Genetic Testing and Counseling as Part of the Audiologic Assessment
Course: #41327Level: Introductory 0.5 Hours 21 Reviews
Despite more than 60% of congenital sensorineural hearing loss being due to an underlying genetic cause, and multiple medical societies recommending a comprehensive gene panel as part of the diagnostic workup, only a minority of eligible patients obtain genetic testing. Audiologists are in a privileged position to be frontline healthcare providers in the diagnosis and management of individuals with genetic forms of hearing loss. The audiologist’s role related to genetic testing and counseling and how the Resonate® sponsored genetic testing and counseling program can be utilized to help facilitate an earlier and more accurate diagnosis will be discussed.
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Course created on October 15, 2025
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Joan Hewitt
AuD
Joan Hewitt, AuD, is a pediatric audiologist at Project TALK who specializes in intervention for infants and children with hearing loss. Board-certified with a specialization in cochlear implants, Dr. Hewitt has advanced degrees in both audiology and auditory/oral education of the deaf and teaches audiology and aural habilitation at California State University - San Marcos. For more than 35 years, Dr. Hewitt has provided auditory/verbal services, hearing testing, hearing aid fitting, cochlear implant MAPping services, and educational support to children with hearing loss. Much of her current clinical practice focuses on improving outcomes for children with hearing loss who are struggling to develop spoken language or who have complex needs. Dr. Hewitt is the co-editor of From Listening to Language: Comprehensive Intervention for Children and Adults with Hearing Loss, a co-author of a number of chapters in pediatric audiology textbooks, and a frequent presenter on children and hearing loss.
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