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- 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 …
- 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 …