2004 USHA Conference

Spring Conference
Salt Lake Community College Miller Campus
Miller Free Enterprise Center Auditorium
Sandy, UT
March 12, 2004

Overview

The USHA 2004 Spring Conference is presented by the Utah Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a non-profit professional organization serving the continuing education needs of audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech and hearing scientists, and educators.

Conference Schedule

Friday, March 12
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY TRACK
7:30	Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:30	Is Autism an Epidemic? Judy Pinborough Zimmerman, Ph. D. Participants will be able to: Describe the current prevalence estimates for ASD and hypotheses regarding increases in prevalence. Describe the current serveillance activities for ASD being conducted in Utah.
8:30-9:30	Autism: False Claims and True Hope for Progress William M. McMahon, M.D. Participants will be able to: Identify the evidence for genetic factors conributing to the etiology of autism. Recognize the hetergeneity of clinical symptoms, etiology and outcome of Autism. Integrate the role of speech and language specialists within a multidisciplinary approach to Autism.
9:30-9:45	Break
9:45-12:00	SCERTS: Practical Steps in Developing an Early Intervention Model for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Patrick Rydell, Ph.D Participants will be able to: Describe the characteristics of effective intervention programs for children with ASD. Recognize and associate intervention program characteristics with the SCERTS model. Design, develop, and implement components for an effective intervention program. Specify the practical steps in developing an effective intervention program.
12:00-1:30	Lunch & Business Meeting & Awards
1:30-3:00	SCERTS Model Continued Patrick Rydell, Ph. D
3:00-3:15	Break
3:15-5:00	SCERTS Model Continued Patrick Rydell, Ph. D
5:00	Adjourn

USHA Registration Fee Schedule

Registration postmarked on or before March 5, 2004		Registration postmarked after March 5, 2004 (or on site)
Student	$30	Student	$30
Member	$100	Member	$100
Non-Member	$140	Non-Member	$150
* Premium Sessions are marked in the brochure Welcome Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Montana. Members of respective state assocationas may receive member registration rates. For additional conference information, contact the Program Committee

Conference Vendors

WSI
American Guidance Systems
SuperDuper Publications
ComTek

Conference Sponsors

Utah Regist of Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Utah State Department of Education
Utah Department of Health

The Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilites is a project funded by the Utah Deparment of Health and Centers for Disease Conrol to study how many children or people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental disabilities are in Utah over time

This conference was supported by Grant/Cooperateve Agreement Number UR3/CCU822365-01 from the Centers for Disease Conrtol and Prevention

Its contents are solely the responsiblity of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention