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California Academy of Audiology |
Continuing EducationContinuing Education Events and News
The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 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. JCIH Position Statement Updates:
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 online web seminar: Pediatric Diagnostic and Treatment: Summary of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Screening – presented by Alison Grimes. This two-part seminar is available on-demand now. Earn .4 CEUs - Tier 1 Credits Available. Visit eAudiology.org to register and for more information.
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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.
A free hour of continuing education credit for newborn hearing screening is available online