Reaching Those in Need: Mobile Pediatric Audiology
Course Description
Dr. Morris and Dr. Sharp discuss Georgia’s new Mobile Audiology Program, which seeks to identify, diagnose, and treat the most underserved children across the state. She and her interdisciplinary team work to aid the populations most at risk of late identification: low income areas, rural areas, and ESL families.
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Objective
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
About Presenters
Dakota Sharp
AuD, CCC-A
Dakota Sharp, Au.D., CCC-A is a clinical assistant professor and audiologist at the University of South Carolina Montgomery-Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. He is originally from Virginia, and received both his bachelor's and doctorate of audiology from James Madison University in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. He completed his clinical externship year with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, where his love for pediatric cochlear implants and hearing aids was sparked. He works with patients of all ages in the clinic at UofSC, where he recently launched their newborn ABR services and pediatric hearing aid program. When he's not in clinic or teaching Master's SLP students, he is spending time with his wife, dog, and his fun-loving baby boy.
Melanie Morris
AuD, CCC-A
Melanie Morris is a pediatric audiologist who graduated from the University of Memphis with her Au.D in 2015. She is currently working as a pediatric audiologist with Georgia’s new Mobile Audiology Program. Melanie’s background has been in clinical audiology with the majority of her work experience being at a children’s hospital. In addition to specializing in electrophysiological testing, hearing aid management, and clinical supervision, she has a strong interest in providing and promoting services to underserved populations, as well as educating others about the need for early intervention.
Additional Information
This course is offered for 0.10 ASHA CEU (Introductory Level, Professional Area)
Course Timeline
| Timeline |
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| 5 min: Introduction |
| 10 min: Overview of Georgia Mobile Audiology, including ages, services, areas, etc |
| 10 min: What the Mobile Team has learned |
| 10 min: Risk factors and consequences for unidentified hearing loss |
| 10 min: What GA Mobile Audiology is doing to combat unidentified hearing loss |
| 10 min: Hurdles of working for a state program |
| 5 min: Questions and Answers |
Course Disclosure
Disclosure Statement for Dakota Sharp
| Financial | Dr. Dakota Sharp is a paid employee of the University of South Carolina. He is the host for On the Ear and receives compensation from Speechtherapypd.com. |
| Nonfinancial | No relevant non-financial relationships exist. |
Disclosure Statement for Melanie Morris
| Financial | Melanie Morris received compensation for this presentation from SpeechTherapyPD.com. |
| Nonfinancial | No relevant non-financial relationships exist. |