Winter HEARRING round table Dec 2021

winter 2021
HEARRING ROUND TABLE

HEARRING is delighted to announce the Winter edition of our Round Table Event! The discussion will be dedicated to the topic of “Cochlear Implantation in Younger Children”.

Winter

ONLINE EVENT

Our event is going to take place online on the 2nd of December at the usual time 15:00 CET

To join the stream at the time of the event click the Zoom link below:

https://lnkd.in/e2764b-M

For HEARRING the treatment of younger children in need of cochlear implantation should be an absolute priority and not an elective surgery. With this in mind, our experts will review the paper on Minimum Outcome Measures in the pediatric population. Moreover, they will contemplate the auditory outcomes in young children and the importance of early implantation as well as the surgical aspects in young kids. Last but not least, our panelists will talk about the specifics of cochlear implantation in low income countries.

Our panel will feature such remarkable specialists as Prof. Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Prof. Javier Gavilán, Drs. Anouk Hofkens, Prof. Lisa Park, Prof. Rudolf Hagen and Prof. Mohan Kameswaran.

Don’t miss an excellent opportunity to boost your knowledge with the HEARRING experts and gain invaluable insights on the topic.

Please bear in mind that the indicated time of the event is the CET Time. If you are located in a different Time Zone, you can convert it by clicking this link: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html 

Save the date and join us online!

Autumn HEARRING round table Sept 2021

Autumn
HEARRING ROUND TABLE

The next HEARRING Round Table event is coming up and it is going to be exceptional! The theme will be “Cochlear Implantation: good is not enough, if better is possible”.

Join the discussion to learn from the leaders.

Autumn

ONLINE EVENT

It is our great pleasure to announce yet another special online event –  Autumn HEARRING Round Table! It will take place on the 30th of September 2021 at 15:00 CEST.

We will discuss optimized electrical stimulation, optimized performance thanks to preservation of structures and many more important topics in physiology, anatomy and surgery.

You will have a chance to join our renowned experts such as Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Prof. Dr. Javier Gavilán, Prof. Dr. Dayse Tavora-Vieira, Dr. Anja Kurz, Prof. Dr. Artur Lorens and Prof. Dr. Summit Agrawal.

To join in at the time of the event please follow the Zoom link:

https://hearring.zoom.us/j/97888721999

Please bear in mind that the indicated time of the event is the CET Time. If you are located in a different Time Zone, you can convert it by clicking this link: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html 
 

Save the date and join us online!

HEARRING round table exclusive announcement

HEARRING ROUND TABLE

Join world class experts online to discuss Unilateral Deafness and its treatment opportunities.

 

Spring

ONLINE EVENT

HEARRING Group places great importance on sharing the latest and most relevant scientific work in the field of hearing implant solutions.

Therefore, it is our great pleasure to disclose a very special online event – Spring HEARRING Round Table! It will take place on the 18th of March at 15:00 CET and become the first one in our seasonal series of highly insightful virtual round table discussions.

HEARRING Group sees such events as the perfect opportunity to provide food for thought in the field of clinical research and inspire future publications. Moreover, these discussions enable learning, teaching and exchanging opinions, which is one of the mayor goals of our worldwide network.

The theme of our upcoming event will be Unilateral Deafness and its various treatment opportunities. The discussion will be introduced by our chairman Prof. Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner and moderated by our Secretary of Research Prof. Javier Gavilán. Prof. Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner, Prof. Paul Van de Heyning, Dr. Anja Kurz and Prof. Artur Lorens will be participating as distinguished panelists.

To join in at the time of the event please follow the Zoom link:

https://hearring.zoom.us/j/98230619220

  • Meeting ID: 982 3061 9220
  • Passcode: HEARRING
Please bear in mind that the indicated time of the event is the CET Time. If you are located in a different Time Zone, you can convert it by clicking this link: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html 
 

The places within the round table are limited, so we recommend you to be on time in order to secure your attendance. Save the date and join us online!

HEARRING round table MEI & BCI recap

Summer
HEARRING ROUND TABLE

what's next for

middle ear & Bone conduction implants

Join world class experts online to discuss what’s next for middle ear & bone conduction implants.

