What is the
audiologist’s role in providing care for children and adolescents who
have experienced concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)? This webinar
will discuss advanced testing of the central auditory and vestibular pathways
for young people with concussion/mTBI as well as those with post-concussion
syndrome. Whether you have equipment and are ready to start an mTBI protocol in
your clinic or you want to learn more about the nature of the symptoms of mTBI,
this course will provide the tools to help you assist your pediatric patients.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Identify a test battery for
assessing peripheral and central auditory functioning in children with
concussion/mTBI
- Establish a protocol for
vestibular testing for children with concussion/mTBI and identify common
patterns of results
- Identify the symptoms of
post-concussion syndrome and build a multidisciplinary referral base for
monitoring and treatment
Related Courses
This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2023: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) webinar series.
See
all the courses in
this series.
Contents
- Introduction to
concussion/mTBI
- Peripheral and
central auditory testing
- Vestibular
evaluation
- Case study
review
- Q&A
Presenter
Information
Tammy
Riegner, AuD, has worked as an audiologist for 25 years with
both adult and pediatric populations. Before receiving her Master of Science in
Audiology from West Virginia University in 1997, she helped establish the WVU
Hearing Conservation Program through Environmental Health and Safety. In 2015,
she received her Doctorate in Audiology from A.T. Stills University while
working for Nemours Children’s Health System, where she has worked
serving the pediatric population since 2008. Her main areas of specialty are
pediatric diagnostic evaluation and amplification, electrophysiological
assessment of the peripheral and central auditory pathways, and Central
Auditory Processing evaluation. She has collaborated with Nemours Research
Department at the Center for Pediatric Auditory and Speech Sciences (CPASS) to
translate research into clinical protocols for assessment.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial
compensation from ASHA for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Colleen
Sheahan, AuD, CCC-A, has worked as an audiologist with pediatric
and adult populations. She is a graduate of Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania, where she received her Doctorate of Audiology in 2019. Prior to
joining Nemours Children's Health in 2022, she worked for a private practice in
Maryland, where she specialized in vestibular evaluations as well as tinnitus
evaluations and treatment, and was a Community Care provider through Veterans
Affairs. Her main areas of specialty are pediatric vestibular evaluation and
interdisciplinary treatment, pediatric diagnostic evaluation and amplification,
and Central Auditory Processing evaluation.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
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
Live
webinar date: December 12, 2023
End date: December 14, 2028
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
