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GuIDELINES DOCUMENTS
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation - May 07 - (PDF download)
Guidelines for Cochlear Implantation - April 07 - (PDF download)
BCIG website release
The British Cochlear Implant Group released a new website in August 2007, updating the look and feel of the original site created in 2001. The new website has improved useability and accessibility.
BCIG web site
BCIG.ORG.UK is the development of the original website for the British Cochlear Implant Group. It was developed by members of the BCIG, supported by the four major cochlear implant manufacturers, to provide a comprehensive, multi-media resource about cochlear implants.
It is widely used by professionals and by the public both in the U.K. and abroad.
Principally, the manufacturers have financed it with some additional support from the BCIG and some Cochlear Implant Centres.
The website continues to develop to meet the requirement of an ever expanding audience.The first phase concentrated on giving information to the public. The second phase has looked at the needs of professionals, bringing in the use of advertisements.Advertising on the website has proved very successful in the recruitment of staff. The third phase will provide information for those involved in the funding of cochlear implants.
BCIG.ORG.UK can serve very different needs and hopefully will now start to generate income for the BCIG.
It is an asset to the British Cochlear Implant Group.
Written on behalf of the BCIG Multi-Media Group.
Managing device failure within a cochlear implant service
The identification and management of cochlear implant failures has been the subject of much discussion and a recent publication the European Consensus Statement on Cochlear Implant Failures and Explantations (Otol and Neurotol 2005) produced a common definition of device failure and how to report it. This described a number of categorisations for failures and explicit reporting principles. Balkany et al (2005) produced a Consensus Statement on cochlear implant soft failures or suspected implant malfunctions.
Meningitis Vaccinations
Problem: Risk of pneumococcal meningitis in cochlear implant patients. Update to immunisation recommendations.
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Meningitis Vaccinations
BBC News Item - Hearing tests
The government last year announced that every newborn baby in the UK will
have a hearing test within 48 hours of birth .....
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4808416.stm
BBC ITEM - Deafness
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/deafness1.shtml
Bilateral Cochlear Implantation speech
National Cochlear Implant Users Association
Gareth Williams
Consultant ENT Surgeon
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
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Transcript of the Bilateral Cochlear Implant Speech by Dr Gareth Williams
Cochlear Implants International
Visit Cochlear Implants International site (opens in a new window):
www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/cii
ISSN: 1467 0100
| Editor: John Graham Consultant Otolaryngologist, |
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Grays Inn Rd, London, WC1X 8DA, UK. |
| Deputy Editor: Huw Cooper |
Hearing Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham, B29 6JD, UK. |
| Assistant Editor: Jonathan Osborne |
ENT Department, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Clwyd, LL18 5UJ, UK |
Cochlear Implants International is a new journal, published biannually, aimed at all those involved with cochlear implants: surgery, pre- and post-operative care, research or manufacture of the implants themselves. The journal will provide a forum for the exchange of the most recent and relevant information and ideas concerning cochlear implants. Work from all the disciplines associated with cochlear implants is welcomed.
This new interdisciplinary journal will be of interest to audiologists, audiological physicians, speech and language therapists, otolaryngologists, nurses, neuro-otologists, teachers of the deaf, hearing therapists, cochlear implant manufacturers and others involved with hearing impaired and deaf individuals.
Cochlear Implants International is the official journal of the British Cochlear Implant Group. Members of BCIG will receive the journal as part of their membership.
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