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ANZ Journal of SurgeryEarly View PERSPECTIVE Applying the access framework to address adult cochlear implant access Shivani Angelique Kumar BCom, MD, Shivani Angelique Kumar BCom, MD orcid.org/0000-0003-3902-3771 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPayal Mukherjee MBBS, FRACS, MS, PhD, Payal Mukherjee MBBS, FRACS, MS, PhD Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorCatherine McMahon PhD, Catherine McMahon PhD Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJafri Kuthubutheen MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACS, Jafri Kuthubutheen MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACS Division of Surgery, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorBamini Gopinath BBiomedSc, PhD, Bamini Gopinath BBiomedSc, PhD Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJaime Leigh PhD, Jaime Leigh PhD Cochlear Implant Clinic, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorDuncan Meldrum BBus, MBA, Duncan Meldrum BBus, MBA ANZ Hearing Health Collaborative, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorEllen Rawstron BA, LLB, Ellen Rawstron BA, LLB Clinical Engagement & Operational Programs, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Frederic Levesque MD, PhD, Jean-Frederic Levesque MD, PhD Clinical Engagement & Operational Programs, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Shivani Angelique Kumar BCom, MD, Shivani Angelique Kumar BCom, MD orcid.org/0000-0003-3902-3771 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPayal Mukherjee MBBS, FRACS, MS, PhD, Payal Mukherjee MBBS, FRACS, MS, PhD Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorCatherine McMahon PhD, Catherine McMahon PhD Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJafri Kuthubutheen MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACS, Jafri Kuthubutheen MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACS Division of Surgery, Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorBamini Gopinath BBiomedSc, PhD, Bamini Gopinath BBiomedSc, PhD Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJaime Leigh PhD, Jaime Leigh PhD Cochlear Implant Clinic, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorDuncan Meldrum BBus, MBA, Duncan Meldrum BBus, MBA ANZ Hearing Health Collaborative, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorEllen Rawstron BA, LLB, Ellen Rawstron BA, LLB Clinical Engagement & Operational Programs, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Frederic Levesque MD, PhD, Jean-Frederic Levesque MD, PhD Clinical Engagement & Operational Programs, New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 December 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.19335Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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