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- 19-10-2017
Members of the Management of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing received medals from the President of the Republic of Poland
On 13th October 2017, a ceremony honoring the individuals with particular merits in the service of the state and the society took place in the President’s Palace. Among the recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta were Dr. Witold Cieśla, Vice-Director of the IPPH for Medical Affairs and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Kochanek, PhD Eng., Scientific …
- 18-10-2017
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, and Dr. Maciej Mrówka, MD, PhD, have received distinctions from the Minister of Health
On 14th October 2017, physicians who have obtained the best scores in the State Specialization Exam have received diplomas from the Minister of Health Konstanty Radziwiłł in a ceremony help in the Ministry of Health. In the group of so distinguished specialists was Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and Maciej Mrówka, MD, …
- 29-8-2017
Professor Henryk Skarżyński delivered the Opening Lecture at the 12th Conference ‘ALLERGY, ASTHMA, COPD’
12th Conference ‘ALLERGY, ASTHMA, COPD’ took place in the Warszawianka Conference Center in Jachranka on 24-26 August 2017. The Conference was organized by the Faculty and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Pneumology and Allergology of the Medical University of Warsaw under the patronage of HM Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw Prof. Mirosław Wielgoś, Ph.D., and the Polish Academy of Sciences …
- 1-8-2017
Hearing screening in first graders in Mazowsze region
One of the priorities of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing under his management is the program of hearing screening in children at various ages. The team of the Institute in cooperation with numerous Polish and international centers has created the foundations for screening programs – developed the methods, procedures and equipment necessary …
- 20-7-2017
Pope Francis’s Apostolic Blessings
On the occasion of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation, which had been performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, we have received a unique gift from the Holy See. In a ceremony conducted in the World Hearing Center in Kajetany, the Bishop Rafał Markowski has conveyed the Apostolic Blessings of Pope Francis for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and all employees of the Institute of Physiology …
- 17-7-2017
The patients have beaten their own Guinness World Record
On 15th July 2017, on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation in a deaf patient that had been performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, Kajetany were visited by grateful patients and their families. Altogether nearly 2 thousand guests visited the World Hearing Center on that day. The most important point in the program of this great reunion was the attempt …
- 15-7-2017
The only such concert in the world
On the occasion of the jubilee of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation of a deaf patient performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, in the World Hearing Center and Center of Hearing and Speech ‘Medincus’ took place Clinical Workshops and Scientific Conference under the framework of the Program ‘Music in Human Auditory Development’ on 10-14 July 2017. The author of these …
- 11-7-2017
Institute’s July Anniversaries
In July, the Institute of physiology and Pathology of Hearing is celebrating anniversaries of the most important events in its history. In 2017 we have as many as three jubilees: 15th anniversary of the first in the world surgery restoring hearing to a partially deaf person, performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, 20th anniversary of the program ‘Preservation of the preoperative residual hearing’ and 25th anniversary of …
- 9-6-2017
Award „A Ray of Sunshine” for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
This year’s Congress of Digital Economy took place on 8 June 1017. It was already a 12th yearly meeting of the representatives of central and local administration, finance, science and many others, whose activities have impact on creation and development of a modern digital economy in Poland. The Congress has been an occasion also of the first in the history award …
- 29-5-2017
New “Friends Forever”
The “Friends Forever” plaque is a form of prof. Henryk Skarżyński’s gratitude to those who supported his activities for people with hearing impairments. This plaque welcomes the guests of the World Hearing Center and reminds of famous people, artists, and outstanding scientists who have particularly contributed to the creation and development of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of …
- 10-5-2017
5th Anniversary of World Hearing Center
May the 10th 2017 is the 5th anniversary of the opening of the World Hearing Center (WHC), an extremely important institution for the development of science and the search for new ways to diagnose and treat the defects of senses. The originator, creator and director of the institution is prof. Henryk Skarżyński. The WHC is located in Kajetany …
- 1-4-2017
A new step forward in treatment of hearing disorders
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński has conducted a series of demonstration surgeries using a new system of middle ear implant Vibrant Soundbridge type with LP-Coupler. These surgeries were the main event of the International BONEBRIDGE & SOUNDBRIDGE Symposium that took place at the turn of April in the World Hearing Center in Kajetany. It was the third Symposium of that series and for …
- 17-3-2017
2nd Scientific Conference ‘Guidelines in otorhinolaryngology, audiology and phoniatrics’
For the second time already the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing with the Institute of Sensory Organs and the Center of Hearing and Speech ‘Medincus’ had organized the scientific conference ‘Guidelines in otorhinolaryngology, audiology and phoniatrics’ under the patronage of the National Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology Prof. Henryk Skarżyński. The Conference took place in Zakopane on 9-11 March, with …
- 8-3-2017
2nd Scientific Conference ‘Guidelines in otorhinolaryngology, audiology and phoniatrics’
In Zakopane on 9-11 March 2017 took place the 2nd Scientific Conference ‘Guidelines in otorhinolaryngology, audiology and phoniatrics’ under the patronage of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, National Consultant for Otorhinolaryngology. Its organizers were the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and the Institute of Sensory Organs. Conference scientific program included topics related to hearing implants, diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation in disorders …
- 2-3-2017
The International Day of Hearing Protection
On March 3rd we are celebrating the International Day of Hearing Protection (known also as the International Day for Ear and Hearing), initiated by the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, more than 328 million adults and 32 million children in the world have severe to profound hearing loss. According to information collected by the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing on the …
- 23-2-2017
The International Cochlear Implant Day
February 25th, the 60th anniversary of the first in the world cochlear implantation, was the International Cochlear Implant Day. In Poland, the first surgery restoring hearing to a totally deaf person with application of a cochlear implant was performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński on July 16, 1992. One day later a cochlear implant, for the first time in Poland, was implanted in a deaf child. The International …
- 19-1-2017
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński is the most influential person in Polish medicine
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, is on the first position in the rating of 100 most influential people in Polish medicine published by the „Puls Medycyny” monthly magazine. It is an extraordinary success, particularly as Prof. Skarżyński had already been a winner in the last year’s rating. The 100 most influential people in Polish medicine had …
- 13-1-2017
The 27th international workshop of round window surgery –Window Approach Workshop WAW
On 9 and 10 January 2017 the World Hearing Center in Kajetany had been for the 27th time hosting the otosurgeons from the whole world, who are coming to Kajetany to study the newest methods of treatment of hearing disorders with auditory implants. An enormous progress happening in the recent years in audiology and otology has armed the surgeons specializing in treatment …