Team Leader, Ear Health
PhD
Dr Chris Brennan-Jones is a clinician researcher focused on improving outcomes for children with otitis media and hearing loss. He is Team Leader of the Ear Health research team at Telethon Kids Institute, a senior paediatric audiologist at Perth Children's Hospital and a clinical senior lecturer within the Division of Paediatrics at the University of Western Australia.
Dr Brennan-Jones completed his PhD on the role of telehealth in improving access to hearing services and was awarded the WA Premier’s Student Scientist of the Year Award in 2016 for this work. He has previously been a Visiting Fellow to the UK Cochrane Centre at the University of Oxford and is leading suite of Cochrane reviews on interventions to treat chronic otitis media funded by the NHMRC CRE for Ear and Hearing Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children (CRE_ICHEAR).
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Publications
July 2018
Does otitis media in early childhood affect later behavioural development? Results from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study
The relationship between early life episodes of otitis media and later behavioural development with adjustment for confounders.
Published research Ear Infections Autism Research Ear Health Genetics and HealthJuly 2018Teleaudiology services for rehabilitation with hearing aids in adults: A systematic review
This review provides up-to-date evidence for teleaudiology hearing aid services in new and experienced hearing aid users in different practice settings
Published research Ear HealthJuly 2018Cochrane corner: hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss in adults
The evidence supports the widespread provision of hearing aids as the first-line clinical management for those seeking help for hearing difficulties
Published research Ear HealthJune 2018Topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the effects of topical antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media
Published research Ear Infections Ear HealthJune 2018Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the effectiveness of antibiotics versus antiseptics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.
Published research Ear Infections Ear HealthJune 2018Aural toilet (ear cleaning) for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the effects of aural toilet procedures for people with chronic suppurative otitis media
Published research Ear Infections Ear HealthJune 2018Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the effects of adding a topical steroid to topical antibiotics in the treatment of people with chronic suppurative otitis media
Published research Ear Infections Ear HealthJune 2018Topical antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the effects of topical antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.
Published research Ear Infections Ear HealthJune 2018Systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the effects of systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media.
Published research Ear Infections Ear Health Infectious Disease Implementation Research Vaccine Trials GroupJune 2018Topical versus systemic antibiotics for chronic suppurative otitis media
To assess the relative effectiveness of topical versus systemic antibiotics for people with chronic suppurative otitis media
Published research Ear Infections Ear Health Infectious Disease Implementation Research Vaccine Trials GroupFebruary 2018Associations between cardiovascular disease and its risk factors with hearing loss—A cross-sectional analysis
We investigate the relationship between hearing loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Published research Ear HealthJanuary 2018Telehealth for Diagnosis of Hearing Loss
Telehealth offers unique opportunities for providing access to hearing healthcare ser- vices to underserved populations
Published research Ear HealthJanuary 2018Telehealth for Audiological Management
This chapter focuses on the management of those with hearing impairment, and how tele-audiological tools and approaches may assist to improve service delivery
Published research Ear HealthSeptember 2017Cochrane Corner: interventions to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation
This "Cochrane Corner" will be a recurring feature in the journal that highlights systematic reviews relevant to audiology, with invited commentary to aid clinical decision making.
Published research Ear HealthMay 2017Mental health problems among 4–17-year-olds with hearing problems: results from a nationally representative study
Clinicians caring for children and young people with hearing problems should be alert for heightened risk of specific mental health problems based on age and the nature of hearing problems.
Published research Health Promotion & Education Human Capability Ear Health Youth Mental HealthFebruary 2017Protective benefit of predominant breastfeeding against otitis media may be limited to early childhood: results from a prospective birth cohort study
Our findings are in line with a number of epidemiological studies which show a positive association between breastfeeding and OM in early childhood
Published research Breastfeeding Ear Infections Autism Research Genetics and HealthApril 2015Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhood
The prevalence of parent-reported rOM was 26.8% (611/2280) and 5.5% (125/2280) for severe rOM in the Study.
Published research Ear Infections Autism Research Genetics and HealthOctober 2014Prevalence and risk factors for parent-reported recurrent otitis media during early childhood
The objective was to describe the prevalence and risk factors of recurrent otitis media (rOM) in an urban Australian population at 3 years of age.
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