Speakers: Marlene Bagatto, AuD, PhD, Aud(C) & Sheila Moodie, PhD

Presented: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

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Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs are available worldwide to proactively address hearing health in infants and children. A report card issued in 2014 from the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force indicated that comprehensive EHDI programs were not available across Canada.

In this presentation, we will describe a status update of EHDI programs in Canada based on information gathered through a 24-item, country-wide survey. Results from this work revealed that, as a whole, Canada remains insufficient in offering comprehensive, accessible and sustainable EHDI programs. Continued action from Canada’s governments, in addition to federal policy leadership, is needed to achieve sufficient and sustainable EHDI programs.

Learning Objectives: Participants of this presentation will be able to:

• Describe the components of a comprehensive EHDI program.
• Explain the status of EHDI programs across Canada.

Level: Intermediate

This webinar is eligible for a CAA CEU. This webinar is for CAA and SAC members only.

Speakers: Marlene Bagatto, AuD, PhD, Aud(C) & Sheila Moodie, PhD

Marlene Bagatto, AuD, PhD, Aud(C)
Marlene Bagatto is a professor at Western University in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the National Centre for Audiology. She is the chair of the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force and was the president of the Canadian Academy of Audiology.

 

 

Sheila Moodie, PhD
Sheila Moodie is an associate professor at Western University in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is a member of the National Centre for Audiology and the Canadian Infant Hearing Task Force and is the director of the Family-Centred Early Intervention Lab at Western University.