5219.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

Oral Session

Deafness and Communication Disability

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Moderator(s):Corinne Kirchner, PhD
4:30 PMSecondary condition prevention and health choices: Testing of a computer choice methodology with adults with developmental disabilities
Ann C. Szalda-Petree, PhD, Meg Traci, PhD, John Jackson, Tom Seekins, Phd, Craig Ravesloot, PhD
4:45 PMEstablishing medical services for people who are deaf
David A. Ebert, MD, Kevin Fortwendel, Teri Hedding, Carolyn Rayner, Gary Kaufman, Umapathi Cattamanchi, Nisha Deshpande, PA-C, Melissa Watt
5:00 PMAccess to health care for deaf and hard of hearing people: Effects of mode of communication and type of health insurance
Yael Bat-Chava, PhD, Michelle Nashleanas, PhD, Ilene Miner, CSW, Soo Mi Park
5:15 PMDetermining the health quality of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people from Medicare data
David Boan, Steve Hines, Carol Traxler, PhD, Senda Benaissa
5:30 PMOtitis media and early development of children living in poverty
Roy Grant, Lourdes Lynch, PhD, Peter Sherman, MD, Irwin Redlener, MD
5:45 PMDilemma of Pediatric Cochlear Implants: Parent Perspectives
John B. Christiansen, PhD, Irene W. Leigh, PhD
Sponsor:Disability Forum
Cosponsors:Social Work; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA