Tasmanian Health Service – Investigating the feasibility of CMV screening statewide, for newborns who have not passed their initial newborn hearing screen.

Dr Marie Rauter¹, Dr.  Natasha  Hamilton², Dr.  Victoria Carter¹, Nicole  Zawadski¹, Keeley  Moffett¹, Miss Michelle Chacksfield¹, Dr Sarah Middleton³

¹Tasmanian Health Service – Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia, ²Tasmanian Health Service – Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia, ³Tasmanian Health Service – North West Regional Hospital (Burnie), Burnie, Australia

The purpose of this Poster presentation is to discuss our 18 month trial into the feasibility of a congenital cytomeglarvirus (CMV) screening for newborns in Tasmania who have not passed their initial hearing screen, including challenges encountered and potential future directions.

Biography:

Dr. Marie Rauter, Dr. Natasha Hamilton & Dr. Victoria Carter are Paediatricians in the Tasmanian Health Service based at the Royal Hobart Hospital & the Launceston General Hospital.  Nicole Zawadski and Keeley Moffett are Senior Site Coordinators and Michelle Chacksfield is Discipline Lead, in the THS Statewide Audiology Service.