CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND STUDIES

Programme of Courses and Conferences

Calendar OF MeeTInGS 2011

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7 - 8 April Prosthetic technology in children p. 12 Milan Dr.SandroBurdo

5 - 6 May Vestibular rehabilitation p. 13 Milano Dr.GiorgioGuidetti

MAY

MArch - April

3 - 4 March Clinical evaluation, therapy and rehabilitation p. 8 Milan of ENT disorders in the elderly Prof.MarcoBenazzo

10 - 11 March Maxillary sinus: meeting point between p. 9 Milan odontologist and otorhinolaryngologist Prof.MarioBussi-Prof.EnricoGherlone

31 March Prevention and treatment p. 11 1st April of voice professional pathologies Milan Prof.CarloGiordano

24 - 25 March Treatment of sudden hearing loss, p. 10 Milan state of the art and new therapeutic proposals Prof.ssaElisabettaGenovese-Dr.GiovanniBianchin

10 - 11 June Planet Nose. New technologies and knowledge p. 14 Valletta (Malta) Dr.MarioSaid-Dr.AttilioDenaro

22 - 24 June Surgery of cholesteatoma: p. 15 Piacenza comparing surgical techniques Prof.MarioSanna

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13 - 15 October Basic otologic surgery, p. 19 Pisa Cochlear implants, Implantable prostheses Prof.PaoloBruschini-Prof.StefanoSellariFranceschini

27 - 28 October Audiological rehabiliation in children p. 21 Milan Prof.EdoardoArslan

21 - 22 October Age & Hearing p. 20 Hamburg (d) Prof.PatrickZorowka

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NOVEMBEr

10 - 11 November Brain neuroplasticity and auditory early habilitation p. 22 naples in the hearing impaired child Prof.ElioMarciano-Prof.AlfredoPisacane

24 - 25 November “The listening brain”: the information p. 23 Milan from the ear to the brain and back Prof.AlessandroMartini

DEcEMBEr

1 - 2 December Day-hospital otology p. 24 Milan Prof.RenatoM.Gaini-Dr.AndreaFranzetti

15 - 16 September Neuroplasticity in otoneurology p. 16 Palermo Prof.EnricoMartines-Dr.AldoMessina

21 - 24 September “L. Cipparone” Vestibular Science p. 17 Florence Prof.PaoloPagnini

30 September Workshop on: “Environmental acoustic p. 18 rome barriers: a social emergency in normal and pathological communication: audiological, cultural, architectural and technical implications” Prof.GiancarloCianfrone

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The lengthening of life span brought out in the last years pathologies of the elderly significantly affecting the quality of life. For this reason, in the enT field, there is the need to take into consideration pathologies involving several districts and to try to identify a correct treatment.The course is addressed to enT specialists, audiometrists and speech therapists since not only the major pathologies of geriatric relevance will be elucidated, but diagnostic and rehabilitative techniques will be also presented. a practical session is also planned where the main rehabilitative techniques of some pathologies will be illustrated.

◆Cervico-facial oncology◆audiology◆Vestibular science◆dysphonia and dysphagia

enrico alfonsi PaviaGiulia Bertino PaviaGiulia Chiarello FerraraMarco Manfrin Paviaalessandro Martini Paduaeugenio Mira Paviadaniele nuti SienaCesare Piazza BresciaGiovanni ralli romeOskar Schindler Torin

Silvia Migliazzi PaviaChiara Chialva Pavia

registration fee: 400 euro, Vat includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Marco BenazzoChairman:

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cliNicAl EVAlUATiON, ThErApY AND rEhABiliTATiON Of ENT DiSOrDErS iN ThE ElDErlYMilan, March 3-4

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Marco Beretta Milandavide lombardi Brescia

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Inflammatory pathology of maxillary sinus represents a problem causing considerable uncertainty in some protocols of odontological treatments, particularly those involving osseointegrated implants. Some sinusal pathologies are at the same time a result and a limit to odontology planning.a number of specialists particularly involved in the study of this borderline pathology have been gathered in order to evaluate together the most critical situations for the otorhinolaryngological approach to therapy and the odontological one to the right planning of implantology in major inflammations of the maxillary sinus.at the end of the programme a consensus conference will be held aimed at sharing guidelines for a series of pathological events still widely debated.

