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Early Hearing and Communication Development

Contributors

Canadian Working Group on Childhood Hearing (CWGCH) Members, 2000-2004

Chair
Dr. Andrée Durieux-Smith Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario
Co-Chairs
Sharon Bartholomew (2001-2004) Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa, Ontario	Dr. Adwoa Bentsi-Echill (2000-2001) Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division Health Canada Ottawa, Ontario
Members
Dr. Keith Barrington (2001-2004) Departments of Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology McGill University Montréal, Québec Professional Association: Canadian Paediatric Society Dr. David K. Brown Auditory Research Program University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Sherryl Eatmon Moncton, New Brunswick Professional Association: Canadian Association of Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Sharon Fudge James Paton Memorial Hospital Gander, Newfoundland Carolyn Harrison (2000) Division of Childhood and Adolescence Health Canada Ottawa, Ontario Dr. Martyn Hyde Otological Function Unit Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario Diane Lafrenière Parent Representative Ottawa, Ontario Richard Larocque (2002-2004) Institut national de santé publique du Québec Québec City, Québec Nicki Sims-Jones Healthy Babies Healthy Children Ottawa Public Health Ottawa, Ontario Dr. Hajnal Molnar-Szakács (2002-2004) Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa, Ontario	Dr. Catherine McCourt Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Dr. Arne Ohlsson (2000-2001) Department of Paediatrics Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario Professional Association: Canadian Paediatric Society Dr. David Price Stonechurch Clinic Hamilton, Ontario Professional Association: College of Family Physicians of Canada Krista Riko Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario Professional Association: Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Christine Santilli IWK Grace Health Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia Professional Association: Childhood Hearing Network of Canada Dr. Reg Sauve (2001-2004) Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Professional Association: Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System Dr. Richard C. Seewald School of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Professional Association: Canadian Academy of Audiology Rosemary Sloan (2001-2004) Division of Childhood and Adolescence Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Dr. Brian Westerberg Rotary Hearing and ENT Clinic St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia Professional Association: Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Maternal and Infant Health Section Staff, 2000-2004

Sharon Bartholomew	Dr. Catherine McCourt
Dr. Adwoa Bentsi-Enchill	Dr. Hajnal Molnar-Szakács
Jennifer Crain	Francesca Reyes
Ernesto Delgado	Martine Tardif
Patric Fournier-Savard	Barbara Xiao
Gina Marin

Acknowledgements

The Canadian Working Group on Childhood Hearing and the Public Health Agency of Canada wish to acknowledge the participation of the following people:

Mr. Richard Larocque for his careful review of the French language version of the document.
Mr. Yves Beauregard for performing the terminology review on the first draft of the French document.
All the individuals who participated in the provincial/territorial consultations and the national consumer group consultation.
Chalmers Research Group for conducting the systematic review of communication and development options for hearing impairment in children.
Strachan Tomlinson for guiding the provincial/territorial consultations and the national consumer group consultation on the first draft of this report.
Allium Consulting Group Inc. and Paraphrase redaction et communication inc. for their role in editing and proofreading, and AlterEgo for the translation of the French language version of the report.

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