Document Type
Oral/Panel
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Publication Date
4-2021
Abstract
Teleaudiology allows patients and providers to bypass several economic and geographic barriers that impede the delivery and accessibility of audiological services. The South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program recognized this benefit and created a teleaudiology infrastructure for the diagnostic assessment of infants. Using a hub-and-spoke model, a certified pediatric audiologist at the hub site assesses infants located at two spoke sites in South Dakota. Remote control software applications are used to provide a synchronous method of service delivery. The audiologist’s test battery includes video otoscopy, tympanometry, and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing. Since establishing the teleaudiology program, nine infant assessments have been completed. The South Dakota EHDI program will continue improving the teleaudiology project to ensure all infants in the state have access to pediatric audiological services. (Note: Article was published in the Journal of Early Hearing Detection & Intervention, 2020; 5(1): 47-53; Presentation was also given at the 2021 Virtual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference in March)
First Advisor
Jessica Messersmith
Research Area
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Recommended Citation
Williams, Hannah, "South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Using Teleaudiology to Conduct Infant Diagnostic Assessments" (2021). IdeaFest. 392.
https://red.library.usd.edu/idea/392