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- 9-1-2018
20th anniversary of the first implantation of the auditory brainstem implant in Poland
This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first implantation of the auditory brainstem implant in Poland, which was carried out on January 9, 1998 by prof. Henryk Skarzynski in cooperation with scientists from Austria and Germany. Poland has become the fourth country in the world in which this type of difficult and complicated treatment was carried out. The 12-hour operation was …
- 8-1-2018
The 22nd anniversary of establishing of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing
On January 9, 2018 we celebrate 22 years since the establishment of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, a leading Polish research institute with the category A + and a highly specialized hospital providing comprehensive care to people with hearing, voice, speech, balance and breathing impairment. There is no other center in Poland that would achieve such a high position in such a short …
- 14-12-2017
Patient of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński received an award in Innsbruck
On 17 November 2017, in the center Congress Innsbruck took place the great Jubilee Life Award Gala. It has been the tenth time already then the individuals and institutions that break the barriers have been honored this way. The Life Awards promote the vision of the society where equal rights and opportunities are not only a slogan, but …
- 24-11-2017
30 operations at the 30th Window Approach Workshop
Window Approach Workshop (WAW) is a surgical and scientific workshop designed for otosurgeons from around the world, specialists, clinicians, and clinic managers specializing in the treatment of deafness with the use of auditory implants. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first edition of this series of scientific meetings at the World Hearing Center in Kajetany with guests …
- 20-11-2017
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński at the Congress 590 – cooperation of the institutions of professional education with the employers
On 16-17 November 2017, in the Podkarpackie Voivodship Exhibition and Congress Center G2A Arena in Jasionka near Rzeszów took place the Congress 590. It was the most important economic event in Poland this year. The representatives of large and small business, science, politics and public administration, for whom the dynamic development of Polish economy is the chief priority, have …
- 15-11-2017
II International Congress Of Audiology
The congress was organized by Associação Portuguesa de Audiologistas (AptA). The meeting gathered about 100 Portuguese specialists belonging to the Association. The two-day meeting was divided into thematic panels: rehabilitation of balance disorders, audiologic rehabilitation – the specificity of working with children, audiologic rehabilitation – the specificity of working with the geriatric population. In the panel devoted to the rehabilitation …
- 15-11-2017
15th Symposium On Cochlear Implants In Children
The congress gathered several hundred specialists in the field of audiology, otology, otolaryngology, biomedical engineering, even though it was addressed not exclusively to the doctors. Other specialists involved in diagnostics and those working with patients during hearing rehabilitation after implantation also took part in it. The Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing was represented in San Francisco by prof. Piotr H. …
- 3-11-2017
Awards for prominent managers
The 5th VIP Gala, during which the prominent representatives of business, culture, healthcare and self-government have been awarded, took place in the Sheraton Hotel in Warsaw on 27 November 2017. Among the managers receiving the awards were Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, dr. h.c. multi and Assoc. Prof. Piotr Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, MSc. Awards were presented by Mr. Mariusz Gryżewski …
- 27-10-2017
The first in Central and Eastern Europe cochlear implantation using HiRes Ultra device with new HiFocus SlimJ straight thin electrode.
On 24 October 2017, in the World Hearing Center of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology in Kajetany, took place the first in CEE cochlear implant surgery with the newest thin, straight electrode HiFocus SlimJ. The operating surgeon was Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, Director of the Institute and Head of the Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Surgery Clinic. Prof. H. Skarżyński is one of the …
- 19-10-2017
Members of the Management of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing received medals from the President of the Republic of Poland
On 13th October 2017, a ceremony honoring the individuals with particular merits in the service of the state and the society took place in the President’s Palace. Among the recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta were Dr. Witold Cieśla, Vice-Director of the IPPH for Medical Affairs and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Kochanek, PhD Eng., Scientific …
- 18-10-2017
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, and Dr. Maciej Mrówka, MD, PhD, have received distinctions from the Minister of Health
On 14th October 2017, physicians who have obtained the best scores in the State Specialization Exam have received diplomas from the Minister of Health Konstanty Radziwiłł in a ceremony help in the Ministry of Health. In the group of so distinguished specialists was Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD, director of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and Maciej Mrówka, MD, …
- 29-8-2017
Professor Henryk Skarżyński delivered the Opening Lecture at the 12th Conference ‘ALLERGY, ASTHMA, COPD’
12th Conference ‘ALLERGY, ASTHMA, COPD’ took place in the Warszawianka Conference Center in Jachranka on 24-26 August 2017. The Conference was organized by the Faculty and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Pneumology and Allergology of the Medical University of Warsaw under the patronage of HM Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw Prof. Mirosław Wielgoś, Ph.D., and the Polish Academy of Sciences …
- 1-8-2017
Hearing screening in first graders in Mazowsze region
One of the priorities of Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing under his management is the program of hearing screening in children at various ages. The team of the Institute in cooperation with numerous Polish and international centers has created the foundations for screening programs – developed the methods, procedures and equipment necessary …
- 20-7-2017
Pope Francis’s Apostolic Blessings
On the occasion of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation, which had been performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, we have received a unique gift from the Holy See. In a ceremony conducted in the World Hearing Center in Kajetany, the Bishop Rafał Markowski has conveyed the Apostolic Blessings of Pope Francis for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński and all employees of the Institute of Physiology …
- 17-7-2017
The patients have beaten their own Guinness World Record
On 15th July 2017, on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation in a deaf patient that had been performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, Kajetany were visited by grateful patients and their families. Altogether nearly 2 thousand guests visited the World Hearing Center on that day. The most important point in the program of this great reunion was the attempt …
- 15-7-2017
The only such concert in the world
On the occasion of the jubilee of 25th anniversary of the first in Poland cochlear implantation of a deaf patient performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, in the World Hearing Center and Center of Hearing and Speech ‘Medincus’ took place Clinical Workshops and Scientific Conference under the framework of the Program ‘Music in Human Auditory Development’ on 10-14 July 2017. The author of these …
- 11-7-2017
Institute’s July Anniversaries
In July, the Institute of physiology and Pathology of Hearing is celebrating anniversaries of the most important events in its history. In 2017 we have as many as three jubilees: 15th anniversary of the first in the world surgery restoring hearing to a partially deaf person, performed by Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, 20th anniversary of the program ‘Preservation of the preoperative residual hearing’ and 25th anniversary of …
- 9-6-2017
Award „A Ray of Sunshine” for Prof. Henryk Skarżyński
This year’s Congress of Digital Economy took place on 8 June 1017. It was already a 12th yearly meeting of the representatives of central and local administration, finance, science and many others, whose activities have impact on creation and development of a modern digital economy in Poland. The Congress has been an occasion also of the first in the history award …