Italy Oskar Schindler Professional state . indipendent specialty of its own standing yes . official subscpecialty of its own standing no . number of university departments 10 . number of doctors working in the field 300 . starting 2000-2001 there will be a new indipendent specialty of audiology- phoniatrics . relevant web sites for links Oskar.Schindler@ddmc.unito.it Education and training . program and examination for specialization: 4 years with an examination at the end of each year. . Program: - propedeutics(including acoustics and linguistics) - special pathology and clinic of: voicing speech language communication swallowing audition interpersonal relationship learning other - the pupil must demonstrate to have performed a precise number of professional acts (including surgery)in the field of both phoniatrics and audiology. . Phoniatrics in the frame of ENT, program and examination 50 hours (2 credits) of frontal lessons of pure phoniatrics (audiology is apart) + training in the phoniatric clinic. The program encompasses the most important points of the different chapters of phoniatrics (see prior point) . Postgraduate programs an university reform is in progress(starting 2001) with postgraduate programs (duration 1 year or 60 credits). We are preparing the following: - communication impairment in adults and ageing people with encphalic pathologies - the non speaking child - learning impairments - dysphonias - deglutology - the prelingual deaf . relevant web sites for link Oskar.Schindler@ddmc.unito.it Research, main topics . Research is performed in the phoniatric clinic of Torino systematically in all chapters of phoniatrics. . The audiologic clinic of Padua has research programs in children audiology . The phoniatric department of Rome is performing research in dysartria and Dysphagia (Prof. G.Ruoppolo). Associations . Scientific name: SIFEL (Societ` Italiana di Foniatria e Logopedia) contact address: Prof M. De Vincentiis, V Crati, 10 - 00199 ROMA . Professional name: SUFI (Sindacato Unitario Foniatri Italiani) contact address: Dott.ssa E.Genovese,University of PADOVA Outstanding personalities Prof. Lucio Croatto, emeritus. Former general secretary of the IALP, president of UEP, editor of the Italian Trattato di Foniatria. Prof. Oskar Schindler (1936- ), head of the Departments of Phoniatrics and Audiology of the Universitu of Torino, former board member of IALP, promotor and fonder of UEP. (see attached photo). Selected publications O.Schindler - Propedeutica- Ed. Omega, Torino, 1973 O.Schindler - Breviario di patologia della comunicazione, IV vol. Ed. Omega, Torino 1980-1988 O.Sala, O.Schindler, F.Tremontani - Fisiologia evolutiva della comunicazione - Ed. Omega, Torino,1983 E.Arluno, O. Schindler - Il bambino sordo nella scuola di tutti - Ed. Omega, Torino, 1989 O.Schindler - Manuale operativo di fisiopatologia della deglutizione - Ed. Omega, Torino, 1990 O.Schindler, E.Genovese, M.Rossi, F.Ursino - Foniatria - Ed. Masson, Milano, 1995 I.Vernero, O.Schindler, et al. - La cartella logopedica - Ed. Omega, Torino, 1999 C.Giordano, G.Righini,O.Schindler - Biologia della musica - Ed. Omega, Torino, 1999 O.Schindler, A.Schindler - Fisiologia della comunicazione (in press) - Ed. Omega, Torino, 2000 O.Schindler, I.Vernero, A.Schindler, C.Utari - Il bambino che non parla (in press) - Ed. Omega, Torino, 2000.