FUNDACIÓN IBEROAMERICANA DE VOZ CANTADA Y HABLADA

19 de enero de 2011

La Fundación Iberoamericana de voz cantada y hablada (F.I.V.C.H.) participará activamente en "The Voice Foundation’s 40th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice"Wednesday, June 1 – Sunday, June 5, 2011 The Westin Philadelphia-USA, con la presentación de 4 trabajos desarrollados por la FIVCH junto a otras instituciones:

1. "Correlation Between Perceptual Assessment and Acoustic Parameters of the Vibrato in Famous Tenors" (oral presentation)
Autores: Luis Cecconello, Marco Guzmán

2. "Therapeutic Effect of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises in Patients with Type I Muscle Tension Dysphonia" (oral presentation)
Autores: Marco Guzmán, Claudia Callejas, Christian Castro, Pablo García-Campo, Daniela Lavanderos, María José Valladares, Daniel Muñoz, Cristina Carmona

3."Influence of Emotional Expression on Acoustic Parameters of Vibrato in Opera Singers" (oral presentation)
Autores: Marco Guzman, Adam D. Rubin, Jayme R. Dowdall, Cristina Jackson-Menaldi.

4. "Vibrato training in pop and classical singers" (poster)

Autor: Marco Guzmán

Posteriormente se podrá acceder a los resúmenes de los trabajos a través de nuestra web www.fivch.org

Consejo directivo F.I.V.C.H.

Imaging Tests Identify Role Of Allergies In Chronic Sinus Disease

Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by X-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Chronic disease of the maxillary sinus (the sinus cavity located in the mid-face beneath the cheeks, on either side of the nose) is common and affects a wide population of adults and children, according to background information in the article. "Although the involvement of hypersensitivity mechanisms, and especially of nasal allergy, in chronic disease of the maxillary sinuses has been recognized, the diagnostic procedures for this disorder and the relationship vary," the author writes. "There is a dearth of information regarding the direct causal involvement of hypersensitivity mechanisms of the nasal mucosa and potential consequences within the maxillary sinuses."

Zdenek Pelikan, M.D., Ph.D., of Allergy Research Foundation, Breda, the Netherlands, studied 71 patients with chronic maxillary sinus disease and 16 control individuals with allergic rhinitis but no history of sinus disease. The patients with sinus disease underwent a total of 135 nasal provocation tests, in which allergens were applied to the linings of their nasal cavities, and 71 control challenges in which only phosphate-buffered saline was applied. In the control patients, 16 positive nasal provocation tests were repeated. Before and repeatedly after these tests and challenges, images were taken of the maxillary sinuses using both radiography (X-rays) and ultrasonography. Changes to the skeleton, air fluid level, thickening of the mucus membrane in the sinus and other parameters were noted.

Of the 71 patients with sinusitis, 67 developed 104 positive nasal responses to the provocation tests. Of these, 89 were accompanied by significant changes to the maxillary sinus on radiographs and 83 were also associated with significant changes on ultrasonograms. No significant changes on radiographs or ultrasonograms were noted during the 71 saline control tests on patients with sinus disease, or during the 16 nasal provocation tests conducted on control patients without sinus disease.

"The possible involvement of allergy, and especially of nasal allergy, in some forms of sinus disease has already been reported in the literature," the author writes. "There are a number of anatomic and physiologic similarities between the nasal mucosa and mucosa of the maxillary sinuses." The maxillary sinuses open into the nasal canal through a valve known as the ostium. If mucus membranes in the nasal cavity are swollen, the ostium can become blocked, trapping fluids in the sinus.

"In conclusion, nasal allergy may be involved in chronic disease of the maxillary sinuses in some patients," the author concludes. "Nasal challenge with allergen combined with ultrasonography and, if necessary, also with one of the radiographic imaging methods may be a useful supplement for the diagnosis of this disorder in the clinical practice, especially in children. The confirmation of involvement of nasal allergy in patients with chronic disease of the maxillary sinuses would indicate an additional treatment of the nasal allergy."

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;135[12]:1246-1255

"No abuses de tu iPod"

"No abuses de tu iPod", advierte el guitarrista de The Who
Pete Townshend, el famoso guitarrista de la banda de rock británica, The Who, advierte a los jóvenes de los peligros de escuchar música en los MP3 y demás reproductores de audio digitales. Te recomienda que bajes el volumen de estos aparatos antes de que sea demasiado tarde para tu capacidad auditiva.
“La pérdida de audición es una cosa terrible porque no puede curarse. Si utilizas un iPod o un aparato de este tipo, o lo usa tu hijo, está bien, pero mi intuición me dice que tendrá terribles consecuencias en el futuro,” afirma Pete Townshead en su página web - www.petetownshend.co.uk.
Culpa de los auriculares
Pete Townshend, la leyenda del rock, a sus 60 años se quedó desolado cuando se enteró que padecía un problema auditivo irreversible. Sufre tinnitus, un ruido continuo en sus oídos, y una pérdida de audición progresiva, que le obliga a descansar 36 horas entre grabación y grabación, y le ha obligado a aplazar su gira mundial y otros proyectos.

