SWEDEN'S HEALTH CARE REPORT 2001
The Special Circumstances of the Health Services - Audiological Health Care
ISBN: 91-7201-98-1

Summary:
Hearing disorders together constitute one of Sweden's major bublic health problems. According to the Statistics Sweden (SCB) Surveys of Living Conditions (ULF) about 11% of the population state that they have problems of impaired hearing. At least as many are troubled by tinnitus, which impairs their quality of life.

Audiological healt care is conducted chiefly in out-patient care forms. Many county councils traditionally divide the service into medical and pedagogical audiological health care. Neighbourhood medical care and company health schemes run outreaching and preventive audiological health care schemes...more (.pdf)

JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER MEDICAL TRAINING, ROYAL COLLAGE OF PHYSICIANS:
Higher Medical Training Curriculum for Audiological Medicine in the UK
1st of Jan 2003

Introduction:
Audiological Medicine is the medical specialty primarily concerned with the diagnosis and management of patients with auditory and vestibular disorders. The important function of Specialist Registrar training in Audiological Medicine is to ensure the competence of individuals who subsequently become consultant clinicians such that they are capable of providing a high standard professional service in the specialty. The training system ultimately aims to provide...more (.pdf)