18th Annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Meeting

18th Annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Meeting is organized by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management (NCHAM) and will be held from Mar 03 - 05, 2019 at Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Who Should Attend:
• State EHDI program staff members
• Audiologists
• Physicians and other Health Care Providers
• Families of children with hearing loss
• Early Intervention Specialists
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Advocates
• Representatives from the major organizations working with EHDI programs
• Students

Goal of the EHDI Annual Meeting:
The goal of the annual EHDI Meeting is to enhance the implementation of comprehensive state-based Early HearingDetection and Intervention (EHDI) programs. After participating in the meeting, participants will be better able to:

Identify and promote knowledge and awareness of successful strategies for implementing comprehensive state-based EHDI programs that include screening, audiologic diagnostic evaluation, early intervention, medical home, reporting, tracking, surveillance, loss to follow-up issues, data integration, and other related surveillance components.

Interpret and describe current research and research methods related to EHDI.

Examine cultural competence of providers and assess their ability to work with children who are deaf or hard of hearing, their families, and communities.

Discuss the importance of enhancing and creating new and ongoing working relationships among federal agencies, non-profit organizations, state health departments and educational agencies, advocacy groups, families, and professionals