An ad-hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will examine the state of the science in outcomes research for interventions in adult hearing health care (excluding surgically placed prosthetic devices), with an emphasis on measures that are meaningful to the individual and the clinician.
The committee will determine a core set of existing standard outcome measures, define the core outcome domains (including hearing, communication, and other domains) that should be measured, and develop strategies and a set of recommendations to guide the development of standardized and meaningful measures that are fit for use in different settings.
The prepublication report is estimated to be released in April 2025. This effort is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The committee is seeking input and perspectives on this topic from clinicians and consumers. Learn more here.
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