Según el polémico guitarrista que solía destrozar guitarras en el escenario en los 60, su problema auditivo no se debe a la música a todo volumen de sus actuaciones con The Who, sino al uso de los auriculares del estudio de grabación.

“He ayudado sin quererlo a inventar y perfeccionar un tipo de música que hace que sus principales representantes se queden sordos,” se lamenta Pete Townshend en su página web.

No es de extrañar que los músicos y cantantes tengan con el tiempo problemas de audición, e incluso sordera, como resultado de muchos años de exposición a ruidos elevados. Sin embargo, la tendencia general es que cada vez más jóvenes padecen pérdida de audición por exposición a ruidos nocivos, en sus MP3, iPods, discotecas y conciertos.
Fuentes: http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=231&zone=diary, 29 de diciembre 2005, www.kget.com, 3 de enero 2006, www.elmundo.es, 4 de enero 2006, www.pennlive.com, y 8 de enero 2006.

Research To Investigate The Clinical And Cost-effectiveness Of Bone Anchored Hearing Aids

New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) for people who are bilaterally deaf (deaf in both ears). Hearing impairment is the most common sensory deficit and it is estimated that there are approximately 688,000 severely to profoundly deaf adults in the UK. According to evidence given to the House of Commons Health Committee, the NHS tariff puts the cost per person of conventional hearing aid provision from appointment and clinic time to use of equipment at about £270. The price of a working BAHA per patient is estimated to be at least £4500.

Most people with hearing loss can benefit from conventional air-conduction hearing aids, which work by amplifying sound passed along the ear canal to the eardrum making it vibrate. However, some people cannot wear these or do not benefit from them because the conduction process is obstructed in some way. Several clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of BAHAs in patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss. A BAHA delivers sound through the skull by vibrations, missing the outer and middle ears. Hearing loss can occur in both ears (bilateral), and in these cases, BAHAs are usually fitted on just one side (unilaterally). However, it has been suggested there may be benefits of bilateral BAHAs. The benefits and costs of bilateral compared with unilateral BAHAs, and of BAHAs compared with conventional aids or surgery is not known.

Researchers, led by Dr Jill Colquitt of the University of Southampton, will review existing evidence on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of: unilateral compared with bilateral BAHAs; BAHAs compared with conventional hearing aids; and BAHAs compared with surgery, for people who are bilaterally deaf.

"We propose to bring together the most up to date and highest quality published and unpublished evidence on the benefits, harms and costs of BAHAs for people who have hearing loss in both ears," says Dr Colquitt. "Provision is extremely patchy across the UK and BAHAs are not widely available. We hope that our research can aid decision making on the use of BAHAs and provide a more uniform approach which will benefit patients."

To view full details about this project visit http://www.hta.ac.uk/1770

Source
University of Southampton

XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Rinología y Cirugía Facial

XIII Congreso Latinoamericano
de Rinología y Cirugía Facial

XXIII Congreso Centroamericano de Otorrinolaringología y
Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello

VIII Congreso de la Sociedad Panameña de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello

http://www.orlpanama2009.com/

Fecha: 19-21 de Noviembre, 2009.
Lugar: Hotel Continental, Ciudad de Panamá.

TEMAS PRELIMINARES

RINOLOGIA Y CIRUGIA FACIAL

• CIRUGIA ESTETICA NASAL
• CIRUGIA FUNCIONAL NASAL
• INJERTOS VS. IMPLANTES EN CIRUGIA NASAL Y FACIAL
• CIRUGIA FACIAL MINIMAMENTE INVASIVA
• CIRUGIA ENDONCOPICA DE SENOS PARANASALES
• CIRUGIA DE BASE DE CRANEO
• TRATAMIENTO QUIRURGICO DE TUMORES NASALES Y DE SENOS PARANASALES
• POLIPOSIS NASAL REFRACTARIA
• COMPLICACIONES DE LA CIRUGIA ENDOSCOPICA DE SENOS PARANASALES
• RINITIS ALERGICA
• IMAGENOLOGIA DE NARIZ Y SENOS PARANASALES
• IMAGENOLOGIA DE BASE DE CRANEO

OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA PEDIATRICA

• RINOSINUSITIS EN PEDIATRIA
• TUMORES NASALES EN PEDIATRIA
• PAPILOMATOSIS RESPIRATORIA
• PREVENCION, DIAGNOSTICO Y MANEJO DE LAS HIPOACUSIAS EN NIÑOS
• TIMPANOPLASTIA Y MASTOIDECTOMIA EN EL PACIENTE PEDIATRICO
• IMPLANTES COCLEARES
• MANEJO DE LA VIA AEREA EN PEDIATRIA
• MANEJO DE LAS AMIGDALAS Y ADENOIDES
• MANEJO QUIRUGICO DE CASOS DIFICILES CON PROBLEMAS HEMATOLOGICOS O NEUROLOGICOS
• MANEJO DE PATOLOGIAS CRANEOFACIALES
• TRATAMIENTO DE TRASTORNOS DE DEGLUCION
• TRASTORNOS DE GLANDULAS SALIVALES

TEMAS DE OTOLOGIA , LARINGOLOGIA CABEZA Y CUELLO Y OTROS

• OTITIS MEDIA CRONICA SUPURADA
• AVANCES EN TIMPANOPLASTIAS Y MASTOIDECTOMIAS
• IMAGENOLOGIA DE OIDO
• VERTIGO:DIAGNOSTICO Y TRATAMIENTO
• MANEJO QUIRURGICO DE TUMORES LARINGEOS
• LARINGOESTROBOSCOPIA
• MANEJO DE LAS ESTENOSIS LARINGOTRAQUEALES
• MANEJO DE MALFORMACIONES CONGENITAS DE CABEZA Y CUELLO
• POLISOMNOGRAFIA Y LABORATORIO DEL SUEÑO
• ALTERNATIVAS TERAPEUTICAS PARA EL SINDROME DE APNEA OBSTRUCTIVA DEL SUEÑO
• TECNICAS MINIMAMENTE INVASIVAS EN CABEZA Y CUELLO
• MANIFESTACIONES ORL DEL REGLUJO GASTRO ESOFAGICO
• BIOFILMS
• STAPHILOCOCUS AUREUS METICILIN-RESISTENTE(MRSA) EN LA COMUNIDAD
• ESOFAGITIS EOSINOFILICA
• MANEJO DEL TRAUMA EN ORL

EXPOSITORES

BRASIL Dr. Alexandre Felippu Dr. Aldo Stamm Dr. Domingos Tsuji

COLOMBIA Dr. Fernando Pedroza Dr. José Almario

MÉXICO Dr. Armando González

Simposium Internacional "Nuevas fronteras terapéuticas en la sordera y la obstrucción nasal"

QUERIDOS AMIGOS

FELICIDADES A TODOS LOS AMIGOS DE LA SOCIEDAD PANAMERICANA DE OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Y C.C.C. ,Y A TODAS SUS FAMILIAS

DR. HECTOR RUIZ

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ENT WORLD CONGRESS - Social Program

news@ifossaopaulo2009.com

Mark your agenda:

• Opening Ceremony followed by Cocktail – June 1 – 11:00 am

• Congress Party Brazil Tropical – June 4 – 5:30 pm to 1:00 am

• Free Nights - We selected the best options of restaurants in São Paulo, and they welcome the ENT World Congress participants, offering something special to each one of you. On June 3 there is the option of a total Italian Night.

Check the website for the details www.ifossaopaulo2009.com.br

If you are already registered and now you want to register your companion, please email us at Janice@meetingeventos.com.br

IMPORTANT NEWS:
Final date for previous registration is May 4th

GOOD NEWS!
No change in fees until May 4th

Open to physicians, allied personnel, allied personnel fellows, technicians residents and students.

Residents and Allied Personnel Fellows will benefit from 30% discount. Participants who register as Resident must be under 35 years old and Allied Personnel Fellows must be under 30 years old. They must submit a copy of official status letter/ID to the executive secretariat at fax + 55 11 3845-6818 or info@meetingeventos.com.br

Students: You are required to send proof by fax 55 11 3845-6818 or email
info@meetingeventos.com.br of the level at which you are currently studying. Please note that in 2009 you must still be a undergraduate student.

Please register online. Payment must be made by credit card only. Online registration is available until May 4^th 2009. Click here to register.

Registration will only be confirmed upon full payment

All delegates, instructional course teachers, presenting oral and poster authors are required to register at the congress.

Guest speakers are also required to register and at the moment of the invitation they will receive special instructions.

The registration fee covers the following for each registered participant: admission to all talks; one conference bag (including program book conference materials); admission to both social events (Opening Ceremony and Congress Thematic Party).

Accompanying Person’s registration includes: admission to both social events (Opening Ceremony and Congress Thematic Party) and allows 10% discount on any city tours in Sao Paulo, purchased with the Congress Official Travel Agency.

Early birds who register at the registration opening will benefit from significant discounts compared to the on site rate.