 

Summer

ONLINE EVENT

Our highly anticipated Summer HEARRING Round Table took place last week and we are extremely glad about its outcome! The online discussion about Middle Ear & Bone Conduction Implants turned out to be truly engaging and our stream was joined by around 200 participants from all over the globe! In case you missed it, would like to see it again or share it with your colleagues, you can find the full recording below..

Special Edition HEARRING round table announcement

SPECIAL EDITION
HEARRING
ROUND TABLE

 

Join world class experts online to discuss the World Health Organization Report on Hearing.

 

SPECIAL EDITION

ONLINE EVENT

HEARRING is excited to announce that there is a special edition of the HEARRING ROUND TABLE coming up!

It’s fascinating how much the online learning environment has changed over the past year. We have been really glad to see that our last Round Table Discussion was highly successful! It showed us the great deal of interest and demand for such educational events in our field. Moreover, there is a lot to discuss about the current topics of auditory science in the context of healthcare industry, which can help to improve the situation all over the globe, and the sooner it’s done the better!

It will take place online on the 6th of May at 15:00 CET. 

This event will be dedicated to the discussion of the World Health Organization report on Hearing.

We are delighted to have Shelly Chadha, the WHO Medical Officer, joining us as a guest speaker!
 

The discussion will be introduced by our chairman, Prof. Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner and moderated by Prof. Javier Gavilán. The panel will include our prominent members Prof. Gunesh Rajan, Prof. Ranjith Rajeswaran and Prof. Mario Zernotti as well as two special guests, Prof. Suela Sallavaci and Prof. Hamid Benghalem.

Our distinguished speakers will examine the following topics:

  • how to integrate ear and hearing care into the national health plans
  • how to motivate the health care systems to increase the budgets for implantable treatment options
  • how to expand indication criteria and population groups
  • how to improve hearing screening, especially with adults

To join in at the time of the event please follow the Zoom link:

Zoom Meeting Link
  • Meeting ID: 994 8052 8057
Please bear in mind that the indicated time of the event is the CET Time
If you are located in a different Time Zone, you can convert it by clicking this link: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html 

2nd St. Poelten Live Surgical Video-Workshop

Online & St. Pölten, Austria, Europe

The HEARRING center – St. Pölten – will be organizing an outstanding video-workshop dedicated to the topic “From passive to active: PMEI, VSB and CI”. Do not miss the chance to witness the live surgery held by HEARRING world class experts and expand your horizons within the field of auditory science.

The event will take place on the 17th of February 2021! 
 

It will include moderated live surgeries as well as live Q&A sessions and discussions.

 

The program of the event is presented below, but please keep in mind that it is preliminary and is thus subject to changes:

 

Further information and the final program will be communicated soon. We will keep you posted on these updates here, on our website as well as on our social media accounts!

Arabcic 2021

Intercontinental Hotel, Festival City Dubai, UAE

We are very pleased to announce that the 2ND ARAB COCHLEAR IMPLANT CONFERENCE will finally be happening this year! It is going to be hosted by our prominent expert Prof. Abdulrahman Hagr in Dubai, UAE, from 9 till 11 of September, 2021. The event will take place in the spectacular Intercontinental Hotel Dubai Festival City. The scientific program of the conference is outstanding, with high variety of sessions expanding the knowledge and experience of every participant.

Moreover, it’s an honour for us to let you know that several HEARRING members will participate as speakers, and our group is beyond grateful for such opportunity to reconnect and catch up in person!

This event is one of the most important conferences in the field of ENT and Cochlear Implants in the Middle East as well as around the globe. For the second time it will unify acclaimed scientists, specialists, consultants, therapists, academicians and other interested parties to discuss the emerging trends and opportunities addressing the current and advanced demands.

For more information about the conference, its speakers and program click the link below: https://arabcic.com

Wuerzburg 33rd Course on Microsurgery of the Middle Ear

University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

As live events and online discussions have proven to be an excellent solution when adapting to the changing global environment, our experts are actively leveraging this way of communication to stay connected and advance together.

