Provider Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter Champions for NHSP

Best Practices

Early Start - Early Intervention

EDHI -  International NHS Conference Presentation

Training Opportunities

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter Champions for NHSP

• California Chapter 1

John C. Whitney M.D.
777 Knowles Drive, #3
Los Gatos, CA  95032
(408) 379-6750
Email: whits91764@sbcglobal.net

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• California Chapter 2

Shirley Russ, MBChb, MPHD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd, Room 1165WA
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 310-544-6289
Fax: 310-544-6248
Email: shirlyruss@aol.com

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• California Chapter 3

Eustratia "Tia" Hubbard, M.D.
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA  92103-8774
Phone: 619-543-1815
Email: ehubbard@ucsd.edu

• California Chapter 4

Sudeep Kukreja, MD
455 S. Main Street
Orange, CA 92868-3835
Phone: 714-532-8632
Fax: 714-289-4072
Email:sudeepmd@pol.net

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Best practices

• Infant Assessment Guidelines
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Technical Report On Sedation (Not DHCS)
• American Academy Of Pediatrics Policy Statement On Sedation Of Children (Not DHCS)
• Addendum to Academy Of Pediatrics Policy Statement On Sedation Of Children (Not DHCS)
• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement Year 2007 (Not DHCS)
• AAP Position Statement Endorsing Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (Not DHCS)
• AAA Pediatric Amplification Protocol (Not DHCS) 
• ASHA Guidelines for Audiologic Assessment of Children From Birth to 5 Years Of Age (Not DHCS)
• California Department of Education - Best Practices for Early Start for infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing  

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Early Start - Early Intervention

California's early intervention program, known as Early Start (Not DHCS), is a program for infants and toddlers under three years of age with special developmental needs and their families. 

For children under age three diagnosed with a hearing loss there is a simplified referral process for the California Early Start Program (Not DHCS).  The referral to the Early Intervention System can be made through the single point of entry at 1-866-505-9388.

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EDHI - International NHS Conference presentation

• "Making Quality an Integral Part of Your EHDI Program presented at the International NHS 2008 Conference”

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training opportunities

• Genetics and Hearing Loss for EHDI Professionals  - Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. (Not DHCS)
• ASHA Website  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)  (Non DCHS)

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