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- 24-8-2023
9th International Music Festival for Children, Youths, and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea”
This year, the International Music Festival “Beats of Cochlea” was held at the World Hearing Center in Kajetany on August 25-26, 2023. The Festival’s rich program aimed to promote music as a therapy for people with hearing impairments. The originator and organizer of the Festival was Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, who, for more than 30 years, has been bringing people back from the …
- 28-2-2023
World Hearing Day 2023
World Hearing Day, initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO), is celebrated every year on March 3. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the prevention of deafness and hearing loss and to promote hearing prevention worldwide. In recent years, more and more Member States and partner agencies are joining World Hearing Day by organizing activities and events in their countries. According …
- 26-10-2022
The 4th Congress’ Health of Poles’ is over – check it online!
This was the largest interdisciplinary meeting this year, addressing the most critical issues of health care and medical achievements, said Prof. Henryk Skarżyński about the Congress’ Health of Poles Congress’ 2022. The Congress, organized for the fourth time, was held on October 17-18 under the slogan “Health Prevention and Innovative Solutions in Health Care.” During two congress days, …
- 11-8-2022
Open-air meeting and scientific conference in Kajetany
On the 30th anniversary of the first cochlear implantation in a deaf person in Poland and the 20th anniversary of the world’s first surgery to restore hearing to a patient with partial deafness conducted by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, patients, hearing-implants users met in Kajetany. Together with their families, they participated in an open-air meeting combined with the 8th Scientific Conference “Music in Human Auditory Development.” – July …
- 3-3-2022
World Hearing Day 2022
World Hearing Day, initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO), is celebrated on March 3 each year. Its objective is to raise awareness about the prevention of deafness and hearing loss and to promote hearing prevention worldwide. The main celebration is held annually at WHO headquarters in Geneva. More and more member countries and partner agencies have joined World Hearing Day …
- 23-2-2022
The world premiere of “My Moonlight Sonata” documentary
The world premiere of the “My Moonlight Sonata” documentary will occur during the 35th World Congress of Audiology in Warsaw and Kajetany on April 10-13, 2022. Directed by Barbara Kaczynska, in collaboration with Professor Henryk Skarżyński, the documentary tells the story of Grzegorz Płonka, the talented winner of the 1st International Music Festival for Children, Youth and Adults with …
- 3-3-2021
World Hearing Day 2021
On 3 March each year, we celebrate World Hearing Day. The WHO’s Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness initiated this festival to raise public awareness of deafness and hearing loss prevention and to promote hearing care campaigns across the world. The first World Hearing Report had been launched on the eve of the celebration. The report shows that …
- 4-3-2020
World Hearing Day 2020
World Hearing Day, initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO), is celebrated on the 3rd March each year. This year’s edition under the slogan „Don’t let hearing loss limit you” is widespread, as it is estimated that around 466 million people worldwide are suffering from severe hearing loss, and more than 1 billion people have a variety of hearing …
- 22-7-2019
In duet for anniversary
“For years we have been able to observe the Institute’s patients for whom music provided invaluable support during rehabilitation. These observations motivated me to organize the International Music Festival for Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea,” recalled Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, the initiator of this event. This year we celebrated the fifth anniversary edition of this unique festival …
- 19-6-2019
Official inauguration of the fourth edition of the “Health First” Programme
The fourth edition of the “Multi-specialist year-long programme for preventing civilisation diseases and supporting Poles’ health – Health First” was officially launched, just like last year, outside the Polish Television and Polish Radio buildings. Residents of the capital city were offered advice by several dozen physicians representing various specialities. Those interested had an opportunity to consult audiologists, …
- 30-3-2019
Professor Henryk Skarzynski will be a special guest during a seminar „On health of the Sadeckie population – from oncology to hearing loss”
Oncology, social security and hearing were the leading topics of a seminar titled “On health of the Sadeckie population”, which took place on March 28, 2019 at the Malopolska Cultural Center “Sokol” in Nowy Sacz. Professor Henryk Skarzynski was a special guest at the seminar and gave a lecture “Population studies among school children as basis for universal disease prevention”. On this occasion specialists …
- 20-12-2018
New generation of cochlear implants – new face of telemedicine
At the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing (IFPS) in Kajetany Professor Henryk Skarżyński will implant the HiRes Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant made in Hassle Free MRI technology. This implant is specially dedicated to seniors. It allows the patients to go under the magnetic resonance imagining in a field with 3 T induction, which is the basis …
- 20-7-2018
Grand finale of the 4th edition of the International Music Festival for Children, Youth and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea”
The 4th edition of the International Music Festival for Children, Youth and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea” was ended with a concert of 10 laureates selected by the jury. “Please, let’s not hide emotions, it is so noble and humane”. With these words Prof. Henryk Skarżyński announced the performances at the stage of concert pavilion of Sinfonia …
- 12-7-2018
Inauguration of the ‘First Health’ Program
On June 6, 2018, by buildings of the Polish Television and the Polish Radio, several dozen specialists and technicians carried out screening tests and gave advice to Warsaw residents. It was the inauguration of the third edition of the multidisciplinary ‘First Health’ Program aimed at counteracting diseases of affluence. Those interested had a chance to seek advice from: audiologists, phoniatricians, otolaryngologists, …
- 22-5-2018
15th Anniversary of World Hearing & Speech Center
May 22nd marks the 15th anniversary of the opening of World Hearing and Speech Center (WHC). After seven years of collecting funds – mainly from own resources – by the team led by prof. Henryk Skarżyński – the World Hearing and Speech Center in Kajetany was built and put into operation. In May 2003 it was ready to receive its first …
- 27-3-2018
Debate in the World Hearing Center with participation of Agata Kornhauser-Duda
On 26th March 2018, the First Lady had visited the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and took part in the debate with participation of patients. During the meeting, Agata Kornhauser-Duda has received the honorary statuette of the Friend of the Festival ‘Beats of Cochlea’. In the debate ‘Music in human auditory development’ …
- 28-2-2018
Patients of prof. Henryk Skarzynski were guests at the Presidential Palace
On February 24, 2018, a concert was organised at the Presidential Palace to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Frederic Chopin’s first public performance. The most musically gifted patients of prof. Henryk Skarzynski had the opportunity to listen to the unusual concert – among them: Anna Adamowska, Weronika Niczyporuk, Estera Łabiga, Daria Władzińska and Olaf Kaca. The Institute was represented by Paweł Doliński, Deputy …
- 9-1-2018
20th anniversary of the first implantation of the auditory brainstem implant in Poland
This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first implantation of the auditory brainstem implant in Poland, which was carried out on January 9, 1998 by prof. Henryk Skarzynski in cooperation with scientists from Austria and Germany. Poland has become the fourth country in the world in which this type of difficult and complicated treatment was carried out. The 12-hour operation was …