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Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is the gold
standard for any practising audiologist, and for families of
infants and children with hearing impairment. EHDI programmes aim
to identify, diagnose and provide intervention to children with
hearing impairment from as early as six months old (as well as
those at risk for hearing impairment) to ensure they develop and
achieve to their potential. Yet EHDI remains a significant
challenge for Africa, and various initiatives are in place to
address this gap in transferring policy into practice within the
southern African context. The diversity of factors in the southern
African context presents unique challenges to teaching and research
in this field, which has prompted this book project. The South
African government's heightened focus on increasing access to
health care which includes ongoing Early Childhood Development
(ECD) programmes, make this an opportune time for establishing and
documenting evidence-based research for current undergraduate and
postgraduate students. Early Detection and Intervention in
Audiology: An African Perspective aims to address this opportunity.
Grounded in an African context with detailed case studies, this
book provides rich content that pays careful attention to
contextual relevance and contextual responsiveness to both
identification and intervention in hearing impairment. With diverse
contributions from experts in local and international contexts, but
always with an African perspective, this is textbook will be an
invaluable resource for students, researchers and practitioners.
Ensuring optimal health for school children is a fundamental
concern shared by families, teachers and the wider community.
Medical practitioners, allied health professionals, educators and
policymakers regularly collaborate in the first stage of attaining
this goalin the early detection of childhood diseases and disorders
through school health screenings. The value of this
inter-professional practice is well recognized on a global scale,
with school health screenings having a long history in all
industrialized countries. Each year, millions of school children
are screened for a wide variety of potential disorders, and many
children are treated for disorders that might otherwise have gone
undetected. This book is an important new book that examines
elementary school screening programs from a number of perspectives.
The history of school screenings and the ethical principles
surrounding them are outlined, in addition to the methods by which
screening program performance can be gauged. The common health
disorders associated with young school children are comprehensively
reviewed. Detailed chapters, written by international experts, are
dedicated to specific school screening programs currently in place
in developed nations, with each chapter signposting future
directions for the field. For example, the chapters on school
hearing screenings, dental health screenings and speech pathologist
screening assessments provide in-depth descriptions of the
individual screening programs, screening tests, result
interpretation, personnel and equipment requirements and directions
for system improvements. Topical issues that are currently of
concern for all school health professionalsoptimal communication of
screening test results to families and the need for integrated,
non-discipline specific, data systemsare discussed in the final
section of this book. For those working in the area of elementary
school health screening, this book provides comprehensive
information on school-based screening programs in a single
up-to-date volume. This book will enable education and health
professionals to better understand the whole school screening
process and the role of other professionals in this highly
worthwhile process.
Ensuring optimal health for newborns is a concern shared by a whole
host of medical and allied health professionals. Clinicians,
researchers, and policymakers from a diverse range of specialties
regularly engage in collaborative practice in the first stage of
attaining this goal; in the early detection of newborn diseases and
disorders. In order to provide the highest quality of service, the
Audiologist, for example, must not only be well versed in hearing
screening systems, but also in genetic screening, as the new
frontier of screening brings an amalgamation of these previously
distinct systems. Until now, for those working/studying in the
domain of neonatal health, there has been no single, up-to-date,
all-inclusive information source on newborn screening programs.
This title, by drawing on the knowledge of twenty clinical and
research experts from varying fields, provides the only
comprehensive text that details the entire collection of screening
programs routinely delivered to newborns.Beginning chapters outline
preliminary information applicable to all screening systems, for
instance, the history and principles of screening, ethical and
economic debates, along with thorough description of the conditions
routinely screened for. Following are highly detailed chapters
dedicated to the specific neonatal screening programs currently in
use, as well as complimenting chapters that provide future
directions for each field. Additional discussion of topical issues,
such as the incorporation of genetic counseling into screening
programs, optimal communication with families, and the advent of
integrated, non-discipline specific, national data systems, are
contained in the final chapters. This title assists the student in
viewing their future neonatal clients as whole entities and in
understanding the role of the other professionals with whom they
shall closely interact. It allows the clinician to easily absorb
the activities of screening programs on an international level, and
the researcher to consider developments, outside of their immediate
field, that may impact on their own research agenda.It allows the
policymaker to make enlightened decisions concerning the
development of newborn screening programs in their country. In
fact, any reader with a rudimentary knowledge of pediatric health
and an interest in newborn screening will find this title to be of
invaluable worth.
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