Guam CEDDERS’ JJ Mendiola (center), Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Quality Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator, met with Marcus Gaffney, Health Scientist and Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) EHDI Team Leader (left) and Eric Cahill (right), CDC Health Scientist and EHDI Technical Assistance Provider, in the Guam ChildLink data server room during the CDC – Guam EHDI Site Visit held on August 24.Dr. Heidi San Nicolas (back to camera, right), Guam CEDDERS Director, opens up the meeting with the visiting CDC representatives by providing a background summary of how Guam EHDI project came to be.Guam EHDI and Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) staff met with CDC Personnel to discuss progress towards interoperability and sustainability of Guam EHDI – ChildLink, and the status of electronic birth certificates on Guam during the CDC – Guam EHDI Site Visit. (Pictured from L-R): Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director; Marcus Gaffney, CDC Personnel; Eric Cahill, CDC Personnel; Cid Mostales, DPHSS Information Technology Specialist; Margarita Gay, DPHSS Maternal Child Health Program Administrator; Dr. Suzanne Kaneshiro, DPHSS Chief Public Health Officer; JJ Mendiola, Guam EHDI Quality Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator; and Christina Jung, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate. (Not pictured: Marie Wusstig, Guam EHDI Project Coordinator).(Front Row L-R): Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director; Christina Jung, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate; Marie Wusstig, Guam EHDI Project Coordinator; Margarita Gay, DPHSS; Suzanne Kaneshiro, DDS, DPHSS Public Health Chief Officer. (Back Row L-R): Eric Cahill, CDC; Marcus Gaffney; Cid Mostales, DPHSS IT; and JJ Mendiola; Guam EHDI Quality Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator.Staff from Guam EHDI and Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), Guam EHDI Audiology Consultant, and Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS), met with CDC representatives to discuss data collection, input, sharing, sustainability, and Diagnostic Audiological Evaluations (DAE) and Early Intervention (EI) documentation during the CDC- Guam EHDI Site Visit. (Pictured front to back row): Maria Victoria Guiao, GMHA OB Ward Nurse Supervisor; Renee Koffend, AuD., Audiologist Consultant; Avelina Opeña, GMHA NICU Nurse Supervisor; Sera Rios, GMHA Medical Records Assistant Administrator; Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director; Eric Cahill, CDC Personnel; Marcus Gaffney, CDC; JJ Mendiola; Guam EHDI Quality Improvement and Evaluation Coordinator. (Not pictured: Marie Wusstig, Guam EHDI Project Coordinator; and Pat Matanona, GEIS Program Coordinator).
