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- 13-12-2013
Professor Henryk Skarżyński decorated with the Papal Medal
On 18 November 2013, in the House of the Warsaw Archbishop, an unusual ceremony took place – Professor Henryk Skarżyński was decorated with the Papal Medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. The ceremony, which was initiated by the sublime words of His Eminence Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz – the Warsaw Metropolitan, has become an extremely important event not only for Professor …
- 29-11-2013
Award for work for the Nadarzyn Commune
The celebrations of 560th anniversary of the city civic rights for Nadarzyn became the occasion to give the men of merit for the society of Nadarzyn Commune memorial awards and statues. In this narrow and elite group was Professor Henryk Skarzynski, who was honored with the Nadarzyn Commune Laurel. Other honored were: His Excellency Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, …
- 25-11-2013
Signing of an Agreement of scientific collaboration between the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of the State University Hospital CHNU in Fann, Senegal
On 28-30.10.2013 the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing received a visit of Dr. Gilbert Tending from the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of the State University Hospital CHNU in Fann, Dakar, in Senegal. During the visit, Prof. Henryk, Director of the Institute, and Dr. Gilbert Tending signed the agreement of scientific collaboration. One of the more …
- 16-11-2013
3rd Surgical Foundation Course – 15th Window Approach Workshop in Kajetany
Cochlear implantation with the insertion of electrode through the round window is presently considered as the optimal method of cochlear implantation, allowing to preserve not only the residual hearing, but also structures of the cochlea. This method had been elaborated and perfected by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński in the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing. Today, numerous surgeons globally want …
- 5-11-2013
Pilot program of hearing examinations in children in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is another country where the team of the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing conducted pilot hearing examinations in early-graders. These pilot examinations are a part on an international program initiated by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński aimed at introducing hearing, as well as sight and speech, screening programs for school-age children. This initiative encompasses already many European …
- 4-11-2013
Conference of the Stomatology Committee of the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists.
„Dentistry 2013” – Conference of the Stomatology Committee of the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists is an another initiative – after the ‘Week of head and neck tumors’ prophylaxis’ – continuing the activities initiated by the Debate of the scientists and journalists organized by the Polish Academy of Sciences in April this year. The Debate had been …
- 31-10-2013
First in Central and Eastern Europe implantation using Baha® 4 Attract System
First in Central and Eastern Europe implantation using Baha ® 4 Attract was conducted in the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing. This innovative device was implanted by Prof. Henryk Skarzynski, Director of the Institute, on October 30th, 2013. Using bone conduction Baha® 4 Attract delivers amplification more effectively than air conduction hearing aids. …
- 30-10-2013
Prof. Skarzynski is a Supervictoria laureate
Statuettes of the 16th all- Poland economic plebiscite Victoria – Entrepreneurs’ Mark of Quality have been awarded on the Gala Ceremony in the Radisson Blu Sobieski hotel on 26th October 2013. Organizer of this competition was the Warsaw Chamber of Entrepreneurs, an organization which for 24 years already has been successfully acting for the benefit of entrepreneurs from …
- 14-10-2013
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing – the scientific and research unit of A+ category
From among 963 scientific and research units evaluated by the Scientific Units Evaluation Committee for the effects of scientific and research&development activity in the years 2009-2012, for the first time in the history of Polish science, the Committee has selected 37 best units and qualified them as category “A+”. Only two medical research institutes has entered this narrow group: …
- 3-10-2013
The Conference of the Ukrainian Scientific Society of Otolaryngologists
The annual autumn Conference of the Ukrainian Scientific Society of Otolaryngologists titled “New technologies in diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory and oncological diseases in the field of otorhinolaryngology” together with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Scientific Society of Otolaryngologists was held on September 30th – October 1st, 2013 in Lviv, Ukraine. The anniversary conference …
- 2-10-2013
The Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing as a partner in “Leaders in the healthcare sector” project by 2065 Leslaw A. Paga Foundation
To educate a new generation of managers who could cope with a difficult task of managing healthcare in the future – that is the aim of a new project titled “Leaders in the health care sector “, conducted by 2065 Leslaw A. Paga Foundation. Within the framework of this project, 30 students and graduates in management, economics, finance, law and public health, who …
- 30-9-2013
Children have awarded Professor Henryk Skarżyński
“I declare to be cheerful and bring joy to children” with these words Prof. Henryk Skarżyński thanked the youngest patients and their parents gathered in the World Hearing Center in Kajetany, during the ceremony of awarding him an Order of the Smile. On September 22, 2013, this special prize awarded exclusively by children, was presented to Prof. Skarżyński by Mr. Marek Michalak, the Chancellor of the …
- 11-9-2013
The Conference „New technologies in medicine” in Turkmenistan
The conference on New Technologies in Medicine, with the participation of the representatives of the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, took place on July 20-22, 2013, in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. The WHC representatives gave two speeches on: “The modern approach in partial deafness treatment” and “Innovative technologies in medicine: screening and telemedicine”. Both speeches received …
- 7-8-2013
„Poland Now” (Teraz Polska) Foundation acknowledged Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
On 22 July, 2013, the meeting of Now Poland Summer Club took place in Der Elefant restaurant in Warsaw. Many laureates of Now Poland contest, co-workers and friends of Polish Promotion Emblem Fund arrived to participate in the meeting. During the event, and as part of the celebrations of 20th anniversary of Polish Promotion Program Poland Now, the most important and …
- 16-7-2013
20th Anniversary From the Diagnostic-Treatment-Rehabilitation Center for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired “Cochlear Center” to the World Hearing Center
25 Ph.D. titles, up to 70 hearing improving surgeries daily, the organization of 169 scientific conferences and workshops, over 300 awards and distinctions, 1295 Polish and international publications, 4858 papers and speeches at Polish and international conferences. This is merely a part of scientific, clinical, organizational and medical output accumulated during last 20 years by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and his …
- 16-7-2013
Pacific Voice Conference , 11-12 April 2014, Cracow, Poland
International interaction among scientific disciplines is essential for better understanding of spoken language and voice signals processing and for the advancement of speech-voice technologies. In the tradition of PVSF, the XXII PVC emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of voice and speech research, this time further broadening its scope to also include applications to bioengineering, biomedicine, health, machine communications and …
- 30-6-2013
11th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Societies EFAS
The 11th Congress of the European Federation of Audiology Societies took place in Budapest on June 19th -22nd 2013. Previous Congress, in 2011, was organized by the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in Warsaw. The EFAS 2013 was attended by over 700 participants from 25 countries, including ten employees represening the IPPH. The Conference was complemented with numerous workshops …
- 30-6-2013
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński awarded for the „SZOK”® System
On 26th June 2013, the Golden Scalpel 2013 Gala took place in the University Library in Warsaw. During the ceremony, the results of the “Puls Medycyny” contest for the outstanding innovator in Polish healthcare were announced. For the project named System of Integrated Communication Operations „SZOK”® the award was given to Prof. Henryk Skarżyński. The System of Integrated Communication Operations „SZOK”® …