On Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th, 2021, the Final Dissemination Meeting of the EUSCREEN Study took place in Zaandam. As a hybrid event, the meeting was also streamed live to a worldwide audience. Fortunately, the limitation of 50 participants for the meeting had been lifted on June 26th, but many countries still were ‘orange’ on [...]
A narrative review has been published that considers photoscreening used in community services, focusing on costs, cost-effectiveness and scope of use, compared with EUSCREEN project Country Reports describing how photo- and automated screening is used internationally. Evidence that photoscreening reduces amblyopia or strabismus prevalence or improves overall outcomes is weak, as is evidence of cost-effectiveness, [...]
The past few weeks, several improvements to the cost-effectiveness model have already been implemented based on feedback from initial testers. The latest updates can be found here. It is very important for the further development and optimisation of the model that it is tested by as many informed people as possible. The model can be [...]
A preliminary version of the EUSCREEN cost-effectiveness model is now online and can be accessed here. This model is designed to calculate the most cost-effective and affordable way to screen children in different countries and regions, given the local circumstances. This preliminary version of the model is to be used for testing. In the current [...]
At the 14th congress of European Federations in Audiology Societies (EFAS), we had the opportunity to present our project the first day to the main auditorium. Our presentations covered target conditions, quality assurance, health economy and technical issues. We also took part in a seminar about Screening programs, presenting results from the EUSCREEN questionnaire. The [...]
This year the EUSCREEN study’s annual meeting was held in Poznan, Poland, on Friday, March 8, 2019. All Country Representatives for hearing, vision and general screening were invited to attend the meeting, held at the city’s Medical University's Congress Centre. Plenary morning session We started the day with a word of welcome by the study coordinator, followed [...]
By Allison Mackey and Inger Uhlén EUSCREEN hearing questionnaire evaluation Country representatives from almost all European countries and a number of non-European countries have responded to the Questionnaire, regarding hearing screening questions. In order to ensure accurate input to the model, an extensive validation procedure was carried out on all data provided by each Country [...]
By Mirjam Verkleij and Eveline Heijnsdijk Having to deal with budget constraints, health care policy-makers are to plan their decisions on evidence that a new health care programme is cost-effective. However, multiple criteria must be taken into account when deciding on a new population-based screening programme. This study aimed to develop a user-friendly, practical tool [...]
By Jill Carlton, Helen Griffiths and Paolo Mazzone Mapping and documenting existing vision screening provision across all European countries has involved several stages. Analysis of the completed questionnaire data has been implemented. Progress on the analysis has been influenced by when country representatives submitted data, but also by the amount of data submitted. Initially a [...]
This year the EUSCREEN study's annual meeting will be held in Poznan, Poland, on Friday, March 8, 2019. All Country Representatives for hearing, vision and general screening have been invited to attend the meeting. The meeting will be held at the city’s Medical University's Congress Centre (37A Przybyszewskiego St). In the morning, there will be [...]
