Monthly Archives: June 2019

Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński won the first prize in the Supertalents in Medicine Competition. He was awarded for coordinating the work of the first in the world National Network of Teleaudiology – a network of cooperating centers in 19 Polish cities and 7 abroad, which are implementing new generation of hearing implants.

Supertalents in Medicine is a prestigious competition, organized by an editorial office of Pulse of Medicine (Puls Medycyny) since 2012. The main goal of the competition is to reward leaders of the young generation of doctors up to 39 years old, who, thanks to their knowledge and skills will influence changes in the healthcare sector in Poland in the near future.

Applications from dozens of physicians and graduates of medicine-related faculties from academic centers and clinical hospitals in Poland were presented to members of jury who then assessed the academic achievements of the candidates in three categories, as well as  their public activities and prospects for further development.

Among the winners of previous editions of Supertalents are prof. Maciej Banach, MD, PhD, ass. prof. Bartosz Karaszewski, MD, PhD, prof. Grzegorz Basak, MD, PhD, ass. prof. Krzysztof Tomaszewski, MD, PhD, ass. prof. Miłosz Jaguszewski, MD, PhD.

photo: Marcin Książkowski.

From May 28 to June 1 Poland was the world capital of otology. The 2nd World Otology Congress & 32 meeting of The Politzer Society was held in Warsaw and in Kajetany, Poland.

During 5 days of multidisciplinary discussions specialists from all over the world spoke out their knowledge, experiences and the results of the conducted scientific research. The Congress was a platform to share experiences and discuss breakthroughs in various specialist fields. The program included keynote lectures, round table discussions, instructional courses and abstract sessions covering a wide array of topics in the latest technologies and techniques in the field of ENTs, tinnitus, cochlear implants, middle ear robotic surgery, genetic and congenital deafness cases, telemedicine and experiences in telerehabilitation.

Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński, MD, Ph.D, MSc., Scientific Secretary of the congress took an active part in leading panels and discussions.

– Presentations and lectures given by the scientists from the entire world were on the highest scientific level. The unique content and practical knowledge provided during this meeting allow the development of this field of medicine and continuous improvement of patient treatment procedures. International exchange ofknowledge and information helps Polish medicine is growing faster. The World Congress of Otology in Poland was the exceptional event – said prof. Skarżyński.

There were more than 1000 participants from 64 countries included ENTs, audiologists, phoniatricians, clinical engineers and researchers. Panels and workshops were led by experts from American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society, Columbia University, Washington University and Cambridge University and from other outstanding universities. Congress was co-hosted by the World Hearing Center and the Institute of Sensory Organs under the auspices of IFOS (International Federation of ORL Societies) a non-political organization representing over 50,000 otolaryngologists belonging to about 120 member nations.

The next meeting of Politzer Society will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2022. The Politzer Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific societies named from the nineteenth-century pioneer of otosurgery and otology – Adam Politzer.