Improving the Standard of Care for Adults with Hearing Loss and the Role of Cochlear Implantation: Living Guidelines, developed by an international collaboration known as the Cochlear Implant (CI) Task Force, are available for public consultation. The Living Guidelines development process requires public consultation on the recommendations and good practice statements. The CI Task Force warmly welcomes feedback and will review all comments submitted during the period from the International Cochlear Implant Day, February 25, 2023, until May 31, 2023.
The Academy members are invited to review the full guidelines and recommendations and submit comments by using the feedback tab located under each recommendation in MAGICapp or by downloading the submission template. All feedback will be considered by the Task Force to support their evaluation of the recommendations and good practice statements included in the guidelines.
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