The most important and the greatest events in the world for people with hearing disorders
- 30-8-2016
Neuropsychological Society
Conference was addressed to neuropsychologists, clinicians, neurological speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, cognitive scientists dealing with diagnostics and rehabilitation of patients suffering from neurological, neurodegenerative, neurodevelopment and mental diseases. In the conference had participated specialists from 22 countries, including Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Japan, New Zealand and Canada. Lectures and workshops were dedicated to topics such as neuroimaging …
- 30-8-2016
Congress of the Tanzanian ENT Society (TENTS)
In November 2015 team of the World Hearing Center was conducting hearing screening in Kigali in Rwanda and in Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and took part in the Congress of the Tanzanian ENT Society. Specialists participating in the Congress – otorhinolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, and otoneurologists – represented the largest ORL centers in Tanzania, including the Muhimbili National Hospital and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical …
- 30-8-2016
XXIV Biennial Symposium of the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group (IERASG)
IERASG is an elite association of researchers specializing in evoked auditory potentials, existing since 1968. It is affiliated with the International Society of Audiology ISA. IERAGS meets every second year in different parts of the world. This year conference has been organized by the University Dong-A and the National University in Seoul. President of the organizing committee was Prof. Lee-Suk …
- 24-5-2016
Anniversaries in May
Two anniversaries important for the history of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing fall this year in May: 13th anniversary of the opening of the International Center of Hearing and Speech and 3rd anniversary of the opening of the World Hearing Center. None of these institutions would come into being without scientific achievements, huge …
- 21-5-2016
43rd American Auditory Society Scientific and Technology Meeting
The opening of the American Auditory Society (AAS) Scientific and Technology Meeting was performed jointly by Prof. Harvey Abrams, president of the AAS and Prof. Beth Prieve, president – elect and chairman of the Faculty. The conference has brought together scientists from all the world. Scientific program included 42 oral presentations and 166 posters. Prof. W. Wiktor Jędrzejczak was …
- 20-9-2015
1st Polish Conference “Innovations in Otolaryngology”
Innovations in otolaryngology, challenges, practical possibilities and perspectives were the leading themes of the 1st Polish Conference in Kołobrzeg. Organizers of the event were: the Clinic of Head and Neck Surgery and Laryngological Oncology of the Poznan University of Medical Science, the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, the Greater Poland Cancer Centre and the Polish …
- 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 …
- 3-2-2015
13th Hearing and Structure Preservation Workshop
The cycle workshops take place once a year and they focus on scientific research on possibilities of inner ear structures preservation after a cochlear implant electrode insertion. 13th edition of the Workshop, took place on 2-5 October 2015, and was chaired by prof. Shin-ichi Usami from Shinshu University School of Medicine in Japonii. Within last years, scientists have collected evidences that cochlear implantation …
- 16-11-2014
8th International Symposium on Objective Measures in Auditory Implants
It is a conference dedicated to studies on objective tests performed during the diagnostics of the auditory pathway in cochlear implant users. It is organized every 2 years. This year its organizers were Prof. Karen Gordon and Prof. Blake Papsin from the SickKids Hospital. SickKids Hospital is one of the worlds’ best known pediatric clinics maintaining a program of treatment of hearing …
- 30-7-2014
13th International Danube Otorhinolaryngological Congress and ENT National Congress 2014
The conference was organized by the Romanian Society of Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, under the auspices of the Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medical Sciences. Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing was the only Polish scientific center numerously represented at this conference. Four of our experts (Dr. Bartłomiej Król, Dr. Magdalena Sosna, Dr. Piotr H. Skarżyński …
- 23-6-2014
13th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Auditory Technologies
The biggest conference on auditory implants has a long tradition – the meeting of specialists in this discipline takes place every two years since 1987. The principal organizer of the 13th conference was Prof. Joachim Müller, the head of the implant program at the University of Wurzburg, and then at the University of Munich. Among prominent guests of this year’s meeting …
- 2-6-2014
147th Conference of the American Otological Society
American Otological Society is the oldest otological society in the United States. It has almost 150 years of history – the first meeting of the society took place in the Ocean House in Newport on 22 July 1868, when 9 members of the American Ophthalmological Society decided to create a specialized group for problems related to the organ of hearing. Since then …
- 30-5-2014
XXXII World Congress of Audiology in Brisbane
XXXII World Congress of Audiology organized every two years by the International Society of Audiology (ISA) is one of the biggest in the world meetings focusing on scientific debates, exchange of knowledge and experience in the area of audiology. The Congress brings together specialists in audiology and related disciplines such as ENT doctors, speech therapists, hearing rehabilitation specialists, special education specialists, …
- 28-5-2014
XI International Tinnitus Seminar
More than 500 experts from 50 countries gathered at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin to present the latest research on tinnitus. Six person team from the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, presented seven works, one of which – Dr. Danuta Raj-Koziak, PhD “The assessment of the impact of noise exposure on the occurrence of children tinnitus” – …
- 20-5-2014
Otology Jubilee: 150 Years of “Archive fur Ohrenheilunde”
The conference in Halle, Germany, was organized to celebrate 150th anniversary of the magazine “Archive fur Ohrenheilunde”, which was later renamed as “European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology” and is still published under this name. Therefore, apart from scientific sessions devoted to general sciences, diagnostics, surgery and implantology, the program also contained a session on the history of the magazine. There was time …
- 6-5-2014
The 3rd International Symposium on Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery, with participation of representatives of the World Hearing Center
The 3rd International Symposium on Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery took place on 24–26 April 2014 in Siofok, Hungary. The event was organized by the president of the Congress, Professor Istvan Sziklai. Experts from Europe, Asia, and South America presented the latest advances in treating progressive and congenital hearing impairments. Otosclerosis has always been a challenge for pioneers in otosurgery, even though therapies …
- 1-8-2013
11th Continental – European Congress of Auditory Implants and New Technologies (ESPCI 2013 series)
On May 23-26th 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey, took place 11th Continental – European Congress of Auditory Implants and New Technologies (ESPCI 2013). In this year’s meeting participated nearly 2000 ENT physicians, audiologists, phoniatricians, pediatricians, biomedical engineers and other specialists representing 85 countries. The Team of the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing represented: Prof. Henryk Skarżyński MD, PhD, …
- 5-7-2013
20the World Congress of the Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Societies (IFOS)
On June 1-5, 2013 has been organized in Seoul the 20th World Congress of the Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Societies (IFOS – International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies). In this year’s Congress participated almost 6 thousand specialists from all continents. Five persons represented the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing: Prof. Henryk Skarżyński MD, PhD, Artur Lorens PhD Eng, Wiesław Wiktor …