EHDI Summit Presentations

Thank you for your interest in the 2011 EHDI Summit presentations. You will find links to the session presentations on this page. In addition to the presentation slides, the following EHDI Summit sessions were videotaped as well as captioned and are available for viewing.

**Videotaping and captioning has been funded by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans through the Telecommunications Access Minnesota Fund.

  • The Experience of Families: From Around the World to the Family Next Door - what would be helpful to improve the system?
    Presenters: Janet DesGeorges; Candace Lindow-Davies; Parent Panel
  • Medical Home and EHDI
    Presenter: Rachel St. John, MD, NCC, NIC-A
  • Bolster Parenting Capacity through Enriching Interactions with Adults/Mentors who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    Presenter: Susan Elliot
  • General Session - "Begin with the End in Mind": A Panel of Young Adults who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    Presenters: Susan Elliot; Panel of young adults

Additional presentations from the EHDI Summit that were not recorded have been made available by the session speakers for viewing as slides. These presentations have been made compatible with screen reader technology.

Day 1 - Sunday, March 6, 2011
6:30 – 7:15 p.m. The Experience of Families: From Around the World to the Family Next Door - what would be helpful to improve the system?
Presenters: Janet DesGeorges; Candace Lindow-Davies; Parent Panel
Video Presentation: View "The Experience of Families" presentation
7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Medical Home and EHDI
Presenter: Rachel St. John, MD, NCC, NIC-A
Video Presentation: View the "Medical Home and EHDI" presentation
Day 2 - Monday, March 7, 2011
8:15 – 9:45 a.m. What We've Learned: EHDI in Minnesota
Presenters: Nicole Brown, MSN, PHN, CPNP; Kirsten Coverstone, AuD
Presentation: Celebrating the Past and Shaping the Future (PDF: 1.5MB/9 pages)

10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

 Concurrent Breakout sessions: Screening to Diagnosis
1. Screening and Quality Assurance
Presenters: Kirsten Coverstone, AuD; Sandra Gabbard, PhD
Presentation: Screening and Quality Assurance (PDF: 558KB/6 pages)

2. a. Audiology 101 - Putting the Pieces Together
Presenter: Linda Murrans, MA, CCC-A
Presentation: Audiology 101 (PDF: 3.6MB/39 pages)

2. b. How Families Adjust to Changing Expectations
Presenter: Rebecca Goffman, DPSY LP
Presentation: How Families Adjust to Changing Expectations (PDF: 528KB/11 pages)

4. Considering Culture
Presenters: Sara Chute, MPP; Lillian McDonald
Presentation: Considering Culture (PDF: 824KB/37 pages)
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions: EHDI Follow-Up
2. Bolster Parenting Capacity through Enriching Interactions with Adults/Mentors who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Presenter: Susan Elliott
Video Presentation: View the "Bolster Parenting Capacity" presentation

3. Powerful EHDI Community Partnerships
Presenters: Barb Dalbec, RN, PHN; Southern Region 3 EHDI Collaborative Team Members
Presentation: Powerful EHDI Community Partnership (PDF: 3.1MB/37 pages)
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. General Session - "Begin with the End in Mind": A Panel of Young Adults who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Presenters: Susan Elliot; Panel of young adults
Video Presentation: View the "Begin with the End in Mind" presentation


This Summit is made possible by a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. H61MC00035