This is why, we are beyond excited to announce the 33rd Course on Microsurgery of the Middle Ear and Auditory Implants including the 2nd Advanced Training on Comprehensive Hearing Restoration by HEARRING!

The event will last for three days from 1st till 3rd of March 2021. It will be possible to attend this event in person as well as online. The agenda includes a live surgery projected in 3D HDTV with demonstration of different approaches and microsurgical techniques in live surgery, such as tympanoplasty, stapes surgery, cholesteatoma surgery, cochlear implants, active middle ear implants, acoustic neuroma surgery and Menière surgery.

There will also be lectures dedicated to such key topics as Indications, tips and tricks, tympanoplasty, stapesplasty, cholesteatoma surgery, cochlear implantation, active middle ear implants and acoustic neuroma. Moreover, a special comprehensive HEARRING lecture will be conducted.

As to the practical part of the event, there will be two days of temporal bone exercises: Day 1 will be focused on Classical preparations, while during Day 2 HEARRING will provide the 2nd advanced training on Comprehensive Hearing Restoration.

Last but not least, one free session of a hands-on workshop on audiology, implant indications and radiology will be available to all the participants!

We truly hope you would find this agenda as interesting and relevant as we do, so don’t forget to save the date and join us online!

To sign up please click on the link below and use the online registration form;

https://www.ukw.de/patienten-besucher/veranstaltungskalender/detail/33rd-course-on-microsurgery-of-the-middle-ear-and-auditory-implants-including-hearring-2nd-advance/2021-03-01/

For any further questions please contact: binder_c@ukw.de

Minimal outcome measurements in pediatric cochlear implant users

a consensus paper

HEARRING is proud to announce that our paper on Minimal Outcome Measurements in pediatric cochlear implant users has been published in B-ENT periodical! It was written by our distinguished experts including Griet Mertens, Paul Van de Heyning, Vincent Van Rompaey, Maria Fernanda Di Gregorio, Robert H. Eikelboom, Roberta Marino, Anja Kurz, Artur Lorens, Sasidharan Pulibalathingal , Ranjith Rajeswaran, Dayse Tavora-Vieira, Vedat Topsakal and other honorable members of our group.

The benefits of cochlear implantation in children with severe hearing impairments are widely known. However, there is no consensus regarding which minimal outcome measurements should be used to determine outcomes in this population with pediatric cochlear implant. Therefore, the authors aim to propose a MOM test battery for pediatric CI recipients that can facilitate international multicenter research and collaboration.

This remarkable study presents a consensus on a MOM test battery for pediatric CI recipients that was agreed upon by members of the HEARRING group. To view and download the publication click the button below:

Cognitive Improvement After Cochlear Implantation

with Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment

HEARRING is always delighted to share new publications co-authored by the members of our group. It gives us an opportunity not only to spread the latest research outcomes, but also to inspire more prospective studies in the field of auditory science. The theme of our latest research paper is Cognitive Improvement after Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults with Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment. It has been published in the Journal of Ear & Hearing this year. The nature of the study design is truly exceptional, being prospective, longitudinal, controlled and multicenter.

The study involves such prominent HEARRING members, as Griet Mertens, Vedat Topsakal, Paul Van de Heyning, Vincent Van Rompaey, Miryam Calvino, Javier Gavilán, Piotr Henryk Skarżyński, Henryk Skarżyński, Christopher Raine, Dayse Tavora-Vieira, Roberta Marino, Aanand Acharya and Luis Lassaletta

According to the results of the study, improvements of the overall cognitive functioning and attention were observed after cochlear implantation in the intervention group. Moreover, significant positive effects of cochlear implantation on sound quality and self-perceived hearing outcomes were found in the intervention group. However, older CI users did not, in terms of cognition, bridge the performance gap with adults with normal hearing after one year of CI use. The fact that experienced, older CI users still present subnormal cognitive functioning may highlight the need for additional cognitive rehabilitation in the long term after implantation.

To view the full publication and download it, click the link below.

https://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/Abstract/9000/Cognitive_Improvement_After_Cochlear_Implantation.98591.aspx