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Utah Regional LEND - Urlend

LEND is a collaborative & interdisciplinary training program dedicated to improving the care of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

The Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Related Disabilities (URLEND) is a training program that covers five states: Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota. Our program uses state-of-the-art technology to connect groups of trainees across our partner states. Professionals are trained to move beyond discipline boundaries to provide optimal services to child an

d adolescents with special health care needs. Because families are essential to well-being, this program emphasizes the role of family-centered care in all we do. URLEND is funded with a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents of this page are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S.

08/19/2025

Meet a trainee at www.urlend.org

Bradlynn Andrus
Audiology

Bradlynn is currently an Audiology student at the University of Utah! She has always loved working with children and hopes to pursue a career in pediatric audiology. She grew up in a small town in Idaho but has lived in Utah the past several years for college. Bradlynn loves hiking, pickleball, and spending time with friends and family! She can’t wait to learn and grow during the URLEND program and further develop her skills to help every child in her path.

08/13/2025

Meet our faculty at www.urlend.org
Sarah Winter, MD
Co-Director and Pediatrician

Dr. Winter is a Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah. Dr. Winter joined the Division of General Pediatrics in July of 2006 following her move from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Winter is board certified in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and has special interests in children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, complex medical conditions, neonatal follow-up and early identification of motor disabilities.

Dr. Winter trained at the University of Minnesota and completed her fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked for the Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a consultant. She has worked with LEND programs at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Ohio State University, and now URLEND.

08/04/2025

We look forward to a new cohort as we are preparing for Orientation later this month. Welcome to our new trainees!

07/21/2025

We gain so much in our program from the perspectives of self-advocates, parents of a child with a disability, and family members. Christopher Cleveland recently graduated from URLEND and offers some trainee insights.

06/24/2025

Stay tuned - Christopher was a trainee who shared his valuable insights with us this past year!

JoLynne Lyon and Kelli are in Eastern Utah, gathering stories from IDRPP's people. They stopped in Moab to talk to Christopher about his experience with URLEND, Stay tuned for , when we discuss who we are, what we do, why it's important and how we got started!

05/12/2025

We appreciate all the work that has gone into this year - the trainees and the faculty who worked tirelessly behind the scenes.

05/07/2025

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 241,000 members, certificate holders, and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-...

04/18/2025

We loved seeing our trainee Matt Huskinson highlighted in this video from Primary Children's. This is a great program and we appreciate Matt's work, and that of Paul Carbone, who served many years as faculty with URLEND.

Well said Matt!

At Primary Children’s Hospital, we can help more children living with Autism to reach their full potential. We’re empowering families to help their kids thri...

03/14/2025

Utah Legislative Wrap-Up 2025, thanks to Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice

Utah’s 2025 Legislative Session has come to an end with over 500 bills passed! Here is a summary of what passed, what didn't, and what was funded from the issues IDRPP tracked. Aubrey Snyder

03/13/2025

Krista Opstedal had a wonderful opportunity to be in Utah this week, enjoying her time at the Utah Regional LEND - Urlend Clinicals!

03/12/2025

Kristina Blaiser, faculty, attended the EHDI Conference with two trainees. Amy Brownson and Kyla Ethington were part of a trainee-led group working on a poster presentation and did a great job.

02/24/2025

Congratulations to our faculty member, Kristina Blaiser for the recognition of her excellent work. She is nominated for the Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence. The final awarding will take place at the 2025 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference, being held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

https://ehdiconference.org/award.cfm

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http://www.urlend.org/

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