August 26-29, 1999 Utrecht, The Netherlands

"Occupational Voice: Care And Cure"

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

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O n behalf of the O rganizing Com mittee, it is my honour and pleasure to cordially invite you to attend the J rd Pan European Voice Conference, to be held at the University of Utrecht, on August 26 - 29, 1999. T he Institute o f Phoniatrics assu­mes with great enthusiasm the challenge of supporting this major scientific event.

The choosen topic, as agreed by the Advisory Board, will be "Occupational Voice : Care & C ure" . It has become at the end of this miUenium a major field of interest not only from a medical , but also socia l and economic point of view. In our modern way of life, more than 20 % of the active popu lation uses the vo ice as a main tool for the professional activity.

Teachers, salesmen, managers, lawyers, singers, actors, etc. constan tly need to teach, explain, convince, pe rsuade, decide, move , touch, and charm w ith their voices. The m ental as well as physical stress and loading on the voice may induce a d ramatic conflict between demand~ and capacities, whi le the slightest vocal impair­ment can have major psychological and financial implications. O ccupational voice pathology has become a specific chapter among occupational d iseases, as for example noise induced hearing loss. In several European countries, insurers now consider voice professions as being at risk for recognized occupational pathology. Duri ng PEVOC Ill all aspects of this topic will be discussed: prevention, hygiene, basic science, biomechanics, pathophysio logy, epidemiology, measurement of voice loading, testing and diagnosing, functional, medical and phonosurgical treatme nt, voice coaching, medico-legal and insurance aspects, room and theatre acoustics, technical aids and vo ice ampli fi ers, etc. It will be an unique "State o f the Art" conference.

Come also to Utrecht for enjoying the h istorical city cen tre, our social programm e, and the world famous Festival of Ancient M usic.

I pcrsona!Jy look forward to welcoming you to the Netherlands in summertime. Try our hospitali ty!

With warm greetings,

Prof.dr. P. I-1. Dejonckere , C hairman

Scientifi c Progratnme Committee

Pro f dr. P.H. D cjonckcrc Dr. H.A. van Wijngaardcn

Publication

Loca l Organizing Committee

Prof.dr. P.H. Dcj onckcrc Dr. H.A. van Wijngaarden B. van der Mculcn Assisted by Mr. Gunnar R ughcimcr

The proj ect is to publish the plenary lectures, possibly together with selected other pre­sentations, as a book with as title: "O ccupational Voice: Care and C ure" Subscription facilities will be provided during the conference.

Th11rsday, A 11gllsf 26

P r ovisional Programme PEVOC III August 26 - 2(), 1999

I 5.00 - T 8.oo R egistration participants in the Uni versity Hospital U trech t 19.00 - 21.00 Get- together in the Faculty Club of the Utrecht University

Friday, A 11g11st 27 8.oo - 8.45 R egistratio n participants in the University Hospital Utrecht 8-45 - 9.00 Opening of the Conference by the R ector Magnificus of the Utrecht

University 9.00 - 9.30 I. Titzc (Iowa City, USA): Occupational Voice: Epide miological and

M echanistic Factors 9.30 - ro.oo E. Vilkman (Tampere, Finland): Ergonomics of occupational voice usc ro.oo - 10.30 W.Wcllcns (Lcuvcn, Belgium): Voice production and stress manage­

ment: cu-stress or dis-stress?

10.30 - 1 1.00 Coffccbreak

I 1.00 - r 1.30 T. Hacki (R cgcnsburg, Germany): Voice loading and voice loading tests t 1.30 - 12.00 R. Buckers (Maastricht, The N etherlands) : Mcasurring vocal loading

with the voice Accumulator 12.00 - 12.30 E. C havez de Bartelt (Mexico city, M exico): Air pollution and envi­

ronmental f.1ctors:Their importance in the etiology of occupational voice disorders

12.30 - 13.00 D. Howard (York, United Kingdom): Room acoustics: ho w they affect vocal production and perception

1 3 .oo - I 4.00 Lunch

14.00- 17.00 In paralld sessions. 9 workshops and sho rt courses by renowned instruc­tors fro m all over rhe world such as: ll orst Coblenzer, Linda Cates, Mcriberh Uunch , Johannes Palm, ere. Free papers, presen ted orally, by video or in poste r form , in majori ty related to the main topic of the congress.

Friday cr,m i11g Sec 'Social Progmm111c'

Saturday, n ii,(!IISI 28 8.00 - 8.30 F. de Jong (Nij megen, The Netherlands ): Predictive parameters rn

o ccupatio nal dysphonia 8.30- 9.00 Valerie M o rton (Bclf.1st, Ireland): The teaching v01ce: problems and

perceptio ns 9 .00 - 9 .30 W. Seidner & J. Wendler (Berlin. Germany): Phonia tric fi tness

examinations: Evaluation of lo ng te rm experiences 9.30 - £o.oo C. Cornut (Lyon, France): Differential diagnosis of voca l foiJ lesions:

W hich o nes arc to be interpreted as a m anifestatio n of :m occupational voice d isorde r?

10.00 - I O. JO Thomas Murry (Pittsburgh, USA): Occupational voice disorder and Voice H andicap Index : Patient's self perception of their voice problems

1 O.J O - 1 1 .oo CofTcebn:ak

I r .oo - 1 1 . JO J. U geux (Urusscls, Uclgium): The spirit o f the law~ o n occupational diseases: historical backgrounds and comp.ttivc O\"Crview of European lcgislatiom

r 1.30 - 12 .00 K. Izdebski (San Francisco, USA): Occupational Voice Evalu:nion: A Cal iforn ia/US M odel

12.00 - 12.30 P.H . Dejo nckcre (Utrecht , T he N etherlands): T reatment stra tegies for occupational voice diseases.

