Trauma Informed Care — CANCELLED

Dues to scheduling conflicts, this event has been cancelled. Communication will be sent if the event is rescheduled in the future.

It is important to understand how unseen barriers can affect access to care in Audiology. This session will explore the topic of trauma, how it relates to equity, trauma-informed care, and ways to implement this approach in the field of Audiology.

Speaker

Brittney Sprouse, AuD, is the director of audiology and a pediatric audiologist at UChicago Medicine. Dr. Sprouse received her Doctorate in Audiology from the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium (University of Akron) in 2009. Dr. Sprouse is not only an American Board of Audiology Certified audiologist but she also holds the Pediatric Audiology Specialty Certification (PASC). Dr. Sprouse’s clinical interests include electrophysiology; cochlear implants; ototoxicity monitoring; management of special populations; outreach and education. She has been actively involved on the state and national level, including 2019 President of the Illinois Academy of Audiology (ILAA), Past President of the Ohio Academy of Audiology (OAA), additional board and committee positions, and is currently on the board of directors for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA).