Are you listening? The inaugural Australian Otitis Media (OMOZ) workshop--towards a better understanding of otitis media.

نویسندگان

  • Lea-Ann S Kirkham
  • Selma P Wiertsema
  • Heidi C Smith-Vaughan
  • Ruth B Thornton
  • Robyn L Marsh
  • Deborah Lehmann
  • Amanda J Leach
  • Peter S Morris
  • Peter C Richmond
چکیده

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 15 November 2010 193 10 569-571 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2010 www.mja.com.au Conference Report its report, Hear us: inquiry into hearing health in brought together 70 of Australia’s leading otitis researchers. The workshop reinforced that OM is a m in Australia, identified important research advanc lighted future research areas and strategies for long-t tions. As emphasised in the Senate report, fi conferences on hearing health should be made publ “Hearing health is a mainstream health issue which touches the lives of most Australians in one way or another, yet as a public health issue it is not ranked as a national health priority.”1

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Medical journal of Australia

دوره 193 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010