The following documents are information for health-care professionals.  The information made accessible through this page may be of interest to health professionals who are involved with the Ontario Infant Hearing Program (IHP), and to those who wish to learn more about the program.  It may also be relevant for any professional with a general interest in the areas of early identification of childhood hearing impairment, universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) programs, early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs, or early hearing and communication development (EHCD) programs.

Protocols

• IHP Audiologic Assessment Protocol v3.1 Jan 2008 (829 KB pdf )
  
• Amplification Protocol v3.1 Oct 2007 (316 KB pdf )
• IHP new NavPro Set-up (105 KB pdf )
• IHP Dispensing Protocol (154 KB pdf )
• Protocol for Midwives (94  KB pdf )
• Infection Control Protocol (22 KB pdf )

Other Resources

• CAA 2007 - Hyde EHDI in 2010 Presentation   (765 KB pdf )

• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement 2007
• Toronto IHP Screeners Meeting Feb 2007  (363 KB pdf )

• Newborn Hearing Screening Programs: Overview  (317 KB pdf )
  The Journal of Otolaryngology, 34(2), August 2005.  By permission of B C Decker, Inc. 
  

• Infant Hearing Program Overview Article, Ontario Medical Review 2004  (80 KB pdf )

• Canadian Working Group on Childhood Hearing Resource Document 2005  (885 KB pdf )

• Overview Presentation of Infant Hearing Program in Northwestern Ontario (622 KB pdf )