Pediatric Audiology ClinicContact: Lisa Mancl (lmancl@uw.edu)Core Function: Clinical Services The Pediatric Audiology Clinic has three primary goals:
The Pediatric Audiology Clinic serves about 200 clients each year at CHDD. The average age of these clients is 2.4 years. About 25% of clients who are evaluated are identified as having a hearing impairment. Universal newborn hearing screening was implemented at UWMC in 2004 and has been a success, continuing to be well-received by both the nursing and medical staffs. This program is a collaborative effort between the Pediatric Audiology Clinic and the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the UWMC. Data from this program are sent to the Washington State Early Hearing Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention database for both neonatal screening outcomes and follow-up diagnostic testing. |