In this episode Susan Wiley, MD, FAAP, explains the importance of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention when it comes to language acquisition. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also talk to Erich Batra, MD, FAAP, about how Child Fatality Reviews identify causes of death and help lead to prevention.
Video podcast with American Sign Language interpreter.
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Guests
Susan Wiley, MD, FAAP
Guest
Susan Wiley, MD, FAAP, is a developmental pediatrician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. She has a clinical and research focus with children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing with developmental disabilities. She is the co-director of the CHARGE clinic at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and serves as the co-chair of the Ohio Newborn Hearing Screening committee for the Ohio Department of Health and has worked with the Ohio Center for Deaf-Blind Education. She serves as the American Academy of Pediatrics liaison to the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing.
Erich Batra, MD, FAAP
Guest
Erich Batra, MD, FAAP, is an associate professor of pediatrics and family and community medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, where his research interests are infant safe sleep and youth suicide prevention. He serves on Child Death Review teams for the state of Pennsylvania as well as Lebanon County, PA. He is also on the board of Prevent Suicide PA.
Donna Flanders, MS, CI & CT
ASL/English Interpreter
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $200,000 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by HRSA, HHS, or the US Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Erich Batra is a board member on Cribs for Kids.
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"Steadfast" by Blue Dot Sessions at www.sessions.blue
Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
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