Guidelines
The Living Guidelines
The Living Guidelines on “Standard of care for adults with hearing loss and the role of cochlear implantation” provide evidence-based recommendations from hearing screening and referral to ongoing care following cochlear implantation. The Living Guidelines provide global recommendations and good practice statements for clinicians and a base for adaptation and adoption in national guidelines.
The Living Guidelines are structured around 10 recommendations along the care path:
- The online learning module provides an interactive introduction to the methodology, the recommendations, and the good practice statements (estimated completion time: ~20 mins) (CLICK HERE)
- The slide deck supports self-guided, detailed review of the recommendations and good practice statements. (CLICK HERE)
- The full documentation on MAGICapp.org includes background, evidence assessment and grade of recommendation. After registration, users can provide comments for further review. (CLICK HERE FOR PDF) (CLICK HERE FOR WEB VIEW)
Secondary literature
- Barriers and facilitators for guideline implementation
Ramos-Macías Á, De Raeve L, Holcomb M, Connor E, Taylor A, Deltetto I, Taylor C. Strategies for the implementation of the living guidelines for cochlear implantation in adults. Frontiers in public health. 2023 Dec 15;11:1272437. (CLICK HERE) - Systematic literature review and global consensus on adult cochlear implantation.
Buchman CA, Gifford RH, Haynes DS, Lenarz T, O’Donoghue G, Adunka O, Biever A, Briggs RJ, Carlson ML, Dai P, Driscoll CL. Unilateral cochlear implants for severe, profound, or moderate sloping to profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and consensus statements. JAMA otolaryngology–head & neck surgery. 2020 Oct 1;146(10):942-53. (CLICK HERE) - The Cochlear Implant International Community of Action (CIICA), bringing together the voices from users, family, professionals, industry, and academics, provides Living Guidelines advocacy material. (CLICK HERE)