◆anatomy of paranasal sinuses◆anatomy of the oral cavity◆Physiology of paranasal sinuses◆Physiology of oral cavity◆rhinosinusal pathology◆anatomy and implantology issues of edentulous maxillary bone◆Surgical options to sinusal rise: Summer’s technique – great sinusal rise◆alternative implant techniques◆Surgical indications to sinusitis treatment ◆review of the literature and introduction to the Consensus conference: “Guidelines for the rise of pathological maxillary sinus”

enrico agliardi Milan enzo emanuelli PaduaSimonetta Gerevini MilanFabio Pagella PaviaMassimo Pasi Milanlorenzo Pignataro MilanTiziano Testori MilanMatteo Trimarchi Milanraffaele Vinci MilanStefano Zandonella necca Milan

registration fee: 400 euro, Vat includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Mario Bussi - Prof. Enrico GherloneDirectors:

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MAxillArY SiNUS: MEETiNg pOiNT BETwEENODONTOlOgiST AND OTOrhiNOlArYNgOlOgiST Milan, March 10-11

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2011

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHl) strongly affects the quality of life of patients since its symptoms are perceived as highly threatening. SSHl represents an important topic for its clinical features and possible sequelae including severe hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus. evaluation of treatment efficacy is not easy since the natural history of the disease is unforeseeable and variable; furthermore several elements seem to affect natural history and prognosis of the disease. Therefore the analysis of results must take into account these multiple factors and is probably biased by assembling in an only clinical picture, SSHl, different probable clinical entities. The course, organized by the enT department of reggio emilia Hospital and the enT Clinic of Modena and reggio emilia University Hospital, is addressed to enT and audiology/Phoniatrics specialists and residents as well as to audiometrists and speech therapists and aims to provide an updating of present therapies of SSHl introducing some innovative proposals based on the use of selective plasmapheresis. Wide space will be reserved to simulated clinical cases for exercises in the diagnostic-therapeutic and prosthetic approach.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof.ssa Elisabetta Genovese - Dr. Giovanni Bianchin Directors:

◆Clinical frame of sudden hearing loss◆Management of sudden hearing loss: hospitalization, day-hospital, medical clinic◆Treatment of sudden hearing loss◆Vascular and microvascular risk factors◆rationale of the use of selective plasmapheresis◆Follow-up of sudden hearing loss◆Prosthetic correction

Programmerosanna abbate Florenceachille Millo Beltrame rovereto Sergio Borghi reggio emilia elio Cunsolo FlorenceGioacchino di Franco Palermoemanuela leprini Florencenicola Quaranta Bari Gianpaolo russi reggio emiliaMarkus Suckfuell Munich (d)Patrice Tran Ba Huy Paris (F)

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TrEATMENT Of SUDDEN hEAriNg lOSS,STATE Of ThE ArT AND NEw ThErApEUTic prOpOSAlSMilan, March 24-25

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Voice disorders are defined as voice problems caused by abnormality or loss of the normal function of phonatory apparatus. They derive from a wide range of pathological conditions having an effect ranging from a mild alteration of voice quality up to a complete loss of the ability to produce laryngeal voice.aim of this course, with a view to multidisciplinarity, is mainly to gather experienced teachers from the clinical and not clinical field (enT, Phoniatrics, Occupational Medicine, acoustic engeneering, Physics, etc.) so as to provide an updating from the clinical-rehabilitative point of view of these professional pathologies.The course, organized by the enT Clinic of Turin University and Turin Polytechnic, is addressed to enT, Phoniatrics/audiology, Occupational Medicine specialists and residents, engineers, physics and audioprosthesists.

