Early
childhood is a critical period for auditory, language, and cognitive
development, and early identification of permanent hearing loss provides the
opportunity for children to receive appropriate and timely intervention and
educational services. When children are identified late, they are at increased
risk of permanent speech, language, and educational delays. This session will
discuss the prevalence of late-identified hearing loss in young children,
opportunities to identify hearing problems, and stakeholder actions needed to
support child development.
Related Courses
This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2024: Pediatric Audiology webinar series.
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all the courses in
this series.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Summarize the importance of
timely hearing
loss identification
- Explain the prevalence of late
identified
hearing loss in young
children
- Describe opportunities to raise
awareness in
your work setting
Presenter
Information
Dylan
K. Chan, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatric
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In 2014, he established the UCSF
Children’s Communication Center, which is devoted to delivering
family-centered care for families of deaf and hard of hearing children,
performing community outreach and education, and conducting clinical and
translational research projects. He runs a laboratory devoted to studying the
genetics and physiology of hearing and deafness. He also studies why different
populations of children experience very different outcomes in their hearing
health, particularly how their hearing affects their speech, language, and
other aspects of development. He seeks ways to improve health care systems that
will reduce such disparities, including strategies to make provision of hearing
screenings equitable and to boost access to teletherapy. Dr. Chan received his
PhD in sensory neuroscience from the Rockefeller University in New York, and he
obtained his medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
New York. He completed his ONHS residency at Stanford University, followed by a
pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Karen
Muñoz, EdD, CCC-A, is department head and a professor
of audiology in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at
Utah State University. Her research focuses on person-centered care in
audiology, factors that influence patient/caregiver engagement in hearing
treatment, and developing interventions that support health behavior change for
parents of young children who use amplification.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial
compensation from ASHA for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
- ASHA
representative on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, which commissioned the
research discussed in the presentation
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new
knowledge.
To earn
continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning
assessment by the end date below.
Program
History and CE
Information
Content origination date: May 1, 2024
End date: May 3, 2029
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
