California Department of Healthcare Services

Provider Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter Champions for NHSP

Best Practices

Early Start - Early Intervention

EDHI Conference Presentations

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter Champions for NHSP

• California Chapter 1

Sarah Eitzman, M.D.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
750 S. Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA  95128
Phone 408-885-5445
Email: sarah.eitzman@hhs.sccgov.org  or sreitzman@yahoo.com

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• California Chapter 2

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

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• California Chapter 3

Vacant
Tri-City Medical Center
Division of Neonatology
4002 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA  92056
Phone: 760-724-8411
Cell:   760-405-7707 
Email: md4babies@aol.com

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• California Chapter 4

Sudeep Kukreja, M.D.
455 S. Main Street
Orange, CA  92868-3835
Phone: 714-532-8632
Fax: 714-289-4072
Email:sudeepmd@yahoo.com

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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  (Not DHCS)

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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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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EDHI) 
Conference presentationS

• "Small Changes Making Waves in California:  Maintaining a Quality Improvement Collaborative over Time" (PDF)
   Presented at the 2009 National EHDI Conference
• "California Newborn Hearing Screening QI Collaborative: Then and Now" (PDF)
   Poster presented at the 2009 National EHDI Conference 
• "Making Quality an Integral Part of Your EHDI Program" (PDF)
   Presented at the International NHS 2008 Conference

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Primary Care Provider Tools (PCP) 

• PCP Tools

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Training Opportunities 

• Gallaudet University
  
  The Genetics Program at Gallaudet University is offering the online course "Genetics and Hearing Loss for EDHI Professionals" from September 10 - November 16, 2012.  This course includes basic to more advanced information on genetics, inheritance, genetic counseling and genes for hearing loss.  Registration deadline is September 1, 2012.
  
  Training Flyer
  
  More Information
  
  Registration Information
  
  Gallaudet University, Department of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences is approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to offer 3.7 continuing education units for this activity.
  
  Please contact Kathleen Arnos at kathleen.arnos@gallaudet.edu for more information.

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