October, 2015     
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ECHO Initiative 
Events
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"Updating Hearing Screening Practices for Children 0 - 3 Years of Age"
   
October 13, 2015
2:00 - 4:30 pm

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OAE Screening? 

If your program is new to OAE screening,  
or if you have added new staff who need  
instruction on OAE 
screening practices,  
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 where staff can view instructional video  
modules and access the corresponding 
resources. 

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 Probes and Tips 

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Tip of the Month
Introduction to Hearing and Hearing Loss for Non-Audiologists

We are fortunate to have excellent audiologists working closely with the ECHO Initiative who are able to translate their professional knowledge into language we can all understand. Jeff Hoffman and Terry Foust recently presented a webinar to introduce state Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program staff to the basics of hearing and hearing loss. The audience response was so positive that we also wanted to make the information available to early  childhood education providers and families. The content will be particularly helpful to any parent who has a child undergoing audiological assessment and to the professionals who are serving that family.  
 
The 70-minute webinar covers:  
  • Anatomy of the ear
  • Types of hearing loss
  • Prevalence and causes of hearing loss
  • Diagnostic tools and procedures 
  • Audiogram fundamentals
  • Hearing loss simulation
  • Treatment and intervention options
Probe of the Month
Do you or the families you are serving need more information about audiological assessment? 

Let us know at:  

 

  echo.ncham@usu.edu    

   

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Probes and Tips is a newsletter from the ECHO Initiative that provides monthly TIPS

to enhance early childhood hearing screening and follow-up practices and PROBES

 about current activities so we can learn from one another's successes and challenges.