Early Hearing and Communication Development

Canadian Working Group on Childhood Hearing (CWGCH) Resource Document

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Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Contributors
• Executive Summary
• Chapter I: Introduction
• Chapter II: Background
  • The Canadian Historical Perspective on Early Hearing and Communication Development
  • Brief International Overview
• Chapter III: Burden of the Target Disorder
  • Target Disorder
  • Prevalence of Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment
  • Temporal Pattern of Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment Detection in the Absence of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
• Chapter IV: Screening
• Chapter V: Assessment
  • Audiologic Assessment
  • Medical Evaluation of a Child with Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Impairment
  • Management of Middle Ear Disease in Children Less than 2 Years of Age with Sensorineural Hearing Impairment
• Chapter VI: Hearing and Communication Development
  • Amplification
  • Communication Development
• Chapter VII: Outcomes
• Chapter VIII: Infrastructure
• Chapter IX: Program Evaluation
  • Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• Chapter X: Conclusion
• List of Acronyms