Colorado State University, and her Doctorate of Audiology from University of Northern Colorado.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.