A cochlear implant (CI) programme brings together a number of professionals who,
during the stages of selection, surgery, programming, rehabilitation and monitoring, develop a
series of tasks aimed at promoting comprehensive attention to the implanted patient.
The aim of this paper was to describe in detail the tasks in each of the phases described in a
programme of CI, materials and necessary equipment and the role of the professionals involved.
It also raised a number of recommendations on how to develop a CI programme gradually to
facilitate the progression from the simplest to the mos
