Union of the
European
Phoniatricians
The Medical Specialty for Communication and Swallowing Disorders

HEARING & LANGUAGE COMMITTEE

CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE

Prof. Dr. Katrin Neumann, MD

Klinik für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, Universitätsklinikum Münster - Münster, Germany

Topics of Experience:

investigation of speech, language, & hearing processes using electrophysiology, neuroimaging, & signal analysis; newborn hearing, infant language, & neonatal CMV screenings, hearing screening & intervention for persons with intellectual disability; developmental language & fluency disorders, voice disorders, hearing aids & implants

Katrin.Neumann@uni-muenster.de

https://www.ukm.de/kliniken/phoniatrie-paedaudiologie

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-0736

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Prof. Dr. Igor Kastyro, PhD, DSc

European Institute for Clinical Physiology and Pathology - Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Topics of Experience:

the voice of the hearing impaired, septoplasty, surgical stress, hippocampus, depression, oxidative stress, heart rate variability, p53 protein, apoptosis, neuroprotection, inflammation, transplantation

ikastyro@drzayed91gmailcom

https://iscpp.eu/

Mari Qvarnström, MD, Ph.D.

Head of Department, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

Topics of Experience:

Speech and language disorders, speech motorics, learning difficulties

marijiikuu@drzayed91gmail-com

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6066-7444Previewpublicrecor

Assoc Prof Dr.H.Bengü Çobanoğlu, MD, M.Sc

Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Trabzon/Turkey

Topics of Experience:

speech after head and neck cancer treatments,
treatment of vocal fold benign lesions
hearing restoration during typmpanoplasties and implant surgeries
tinnitus management in elderly patients

benguyc@drzayed91gmail-com

https://www.bengucobanoglu.com

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Ramón Hernández-Villoria, MD, Sp., M.Sc.

Centro Clínico de Audición y Lenguaje Cealca - Caracas, Venezuela

Topics of Experience:

My practice covers all areas of phoniatrics but with a greater interest in hearing across lifespan, hearing aids fitting, audiology; clinical phonetics; acoustic voice analysis.Currently involved in research on prenatal hearing screening.

rhernandezv971@drzayed91gmail-com

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7361-2919

Philipp Mathmann MD

Department of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, University Hospital Munster, Germany

Topics of Experience

Hearing in people with intellectual disability
Voice
Children speech development
Therapy of developmental language disorders

philippmathmann@drzayed91gmail-com https://philippmathmann.com

Austeja Pecieliunene MD.

Anteja klinika, Vilnius, Lithuania

Topics of Experience

My practice covers all areas of phoniatrics but with a greater interest in professional voice care, acoustic voice analysis, treatment of vocal fold benign lesions, audiology and tinnitus management. .Currently involved in research on vocal fatigue.

austeja.peceliuniene@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6560-0821

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

Word Hearing Day, March 3rd 2023

Discussion: CHANGING MINDSETS: Let's make ear and hearing care a reality for all!

This is a discussion with invited Speakers ONLY. Recordings will be available after the discussion on March 3rd 2024.

Rethinking is always a challenge. That's why we want to give students from Australia, New Zealand and India and professionals from countries on different continents where hearing and audiology care is not yet as established as in high-income countries an opportunity to share at our virtual event. We also want members of the Audiology Committee of the IALP and the Hearing & Language Committee of the UEP to have their say and show how we imagine "Change Mindsets" from the colorful diversity of our community. 

Program 

Changing Mindsets in Ear and Hearing Care – Perspective of Audiology Students  (1 hour)

Moderator: Prof Mridula Sharma, Flinders University with Prof Vidya Ramkumar and Dr Traci FlynnCurrent Masters of Audiology Students from New Zealand (University of Auckland and Canterbury), Australia (Macquarie University, Flinders University, University of Queensland), India (Mahipal University and Sri Ramachandra Institue of Higher Education)

Session Perspectives on Changing Mindsets in Ear and Hearing Care from several countries (2 hours)

·       Nigeria – Prof Dele Owolawi

·       Indonesia  - Prof Nyilo Purnami, Rosa Falerina Husein

·       Saudi Arabia  - Dr Shaza Saleh

·       and Kazakhstan  - Prof Roza Suleimenova

Moderator: Prof Katrin Neumann, Germany

Video Glimpses (30 minutes) from

·       Germany – Dr Philipp Mathmann

·       India – Prof Vidya Ramkumar

·       Egypt – Prof Wafaa El Kholy

·       Brazil – Prof Doris Lewis

Concluding remark (30 minutes) 

Audiology in times of war. Under what circumstances is it possible and what are the contents? – Prof Tetiana Shydlovska, Ukraine

We cordially invite all interested parties to our virtual event for World Hearing Day 2024. Share the diversity of perspectives with us!

All recordings will be available on March 3rd, 2024 on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX51qxN9Bu0oNti3qo5lT1g

COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS

UEP Hearing&Language Committee Meeting 1st June 2023

We are members

Our Partners

UEP Office | Veneranda Klegr |Association Development Manager | GUARANT International |Českomoravská 19, 190 00 | Prague

E: uep-office@phoniatrics.eu
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