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9/26/2014  |   11:15 AM - 11:45 AM   |  Ballroom B

Strategies for Early Congenital Cytomegalovirus Detection: Before and After the Utah HB81 Law

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a member of the ?-herpesvirus family, is the most common infectious cause of congenital sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the United States, accounting for 20% or more of SNHL in childhood. The recognition that CMV is a major public health problem was a major factor in the successful enactment of the State of Utah’s CMV Public Health Initiative. This presentation will discuss the medical rationale for this initiative and the medical knowledge obtained since implementation. We will describe background data from a pilot study of CMV screening, present initial medical and hearing data from the Utah CMV Public Health Initiative and summarize our current approach to evaluating children with CMV-induced SNHL.

Albert Park (Primary Presenter), albert.park@imail.org;
Albert Park, MD, serves as the section chief of pediatric otolaryngology and professor within the Department of Surgery and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. Dr. Park obtained his MD at the Washington University School of Medicine. He then completed his residency training at Loyola University Medical Center and pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. His primary research interest focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) induced hearing loss and developing novel assays for diagnosis.

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Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist.

Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.

James Bale (Co-Presenter), james.bale@hsc.utah.edu;
Dr. Bale is a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology. He has served as the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics and was the Director of the Categorical Pediatric Residency Program. He is currently a member of the NST-1 study section of the NIH, a study section that reviews mentored-scientist proposals for the NINDS. He is a nationally recognized expert in the field of pediatric CMV disease.

ASHA DISCLOSURE:

Financial - No relevant financial relationship exist.

Nonfinancial - No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.

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