title: [The Russian and international experience with the implementation of the programs of universal audiological screening of the newborn infants].
abstract: The problem of diagnostics of congenital hearing impairment has acquired special importance in the light of new possibilities for the early rehabilitation of the patients presenting with this condition. The implementation of the programs of universal audiological screening into the clinical practice of Russia and many other countries made it possible to significantly reducethe time necessary to confirm congenital impairment of hearing and begin the rehabilitative treatment. The present paper was designed to analyze the international experience with the implementation of the programs of universal audiological screening of the newborn infants as exemplified by such countries as Great Britain, USA, Germany, and Poland. The main indicators of the quality and the efficiency of such programs are considered taking into account the results of the epidemiological studies on the prevalence of congenital hearing impairment. A total of 1.8 mln newborn infants were examined in Russia during 2013. The first stage of screening involved 96.7% of the children, and only 2.9% of them remained uncovered by the examination. As many as 5,659 children were found to present with the congenital loss of hearing,with the prevalence of this condition being 3 per 1.000 newborn infants and the prevalence of deafness 0.6 per 1.000. The principal problem to be resolved for the organization of the management of these patients, both in Russia and other countries, remains the enhancement of the availability of comprehensive diagnostic examination and the timelyreferral of the patients to such examination (if appropriate based on the results of the screening). The successful solution of this problem requires personalized recording of the screening data with the use of the commonly accepted medical information systems.
authors.affiliation: Russian Research and Practical Centre of Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Russian Federal Medico-Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia, 117513; Department of Audiology, Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 123995.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tavartkiladze
authors.affiliation: Russian Research and Practical Centre of Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Russian Federal Medico-Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia, 117513; Department of Audiology, Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 123995.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Markova
authors.affiliation: Russian Research and Practical Centre of Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Russian Federal Medico-Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia, 117513; Department of Audiology, Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 123995.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chibisova
authors.affiliation: Specialized Otorhinolaryngological Clinic, Sana, Yemen, 1247.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Al-Sharjabi
authors.affiliation: Russian Research and Practical Centre of Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation, Russian Federal Medico-Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia, 117513; Department of Audiology, Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 123995.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Tsygankova
mesh_terms: D001298:Audiology / Q000379:methods; D061345:Early Medical Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006320:Hearing Tests / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D015995:Prevalence; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology