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- 10-10-2016
On the development of telemedicine – the inauguration lecture of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
At the inauguration of the academic year at the Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw on 7 October 2016, Prof. Henryk Skarżyński had presented a lecture on the development of telemedicine. Telemedicine means a new quality of healthcare. It makes it possible to monitor many groups, especially seniors, whose number is growing steadily year-to-year. It gives also the possibility to conduct mass population examinations as an instrument …
- 5-10-2016
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński presented a lecture at the inauguration of the academic year at the Papal Faculty of Theology
On the occasion of the inauguration of the academic year on 3 October 2016 Prof. Henryk Skarżyński has presented at the Papal Faculty of Theology in Warsaw the lecture titled ‘Dysfunctions of interpersonal communication cause isolation and suffering’. Prof. Skarżyński in the seminary church in Warsaw did not speak only about the suffering: in the words of Saint Augustine – ‘In is impossible not …
- 5-10-2016
14th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies
The International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies is organized every second year. This is a very prestigious cycle of scientific meetings dedicated to hearing implant research as well as rehabilitation and care for people with hearing disorders. This year the meeting was organized by the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI) in cooperation with the University of Toronto. The main …
- 5-10-2016
Ignacy Gogolewski and Prof. Jerzy Stuhr are our Friends Forever
The board „Friends Forever” greets all patients and guests of the World Hearing Center, commemorating the famous people, artists and outstanding scientists who had in special ways contributed to the creation and development of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing. The list of names is open and the group of Friends Forever is steadily growing. …
- 27-9-2016
IFPS Business Premium Award winner
On September 26, 2016, Bloomberg Businessweek Poland magazine awarded the Business Premium 2016 award for the services of outstanding quality, modernity and fit to market needs. Among the winners was the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing for 10 years of telemedical care of patients with different hearing implants. For the third time, Bloomberg Businessweek Poland …
- 13-9-2016
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing on a picnic ‘Europe changes Warsaw’
On 10 and 11 September 2016 in park ‘Pole Mokotowskie’ in Warsaw took place a great family picnic ‘Europe changes Warsaw’. This has been the seventh edition of this event. Its aim is to show how EU membership has changed, and changes still, our city. The World Hearing Center (WHC) of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing had prepared …
- 9-9-2016
Debate ‘Patient as the focus of the attention – new era in healthcare?’
On 5th September 2016, in the Foksal Press Center in Warsaw took place a debate titled ‘Patient as the focus of the attention – new era in healthcare?’ addressing such issues as equalizing of access to healthcare and improving the accessibility of modern therapies. In the debate organized by the weekly journal ‘Gazeta Polska’ with such participants as Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, dr h.c. (mult) panelists have …
- 2-9-2016
Hear good sounds!
It was the motto of a social awareness campaign run this summer in seaside regions by the M.Karłowicz Philharmonic Orchestra in Szczecin. As part of this campaign the Mobile Hearing Center has been conducting hearing tests in 3 seaside cities. Our aim is raising the awareness of music in our region – said Dorota Serwa, the Director of M.Karłowicz Philharmonic Orchestra. – …
- 30-8-2016
Holiday hearing screening
Legionowo, Włocławek, Tarnowo Podgórne, Pruszków, Solec Kujawski, Inowrocław, Miastko, Płońsk, Kalisz, Stegna, Ciechanów, Stalowa Wola, Augustów, Grajewo, Kutno and Otwock. These Polish cities hosted this year the ‘Lato z radiem’ (‘Summer with a radio’) – a summer holiday radio program broadcasted ‘live’ since 1971 (the program celebrated this year its 45th anniversary). This year the team of Polish …
- 30-8-2016
Neuropsychological Society
Conference was addressed to neuropsychologists, clinicians, neurological speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, cognitive scientists dealing with diagnostics and rehabilitation of patients suffering from neurological, neurodegenerative, neurodevelopment and mental diseases. In the conference had participated specialists from 22 countries, including Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Japan, New Zealand and Canada. Lectures and workshops were dedicated to topics such as neuroimaging …
- 30-8-2016
Congress of the Tanzanian ENT Society (TENTS)
In November 2015 team of the World Hearing Center was conducting hearing screening in Kigali in Rwanda and in Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and took part in the Congress of the Tanzanian ENT Society. Specialists participating in the Congress – otorhinolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, and otoneurologists – represented the largest ORL centers in Tanzania, including the Muhimbili National Hospital and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical …
- 30-8-2016
XXIV Biennial Symposium of the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group (IERASG)
IERASG is an elite association of researchers specializing in evoked auditory potentials, existing since 1968. It is affiliated with the International Society of Audiology ISA. IERAGS meets every second year in different parts of the world. This year conference has been organized by the University Dong-A and the National University in Seoul. President of the organizing committee was Prof. Lee-Suk …
- 21-7-2016
Prof. H. Skarżyński has been elected the Deputy Chairman of the Main Council of the Research Institutes for another term of office.
The Main Council of the Research Institutes in the 9th term of office met for the first time on 15th July 2016. Members of the Council, comprising 31 persons, have chosen from among themselves the Executive Committee made up of three Deputy Chairmen and the Secretary. Prof. H. Skarżyński has been elected the Deputy Chairman of the Main …
- 18-7-2016
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński decorated by Children’s Ombudsman
On 13th July 2016, during the Gala Concert of the 2nd International Music Festival for Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders ‘Beats of Cochlea’, Minister Marek Michalak had decorated Prof. Henryk Skarżyński with an Honorary Medal ‘For Merit to Children’s Rights Protection’. Laudation for Professor Skarżyński reads: ‘Childhood is an exceptional time of learning the world, experiencing …
- 15-7-2016
2nd International Music Festival for Children, Youths and Adults with Hearing Disorders “Beats of Cochlea” has come to an end
The Festival culminated in the Gala Finale that took place in the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Around 700 guests arrived to see the concert. The organizer of the event was the World Hearing Centre of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing with the support of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music and the Institute …
- 14-7-2016
Modern medical technologies on the Congress of Innovative Economy.
On 8 and 9 June 2016, in the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw took place the Congress of Innovative Economy, organized for the 7th time by the National Chamber of Commerce. One of the topics of the Congress were new medical technologies; one of the panel speakers was Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, dr. h.c.(mult). During the panel on modern medical …
- 12-7-2016
Anniversaries in July
July is a month of the most important anniversaries in the history of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing. In 2016, when we are celebrating the jubilees of 20th anniversary of the Institute and 25th of the Polish program of deafness treatment these dates are particularly meaningful. Twenty four years ago, on 16 July 1992, Prof. Henryk Skarżyński as the …
- 20-6-2016
Hearing screening in children in rural districts of Zachodniopomorskie voivodeship.
On 17th June 2016, a press conference was held dedicated to screening hearing examination program conducted among children from primary schools in rural districts (gminas) of Zachodniopomorskie voivodeship. Results of this screening program presented on the conference showed that even one child in five in the Zachodniopomorskie voivodeship may be at risk of hearing problems. Screening results were by 2.2 percentage points worse than in 2010. …