It is called ‘Sonority’ and gives shape to an abstract concept such as hearing, the work of art created ad hoc by Luigi Gatti for‘Ear Award 2021’, the award promoted by the Amplifon Research and Studies Center (CRS) on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, which will be awarded during the 38th Siaf National Congress (Italian Society of Audiology and Phoniatrics) to 5 doctors who have distinguished themselves in their work from both a medical-scientific and a social point of view. The winners of the award will be announced this evening during the plenary session of the meeting which opens today at the Lingotto Congress Center in Turin, to close on 13 November.
The congress, organized every two years – recalls a note – represents a fundamental point of reference for professionals in the world of audiology and phoniatrics, who for the first time after the start of the pandemic emergency will return to meet in attendance to update themselves and discuss the latest medical and scientific developments in the fields of expertise: from otosurgery to vestibology, from audiology to phoniatrics, up to issues of innovation and evolution such as telemedicine in the ENT field. On the agenda there is also a session dedicated to hearing loss and the benefits associated with the use of hearing aids on quality of life. In this context, the Health Techonology Assessment research conducted in partnership with the School of Management of the Bocconi University of Milan will be presented during a symposium to be held on November 12, which investigates the cost / utility ratio of the value of the diffusion of hearing aids for the National Health Service.
“We are very proud to support the Siaf National Congress, which is finally back in attendance after the most critical phase of the pandemic – says Fabrizio Alfieri, Crs Amplifon director – This prestigious setting is the best opportunity for the Ear Award 2021, promoted for to give credit to the doctors who have been involved in recent difficult years in the social field “. After the first nomination phase, during which over 50 nominations were received, the winners were elected by their colleagues through the official voting on the site orl.news.
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