International Hands-on Course on Surgical Hearing Restoration

October 23^rd - 24^th 2025

University Hospital Dresden, ORL/HNS Clinic

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Reconstruct the Ossicular Chain - Partial & Total according modern aspects (PMEI)
• Perform the implantation of a Bone Conduction & Active Hearing Implant (BCI & AMEI)
• Perform the implantation of a Cochlear Implant (CI)

COURSE DESCRIPTION & TARGET GROUP

 This 2 days course is designed for beginner to intermediate professionals who would like to start and develop their skills in the treatment with hearing loss. 

Using a combination of live operations with the latest surgical techniques, interesting lectures and hands-on training in small groups this course helps surgeons to improve their skills and knowlege. 

This course will include innovations in ossicular chain reconstruction, cochlear implantation, bone conduction hearing device implantation, mastoid surgery and many others...

HOST: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thomas Zahnert

Watch the operations live in the operating room and discuss the surgical procedure on site. Learn in small hands-on sessions.

Get to know state-of-the-art passive implants and prostheses, implantable hearing aid systems and indications, BONEBRIDGE and SOUNDBRIDGE - combined with surgical techniques.

INFORMATION

Locations

University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at the Technische Universität Dresden 
Department of Otorhinolaryngology,
Head and Neck Surgery
Fetscherstraße 74
01307 Dresden

Hotel

NH Dresden Altmarkt
An der Kreuzkirche 2
01067 Dresden

Welcome reception 22.10.2025

Coselpalais Grand Café & Restaurant
An der Frauenkirche 12
01067 Dresden

Dinner 23.10.2025

Schloss Eckberg
Bautzner Str. 134
01099 Dresden

Participation fee

650 € (VAT included) includes accomodation
for 2 nights, catering and the course

Contact

Sabine Listmann
+49 162 3766 850
email