On October 3, Joseph Mendiola (right), Guam EHDI Interoperability Data Manager, conducted training on Guam ChildLink – EHDI with Sheryll Lewis (left), RN, the designated Hearing Screening Coordinator of the Guam Regional Medical City Mother & Baby Unit. Guam ChildLink, the online data base system facilitated by the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI), administered by Guam CEDDERS, is part of the system used to ensure that all babies born on Guam undergo hearing screening before leaving the facility of their birth and receive follow up services if needed.
Guam EHDI Parent Advisory Subcommittee members met with Guam EHDI staff on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 to discuss and provide input on parent engagement strategies. Seated from Left to Right: Ann Marie Cruz, Parent; Joe Tuquero, Guam EHDI Chairperson and Parent; Marie Wusstig, Guam CEDDERS Training Associate; Joyce Tejeresas, Guam EHDI Co-chairperson and Parent; baby Richard Flores; Julia Flores and Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS, Associate Director. Not pictured, Tanya Simer, UOG Social Work Intern.
The Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Evaluation Workgroup consisting of parent representatives, GEIS personnel, and Guam CEDDERS staff met on Tuesday, May 10 to develop an evaluation plan for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Informational System (EHDI-IS). Pictured starting from left, clockwise: Pat Mantanona, Guam Early Intervention System; Cathy Tydingco, GEIS & Early Childhood Special Education; Terry Naputi, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate; Dawn Guerrero, Guam CEDDERS Grant Assistant I; JJ Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS Data Coordinator; William Tejeresas, Parent Representative; Joyce Tejeresas, Parent Representative; and Elaine Eclavea, Consultant with Guam CEDDERS.
Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director (right), met with Connie Stevens from the Wisconsin Sound Beginnings Program, during the Annual EHDI Conference held in San Diego, California on March 14-15 to discuss the possibility of her program using some video clips from the Guam EHDI website.Representing the Guam EHDI Team during the recent Annual Conference were (L-R): JJ Mendiola, EHDI Data Coordinator; Dr. Heidi San Nicolas, Guam CEDDERS Director and EHDI Project Principal Investigator; Maravic Guiao, RN, Nurse Supervisor, Obstetrics, Guam Memorial Hospital; Terrie Fejarang, Guam EHDI Project Coordinator; and Robert Leon Guerrero, M.D., Guam EHDI Pediatric Champion.Representatives from the Pacific Rim Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Projects met before the Annual EHDI Conference to provide updates and share information. Islands represented included American Samoa, Saipan, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Palau, Majuro, Oahu, and Guam. Also attending the Pacific Rim Meeting were representatives from the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Renee Koffend, AuD., CCC-AuD, Guam CEDDERS consultant, conducted hearing screening training on the AuDx device at the Guam Memorial Hospital Obstetrics Ward on Friday, January 22, 2016. Attending this training were (L-R), Michelle Censon (not pictured), Rosemary Bustamante, May Caligua, Emily Bejado, and Renee Koffend.
The Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Project Advisory Committee held its quarterly meeting on December 14, 2015. Topics covered included updates from birth sites and Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS) on the status of new born hearing screenings and intervention services for newborns that require hearing services. Committee Members also provided feedback and input about the various Guam EHDI activities and goals to ensure that all babies receive a hearing screening before discharge, diagnostic audiological evaluation before 3 months of age, and early intervention services by 6 months of age.
The Guam Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Evaluation Workgroup consisting of Guam CEDDERS staff, and parent representatives met on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 to develop an evaluation plan for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Informational System (EHDI-IS). Attending the meeting from left to right were Elaine Eclavea, Consultant with Guam CEDDERS; Terry Naputi, Jeff Pinaula, Guam CEDDERS; Joyce Flores, Parent Representative; Ruth Leon Guerrero, Coleen Dela Cruz, Sherry Guerrero, Terrie Fejarang, JJ Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS; and Margaret Blaz, Consultant with Guam CEDDERS.