I 2.30 - 1 3 .oo J. Casper (N e\\' Yo rk, USA): Trcarmellt outcomes in occupational voice disorders.

1 3 .oo - 1 ~.oo Lunch

14.00 - 1 7.00 In paralle l sessio ns, mo re workshops and sho rt courses by renowned instructors fi·om all over the world such as: Jacob Lieberman, Eve Marie Haupt, Kirsten Thymc-Frokj aer ere.

14 .00 - 17. 00 Free papers prenscnred o rally, by video or in poster form in majority related to the main topic of the congres.

Saterday cvcll illg 20.00 - 2 J .OO Conference Uanquet in the middleaged Aula of the Utrecht University

S1111day, august 29 9.30 - 12.30 Scientific Programm e: free papers

10.30 - 15.0 0 Social Programme: On S<tturday and Sunday you can attend a number of high level musical even ts at each time of the day at several locations in the c ity of Utrecht, where a f.1mous Festival of Ancient Music will be raking place. Sec also 'Social Programma' afte r this.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Scientific matters Prof dr. P.H. Dcjonckcrc

The Institute of Phoniatrics U trech t University, P.O. Box 85 500, 3508 GA Utrech t, The Netherlands Phone +31 30 250 7736 or +J I 30 250 7729, Fax +3 I 30 25 2 26 27 E-mail : Ph.dejonckere@kmb.azu.nl

Social Programme All participan ts and partner arc invi ted to a get- togeth er p:~ rty in a ni ce environment on Thursday- evening, August 26.

The evening o f Frid:~y will be fi·ee to spend :~nd (re-)discovcr the charm of the his­torical city center of Utrecht, w ith many enjoyable rcst:~uranrs and pubs along th e ch:~ractcristic canals.

On Saturday eveni ng August 28, there wi ll be a Conference Banqu et in the gothic Aula o f the U niversity, w hich is the h istorical place w here the Union of Utrech t was signed in 1 579. The d inner w ill be en lighted by musical performances by congress participants.

For partners, a guided tour th rough the old rown will be organized on Friday, inclu­ding a visit to the Natio nal Museum fi·om M usical C lock to Street O rgan. Time wi ll also be ava ilable for shopping : Utrecht has the largest indoor Sho pping Center in the N cd1crlands.

O n Friday evening starts the well known yearly " Festival of Ancient Music". During the w hole day of saturday August 28 and Sunday 29, many hig h level musi­cal and vocal performances by celebrated artists take place at d iffere nt locatio ns and churches thro ughout Utrecht. An "Ancient Music Market" is also planned. Detailed information wi ll be provided .

Hotel accomoda tion T he city of U trecht has 235.000 inhabitants, and has held some o f its charming pro­vincial characte r. It offers a w ide range o f hotels. For your accommodation, we selected a few, with a special congress rate, and w ill provide bus transport:-~t i on to the University Hospital.

After registratio n for the conference you wi ll receive a hotel reservatio n form of the ' Utrecht Hotel Service '. You w ill :-~ I so find this ho tel reserva tion fo rm o n the Internet : http://www. utrecht-congress. com . Please mention o n the hotel reserva­tio n form that the ho tel reservatio n is made for the Pcvoc Ill conference. Please sign the form and fux it to the ' U trecht Ho tel Service', P.O. Box 19107, 350 1 D C Utrecht, T he Netherlands; f.1x : +31 30 23 1 88 43 ; Tel : +31 30 23 1 7576 ; E-mail : uhs@vvvutrccht. nl.

Conference Location Univcrsiry Hospital Utrecht, Hcidclbcrglaan, roo, 3508 GA Utrecht, The N etherlands Complete transport facilities are available in the Netherlands: Utrecht is located at about 40 km fi·om Amsterdam airport, and can very easily be reached by train.

Registration and Information (Organization & Regi s tration) Please return the enclosed registration form to : H. Zuidcrvaart, FBU Congress Bureau, Utrecht U niversity, P.O.Box. So 125 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands, Phone : +3 r 30 253 2728, Fax : +31 30 253 5851, E-mail : hzu@fbu .uu.nl

Conference fee and payments and

Before June rs

Participant fcc fl 400,-Student fcc tl 250,-Accompanying person tl 200,-Conference Banquet fl I 25,-

Payments for R egistration and the Conference Banquet should be made in advance, free of charge, in Dutch Guilders (Dfl). Payment can be made by bank transfer to the account of the Organization (details below), o r by credit card. C heques wi ll not be accepted. Sec also your registration form.

Account of the organization Bank name : Postbank 108278

confirmation

After June 15

fl soo,-fl 300,-tl 200,-t] 125,-

O ne day

fl 200,- *) fl 125,- *)

*) Sciellt[fic programme o11ly

Account name : Univcrsitcit Utrecht FBU projccten, Utrecht, The Netherlands Please quote pJrticipJnt's name, PEVOC and project 304

A lctrcr of confirmJtion will be sent to all participants. If your registration cannot be accepted because the maximum number of participants has been reached, a full refund wiU be mJdc.

Cancellations must be received in writing to the Congrcs Bureau before july 1. 1 s% of the fee wi!J be charged for administration costs.