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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter Champions for NHSP
Best Practices
Early Start - Early Intervention
EDHI Conference Presentations
Primary Care Provider Tools   

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

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

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

California Chapter 4

• Sudeep Kukreja, M.D.
  455 S. Main Street
  Orange, CA  92868-3835
  Phone: (714) 532-8632
  Fax: (714) 289-4072
  Emai​l: sudeepmd@yahoo.com

Best Practices

• Infant Audiology Assessment Guidelines
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Technical Report On Sedation
• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement Year 2007
• AAA Pediatric Amplification Protocol
• ASHA Guidelines for Audi​ologic Assessment of Children From Birth to 5 Years Of Age
• California Department of Education - Best Practices for Early Start for infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing  

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. ​

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

Primary Care Provider Tools (PCP) 

• PCP Tools