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- 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 …
- 13-12-2016
Grzegorz Płonka „The Man without Barriers”
On 2nd December 2016 Grzegorz Płonka, patient of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and laureate of the 1st International Music Festival for Children, Youths, and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea”, has won the Competition ‘The Man without Barriers”. This year in the competition there were 20 half-finalists, very strong and creative personalities. The ceremonial Gala of the Competition …
- 9-12-2016
Visionaries of 21st century had been nominated
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński had been honored with the award ‘Visionaries of 21st century’ bestowed by the “Wprost” weekly magazine, for vision, passion and success. The gala ceremony took place in the Old Orangery in the Royal Łazienki Park in Warsaw on 7 December 2016. The award giving ceremony had been preceded by the debate ‘From vision to implementation’ with the participation of Prof. Henryk …
- 6-12-2016
The Crystal Dodecahedron for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
The Council of the Center for Advanced Studies of the Warsaw University of Technology has awarded for the third time its most important Distinction Laus tibi, non tuleris qui vincula mente animoque, which this year went to Prof. Henryk Skarżyński. This Latin motto of the Distinction „Pythagoras Universe” is symbolized by the crystal dodecahedron; it is awarded for …
- 2-12-2016
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński awarded by the Women of Success
In the Warsaw Chamber Opera on 26th November 2016 took place the 6th edition of the Gala of the Mazowsze Women of Success 2016 organized under the patronage of the Deputy Marshal of the Senate Maria Koc, Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Adam Struzik and the International Forum for Women. The main laureate elected this year was …
- 29-11-2016
„Interrupted silence” – word and music spectacle
The spectacle „Interrupted silence” with the participation of artists and patients of the Institute has finished the celebrations of two jubilees taking place in 2016: 25th anniversary of the program of treatment of deafness in Poland and 20th anniversary of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing. The spectacle, produced based on an idea and screenplay prepared …
- 28-11-2016
III Congress of Public Health with the participation of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
On 24th November 2016, at the Medical University of Warsaw took place the III Congress of Public Health. Among the honored guests of the Congress were: the Minister of Health Konstanty Radziwiłł, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health Jarosław Pinkas, Deputy Secretary of State in the Ministry of Development Paweł Chorąży and the Chairman of the Parliament’s …
- 15-11-2016
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński honoured by the Charter of the Pantheon of Polish Inventors and Discoverers
During the events celebrating 25 years of deafness treatment in Poland and 20 years of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing that took place on November 7, 2016 in the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Professor Henryk Skarżyński was honoured to join the Pantheon of Polish Inventors and Discoverers. During the ceremony, dr. Bogusław Węgliński, the Charter Secretary …
- 14-11-2016
Active seniors take care of their hearing
On 14 November 2016 the Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Stanisław Karczewski had invited the active and full of professional, social and physical senior citizens for the meeting ‘Active, healthy ageing’. The occasion for the meeting was the National Day of Seniors; the intent of the meeting was to formulate the conclusions relating …
- 10-11-2016
XXV WAW Window Approach Workshop in Kajetany
The World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing is a well-known place on the global map of oto-rhino-laryngology surgery training courses, especially for people who want to study the advanced hearing implant surgical techniques. International training courses specialized in the round window surgery – the WAW Window Approach Workshops – for nearly ten years …