2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/06/2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Telehealth: Research Continues to Support Efficacy | DECC 200
Telehealth: Research Continues to Support Efficacy
Historically, the comfort level of professionals and parents with telehealth services has been a topic of interest. Many administrators, providers and families were dubious. Starting in 2020, in response to the onset of the Covid pandemic, telehealth became a much-favored option to maintain therapy services for children of all ages. It has been two years since the pandemic began; and professionals and parents continue to question the efficacy of telehealth services.
One way to increase acceptance of telehealth is to consider efficacy data. This presentation will share outcomes of a three-site telehealth study conducted at the University of Colorado from 2015 - 2022. This quantitative, experimental study used children’s developmental outcomes as a measure of change. The study had two groups of children; one group received traditional in-person services and the other group received services via telehealth. Four child outcomes will be presented – receptive language, expressive language, speech production, and cortical auditory evoked potentials. The study demonstrated non-inferiority of telehealth services when compared to services delivered in person.
We live in an era when rising costs, staffing issues, travel considerations, and a need to improve services to rural populations have an impact on the provision of therapy services. Telehealth addresses these issues. Based on this efficacy data, there are many considerations to sustain, and potentially advance, the use of telehealth services. This presentation aims to encourage participants to reexamine their attitudes as a potential barrier to telehealth. A roadmap for training, implementation, and quality improvement will also be shared.
- Participants will reexamine their attitudes about telehealth in light of their experience, the influences of the Covid pandemic and the research supporting its efficacy
- Participants will identify barriers to the implementation of telehealth
- Participants will identify activities to support the sustainability of telehealth
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Presenters/Authors
Arlene Stredler-Brown
(), Colorado EHDI, astredlerbrown@coehdi.org;
Arlene Stredler-Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP is the Director of the Colorado Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program. In addition, she provides consultation and technical assistance to programs working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States and internationally. Her recent research focuses on telehealth; the use of coaching strategies in the delivery of family-centered early intervention; and promoting system change. Common themes guiding her work are: inclusiveness, collaboration, and a commitment to infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.
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