Continuing Education Events and News

The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing has released its 2007 Position Statement. The committee, with representatives from a range of disciplines and organizations, and representation from the American Academy of Audiology by Alison Grimes and Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, has produced this best-practices, evidence-based guideline on newborn hearing screening, audiologic and medical diagnosis and audiologic, medical and educational management (Early Intervention), for the infant with hearing loss or deafness.

2007 JCIH Position Statement Updates:

Definition of targeted hearing loss
Hearing screening and rescreening protocols
Diagnostic audiologic evaluation
Medical evaluation
Early Intervention
Surveillance and Screening
Communication
Information Infrastructure

The Position Statement is now avaliable on the AAA's web site

A printed version of the Position Statement will be mailed as a supplement to the Nov/Dec Issue of Audiology Today.

eAudiology Web Seminar - To learn more about this position statement, participate in the upcoming web seminar: Pediatric Diagnostic and Treatment: Summary of the 2007 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Screening – presented by Alison Grimes. This two-part seminar was held live on November 1 & 8, 2007 and is available on-demand now. Earn .4 CEUs - Tier 1 Credits Available.

This web seminar discusses the breadth and depth of the JCIH statement, with particular emphasis on those aspects of the program that impact audiologists: diagnosis (objective and behavioral), audiologic treatment (amplification, counseling, early intervention programming, counseling, referrals, collaboration with other professionals, and parent/family issues). The risk-factors for congenital and late-onset/progressive hearing loss have been updated and will be presented.

Visit eAudiology.org to register and for more information.

A free hour of continuing education credit for newborn hearing screening is available online here. Other modules are also available at the same website. (Click on "Available Courses.")