Pasquale Bottalico TurinJuri nadalin Turinluca raimondo TurinMassimo Spadola Bisetti Turin

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Carlo GiordanoDirector:

◆Physical-acoustic aspects favouring the professional vocal effort◆Clinical-diagnostic, rehabilitative and preventive problems of vocal effort◆Insurance and medico-legal aspects of professional vocal pathologies

Programmeanna accornero Turinroberto albera Turinarianna astolfi TurinOrietta Calcinoni Milandelfo Casolino ravennaFranco Fussi ravennaMassimiliano Garzaro TurinPasquale Malavenda Turinenrico Pira TurinOskar Schindler Turin

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prEVENTiON AND TrEATMENTOf VOicE prOfESSiONAl pAThOlOgiES Milan, March 31 – April 1

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2011

The course aims at informing about peculiarities of prosthetic treatment in children, describing also characteristics of auditory perception in the normoacusic child, comparing it with those of the adult and underlining their role in cognitive and learning maturation processes.In the two days of the course three didactic modules will be developed. In the first the particular characteristics of hearing in children and their role in the learning processes will be described, and also the auditory scenarios in which they act. The second module will develop the basic principles of paediatric audiology, describing available technology, when to use it, how to control its efficacy and how to improve its performance with rehabilitation. The course will be completed by the third module where teachers will deal with specific topical subjects so as to provide practical hints for the management of difficult cases. Conductive, sensorineural and central hearing impairment will be considered from a practical point of view explaining the role and the application of the most advanced technological options.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Dr. Sandro Burdo Director:

◆Basic science◆To hear, to listen, to communicate, to learn: from the external auditory organ to the CnS. auditory scenarios in the paediatric age. Cerebral plasticity. Peculiarities of auditory perception in children◆rehabilitative audiology.◆General and analytical classification of hearing devices, when to prescribe an hearing device, prosthetic fitting and follow-up◆Clinics◆Foetal education to listening, prosthetic treatment of children coming from neonatal screening, hearing loss due to middle ear infections, middle and severe perceptive hearing losses, comparing intervention strategies

ProgrammeGennaro auletta naplesdomenico Cuda Piacenzadiego di lisi TurinGiuseppe di Trapani Piacenza Francesco Mosca naplesalessandra Murri Piacenzaeva Orzan PaduaSergio razza Varesediego Zanetti Monza

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lara dalla Costa VareseFrancesca Feltrin Bologna

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prOSThETic TEchNOlOgY iN chilDrEN

Milan, April 7-8

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2011

Two-day course for Otolaryngology and audiology specialists and residents and audiometrists. The course, organized in co-operation with the audio-Vestibular and Vestibular rehabilitation Service of Modena azienda USl and Carpi ramazzini Hospital, includes theoretical lessons, practical demonstrations and exercises on simulated cases as well as discussions with participants. In particular there will be exercises with real video-registered cases using the new rehabilitative strategies provided by the evolution of the stabilometric SVeP system.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Dr. Giorgio Guidetti Director:

◆rationale of vestibular rehabilitation◆Causes of adaptation difficulties◆evaluation of the cognitive component◆Pharmacologic concomitant therapy◆rehabilitation techniques of the vestibule-ocular reflex (VOr)◆rehabilitation techniques of the vestibule-spinal reflex (VSr)◆new application fields

Programmeelisa Biasetti CarpiTiberio Brenner ModenaSilvia delmonte CarpiMarco Manfrin Paviaaldo Messina Palermorudi Pecci Florenceelena riccò CarpiStefano rigo Trieste

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VESTiBUlAr rEhABiliTATiON

Milan, May 5-6

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nasal fossae and its cavities are structures whose malformative and inflammatory pathologies affect the physiological balance of upper airway tract and other apparatus such as the auditory and respiratory ones, causing smell, taste and visual disturbances as well as headache.The central position in the face and its anatomic characteristics allow the use of endoscopic systems to deal with its several pathologies and those of close anatomic parts such as cranial fossae, skullbase and the orbit.Sophisticated investigational and surgical techniques have been developed as well as equipments and highly precise and effective instruments undergoing constant evolution.The conference will provide all those wishing to follow the evolution of this branch of otorhinolaringology with an updating in the field of immunology, instrumental diagnostics, surgical techniques, imaging, computerized systems and robotic surgery.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Dr. Mario Said - Dr. Attilio DenaroChairmen:

