Dear Friend, Colleague,

We are very happy and proud to announce the birth of the department of Phoniatry on

August, 1st, 2018, in our Hospital AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, Belgium.

To honor this memorable event, the Phoniatry department organizes its first

(mini)symposium on Friday, November 9th, and Saturday, November, 10th, 2018, “De

Babbelaars”. This symposium aims at covering all aspects of Phoniatry: speech, hearing,

language, voice, swallowing.

We are welcoming you cordially,

Mieke Moerman, ENT/Phoniatrician

Accreditation for Belgian MD has been applied for

Venue:

The opening ceremony happens in the beautiful concerthall, the Miry, in collaboration with

the School of Arts, Ghent. The concerthall can easily be reached by tram 1 (direction EVERGEM).

This tramline takes you into the city center (Stop ‘ de Korenmarkt’ = 7th stop from railway station, St

Pieters).

The scientific symposium happens in the hospital Maria Middelares, Ghent. The same

tramline, but opposite direction (tram 1 direction EXPO) will bring you directly and within 8 minutes

from the railway station St Pieters to the main entrance of the hospital AZ Maria Middelares (get off

at the last but one stop or ask the conductor for the ‘Maria Middelares’ stop).

For overview, see the google map at the end.

NB Tickets for public transport can best be purchased in the specific shops (‘De Lijn’) at the railway

station. Buying the ticket from the conductor is more expensive.

Program:

Friday, 9th of November: 19.30u- 23.30u in benefit of: Fonds voor Innovatief en

Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek tbv mensen met Communicatie en Slikstoornissen (FIWOCS)

Opera, a cultural mirror of life… Opera, een culturele spiegel van het leven… performers: Marianna Castello-Branco, Soprano & Fernando Loura, Pianist

” Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie ” from Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss)

” Air des bijoux ” from Faust (Charles Gounod)

” O mio Babbino caro ” from Gianni Schicchi (Giacomo Puccini)

” Caro Nome ” from Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi)

” Je veux vivre ” from Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod)

presenter title

19.30u doors open

19.45u E. Schatteman, general practitioner welcoming

20.50u M. Moerman, Phoniatrician Phoniatry: history, presence & future

20.10u internezzo: L.B. Giot, Belgian WorldVoiceDay Pivot Poëzie: Tintelingen van Peter Theunynck

20.20u R Goethals, medical director AZ Maria Middelares Appreciating communication in value based health care

20.40u intermezzo: Pankaj Van Caeneghem, guitar Koyunbaba van Carlo Domeniconi

20.50u A Geneid, ENT Phoniatrician, president UEP The communicating Big Baby

21.10u intermezzo : Philip Defrancq, tenor ARIA (John Cage)

21.20u J. Muylaert, Chef Politiek De Morgen & ex-radio 1 presentator patiënt getuigenissen

21.40u L.B. Giot, Belgian WorldVoiceDay Pivot Poëzie: Vera Janacopoulos van Jan Engelman

21.50u M. Castello-Branco, soprano, F. Loura, piano Opera, a cultural mirror of life…   

22.30u Networking

23.30u doors close

Saturday, 10th of November: 8.00u-16.00u:

8.00u

8.30u

9.15u

9.45u

10.00u

10.15u

11.00u

11.45u

12.15u

12.45u

13.30u

14.15u

14.45u

15.15u

16.00u

Work Shop 2

Free paper 2

Work Shop 3

Key Note 3: Taalontwikkelingsstoornissen TOS: Toekomst Onderzoek en Stand van de wetenschap

lecture 6

lecture 4

Free paper 1

Free paper 3

WELCOMING

NETWORKING & DEPARTURE

Key Note 1: Vocal fold augmentation in paralysis and atrophy

Round Table

lecture 3

Work Shop 1

lecture 2

lecture 7

lecture 5

lecture 1

Key Note 4: How stroboscopy actually originated in Ghent: Joseph Plateau and the phenakistiscope