Partial refund of registration fee (75%) will be provided for cancellation on or before April 5, 2009; no refund will be accorded for cancellation after this date. Email requests to: info@meetingeventos.com.br / Subject: IFOS 2009 Refund

All rates below are quoted in American Dollars:

	Until May 4th 2009
Allied Personnel	USD 700,00
Allied Personnel Fellow	USD 490,00
Physician	USD 700,00
Residents	USD 490,00
Students	USD 250,00
Accompanying Person	USD 250,00

XXXII CONGRESO PANAMERICANO DE OTORRINO- LARINGOLOGIA & CIRUGIA DE CABEZA Y CUELLO
www.orlpanamamericano2010.com
info@orlpanamericano2010.com

Dr. Luis Alberto Macías Fernández
Presidente Ejecutivo
drlamac@prodigy.net.mx
drluismacias@hotmail.com

Dr. Víctor Eduardo Vera Martínez
Director del programa Científico
victoreduardo_v@yahoo.com.mx

Dr. Fernando R. Muñiz Tamayo
Coordinador General
dr.fernando_85@hotmail.com

Susana Macías
susaenzm@gmail.com

Verónica Ynesa
Secretaria de Congreso
panam2010@live.com.mx

Información Hotel
TURISMO & CONVENCIONES - Agencia Oficial

MEDICO ESPECIALISTA	$ 450 USD	$ 500 USD	$ 600 USD
* RESIDENTE	$ 200	$ 230	$ 250
ACOMPAÑANTE	$ 200	$ 230	$250

* Con carta del Jefe del Servicio del Hospital

POLITICAS DE CANCELACION DE INSCRIPCIONES:

Fechas límite para cancelación de inscripciones:

Antes del 15 de septiembre, 2009 – Se reembolsará el 100%
Antes del 15 de enero, 2010 – Se reembolsará el 50%
Después del 15 de enero, 2010 las inscripciones no tienen reembolso.

Toda canscripción De Trabajos Libres

El Comité Organizador del XXXII Congreso Panamericano de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello, A.C., convoca a la comunidad médica de la especialidad y disciplinas afines a participar y concursar por el premio al mejor trabajo en las siguientes categorías:

Investigación Básica

a. Investigación Clínico-Quirúrgica

b. Residente

c. Multimedia

d. Cartel de caso clínico

e. Cartel de trabajo de investigación

El formato para la presentación en PC debe ser en Power Point o auto ejecutable con duración de 10 minutos, de los cuales serán de presentación, preguntas y comentarios.

Los trabajos se presentarán del 21 de marzo al 24 de marzo del 2010

ncelación por concepto de inscripción, deberá ser enviada por escrito antes de las fecha límite señalada a:

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American Academy H.N.S.

Dear Colleague:

On May 4, online registration opens for our Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, San Diego, California, October 4-7, 2009. Be sure to visit www.entnet.org/annual_meeting ON or AFTER May 4 to register, book instruction courses, and make your hotel reservation.

OUTSTANDING MEETING
Our meeting--the world's largest yearly gathering of our specialty--offers you an outstanding venue to exchange the latest ideas, meet world-renowned speakers, and enjoy first-class scientific presentations and posters and instruction courses. Last year, nearly 40% of our physician registrants were from overseas. Our meeting in beautiful San Diego, California promises to be our best ever. I hope that you will join us.

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
For international otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons, we introduced member categories of International Fellow, International Member, and International Resident Member. Join 12,000 of your colleagues, who enjoy member privileges in the oldest medical specialty society in the U.S.A.

BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES
To learn more about member benefits and for an application form, visit http://www.entnet.org/AboutUs/becomeMember.cfm. The value of our journal, AcademyU, and member discounts alone add up to far more than you pay for annual dues. Perhaps the privilege our members value most is sizable savings on our meeting registration.

A word of caution: to receive reduced member rates, be sure to apply with documentation and payment BEFORE you register for our meeting.

HOW TO APPLY
I urge you to take full advantage of all member privileges right away - simply fill out the application at www.entnet.org/AboutUs/upload/Membership_Application_2008-2.pdf. As a candidate, you qualify at once to receive member discounts on our meetings, Academy publications, and continuing education services.

I hope you decide to join us today and that your name will soon be listed with your American colleagues and other worldwide colleagues. I would like to welcome you to our meeting in San Diego, California and to introduce you as a new member at our Opening Ceremony!

With kindest regards,

David W. Kennedy, MD
AAO-HNS/F President

P. S. To take advantage of special member discounts for the 2009 Annual Meeting, we must receive your application with documentation and payment BEFORE you register for the meeting. If you have questions, please email memberservices@entnet.org or telephone 1-703-836-4444. Thank you very much for your interest.