◆rhinosinusitis◆nasal polyposis◆eSS◆The orbit◆Imaging in rhinology◆C.a.S. in rhinology◆robotic surgery◆lasers and rF systems◆Malignancies◆approaches to the skullbase

Programmeadrian augius Valletta (M)Martin Chovanec Prague (CZ)alberto dragonetti Milan Matteo Gelardi Bari Jan Plzák Prague (CZ)Vincenzo Pucci naples livio Presutti BolognaYves Saban nice (F)Claudio Vicini Forlì Herman Borg Xuereb Valletta (M)

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plANET NOSE. NEw TEchNOlOgiES AND kNOwlEDgE

Valletta (Malta), June 10-11

SIMUlTaneOUS TranSlaTIOn enGlISH-ITalIan

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The course, organized in co-operation with the Piacenza Otologic Group is addressed to enT specialists and residents.The course aims to illustrate all presently available surgical options for the treatment of cholesteatoma (1st and 2nd step of open technique, 1st and 2nd step of close technique, radical, modified Bondy, middle ear obliteration) and surgical failures (revisions). Indications to every specific treatment will be discussed, as well as main surgical steps.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Mario Sanna Director:

◆Surgical anatomy of middle ear◆radiological anatomy of middle ear◆Open tympanoplasty (1st and 2nd step)◆Closed tympanoplsty (1st and 2nd step)◆Bondy modified technique◆radical and conservative radical ◆Middle ear obliteration◆Complications

ProgrammeSalvatore Bacciu Parma antonio Caruso Piacenza Giuseppe de donato PiacenzaMaurizio Falcioni Piacenza lorenzo lauda Piacenza Fernando Mancini Turinenrico Pasanisi Parmaenrico Piccirillo Piacenza alessandra russo Piacenza abdelkader Taibah Piacenza

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Giuseppe di Trapani PiacenzaFilippo di lella Piacenzaanna lisa Giannuzzi Piacenza

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SUrgErY Of chOlESTEATOMA:cOMpAriNg SUrgicAl TEchNiqUESPiacenza, June 22-24

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2011

The course, organized in cooperation with the audiology/Phoniatrics Section of the Biopathology and Biotechnology department of Palermo University is addressed to audiology/Phoniatrics, enT, neurology, neuropsychiatry and Geriatrics specialists and residents, as well as to audiometrists, audioprosthesists and speech therapists. The course aims to provide not only the most recent theoretical notions on neuroplasticity and its relations with auditory-vestibular pathologies, such as perceptive illusions and dizzy feeling, but also to provide new knowledge on habit, conditioning, attention, memory and recollection phenomena, pointing out their implications in the otoneurological field and underlining the importance of mirror neurons in the management of subjects affected by tinnitus or vertigo.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Enrico Martines - Dr. Aldo MessinaDirectors:

◆Transduction mechanisms of the receptor signal and brain biochemistry◆neuroplasticity: otoneurological applications◆Habit, “dishabit”, sensitization and conditioning in otoneurology◆The attention mechanism, the disturbing thought and the cocktail party effect◆Memory, recollection and their implications in otoneurology: the vestibular scar◆Magnetic resonance Spectroscopy◆Importance of mirror neurons◆Pharmacological perspectives

Programmeedoardo arslan PaduaGiancarlo Cianfrone romeelisabetta Genovese ModenaGiorgio Guidetti Carpidaniele la Barbera PalermoFrancesco Martines Palermoalessandro Martini PaduaMassimo Midiri PalermoStefano rigo Triesteagostino Serra Catania

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NEUrOplASTiciTY iN OTONEUrOlOgY

