November 27th, 2023 – 8AM
IOU Training Center
Avenida José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira, 150 – 2º piso
Cidade Universitária – Campinas-SP
We are looking forward to an enriching discussion. Save the date and join us in Campinas – Brazil!
HEARRING Network Meeting in Wiesbaden took place on 24-26 of October 2022 and it was spectacular! We were beyond excited to see our members reconnect in person after three years, exchange their profound experience and share thoughts on the hottest topics in cochlear implantation. We believe such events are key to pushing the limits and raising the standards of quality all over the world!
The presentations of our experts touched upon a wide range of highly important topics, such as access to hearing technologies in different countries, global quality standards, artificial intelligence in medicine and anatomy-based fitting. The recordings of several sessions will be soon available on our Learning Platform HEARRING Boost, so stay tuned for updates!
We are truly grateful to everyone who participated and are already looking forward to our next Network Meeting in 2023.
Diversity is the spice of life. People from all walks of life come with different languages, different speaking and writing styles, and different terminology. This can foster creativity and new modes of thinking. However, this can come at a cost: diversity in language can sometimes impede communication and understanding.
In the healthcare field, it is important to have a clear precise, and mutually understood language. Recognizing this issue, the World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework. This framework provides a core set of terminology and procedures for measuring and reporting health and disability. Much work has been done to adapt the ICF framework to hearing, and in particular to the cochlear implant field. In this HEARRING round table, we will discuss the progress, benefits, and remaining challenges in developing and adopting a set of ICF-compliant terminology and practices for adult cochlear implant users.
Join our wonderful panelists on the 14th of December 2023 and discuss another essential topic with the field of hearing implants.
Follow our social media to see the ZOOM link to join this event.
Today we have a very special state-of-the-art paper to share with you! It’s titled “Audiological outcomes of robot-assisted cochlear implant surgery”. It was co-authored by our renowned experts from Antwerp Prof. Paul Van de Heyning. Prof. Vincent Van Rompaey, Prof. Griet Mertens and Prof. Vedat Topsakal.
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term audiological outcomes in patients who underwent cochlear implantation with a robot-assisted system to enable access to the cochlea, and to compare outcomes with a matched control group of patients who underwent cochlear implantation with conventional access to the cochlea.
To find out more about this brilliant study and it outcomes click the link below to see the full publication!
Our first Round Table of the year on “Bone Conduction Implants in Children” was truly remarkable with over 130 people joining us online!
Our panel members Prof. Dr. Baumgartner, Prof. Dr. Gavilán, Prof. Dr. Dieler, Prof. Dr. Castilho, Prof. Dr. Zernotti and Prof. Dr. Skarzynski did a great job creating a captivating discussion and leaving the attendees with quite some precious outtakes on the new developments in BCI devices, the importance of a reliable diagnosis as well as innovative surgical approaches for such cases, among other key aspects of the topic.
If you have missed our Round Table, would like to rewatch it or share it with your colleagues, the full recording can be found on our Youtube channel clicking the button below:
HEARRING Group is extremely proud to present the HEARRING Graph, a new tool within our portfolio, which focuses on showing the patient’s audiological, as well as subjective outcomes in one graph using data from an existing study to evaluate the overall benefit of a hearing implant solution.
Go ahead and dive into this exceptional read by clicking the button below.
To celebrate the World Hearing Day, which was on the 3rd of March, we would like to share with you an exceptionally good read.
It’s a paper by Patrick D’Haese, Vedat Topsakal and Paula Greenham that looks into the World Report on Hearing and identifies five areas to consider in clinical practice to improve referral rates and outcomes when using hearing devices.
To view the full article click the button below:
In case you would like to have a look at our Round Table from 2021 with our renowned experts discussing the WHO Report on hearing click the button below:
The last highlight of 2022 was our Winter HEARRING Round Table on “Exploring the frontiers of Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults”. It turned out to be a magnificent discussion thanks to our distinguished experts Prof. Gavilán from Madrid, Prof. Mertens from Antwerp, Prof. Tavora-Vieira from Perth, Prof. Christopher Raine from Bradford and Prof. Cuda from Piacenza.
The topics encompassed such key aspects of cochlear implantation in older adults as cognition, advanced age as the predictor of outcomes as well as the latest studies in the field, including the HEARRING RBANS-H study. Moreover, the matters of local anesthesia and skin preservation during the surgery were contemplated too.
This event will receive internationally acclaimed accreditation in the form of CPD points.
If you wish to claim these points after watching the recording please register at our educational platform –HEARRING Boost. You will be able to download your certificate once the event is accredited.
To watch the entire recording of this event click the Watch here button below.
HEARRING is excited to announce that the first Round Table of 2023 is coming up! Our spring event will be focused on the highly important topic of “Bone Conduction Implants in Children”.
It will take place on the 2nd of March at 15:00 CET in Zoom. The duration of the round table will be 90 minutes. In case you are located in a different time zone, you can check the event time here: https://globaltimeconverter.com/
To join in at the time of the event click the link below:
https://hearring.zoom.us/j/9224495797
The discussion panel will include highly experienced and renowned specialists from all over the globe: our chairman Prof. Dr. Baumgartner from Vienna, our secretary of research and moderator Prof. Dr. Gavilán from Madrid, Prof. Dr. Dieler from Würzburg, Prof. Dr. Castilho from Campinas, Prof. Dr. Zernotti from Córdoba and Prof. Dr. Skarzynski from Warsaw
Our experts will address such key topics as the treatment paths, indications and patient selection for BCI, important safety insights on BCI in children, BCI in atresia and implications of design choice of a BC implant.
We are anticipating a spectacular discussion, so don’t hesitate to save the date and join us online!
It is our honour to invite you to the 5th international otosclerosis symposium, which will take place on 19-21 April 2023 in Brussels and will be hosted by our distinguished expert Prof. Dr. Vedat Topsakal.
The event will be dedicated to connecting professionals and discussing all aspects of otosclerosis with the scientists, surgeons, clinicians, engineers and audiologists. The program of this symposium covers new causative genes, expert panels on stapes surgery, engineers on middle ear mechanics, robotic cochlear implantation for far advanced cases and plenty of time to share your scientific contributions in the listed subtopics.
As a result, this meeting will provide a comprehensive update on new discoveries in the field of otosclerosis and its treatment and will help to maximise the knowledge of health care workers for the benefit of patients.
