“Needs of cochlear implant users in the XXI century”
Thursday, 25 April 2019 (medical topics) – 1st day
- Opening of the conference
- Adrian Szatkowski, Hearing Without Borders Chairman
- Welcome. “The role of EURO-CIU in Europe”
- Teresa Amat (ES), EURO-CIU President
- “The impact of hearing loss worldwide”
- dr. Shelly Chadha (IN), WHO (video presentation)
- Panel discussion: “Implant programs in Europe – treatment standards for children and adults”
- prof. Sandro Burdo (IT)
- prof. Roland Laszig (DE)
- prof. Henryk Skarzynski (PL)
- prof. Witold Szyfter (PL)
- Nadine Cochard (FR)
- Moderator: prof. Sandro Burdo (IT)
- “The importance of hearing loss for patients, their families and the environment”
- Eulalia Juan Pastor (ES)
- “Bilateral implantation – current state of the art”
- prof. Roland Laszig (DE)
- Multidisciplinary panel discussion: “Cochlear implants – when are they indicated and when not”
- prof. Sandro Burdo (IT)
- Prof. Roland Laszig (DE)
- prof. Henryk Skarzynski (PL)
- dr. Józef Mierzwinski (PL)
- Eulalia Juan Pastor (ES)
- Maria Rotkiel (PL)
- Nadine Cochard (FR)
- Moderator: dr. Monika Lehnhardt-Goriany (DE)
- Panel discussion with patients and representatives of patients’ families: “Expectations of patients”
- Maria Rekowska (PL)
- Marcin Czerniak (PL)
- Anamaria-Diana Brasow (ROU)
- Michael Wollrab (AT)
- Moderator: dr. Katarzyna Ita Bieńkowska (PL)
- “Newborn hearing screening in Poland – results after 15 years”
- “Screening in Europe” (hearing screening tests in various age groups – programs and effects)
- dr Monika Lehnhardt-Goriany (DE)
- Summary of the day
- dr Monika Lehnhardt-Goriany (DE)
Friday, 26 April 2019 (rehabilitation, social aspects) – 2nd day
- “Rehabilitation has more than one name – different rehabilitation needs of children and adult cochlear implant users”
- dr. Sue Archbold (GB)
- “The role of sound processor fitting in (re)habilitation”
- Eulalia Juan Pastor (ES)
- “Proprietary methods of rehabilitation”
- dr. Zdzisława Orłowska-Popek (PL)
- “Music therapy in auditory implants”
- Barbara Kaczynska (PL)
- “Modern methods of therapy of people with hearing implants”
- dr. Katarzyna Ita Bienkowska (PL)
- Commercial presentations of the Symposium sponsors
- “Users of implants in the labor market”
- panel discussion: Marta Mikuła (PL
- Jakub Śledź (PL)
- Magdalena Piasecka (PL)
- Dr Mariusz Pawlak (PL)
- Maria Żarnowska (PL)
- Henryk Bania (PL)
- “Stories of patients as a carrier of information about the problem of hearing loss”
- Marcin Nędza (PL)
- Wioleta Zabielska with her daughter Ania (PL)
- Henri Francois (FR)
- Closing Remarks
- Summary of the Symposium
- dr Monika Lehnhardt-Goriany (DE)