Palermo, September 15-16

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2011

The course is designed for enT and audiology/Phoniatrics specialists. The course, organized under the patronage of Florence University, will discuss and illustrate from a theoretical and practical viewpoint the diagnostic techniques of vestibular disorders. The course will give ample room to practical exercises with instruments and patients.

registration fee: 500 euro, VaT included

Prof. Paolo Pagnini Director:

◆anatomophysiology of the vestibular system◆Semeiology of the vestibular system◆Vertigo◆Spontaneous and evoked nystagmus◆Clinical tests◆Provoked nystagmus◆enG principles and video-oculographic techniques◆labyrinthine pathology◆Pathology of the eighth nerve: neuritis and tumours◆Pathology of central vestibular system◆Future perspectives of otoneurology◆Practical exercises

Programmeaugusto Casani PisaBeatrice Giannoni FlorenceMauro Gufoni livornoemanuela leprini FlorenceMarco Manfrin Paviaeugenio Mira Paviadaniele nuti SienaMatteo richichi MilanPaolo Vannucchi FlorenceClaudio Vicini Forlì

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“l. cippArONE” VESTiBUlAr SciENcE

Florence, September 21-24

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2011

The environmental acoustic wellbeing is a mandatory requirement among those that more contribute to affect the quality of life. This wellbeing does not concern only the pleasantness of social life and the normal development of brain work, but has an impact also on health. Hearing, phonation, communication, psycho-physical balance are some of the dimensions that are more affected by environmental acoustics. luckily the interest for problems related to the impact of acoustics in social life environments is increasing; new standards, mainly in the field of building industry (materials and planning), have been set and other are under way; new knowledge is available in the field of noise-related discommunications and audiological and phoniatric pathologies due to acoustic stress; innovative devices for audiological rehabilitation of an increasing number of hearing impaired people are being developed taking into account the impact of environmental noise; new architectural and engineering strategies, in keeping with the new standards, are being developed; on the whole a new cultural attitude and a renewed interest is being given to all disciplines involved. The workshop aims at presenting the state of the art and some perspectives in this complex multi- and inter-disciplinary field, focussing on the individual and communication.

registration fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Giancarlo CianfroneChairman:

antonio arpini MilanGiovanni Brambilla romelaura Carchiolo romelorenzo lombardi Milanluigi Maffei naplesMarco Marcato MilanMarco Valerio Masci romeMario Mattia romePatrizia Orlando rome

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wOrkShOp ON: “ENVirONMENTAl AcOUSTic BArriErS: A SOciAl EMErgENcY iN NOrMAl AND pAThOlOgicAl cOMMUNicATiON: AUDiOlOgicAl, cUlTUrAl,ArchiTEcTUrAl AND TEchNicAl iMplicATiONS”Rome, September 30

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2011

This updating course, organized by the enT Clinic of Pisa University Hospital and addressed to enT and audiology specialists and residents, aims at reviewing the main topics of basic otologic surgery, such as tympanoplasty, stapedoplasty, cochlear implant surgery and surgery of middle ear implantantable prostheses. The course includes either a theoretical didactic programme through lessons and round tables, or a practical part of online surgery from the Clinic operating theatres, during which surgeons and teachers interact with participants.The course starts on Thursday 13 and ends on Saturday 15. Thursday and Saturday mornings and Friday afternoon will be devoted to didactics, while Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to online surgery from the operating theatres.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Paolo Bruschini - Prof. Stefano Sellari Franceschini Directors:

◆Middle ear surgical anatomy◆Basic otologic surgery: - Stapedoplasty - Tympanoplasty - rehabilitation of old cavities - decompression of endolymphatic sac - Transtympanic medical treatment◆Cochlear implants◆Middle ear implantable prostheses

ProgrammeStefano Berrettini Pisaluca Bruschini Pisaaugusto Casani PisaWalter livi Sienaalessandro Martini PaduaPaolo Pagnini FlorenceGaetano Paludetti romeGiulio Cesare Passali romenicola Quaranta Bari

