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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common and pervasive virus, and undiagnosed cases can have a range of impacts on children. This webinar will discuss the myths and facts about congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) and the key role educational audiologists play in recognizing the connections between student challenges and cCMV. The presenter will also discuss the modes of transmission of CMV and necessary precautions.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Explain the impacts of CMV and how it is transmitted
• Use risk reduction strategies to decrease the likelihood of the spread of CMV in the school setting
• Analyze student behaviors and challenges within the context of possible undiagnosed CMV
• Create public awareness of cCMV among all school professionals, and advocate at the state and federal level for universal screening of all newborns

Related Courses

This is one of three courses in the ASHA Audiology 2024: Educational Audiology webinar series. See all the courses in this series.

Presenter Information

Dr. Kathleen Riley, AuD, CCC-A (she/her/hers) is an educational audiologist with 40 years of experience working with children with hearing loss, their families, and service providers. She retired from Delaware School for the Deaf and Statewide Programs for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind in 2017. Kathi has taught coursework in AuD and SLP programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels since 2014. Kathi serves as the VP of Advocacy for the Educational Audiology Association (EAA), where she leads a team to write best practice guidance documents for educational audiologists. Within that role, Dr. Riley has been involved in numerous ad hoc committees through EAA and ASHA to promote educational audiology services and erase access barriers for children with hearing differences. Dr. Riley is also involved in a number of committees at the state level.

Financial Disclosures:

• Compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: October 22, 2024
End date: October 24, 2029

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).