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- 27-3-2015
About singing, speaking and emotions for professional voice users on the World Voice Day.
Voice is not only a mechanical acoustical phenomenon, it can transmit moods and emotions. Voice emission is a subject of research in laryngology, phoniatrics and audiology as well as physics, acoustics, phonetics, linguistics and psychology. Voice – similarly to hearing – is crucial for development of the modern, information-based society. Prof. Henryk Skarżyński will address this topic in his lecture inaugurating the World …
- 5-3-2015
6th International Course in the Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing hosted, for the sixth time already, a large group of rhinology surgeons, who came to study endoscopic techniques of sinus and skull base surgery under the direction of leading international experts. In the 6th International Course in the Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (25-27.02.2015) participated 78 persons, mostly Poles, …
- 4-3-2015
New generation of cochlear implants – another breakthrough in partial deafness treatment
On 3rd of March 2015 (International Day for Ear and Hearing), in the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in Kajetany, the first in Poland implantation of a new generation cochlear implant was performed. This novel implant is unique as it allows performing MRI scans and thus, in the future, it will allow tracking changes in brain after the administration of acoustic …
- 29-1-2015
National Network of Teleaudiology inspires the World
Over 100 participants from Poland and Central and Eastern Europe came to Warsaw in January to take part in East Europe e-Health Innovation Summit organized by ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine and e-Health). This is the largest international organization which facilitates the international dissemination of knowledge and experience in Telemedicine and e-Health and provides access to recognized experts in the field worldwide. Originated …
- 21-1-2015
Cochlear implant surgical workshop – 19th Window Approach Workshop in Kajetany
The World Hearing Center hosted the 19th WAW Window Approach Workshop on 12-14 January 2015. There were 43 participants of the WAW Conference, and 13 of them took part in the practical-otosurgical training. They were the representatives of the largest teaching hospital in Iraq – Baghdad Medical City at the Medical University in Baghdad. Other participants were doctors from Tajikistan and …
- 8-1-2015
19th Anniversary of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing
The Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing was established on 9th January, 1996. On the Institute’s 19th anniversary we present the history of this place and its people. Today, in Kajetany near Warsaw, the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing runs its activity. First in Poland cochlear implant surgery performed in 1992 by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński …
- 29-12-2014
Special Winter Edition of LION Videoconference dedicated to cochlear implantation surgical techniques
On Wednesday, December 10, took place special winter edition of the popular surgical training videoconference LION – Life International Otology Network entitled „Cochlear Implant State of the Art”. Program included 9 demonstration surgeries of cochlear implantation broadcasted from the leading European auditory implant centers: Kajetany, Hannover, London, Florence, Utrecht and Poznan. In addition to surgeries there were lectures …
- 12-12-2014
Award in medicine – equivalent of the Nobel Prize
December 4, 2014 become a special day for the laureates of Prix Galien. This international completion has a 44-year tradition. The aim is to honor the most innovative and breakthrough achievements in the pharmaceutical field, medicine, and healthcare. This year the Gold Medal – Galien International Award went to the National Network of Teleaudiology, whose initiator is Prof. Henryk Skarzynski. The …
- 3-12-2014
Surgical training workshop on cochlear implants the 18th Window Approach Workshop – 4th Surgical Foundation Course
On 24 and 25 November, 2014, in the World Hearing Center, took place the 18th surgical training workshop WAW – Window Approach Workshop, which was also the 4th Surgical Foundation Course organized in Kajetany. International group of participants included ear surgeons from France, Germany, Portugal, Denmark, Czech Republic, Romania, Kenya, Latvia, Turkey, Kuwait, Democratic Republic of the Congo …
- 27-11-2014
The success repeated
For the twelfth time, the ‘Pulse of the Medicine’ announced the list of hundred most influential people in Polish medicine, and for the first time the list of hundred most influential people in Polish healthcare. Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, like in the previous year, has been ranked on the prestigious second position among the hundred most influential people in Polish medicine. In the …
- 25-11-2014
Lecture about hearing at the University of Warsaw
“Hearing is the foundation of the development of the modern society, determining the quality of every sphere of our lives – education, communication, work and social life, said Prof. Henryk Skarżyński during his lecture titled “The role of hearing in the development of the modern society” in the Auditorium Maximum of the University of Warsaw on 18th November. This …
- 17-11-2014
„Gold Otis with a Diamond” for the International Consortium of Hearing Screening
During the Gala Ceremony of Polish Medical Society “Gloria Medicinae”, which took place in Royal Castle in Warsaw on 8th of November 2014, the representatives of the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing received the statuette of „Gold Otis with a Diamond”. The statuette was grated for establishing the International Consortium of Hearing …
- 5-11-2014
Medal of the Senate of Poland for Professor Henryk Skarżyński
‘The good of the Republic of Poland is the highest law’ – Professor Henryk Skarżyński received the Medal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland from Mr. Bogdan Borusewicz, Marshal of the Senate. Presenting the Medal, Marshal Borusewicz said that this award is the expression of the highest appreciation of the good that Prof. Skarżyński …
- 30-10-2014
Professor Henryk Skarzyński distinguished for his merits for the Pruszków district
The municipal authorities of the Pruszków district decorated Prof. Henryk Skarżyński with the medal of merit in the category ‘Health’ during local celebrations of the 25th Anniversary of Freedom. The celebration took place on 17th October at the Youth Center of Culture in Pruszków. The Anniversary was the occasion to honor the most distinguished citizens of Pruszków. The medal of merit …
- 16-10-2014
Professor Henryk Skarżyński awarded an honorary degree of honoris causa of the Maria Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin
On 29th September 2014, at the Maria Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin took place important ceremony. The Senate of the University decided to award an Honorary Doctorate of the Maria Curie Skłodowska University to Professor Henryk Skarżyński. As the resolution of the Senate states, the title was awarded for: “An outstanding achievements in the fields of otorhinolaryngology, audiology and phoniatrics, great service …
- 15-10-2014
The Tree of Freedom in the Park of 10 Thousand Steps in Kajetany
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, laureate of the “People of freedom” contest organized by the ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’ and the TVN planted an oak tree – a symbol of Poland’s 25 years of freedom at the World Hearing Centre. At this ceremony he was accompanied by Ms. Teresa Sukniewicz – Kleiber, world record-holder in hurdles and secondary school students – cochlear implant users, implanted during …
- 10-10-2014
Professor Henryk Skarżyński decorated with a “Special Icebreaker“ award
Professor Henryk Skarżyński, creator of the World Hearing Center and Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing received a Special Icebreaker Award during the Gala Ceremony of the ninth edition of the „Icebreaker 2014” contest. The ceremony took place on 8th October 2014 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. The laureates of the Icebreaker award are companies, institutions and …
- 3-9-2014
First in Poland implantation of the Cochlear™ MET® middle ear implant system
One of the foundations of the modern society is the unprecedented progress in human relations, availability and exchange of information, development of information technologies and tools. An integral part of this development is the utilization of our sense of hearing, voice, speech and language communication. While at the beginning of 20th century individual’s functioning and position in the …