In 2019, Ontario became the first place worldwide to add hearing loss risk factors to the dried blood spot newborn screening. One of those risk factors was cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Come join me to find out why we did it, how it works and what the outcome has been.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- explain the rationale behind the addition of CMV as part of the Hearing Loss Risk Factor Screening in Ontario;
- describe the care pathways for the congenital CMV positive cases; and
- summarize the outcome of the first 2 years of Hearing Loss Risk Factor Screening for CMV.
This session pertains to
Pre-School (0-4)
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