Current Topics in Congenital Hearing Impairment

Date: June 11th, 2009
Location: Morristown Memorial Hospital
Malcolm Forbes Auditorium
Level B
100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Guest Speakers for Current Topics in Congenital Hearing Impairment

• Betty R. Vohr, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Director, Neonatology Follow-Up Clinic
  Brown University
• Pablo Sanchez, MD
  Professor of Pediatrics
  University of Texas Southwestern
• Susan Burch, PhD
  Smithsonian Institution
• Nancy Schneider, MA CCCA
  Audiologist
  NJ Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, NJ DHSS

Target Audience

Pediatricians, neonatologists, family care physicians, nurses, speech therapists, audiologists and hospital administration

Objectives

At the conclusion of this educational activity, the participants should be able to:

• Describe the early language outcomes of children with hearing impairment, with and without Early Intervention enrollment
• Describe the hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
• Describe the historical and contemporary culture of the deaf community
• Provide updates on new and current state regulations on audiology screening and management

For more information, contact Pat Poland by email or by calling (973) 971-8985.