Contents:

The role of a community doctor in audiology.


BACDA membership and work.


EARly audit.


School hearing screening survey.


Training and publications.


Guidelines for Medical Investigation of Bilateral Severe to Profound Permanent Deafness in Childhood.


BACDA study day, CMV and hearing loss, January 2006.


Home.

Professional Connections:

BACDA representative on NCPA.

BACDA members on various Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) working groups. www.nhsp.info

BACDA members on British Society of Audiology (BSA), Peadiatric Audiology Interest Group (PAIG). thebsa.org.uk

Links with UK Council of Deafness (UKCoD). E-mail UKCoD: general@ukcod.freeserve.co.uk

Working with Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG). www.dsmig.org.uk

British Association of Audiological Physicians (BAAP):
- Joint audit.
- Academic meetings.
- Specialist Advisory Committee for Higher Specialist Training.
- BACDA member is chair of BAAP Education Subcommittee.
www.baap.org.uk

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH):
- Many Fellows or Members of the College.
- Current issues; workforce, training, competencies.
- Membership examination.
www.rcpch.ac.uk

British Association of Community Child Health (BACCH):
- Reciprocal membership of Executive Committees.
- Most pressing problem at the moment is recruitment to community paediatrics in general.
www.bacch.org.uk

NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence):
- Referral Cues for Management of Glue ear and Recurrent Episodes of Acute Sore Throat in Children in Primary Care.
www.nice.org.uk

Other links:
- National Deaf Children's Society www.ndcs.org.uk
- International Association of Physicians in Audiology www.iapa-online.org
- Manchester University Centre for Human Communication and Deafness www.man.ac.uk/CHCD
- British Academy of Audiology www.baaudiology.org
- Defeating Deafness is a research charity dedicated to supporting medical research into deafness and other hearing problems. The website has varied and entertaining news stories alongside well-written and informative resource and medical information. It is easy to use and the medical information is in-depth. The different sections cover a wide range of relevant topics. www.defeatingdeafness.org