Evaluating diagnostic and management agreement between audiology and ENT: a prospective inter-rater agreement study in a paediatric primary contact clinic

• Main Authors: Jennifer Eakin (Author), Simone Michael (Author), Christopher Payten (Author), Tamsin Smith (Author), Vicky Stewart (Author), Elle Noonan (Author), Kelly A. Weir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) primary contact models of care use audiologists as the first triage point for children referred to ENT for middle ear and hearing concerns; and have shown reduced waiting time, improved ENT surgical conversion rates and increased service capacity. This...