Campbell Callier Prize Conference

Course Description

Permanent hearing loss affects 2 to 3 per 1,000 newborns. When not identified early in life, children who are deaf or hard of hearing lag behind their peers in language, social and cognitive development, fail more frequently in school, and have difficulty being successfully employed. If hearing loss is detected early and treated appropriately, the majority of affected children develop similarly to their peers with typical hearing. During the last 30 years, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs have been implemented throughout the United States, and 98% of all newborns are now screened for hearing loss. However, a number of challenges and opportunities for improvement remain. This presentation will summarize the history of newborn hearing screening, describe the current status, and discuss some of the important challenges and emerging issues that could be addressed to further improve early identification of childhood hearing loss. Lessons learned over the past decades and recent advances based on research and policy initiatives will be used to highlight how various stakeholders (e.g., health care providers, public health officials, parents and educators) can continue to improve outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The importance of family-centered interventions will be discussed, as well as how to successfully integrate families into the EHDI system.

Learner Outcomes

1. Describe the benefits of early detection and treatment of permanent hearing loss.
2. Identify the factors that have made newborn hearing screening and intervention successful.
3. Identify three initiatives that will improve outcomes for infants and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
4. Identify four main evidence-based principles that guide family-centered early interventions.

2022 Campbell Callier Prize Recipient & Conference Speaker: Karl R. White, PhD

Karl R. White, PhD

Director, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management;
Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education,
Professor of Psychology, Utah State University
2022 Campbell Callier Prize Recipient

The Thomas F. Campbell Callier Prize in Communication Disorders recognizes individuals from around the world for their leadership in fostering scientific advances and significant developments in the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. Past Recipients

Presentation Title: What’s Past is Prologue*: Achieving EHDI’s Potential

*William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 1

Bio: Dr. White is the Emma Eccles Jones Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education, a Professor in the Department of Psychology, and the founding Director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM). Projects currently underway at NCHAM are focused on developing more effective hearing screening and intervention programs for infants and young children through research, improving public health information systems, training and technical assistance, and information dissemination. Dr. White’s work has been recognized with awards from many organizations, including the Deafness Research Foundation, the American Association for Speech Language and Hearing, and the Swedish Society of Medicine. He also serves on many national and international advisory groups for organizations such as the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the World Health Organization, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, March of Dimes, the American College of Medical Genetics and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Disclosure: Dr. White does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. He is the Principal Investigator for projects funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau and other public and private entities for the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management and serves on the board of Global Partnerships for Hearing Health, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving hearing health in low resource countries.

Conference Speakers

Janet DesGeorges

Executive Director, Hands & Voices Headquarters

Presentation Title: The Past is Written: The Future for Families is Ours to Make

Bio: Ms. DesGeorges lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Joe and is mom to three daughters, including Sara, who is deaf/hard of hearing. She is a co-founder and Executive Director of Hands & Voices Headquarters, a parent support and advocacy organization for families who have children who are hard of hearing/deaf. Janet has presented to groups worldwide about the experiences of families as they journey through life with a child with deafness or hearing loss. Ms. DesGeorges is the author on the chapter for Family Support in the NCHAM e-Book, the co-author of the book “Educational Advocacy for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: The Hands & Voices Guidebook,” and many other publications. Ms. DesGeorges received a program certificate from the MCH Public Health Leadership Institute in 2011 at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She recently published her first solo book “Not a Leader, Now a Leader.” As an advocate, Janet believes in the principles and guiding philosophies of Hands & Voices towards a parent-driven, professionally collaborative approach when supporting families and working towards systemic improvements.

Disclosure: Ms. DesGeorges does not have any relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Terese Finitzo, PhD, F-ASHA

Co-Founder OZ Systems

Presentation Title: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention – The Tempest of the Early Days

Bio: Dr. Finitzo has been the CEO of OZ Systems, a company she co-founded in 1996 to assure quality in newborn screening and early education initiatives. Dr. Finitzo has grown OZ from a small Texas-based newborn hearing health information services provider to a leading innovator whose newborn information management platforms are used in hospitals and public health agencies across the globe. Under her leadership, OZ continues to develop new information technology solutions that benefit patients and those who care for them, helping ensure timely care and intervention for more than 16 million babies across the U.S. alone. In 2021, OZ Systems was acquired by PerkinElmer for its baby-centric, continuum of care solutions and depth of knowledge in newborn screening.

Disclosure: Dr. Finitzo receives a salary from PerkinElmer.  She is a member of ASHA, IHE, HL7, and Texas E-Health Alliance.

Mary Pat Moeller, PhD

Scientist Emerita, Boys Town National Research Hospital

Presentation Title: Family Centered Early Intervention: Maximizing Our Potential

Bio: Dr. Moeller is the former Director of the Center for Childhood Deafness at Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH) in Omaha, NE. She retired in 2018 and is currently a Scientist Emerita in a consulting role with BTNRH. Most recently, she conducted outcomes research as a co-principal investigator with J. Bruce Tomblin, PhD of an NIDCD-funded multisite study of children who are hard of hearing. She directed a team at BTNRH in the development of a website for families whose infants refer from newborn hearing screening (babyhearing.org; audiciondelbebe.org). Dr. Moeller is a former member of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. She led the process and publication of an International Consensus Statement on Family-Centered Early Intervention. Dr. Moeller has published and lectured internationally on topics related to early development and intervention in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Disclosure: Dr. Moeller does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.  She does not have any relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Continuing Education

American Academy of Audiology (AAA):

UTD/Callier Center for Communication Disorders is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of .5 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA):

This program has been approved for 5 clock hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

Schedule

Time	Event
8:15 a.m.	Registration Begins
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks | Angela Shoup, PhD, Executive Director, Callier Center
9:10 – 10:00 a.m.	Introduction and Panel Discussion: What’s past is prologue; what to come, in yours and my discharge* *William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 1 Karl R. White, PhD | Janet DesGeorges | Terese Finitzo, PhD, F-ASHA | Mary Pat Moeller, PhD
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.	2022 Campbell Callier Prize Presentation by Angela Shoup, PhD What’s Past is Prologue*: Achieving EHDI’s Potential | Karl R. White, PhD *William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 1
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 – 12:15 p.m.	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention – The Tempest of the Early Days | Terese Finitzo, PhD
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch provided
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Family Centered Early Intervention: Maximizing Our Potential | Mary Pat Moeller, PhD
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.	The Past is Written: The Future for Families is Ours to Make | Janet DesGeorges
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Question and Answer Session Karl R. White, PhD | Janet DesGeorges | Terese Finitzo, PhD, F-ASHA | Mary Pat Moeller, PhD

The Campbell Callier Prize Conference is part of the Bruton Conference Series. The series on communication disorders is made possible through a generous gift from the David J. Bruton Jr. Charitable Trust.

2019 Callier Prize Conference