Draaierigheids- en instabiliteitsklachten, zoals een ijl gevoel in het hoofd en duizeligheid (met misselijkheid en braakneigingen), komen regelmatig voor in de klinische praktijk. De oorzaak van dergelijke stoornissen is niet altijd te situeren in het evenwichtsorgaan of in de projecties van en naar het centrale zenuwstelsel.

‘Out of the box’ denken is dan ook belangrijk, bepaalde aandoeningen vereisen immers een multidisciplinaire diagnostische én therapeutische aanpak.

Het symposium ‘Evenwichtsstoornissen: een theoretische en praktische multidisciplinaire aanpak’ benadert deze problematiek vanuit verschillende ooghoeken. Via presentaties en workshops zullen experts uit binnen- en buitenland een deskundig licht werpen op de zaak:

Andrzej Zarowski, MD, MSc


staflid universitaire dienst NKO Sint-Augustinusziekenhuis, Antwerpen

Robby Vanspauwen, PhD

clinical research manager universitaire dienst NKO Sint-Augustinusziekenhuis, Antwerpen

Herman Kingma, PhD

hoofd functieafdeling Vestibulologie, afdeling KNO, AZ Maastricht, Nederland

Floris Wuyts, PhD

directeur Antwerps Universitair Research centrum voor Evenwicht en Aerospace (AUREA), dienst NKO, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Joost van Dinther, MD


staflid universitaire dienst NKO Sint-Augustinusziekenhuis, Antwerpen

Nadia Verstraeten, BSc

audiologe universitaire dienst NKO Sint-Augustinusziekenhuis, Antwerpen

Wouter Vinck, MD

dienst Endocrinologie Sint-Augustinusziekenhuis, Antwerpen

Cathérine Blaivie, MD

staflid dienst NKO, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

William Damman, MD


dienst NKO, AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge

Luc Vereeck, PhD

Artesis Hogeschool, Antwerpen


Accreditering is aangevraagd.

Locatie: Sint-Augustinus Ziekenhuis, Wilrijk (Antwerpen).

Inschrijving vanaf 20 augustus: Marleen.Desloovere@lessius.eu
Website: http://www.lessius.eu/la/nieuws/la_symposiumevenwicht.aspx

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.

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!

Dear VA-NKO members,
 
The “first Mandibular Repositioning Appliance (MRA) course of the Lowlands”, will be held at 27 and 28 may 2010 in Antwerp (http://symposium.uza.be/MRAcursus). The course will focus on treatment of snoring and OSAHS with oral appliances, as well as the selection of patients for oral appliance therapy. For ENT specialists focus is also on sleepnasendoscopy, with lectures, workshops and “live surgery”.
 
The organizing committee (Dr. Olivier Vanderveken, ENT department UZA, and Prof. Marc Braem, dentistry department UZA) is able to offer a very significant reduction of 50% on the early inscription fee for the members of the VA-NKO, making it € 300.
 
To subscribe mail to info@va-nko.be, before March 31th 2010.
 
These special conditions will be applicable to a total of five subscriptions, on a first come, first served basis.
 
PS: The reduction only applies to members of the VA-NKO and not to the associated members, and the course will be given in Dutch.
 

Dear VA-NKO members,

Our Spring 2010 book sale includes

"SCOTT-BROWN'S OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD AND NECK SURGERY"
(ISBN 9780340808931 book + CD-ROM)

which is the definitive reference for trainee ENT surgeons, audiologists and trainee head and neck surgeons,
as well as specialists who need detailed, reliable and authoritative information.

Pricing
This reference work is normally priced around 640€.
VA-NKO offers the book + CD-ROM for 350€, which means you get about 300€ discount.
Don't forget: you have to be a VA-NKO member to benefit from this offer!
So sign in on and pay your membership fee as soon as possible.

Order
Order by email: info@va-nko.be, mentioning "SCOTT-BROWN 2010".
Billing and/or delivery address required.
Orders have to be made before April 30th 2010!

Payment
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.

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/

Dear VA-NKO member,

The organising committee of the FESS course has granted 5 reduced course fees to VA-NKO members: 950 Euro instead of 1200 Euro.

Interested?
Mail info@va-nko.be.
The first 5 responders will be granted this reduced fee.

Good luck!

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