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Applications for the 2019 BAPA Prize are now open	18/09/18
Course for the Aetiological Investigations of Hearing Loss in Childhood, at the Institue of Child Health, 8th and 9th October 2018 www.ucl.ac.uk/ich/short-courses-events/short-courses-events-publication/aetiology/oct2018	16/05/18
BAPA Annual Meeting 2018 Registration now open	20/11/17
BAPA Annual Meeting 2017 Registration now open	03/11/16
BAPA Annual Meeting 2017 The 2017 conference will be held on 26 January - further details to follow	21/07/16
Men in Boat Following the demise of Escor toys you can now purchase men in boats for play audiometry from http://www.toys-to-you.co.uk/acatalog/Green_and_Natural_Wooden_Toys.html	08/12/15
CMV News The long-awaited NIH-funded study of valganciclovir treatment for children older than a month of age with congenital CMV and sensorineural hearing loss (toddler valgan) is now recruiting across the UK . See clinicaltrials.gov or nhs networks for more information. Please contact your local recruiting centre if you are aware of any children meeting the below criteria (contact emails are on the website). Ideally, congenital CMV should have been confirmed already (sample from within the first 3 weeks of life or retrospectively retrieve Guthrie card) but Guthrie card can be retrieved as part of the study protocol if the eligibility criteria below have been met. Sensorineural hearing loss (≥ 21dB in one or both ears, documented within 12 weeks prior to study entry) Children from 1 month through 3 years of age (up to the 4th birthday) CMV shedding in urine by PCR or culture (including shell vial) within 12 weeks prior to study enrollment	08/12/15
BAPA Annual Meeting 2016 The next Annual Meeting and AGM will be held on Thursday 28 Jaunary 2016 in London. Deadline for registation is 15 January.	01/12/15