10th Annual Coalition for Global Hearing Health
25-27 October 2019 • Arizona State University • Tempe, AZ, USA |
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25-27 October 2019
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Abstract Details10/27/2019 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Ventana Ballroom B
Challenges and successes of an audio-technician training program in Guatemala
Presentation:
Handouts:
Christi Miller (Primary Presenter,Co-Presenter,Author,Co-Author), University of Washington, christim@uw.edu;
Claire Buxton has been working as a clinical educator at Gallaudet University since 2016. As a clinical educator provides supervision for graduate students during their on campus practicum experience. She provides clinical services to clients of all ages with an emphasis on pediatric patients. Her clinical interests include: pediatric assessment and amplification, as well as cochlear implant evaluation and management. She is also the internship coordinator for 3rd year audiology students. Prior to joining the department at Gallaudet, Dr. Buxton worked as a clinical faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park. She also has seven years of experience working as a member of the cochlear implant team at Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC.
Dr. Mallahan has been the director of the Hearing & Balance Lab since 1995. He has practiced audiology in the greater Everett area since 1982. Dr. Mallahan was instrumental in establishing the first county wide newborn hearing screening program in the State of Washington in 1998. He currently teaches medical audiology in the doctoral program at the University of Washington and supervises doctoral students through our partnership with the University’s offsite training program. He is regionally recognized for his expertise in providing assessment and direction of rehabilitative care for patients with balance disorders. Dr. Mallahan leads medical/surgical outreach missions twice a year to Guatemala with the non-profit organization Healing the Children, where his teams have conducted hundreds of surgeries and provided free hearing aids to over 2000 children in rural areas across Guatemala.
Martha Harney, M.S., is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Placement Coordinator in the AuD program at the University of Washington. Martha helped facilitate the first student group involved with the Guatemala project and has directly participated in the project for several trips. Additionally, she has extensive experience with program development for International Audiology outreach in a variety of countries such as Vietnam, Brazil and Kenya.
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