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- 17-6-2021
Sensory Examination Capsule nominated the Polish Product of the Future
The Sensory Examination Capsule is an innovative and world unique multifunctional device that allows single-point diagnosis of all primary senses. It has been awarded in the 23rd edition of the Polish Product of the Future competition held by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED) and the National Center for Research and Development (NCRD). The award was …
- 15-6-2021
Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński elected to further prestigious AAO-HNS committees
Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński, Deputy Head of the Department of Teleaudiology and Screening Tests of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, was appointed a member of two committees in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Implantable Hearing Devices Committee and Otology & Neurotology Education Committee for the 2021–2022 term. Prof. Skarżyński was elected to this prestigious …
- 10-6-2021
Prestigious recognition for Prof. Henryk Skarzyński and Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński from the Iraqi scientific community
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, M.D., Ph.D., dr. h.c. multi, director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, and Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński, M.D., Ph.D., MSc, deputy head of the Department of Teleaudiology and Screening Tests of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, received a prestigious recognition awarded by the Iraqi Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head and Neck …
- 12-5-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński among Health Visionaries of the “Do Rzeczy” weekly magazine
The ‘Health Visionary’ awards were presented during the official Gala organized by the “Do Rzeczy” weekly magazine in Warsaw on May 11, 2021. Prof. Henryk Skarżyński received the distinction in the category “Visionary of telemedicine and new technologies.” Other award-winners were Prof. Adam Witkowski, Prof. Jarosław Kaźmierczak, Prof. Mirosław Walczak, “Blue Butterfly” association, Dr. Roman Topór-Mądry, Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Lower Silesian Oncology Centre. Also …
- 6-5-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński receives the Individual Economic Award of the President of the Republic of Poland
On May 5, 2021, the 18th Gala of the President of Poland’s Economic Award was held at the Presidential Palace. During the ceremony, President of Poland Andrzej Duda presented awards for outstanding merits in developing the Polish economy and entrepreneurship in five primary and two special categories; an individual award was presented to Professor Henryk Skarżyński. The award came at a special …
- 5-5-2021
A study by the team from the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing recognized as the best at an international conference in the US
The study titled: “Cognitive Improvement after Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults with Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment: a Prospective, Longitudinal, Controlled, Multicenter Study,” co-authored by Henryk Skarżyński, Piotr H. Skarżyński and Weronika Świerniak from the World Hearing Centre of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, has been awarded at the CI2021 international conference – Cochlear Implants in Adults in Children. …
- 11-3-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński for the third time came second in a contest to choose 100 most influential figures in Polish medicine
“Puls Medycyny” magazine announced the contest results at a virtual meeting and Gala on 9 March 2021. The top position on the List of 100 most influential figures in Polish medicine and healthcare in 2020 share prof. Krzysztof Simon MD, PhD, head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology at the Faculty of Dentistry of Wroclaw Medical University and head of the …
- 3-3-2021
World Hearing Day 2021
On 3 March each year, we celebrate World Hearing Day. The WHO’s Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness initiated this festival to raise public awareness of deafness and hearing loss prevention and to promote hearing care campaigns across the world. The first World Hearing Report had been launched on the eve of the celebration. The report shows that …
- 1-3-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński became a member of the Advisory Council of the Centre for Advanced Studies of the Warsaw University of Technology
His Magnificence Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Zaremba, PhD, appointed Prof. Henryk Skarżyński to the Warsaw University of Technology Centre for Advanced Studies Advisory Council in the 2020-2024 term. The Council, whose members represent various scientific disciplines and carry out innovative research projects, supervises its educational offer. The Council’s role is to create an inter-faculty and …
- 1-2-2021
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński becomes the chairman of the University Board of the Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw
On 28 January 2021, the Senate of Cardinal Wyszyński University in Warsaw nominated Prof. Henryk Skarżyński as the chairman of the University Board. The tenure of the newly-elected University Board has begun on 1 January 2021. University Board is a public university body comprising 6 to 8 persons appointed by the Senate. At least half of them must be from outside the university community. Also, …
- 19-1-2021
Prof. Monika Ołdak won Fulbright STEM Impact Award 2020-2021
Professor Monika Ołdak, head of the Genetics Department at the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, is among 3 Polish researchers who received Fulbright STEM Impact Award scholarship. Fulbright Foundation’s STEM Impact Award program is directed at active male and female researchers representing STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), employed in Polish academic and research institutions. The …
- 19-1-2021
The Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing became a laureate of the “Success of the Year in Healthcare – Leaders in Medicine” competition
The Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing in Kajetany, led by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński for a continuous period of 25 years, became a laureate of the “Success of the Year in Healthcare – Leaders in Medicine” competition in the “Leader of the Year 2020 in Healthcare – innovative hospital” category. The 20th edition of the competition, organised by the medical publishing house Termedia and …
- 4-12-2020
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński becomes the President of the Board of the Pro Polonia Foundation
On October 12, 2020, a Pro Polonia Foundation Founders’ Council meeting was held in the Auditorium Maximum of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. The meeting attended founders appointed by notarial deed: Rev. Prof. Ryszard Czekalski, Rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw; Dariusz Piotr Bonisławski, President of “Wspólnota Polska” [Polish Community] Association and Andrzej Kraśnicki, President of the Polish Olympic …
- 1-12-2020
XIX Charity Action „Choinki Jedynki” [Jedynka’s Christmas Trees]
On Monday, November 30, 2020, the first auction of gifts collected by the Friends of Program 1 of the Polish Radio: outstanding artists, athletes, and scientists, was launched. Again the honorary patronage over the action was taken by the First Lady – Agata Kornhauser-Duda. Because of the pandemic restrictions, this year’s edition of the Charity Action of Program …
- 30-11-2020
The Award of the Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodship for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński.
The Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodship Award is one of the most prestigious distinctions in the Mazovia Region, honoring the most valuable achievements of the region’s residents in the field of arts, promotion, and preservation of broadly understood culture and promotion of the area in these fields. This year, the award was presented to Professor Henryk Skarżyński for “invaluable …
- 4-11-2020
Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing awarded Polish Academy of Sciences Medal
On 26 October 2020, during the opening ceremony of the 2nd’ Health of Poles’ 2020 Congress, Prof. Romuald Zabielski, Vice President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, solemnly presented the Medal of the Polish Academy of Sciences. On behalf of himself and the team of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, the award was accepted by Professor …
- 29-10-2020
The 2nd “Health of Poles” Congress 2020 is behind us
“Poles’ health, our health, is the biggest asset and investment for the future” was the main theme of the 2020 “Health of Poles” Congress. Experts’ debates, panels, and lectures were organized online, and now, after the congress, they are available on the World Hearing Centre YouTube channel. This year’s Congress’s main aim was social education, without …
- 21-7-2020
6th edition of the International Music Festival “Beats of Cochlea” – Let’s Honor Memories
The whole world is with us today, emphasized Maciej Miecznikowski, who hosted the concert organized as a part of the sixth edition of the “Beats of Cochlea” Festival. The event took place on 15 July 2020, in the gardens of Medincus – the Center of Hearing and Speech – in Kajetany and thanks to the online transmission, participants and supporters of …