LUNCH

BREAK

Key Note 2: The endoscopic evaluation of swallowing as a gold standard

voice

swallowing

speech

language

hearing

Key Note 1 A. Geneid Vocal fold augmentation in paralysis and atrophy

Key Note 2 D. Farneti The endoscopic evaluation of swallowing as a gold standard

Key Note 3 E. Gerrits Taalontwikkelingsstoornissen TOS: Toekomst Onderzoek en Stand van de wetenschap

Key Note 4 P. H. Dejonckere How stroboscopy actually originated in Ghent : Joseph Plateau and the phenakistiscope

Round Table F. De Jong Sense and non-sense of acoustic analysis in phoniatric practise

lecture 1 S. Kindt Positioning high resolution manometry in the investigation of pharyngolaryngeal symptoms

lecture 2 O. Stevens Dysarthria - bedside clinical clues from the perspective of a neurologist

lecture 3 M. Zwitserlood Short and long term effects of parental feedback in parent-child interaction therapy

lecture 4 A. Bron/A. Scheper Assessing the treatment effectiveness of children with a severe phonological disorder.

lecture 5 F. De Jong Clues for better understanding of voice problems in holistic approach

lecture 6 R. Rinkel Spasmodische dysfonie – logopedie, injecties of chirurgie?

lecture 7 J. De Sutter/L Vandeplas Roger Dynamic Soundfield, supporting the voice by managing acoustics

Work Shop 1 S. Algoet How to communicate with impact

Work Shop 2 L. Ten Cate Supragastric belching: symptoms and treatment

Work Shop 3 Y. Meersman/G Vlaemynck de juiste voedingsconsistentie en viscositeit ten overstaan van kauw en slik problematiek.

Free Paper 1 R. Mehta Communication and intellectual disability. A continuous challenge.

Free Paper 2 K. Rasquin Zenker’s diverticulum, treatment by flexible endoscopy using the diverticuloscope.

Free Paper 3 M. Moerman Dysphagia in Obstructive Sleep Disorders

Registration:

Registration is complete by transferring the exact amount of money to the account: IBAN:

BE 27 0016 0355 3173 / BIC GEBABEBB mentioning: ‘De Babbelaars’ + “Friday” and/or

“Saturday” & your name, email + phone.

The Voucher for the opening ceremony is personal and will be handed to you at the

entrance of the Miry Concerthall.

Travel & Accommodation:

Belgium has two main airports: Brussels –Zaventem and Brussels South- Charleroi.

Travelling from the airports towards Ghent is possible by taxi, but rather expensive (+/- 100

euro).

As an alternative you can choose to take the train from Brussels-Zaventem. Brussels airport

has its own railway station located below the terminal (basement level-1) where you can

easily take the train to Ghent. When leaving Ghent and travelling towards the airport by

train, you must keep your train ticket close at hand upon arrival at Brussels Airport. You will

need to scan it at the automated access gates. (Visit: http://www.belgianrail.be/jp/nmbs-

routeplanner/query.exe/nn for the schedule and reservations)

From Brussels South-Charleroi, there is a direct bus line, Flibco (visit:

https://www.flibco.com/en#/booking for the schedule and reservations)

Upon your arrival at the Ghent station (= ‘St-Pieters’ station), tram 1 (towards EXPO) will

bring you directly and within 8 minutes at the main entrance of the hospital AZ Maria

Middelares (get off at the last but one stop or ask the conductor for the ‘Maria Middelares’

stop).

Hotel: we can recommend Astoria Hotel Ghent ***, Achilles Musschestraat 39, 9000 Gent,

Belgium. Visit: http://www.astoria.be/. (E) info@astoria.be; (T) +32(0)9 222 84 13 . This

hotel is very nearby the Gent station ‘St Pieters’, from where you can easily take tram 1 to

the Hospital Maria Middelares (direction EXPO). The same tramline (tram 1) in the opposite

direction (direction EVERGEM) takes you into the city center (Stop ‘ de Korenmarkt’ = 7th

stop from St Pieters).

Please, mention ‘symposium DE BABBELAARS’ during your reservation at the Astoria hotel. The

cheapest way for reservation is by contacting the hotel directly or through the hotel website

www.astoria.be.

Map: rectangles indicate the venues, circles indicate the nearest tram stops