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9/26/2014  |   4:30 PM - 6:00 PM   |  

Combatting Cytomegalovirus: A Cost Benefit Analysis of a Utah Department of Health Initiative

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 results of a cost-benefit analysis of the Utah initiative. We will describe how costs/benefits were determined, sensitivity analysis that was conducted, and the range of results of the study.

Anna Bergevin (Primary Presenter), annabergevin@gmail.com;
Anna has a broad background in research, with a particular focus in data management, quantitative methods, and demography. Graduating May 2014 with a Master of Public Policy degree with a certificate in Demography, she spent the last year as a graduate assistant in the Center for Public Policy and Administration where she collaborated on multiple research projects - from data management to focus group research. Prior to her work at CPPA she worked in various research capacities with roles in policy analysis, data acquisition and quality assurance, and general research projects. Anna focuses on conducting thorough research and synthesizing complex results to communicate findings in a clear and understandable manner.

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Albert Park (Co-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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Cathleen Zick (Co-Presenter), zick@fcs.utah.edu;
Cathleen D. Zick, Ph.D. is a family economist at the University of Utah whose research and teaching focuses on the intersection between family well-being and public policy. Her recent publications, supported by grants from USDA and NIDDK, focus on the relationship between neighborhood environments, time use, and obesity risk. With the support of a NIA grant, she is also examining the impact of family health histories on individuals' retirement planning activities.

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Stephanie McVicar (Co-Presenter), smcvicar@utah.gov;
Dr. McVicar is the Director of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program in Utah and the Program Manager for the Utah Department of Health (UDOH)'s Specialty Services (Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy) Program within the Children with Special Health Care Needs Bureau. She is the Project Director for the HRSA EHDI Lost to Follow-Up Grant and the Co-PI (Principal Investigator) for the CDC EHDI Tracking, Surveillance, and Data Integration Grant. She is the Core Audiology Faculty for the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program. Dr. McVicar is also the UDOH team lead for the Cytomegalovirus Public Health Initiative and Testing law and the Children’s Hearing Aid Pilot Program. Dr. McVicar is originally from Western New York and has over two decades of experience and knowledge in Audiology and the management of health care programs in both the public and private sectors.

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