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BASic OTOlOgic SUrgErY, cOchlEAr iMplANTS, iMplANTABlE prOSThESESPisa, October 13-15

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The conference will focus on the impact of age on hearing and hearing impairment. In view of the fact that western societies are dramatically ageing, emphasis will be laid on age-related changes in the human sensory system, and especially hearing. But there are also old and new challenges to hearing rehabilitation in young people which shall receive attention. additionally, a light will be thrown on new measures of hearing protection: measures which could contribute in a near future to lowering the prevalence of hearing impairment. The format of the conference will consist of invited lectures gathered into four different sessions with ample room for open discussion and a final round table with all the speakers. With a renowned faculty, and a selected group of scientists and clinicians from all over the world, the conference will be a unique opportunity to share and acquire knowledge on a very imminent challenge to our society: the impact of ageing.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

SIMUlTaneOUS TranSlaTIOn enGlISH-ITalIan

Prof. Patrick ZorowkaChairman:

◆aging and the senses◆Current issues in hearing rehabilitation◆Pharmacological treatment for hearing loss◆Current trends in paediatric audiology

Programme

AgE & hEAriNg

Hamburg (Germany), October 21-22

Barbara Canlon Stockholm (S)Gottfried diller Heidelberg (d)anders Fjell Oslo (n)Martin Kompis Bern (CH)Tobias Moser Göttingen (d)Gaetano Paludetti romeKathy Pichora-Fuller Toronto (Cdn)anneliese Schrott-Fischer Innsbruck (a)rafael ramirez Camacho Madrid (SP)Guy van Camp antwerp (B)

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2011

This theoretical-practical course is addressed to enT, audiology/Phoniatrics and Paediatrics specialists and residents as well to audiometrists, audioprosthesists and speech therapists. The course will deal with the clinical procedures used in the treatment of hearing impairment in children and the clinical and prosthetic issues raised by early diagnosis after the introduction of newborn hearing screenings. In particular different technologies and available prosthetic options will be discussed together with evaluation strategies to get optimal amplification through either acoustic amplification or cochlear implant.Speech therapy techniques and evaluation methods for children will be also presented.The course is organized in cooperation with the audiology and Phoniatric Service of Padua University.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Edoardo Arslan Director:

◆Childhood hearing impairment: prevalence and etiology◆diagnosis of hearing impairment in the first years of life◆acoustic prostheses in paediatric audiology◆Prosthetic application in children under 12 months of age◆Prescription, fitting and follow-up in children◆Indication and selection to cochlear implantation in children◆evaluation methods of prosthetic benefit◆language development in the hearing impaired child and methods of auditory habilitation◆Outcomes evaluation in children’s audiology

ProgrammeGennaro auletta napleselona Cama Padua ettore Cassandro CatanzaroGuido Conti romeelisabetta Genovese Modena alessandro Martini PaduaSilvano Prosser Ferrararosamaria Santarelli PaduaPietro Scimemi Padua

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AUDiOlOgicAl rEhABiliATiON iN chilDrEN

Milan, October 27-28

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2011

This theoretical-practical course is addressed to audiology/Phonoatrics, enT and Paediatrics specialists and residents as well as to audiometrists, audioprosthesists and speech therapists.aim of the course is to compare the results of early diagnosis of hearing impairment through newborn auditory screening in several european countries. a further thorough examination will come from the comparison of methodologies and results of early rehabilitation and from the evaluation of communicative, interactive and cognitive performances in the child. The central auditory system has a limited period of plasticity and therefore the potentiality and efficiency of neural networks organization at the basis of the processes of language perception are activated and catalyzed by the child auditory experience in the first years of life. The course is organized in co-operation with the audiology Section of the neuroscience department of Federico II University of naples.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Elio Marciano - Prof. Alfredo PisacaneDirectors:

◆Hearing impairment in children: cerebral plasticity and early diagnosis◆early rehabilitation programmes◆Cochlear implants

