Confederation Congress Awards
8th CONGRESS OF EUROPEAN ORL-HNS, Gothenburg, April 25-29, 2026
During the 8th Congress of European ORL-HNS the Best Oral Presentation Awards were given to:
FIRST PRIZE:
Asiya Zaidi, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Abstract: Changing the angle: redefining lateral sphenoid CSF leak repair with the endoscopic transorbital superior eyelid approach
A. Zaidi1, S. Ahmed1
1University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, ENT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
SECOND PRIZE:
Annejet Alida Schenck, Leiden, Netherlands
Abstract: Endolymphatic duct blockage for Ménière’s disease: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial
A.A. Schenck1,2, R. Van de Berg3, T. Peters4, Y. Smulders5, S. Winters6, J. Waterval3, S. Boehringer7, A. Holm8, J.M. Kruyt9, S. Hombergen10, M. Munting10, S. Hammer11, P.P. van Benthem1, H.M. Blom2,1,12
1Leiden University Medical Centre, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Haga Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology, The Hague, Netherlands, 3Maastricht University Medical Centre, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht, Netherlands, 4Frisius Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 5Beatrixziekenhuis, Otorhinolaryngology, Gorinchem, Netherlands, 6Gelre Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 7Leiden University Medical Centre, Medical Statistics, Leiden, Netherlands, 8Wilhelmina Hospital Assen, Otorhinolaryngology, Assen, Netherlands, 9Haaglanden Medical Centre, Otorhinolaryngology, The Hague, Netherlands, 10Haga Hospital, Physiotherapy, The Hague, Netherlands, 11Haga Hospital, Radiology, The Hague, Netherlands, 12Antwerpen University Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp, Belgium
THIRD PRIZE:
Piergiorgio Gaudioso, Padova, Italy
Abstract: Tumor dispersion analysis of sinonasal and anterior craniofacial tumors
P. Gaudioso1,2, S. Taboni2, G. Contro2, P. Costantino1, G. Giunta1, P. Nicolai1,2, M. Ferrari1,2
1University of Padua, Department of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy, 2Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
The prizes were awarded on the basis of the scores assigned by the Scientific Committee, together with the evaluations provided by the Scientific Chairs and the selected members of the Jury during the presentations.
7th Congress of European ORL-HNS, Dublin, June 15-19, 2024
During the 7th Congress of European ORL-HNS the Best Oral Presentation Awards were given to:
First Prize:
Kathrine Jakobsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract: Liquid biopsies with circulating plasma HPV–DNA measurements – a clinically applicable surveillance tool for HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer patients
K. Jakobsen1, S. Bendtsen2, N. Pallisgaard3, J. Friborg4, G. Lelkaitis5, C. Grønhøj6, C. von Buchwald6
1Univeristy of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck cancer and Audiology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Audiology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3Naestved Hospital, Department of Pathology, Naestved, Denmark, 4Rigshospitalet, Department of Oncology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 5Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copehnagen, Denmark, 6Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Second Prize:
Marlise Van der Veen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract: Synthetic CT images from MRI of temporal, sinonasal and facial bones
M.D. van der Veen1, MMS Jasperse2, P. Seevinck3, M. van Stralen3, J. Kuijer2, T. Goderie1, G. Adriaensen1, L. Benoist1, P. de Graaf2, KH Karagozoglu4, EAJM Schulten4, P. Merkus1
1Amsterdam UMC, Otorhinolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2Amsterdam UMC, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3MRIguidance B.V., Utrecht, Netherlands, 4Amsterdam UMC and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Third Prize:
Anda Gata, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Abstract: MicroRNA-125b is a potential predictor of surgical outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
A. Gata1, D.-C. Leucuța2, L. Budisan3, L. Raduly3, V.E. Trombitas1, I. Berindan-Neagoe3, S. Albu1
1IInd Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hațieganu' Cluj Napoca, Cluj Napoca, Romania, 2Medical Informatics and Biostatistics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, Cluj Napoca, Romania, 3Research Center for Functional Genomics, Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania
The prizes were awarded based on the scores assigned by the Scientific Committee and the evaluations provided by members of the Confederation Presidential Council during the presentations.