VA-NKO

We invite you to our 2010 Day of the Assistant, which will be held on September 11th.

The scientific part will take place at the Kasteel de Bunswyck.
Address: Tiensesteenweg 343, 3010 Leuven.
The social part will take place at the The Gathering.
Address: Gobbelrode 119, 3220 Holsbeek.
Dinner will take place at Domus Brewery.
Address: Tiensestraat 8, 3000 Leuven.

Outline of the day:
09.30 - 10.00 Registration and breakfast buffet
10.00 - 10.40 Thyroid physiology and pathophysiology (Prof. Chantrain will be replaced by Prof. Velkeniers)
10.40 - 10.50 Coffee break
10.50 - 11.30 Thyroid surgery (Prof. Vander Poorten)
11.30 - 12.00 Bank van Breda
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.30 - 18.00 Paintball
19.00 - 00.00 Guided tour at Domus Brewery and dinner

Registration at our dedicated page: click here.

Registration fee:
20 Euro for VA-NKO members
50 Euro for non-members

Payment can be made to:
645-1490310-37
VA-NKO, Kroonlaan 20, 1050 Brussel.
Do not forget to mention your name in the comments!

Kind regards, the VA-NKO Board.

Dear VANKO-member,
 
On Thursday 24th of June 2010, Lapperre organizes the second HEARING AID NIGHT for all VA-NKO members. A main session about hearing profiles will be followed by 3 practical workshops on different aspects of hearing aid and related devices. Afterwards you are invited to enjoy a nice BBQ.
 
The PROGRAM of the evening will be the following:
 
19.00h: Reception & Aperitive
 
19.30h: Hearing Profile: a new hearing assessment method for the hearing aid fitter
 
20.15h: Entree
 
21.00h: Workshops
Labo: fabrication of ear pieces. You will have the opportunity to obtain fitted noise-protection earplugs
Audiology department: summary of the gamma
Demonstration of FM- and bluetooth-technology
 
21.45h: Main course and dessert
 
Every participant will receive a free tuning fork.
LOCATION: Lapperre NV, Stationsstraat 32, 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden
SUBSCRIBE: email to d.willegems@lapperre.be before 15th of June 2010.
 
Hope to see you all there!
 
Best regards,
Jan-Jaap Hendrickx, president of VA-NKO.

VA-NKO members are kindly invited to the 5th Global Otology-Neurotology Live Surgical Broadcast organised by the Live International Otolaryngology Network (LION). The videoconference will take place in the UMC Utrecht.

More information in PDF below this post.

Register by email via kno@umcutrecht.nl.
Registration fee is 60 Euro including lunch.
Transfer to:
CenE Bankiers
Bank account number: 69 97 10 774
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht
R0143 + symposium

We would like to congratulate dr. Kato Speleman en dr. Valerie Hox for winning the Lecturer's award in Otology, and Rhinology and Laryngology, respectively.

K. Speleman, K. Kneepkens, K. Vandendriessche, F. Debruyne, C. Desloovere
Sensorineural hearing loss in newborns: incidence and relevance of traditional risk factors in a nicu population.

V. Hox, W. Schrooten, F. Indesteege, S. Indesteege, W. Lemmens, M. Rosseel, P. Lemkens
Cost-effectiveness of childhood tonsillectomy compared to watchful waiting: impact of economic productivity loss caused by parents’ work absenteeism.

Keep up the good work and see you next year!

June 16-19th 2010, the EAONO organizes the Fifth EAONO Instructional workshop in Parma. The Fourth Consensus in Auditory Implants will take place at the same event. Temporal bone dissections will be organised by the Piacenza Gruppo Otologico.

The latest information can be found at:
http://www.consensusimplantseaono.eu/

On January 15th and 16th 2010, the Société Internationale Otologique de Langue Française organises a congress on "Les Surdités de l'Enfant" in Lille.

The complete program can be found at: http://www.siolf.com/Evenements/Congres-SDE/Programme

Wednesday December 9th 2009, the second LION december broadcast will be organised.

Main topic is myringoplasty.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.lion-web.org/.

Relive the 5th Day of the Assistant in our photo gallery.

Direct link here.

Enjoy!

Location:
Nemo 33
Rue de Stalle 333, 1150 Ukkel

Scientific Program:
09h30 - 10h00 - Welcome and coffee at Nemo 33.
10h00 - 11h00 - Dr. Germonpré: Cost-benefit of caisson therapy for sudden deafness.
11h00 - 12h00 - Prof. Lefebvre: Cost-benefit of medical therapy for sudden deafness.
12h00 - 12h45 - Bank van Breda: “Today assistant in training, tomorrow specialist: a giant step forward? Practice managment for the assistant in training and the specialist.”

Social Program:
13h00 lunch @ Nemo 33, Rue de Stalle 333, 1190 Uccle
14h00 diving @ Nemo 33, Rue de Stalle 333, 1190 Uccle
19h00 dinner @ La Manifacture, OLV van Vaakstraat 12, 1000 Brussel
21h00 afterparty @ Festival fête de la bière, Grote Markt, Brussel

Fee:
Scientific session: free.
Social program: 18 Euro for VA-NKO members, 50 Euro for non-VA-NKO members.

Registration:
Register at info@va-nko.be.
Payment can be made to: 645-1490310-37; VA-NKO, Kroonlaan 20, 1050 Brussel.
Do not forget to mention your name in the comments!