Almost 400 specialists and experts from across Poland met in Kajetany on 3–5 November 2019 for the 42nd National Scientific and Training Conference, ‘Problems of paediatric otorhinolaryngology in everyday practice’. Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński actively participated.
Distinguished specialists and practitioners in otorhinolaryngology, audiology and phoniatrics shared experience in panels and informal discussions. Prof. Piotr H. Skarżyński chaired the panel on ventilation tubes in children and authored or co-authored numerous conference presentations.
Topics included partial deafness treatment, modern surgical methods and continuing technological advances in cochlear implants, bringing hope for better quality of life for young patients. Speakers also explored otosclerosis and childhood infectious diseases, and exchanged experience in ventilation tube treatment and tonsillar diseases. The importance of screening, the most effective approach to early detection of childhood hearing disorders, was also emphasised.
The conference included a session commemorating Dr hab. Maria Góralówna, an outstanding audiology and paediatric otolaryngology specialist who devoted her life to children with hearing impairment, serving them with extensive knowledge and experience.
