Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital organizes the 2020 Open Otolaryngology - Audiology Scientific Conference

The conference was attended by many leading experts in the field of ENT from across the country and scientists and doctors in the province. Photo: Hoang Yen

On the morning of November 28, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital organized the 2020 Open Otolaryngology - Audiology Scientific Conference.

Attending the conference were Associate Professor, Dr. Cao Minh Thanh - Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital; Associate Professor, Dr. Le Minh Ky - Vice President of the Hanoi Otorhinolaryngology Association; Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Van Lenh - Former Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hanoi Medical University Hospital; Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Quoc Bao - Senior Lecturer, Hanoi Medical University Hospital; Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Cong Hoan - Senior Lecturer, Hanoi Medical University Hospital; Dr. Nguyen Quang Hung - Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Viet Tiep Hospital, Hai Phong; Master, Dr. Tran Quang Duc - Director of Quang Duc Hearing Aid Service Company Limited.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were Dr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of the Department of Health; Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Trong Tai - Former Principal of Vinh Medical University, Honorary President of Nghe An Otolaryngology Association; Dr. Hoang Nghia Nam - Former Director of Military Hospital 4, Vice President of Nghe An Otolaryngology Association; ENT doctors working at hospitals in Nghe An province.

Dr. BSCKII Tang Xuan Hai - Director of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital opened the 2020 Open Otorhinolaryngology - Audiology Scientific Conference. Photo: Hoang Yen

Opening speech of the conference, Dr. BSCKIITang Xuan Hai- ManagerNghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics HospitalAccording to research by the World Health Organization, out of every 1,000 children born, 3-5 will have congenital hearing problems.

In order to create conditions for children with suspected congenital hearing loss to be screened and intervened promptly, from 2016 to present, the Department ofEar, Nose and ThroatNghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has organized hearing screening for children of all ages in Nghe An - Ha Tinh provinces.

MSc. Dr. Phan Quang Trung, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital reported on the hearing screening process at the hospital. Photo: Hoang Yen

Hearing testing methods at the Department of Otolaryngology are all fast, highly accurate, non-invasive, painless and completely objective. On average, about 6,000 children are tested and screened for hearing each year. Thanks to that, children with hearing problems will receive timely intervention.

Dr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health praised and highly appreciated the conference organization initiative of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Photo: Hoang Yen

To further improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital organized an expanded ENT - Audiology Scientific Conference to provide new solutions in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss in the province; as well as deploy high-tech tasks in the ENT field of the Hospital in the coming time... This is a valuable opportunity for ENT doctors in Nghe An province to exchange and listen to valuable sharing from leading experts in ENT - Audiology nationwide - Dr. BSCKII Tang Xuan Hai stated.

Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Van Lenh shares his experience in imaging diagnosis in ear and mastoid diseases. Photo: Hoang Yen

Speaking at the Scientific Conference, Dr. Tran Minh Tue - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health praised and highly appreciated the initiative of organizing the conference of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. The Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health said: The scientific conference on ENT - Audiology will bring practical effects in developing medical techniques, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment in the locality; contributing to the successful implementation of the Prime Minister's Project to develop Vinh city into an economic - cultural center of the North Central region.

DS CKII Tran Minh Tue expressed his wish that ENT doctors in the province would absorb well the knowledge and experience exchanged and shared by leading experts at the conference. Medical examination and treatment units are constantly promoting research and innovation movements to improve the level of medicine in general and better serve the work of protecting and caring for the health of the people and children in the province.

Associate Professor, Dr. Cao Minh Thanh directly performed the first cochlear implant demonstration surgery in Nghe An province. Photo: Hoang Yen

At the conference, Master, Doctor Phan Quang Trung - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital reported on the hearing screening process at the hospital. Associate Professor, Doctor Bui Van Lenh shared his experience in imaging diagnosis in mastoid ear diseases. Associate Professor, Doctor Cao Minh Thanh guided the steps of cochlear implant surgery....

Before the conference, Associate Professor, Dr. Cao Minh Thanh directly performed the first cochlear implant surgery in Nghe An province for a child with congenital hearing loss, Pham Moc Tra (32 months old, in Dien Chau district). The surgery was broadcast live from the operating room.

Cochlear implantation is a modern high-tech technique of Vietnamese and world medicine, the optimal treatment solution today for children with congenital hearing loss. Photo: Hoang Yen

Cochlear implantation is a modern high-tech technique of Vietnamese and world medicine, prescribed by doctors for children with congenital hearing loss, with a success rate of about 90% or more when the child is operated on early (when the child learns to listen and speak from 2 to 3 years old). Associate Professor, Dr. Cao Minh Thanh is one of the first people in the North to successfully perform the cochlear implantation method. To date, Associate Professor, Dr. Cao Minh Thanh has performed more than 250 successful cochlear implantation surgeries, with a 100% rate of no complications.

With the guidance of Associate Professor, Dr. Cao Minh Thanh, in the coming time, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital will develop and master this advanced technique. After the surgery for Pham Moc Tra, the hospital will continue to perform cochlear implantation for Le Ngoc Ha Bang (22 months old, in Ha Tinh province).

Giving gifts to the families of 2 patients who had snail implant surgery at the hospital this time. Photo: Hoang Yen

Also at the conference, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital presented 2 gifts, each worth 10 million VND, to 2 patient families. Quang Duc Hearing Aid Company Limited also sponsored 50% of the cost of cochlear implants for the 2 children./.

Thanh Chung - Hoang Yen