Philippe Gay, Philippe A Genoud, Gabriel Kappeler, Marilena Cuozzo, Jean-Marc Gomez, Malika S Bapst, Marina Fiori
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editors note following article discusses timely topic clinical guidance areas evidencebased early hearing detection intervention programs article aims discuss areas services needed guidance countriesorganizations attempting initiate early hearing detection intervention systems expert consensus systematicscoping reviews combined produce recommendations evidencebased clinical practice ear hearing longterm goal point view article stimulate fields interest enhance appreciation authors area expertise hearing important sense children develop cognitive speech language psychosocial skills goal universal newborn hearing screening enable detection hearing loss infants timely health educationaltherapeutic intervention provided early possible improve outcomes many countries implemented universal newborn hearing screening programs many others yet start hearing screening first step identify children hearing loss many followup services needed help thrive however services universally available even highincome countries purposes article 1 discuss areas services needed integrated care system support children hearing loss families 2 provide guidance countriesorganizations attempting initiate early hearing detection intervention systems goal meeting measurable benchmarks assure quality 3 help established programs expand improve services support children hearing loss develop full potential multiple databases interrogated including pubmed medline ovidsp cochrane library google scholar web science one search eric psychinfo expert consensus systematicscoping reviews combined produce recommendations evidencebased clinical practice eight essential areas identified central integrated care 1 hearing screening 2 audiologic diagnosis management 3 amplification 4 medical evaluation management 5 early intervention services 6 familytofamily support 7 ddeafhard hearing leadership 8 data management checklists provided support assessment countryorganizations readiness development area well suggest alternative strategies situations limited resources threetiered system ie basic intermediate advanced proposed help countriesorganizations resource levels assess readiness provide needed services improve integrated care system future directions policy implications also discussed