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.
On September 14, newly elected Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Project Advisory Chairperson, Joseph Tuquero (Right), met with Guam EHDI staff, Terrie Fejarang, Associate Director, Guam CEDDERS (Center) and Marie Wusstig, Training Associate (Left) for an orientation on the project, the facilitation of parent and family engagement, and roles and responsibilities of the EHDI Advisory Chairperson.
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).
Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS Associate Director, also presented a summary of Guam EHDI activities during the Islands/Outlying Territories Meeting during the National EHDI Conference on February 25, in Atlanta, Georgia.JJ Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS Interoperability Data Manager, presents a summary of Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Project data during the Islands/Outlying Territories Meeting held in conjunction with the National EHDI Conference, on February 25, in Atlanta, Georgia. Parents the various jurisdictions and personnel from EHDI Projects from the Commonwealth of American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Virgin Islands were present at the meeting.
Renee L.G. Koffend, Aud., CCC-A, Guam CEDDERS/ GEHDI consultant (standing at right),spoke before a captive audience of service providers from the Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS) on August 17, 2016 at the GSAT Center. Dr. Koffend’s presentation focused on “Hearing Loss Identification & Rehabilitation.”
Guam CEDDERS personnel were interviewed on K57’s Travis Coffman “GMH Healthcare Heroes Series” radio show on August 16 during the late afternoon drive home time segment. The focus of the interview was on the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) Project. Pictured from left to right are June Perez, Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) Program Coordinator and Co-Host of GMHA HEALTHCARE HEROES SERIES; Joseph John Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS/EHDI, Interoperability Data Manager; Terrie Fejarang, Guam CEDDERS/EHDI Project Coordinator; Travis Coffman, K57 Talk Show Radio Host; and Renee L.G. Koffend, AuD., CCC-A, Guam CEDDERS/EHDI Audiology Consultant.
