In this slow and tentative return to normal life, following two years of the pandemic, the APO has once again committed itself to organising “live” events, which, in addition to imparting theoretical knowledge, encourage the exchange of experiences and personal interaction. This commitment is based on the conviction that a doctor’s training involves skills and knowledge that are far broader and deeper than pure, hard science. It is in this spirit that the APO’s board is organising its national congress, Otoneuro 2022, which will take place on 30 September and 1 October, once again at the Hotel dos Templários in Tomar.
At this congress, Dr António Dias Ferreira will serve as President of Honour. The main topics will be Positional Nystagmus – which was the theme of the Winter Meeting – Gait Disturbances and Movement Disorders, Neuropathies, Tinnitus and Auditory Rehabilitation. Our international guests will be Professor Eduardo Martin Sanz, Professor Jean-Luc Puel and Dr Cecile Nicolas-Puel.
However, during the state of emergency, this type of holistic training was not possible, and so the APO turned to online distance learning to organise webinars on various topics, in order to honour our commitment to promoting training and research in the field of otoneurology and to enable trainees on specialist programmes to present the scientific work carried out in their departments. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped ensure that these activities could continue during that period of great difficulty. In expressing my gratitude, I include the members of the APO’s executive committee, all colleagues who contributed their expertise to enrich these events, as well as the sponsors and the APO secretariat, without whom these events would not have been possible.
