Mrs Lauren McHugh1, Ms Kelly Nicholls2 1Healthy Hearing, Children’s Health Queensland, QLD, Australia 2Healthy Hearing Program, Queensland Health, Nundah, QLD, Australia Australian Newborn Hearing Screening Programs are encouraged to measure outcomes against the seven Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from the National Framework for Neonatal Hearing Screening....
- April 11, 2017
Ms Melissa McCarthy1, Professor Greg Leigh1,2, Professor Michael Arthur-Kelly2 1RIDBC, North Rocks, Australia, 2University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia The newborn hearing screening process, including the provision of family-centred early intervention, provides a firm foundation for children who are deaf or...
- April 11, 2017
Dr Lilian Downie1,2,3,4,5, Professor David Amor1,2,3,4,5, Professor Jane Halliday2,4, Dr Rachel Burt2,4 1Victorian Clinical Genetics Service, Parkville , Australia, 2Murdoch Children’s Research Institute , Parkville , Australia, 3Royal Children’s Hospital , Parkville , Australia, 4University of Melbourne , Parkville ,...
- April 11, 2017
Ms Alison Jagger1,3, Dr Zeffie Poulakis1,2,3,4, Dr Melinda Barker1,2,3,4, Mrs Danielle Edgar1,3 1Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program, Parkville,, Australia, 2Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville,, Australia, 3The Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville,, Australia, 4The University of Melbourne, Carlton,, Australia Background The majority...
- April 11, 2017
Mrs Gabrielle Kavanagh1, Ms Felicity Hood1, Dr Zeffie Poulakis1, Dr Melinda Barker1, Ms Alison Jagger1 1Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program, Parkville, Australia Background A number of infants are referred to audiology without completing the screen, despite being eligible. The Victorian...
- April 11, 2017
Ms Melanie Dowling1, Ms Kate Wills1,2 1John Hunter Children’s Hospital, New Lambton, Newcastle , Australia, 2Australian Hearing , Newcastle, Australia The Audiology department at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital is one of three tertiary hospitals in NSW which provide Diagnostic...
- April 11, 2017
Ms Karin Gillies1 1Australian Hearing, Melbourne, Australia Early action is essential for optimising outcomes of children who are diagnosed with hearing loss through newborn hearing screening, so Australian Hearing offers initial appointments within 2 weeks of referral for newly-diagnosed infants...
- April 11, 2017
Dr Rachael Beswick1, Mr Gavin Bott1 1Children’s Health Queensland, Nundah, Australia Newborn hearing screening programs are an established part of service delivery in most developed nations, and have been for over a decade. In most programs, screening is supported by...
- April 11, 2017
Dr Zeffie Poulakis1, Dr Melinda Barker1 1Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia Since 2005 the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP) has been providing newborn hearing screening, reaching statewide coverage in 2012. The program is supported by a statewide information...
- April 11, 2017
A/Prof. Gary Rance1 1The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia Purpose: “Auditory neuropathy” (AN) is a term used to describe disorders in which afferent neural transmission through the auditory nerve and brainstem is disrupted, but cochlear (outer) hair cell function is...
- April 11, 2017