The impetus of the neonatal screening programs has pushed forward the development of the OAE technology. Therefore it is not surprising that the actual status in the screening field changes more rapidly than in other clinical area where OAEs have been applied.

        NOTE : Some documents are presented in the pdf format. If you don't have the Pdf  Adobe Acrobat reader you can download it from here  (approximatelly 6 M).

In these pages you can find information on the following screening programs:

Brazil

• San Paulo. Details on the national screening program presented as an editorial of February March 2002. An update on the Brasilian NHS with emphasis on San Paulo screenings models can be found at the April-May 2004 Editorial.
  
  
• Additional details on the Brazilian NHS relatity can be found on the report ( pdf format) presented during the ISA round table ( Phoenix, September 25-29, 2004).
  

Mexico

• Details on the Mexican NHS reality can be found on the report ( pdf format) from Dr. Pedro Berruecos presented during the ISA round table ( Phoenix, September 25-29, 2004).
  

Uruguay

• Details on the UNHS reatity can be found on the white paper (and the powerpoint pdf file) by Dr. Enrique Dal Monte.