Programmeedoardo arslan PaduaGennaro auletta naplesettore Cassandro Catanzaroannamaria Franzè napleselisabetta Genovese Modenaandrej Kral Hannover (d)Maurizio Iengo naplesanke lesinski-Scheidat Hannover (d)alessandro Martini Padua

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BrAiN NEUrOplASTiciTY AND AUDiTOrY EArlYhABiliTATiON iN ThE hEAriNg iMpAirED chilDNaples, November 10-11

Grazia Isabella Continisio naplesCarla laria naplesVincenzo Marcelli naples

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2011

“For over 100 years all studies on hearing loss have concerned the ear; today research is focussed on the brain because we listen with the brain and the ear only acts to direct sound to the brain” (Carol Flexer, 2010). The approach to hearing loss correction which is presently being developed is a “top-down” one or of “cognitive neuroscience”. Studies on cerebral plasticity and early correction of auditory impairment with prosthesis or cochlear implant have clearly shown how important is time and modality with which the acoustic information arrives to cortical auditory areas. The question to be asked is which acoustic information is necessary to the brain as input to an optimal “working”. Most models of CI strategies, based on cochlear functioning in the normoacousic, try to mimic the normal pattern of activity of the auditory nerve without considering development and plasticity of auditory pathways. This course aims to report the most recent data on the consequencies of hearing impairment, also of medium degree, on the development of central auditory pathways and language, on development modalities of cerebral plasticity and to analyze the present intervention strategies. The course is addressed to audiology/Phonatrics, enT and Paediatrics specialists and residents, as well as to audiometrists, audioprothesists and speech therapists.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Alessandro MartiniDirector:

◆development of a neuro-centric perspective: which information is necessary to the brain◆Plasticity of the auditory system◆development and postnatal recovery of auditory pathways◆effect of mild and middle permanent hearing impairment in children◆language development◆Selective attention in the acoustic space

Programmeedoardo arslan PaduaPascal Barone Tolosa (F)andrej Kral Hannover (d)david Mcalpine londra (UK)eva Orzan TriesteFrancesco Pavani TrentoSilvano Prosser Ferraraanne Marie Tharpe nashville (USa)

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“ThE liSTENiNg BrAiN”: ThE iNfOrMATiONfrOM ThE EAr TO ThE BrAiN AND BAckMilan, November 24-25

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2011

The topic of this course will be developed with lessons, videos, interactive discussions of clinical cases and practical exercises with pneumatic, microscopic and fiber optics otoscope, focussing on semeiologic and instrumental diagnostic features and introducing a reasoned approach to therapy. rationale and expected results of medical treatments will be dealt with as well as otomicroscopic and endoscopic day-hospital surgery and prosthetic treatment. The aim is to train to a “simple” approach to otologic pathology raising the diagnostic and therapeutic level of day-hospitals and standardizing behaviours also according to results and patients’ compliance.

registration fee: 400 euro, VaT includedreduced fee: 200 euro, VaT included

Prof. Renato M. Gaini - Dr. Andrea Franzetti Directors:

◆Medical therapy of the external ear◆Plastic surgery of auricle: corrective and posttraumatic◆diagnosis and therapeutic approach to tubaric pathology◆examination and diagnosis in pediatric otorhinolaryngology◆Tympanocentesis and transtympanic ventilation drainages◆CT and MrI: when to ask them and how to interpret them◆Semeiotics and day-hospital diagnostics of vertigo◆Medical therapy of vertigo◆diagnostics and day-hospital endoscopic surgery of the ear◆Tympanic perforations and myringoplasty◆Therapeutic choice among surgery, auditory prostheses and new implantable solutions

Programmeroberto albera Turinantonio Cesarani MilanGiovanni Felisati Milanroberto Maroldi Bresciariccardo Mazzola MilanFrancesco Ottaviani Milanlorenzo Pignataro MilanMatteo richichi Milanarturo Zaghis Milandiego Zanetti Milan

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DAY-hOSpiTAl OTOlOgY

Milan, December 1-2

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