From 1 to 3 October 2026, Naples hosts Nasion 2026, the national congress of the Associazione Italiana Vie Aeree Superiori (A.I.V.A.S.). The venue is the Hotel Royal Continental in Naples, and around 120 professionals from different specialties are expected to take part.
The three-day meeting brings together general practice, otolaryngology, pediatrics, geriatrics, audiology, phoniatrics, allergology, pulmonology and pharmacy. The focus is the upper airways, treated not as the territory of a single specialty but as common ground where family doctors, hospital specialists and pharmacists meet.
What the program covers
The official A.I.V.A.S. page for Nasion 2026 presents the event as a training congress with theoretical-practical sessions and parallel courses. Reports on the program describe lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on courses running alongside each other.
The clinical agenda is broad. Topics include recurrent respiratory infections, persistent cough, type 2 inflammation and biologic drugs, reflux, ENT surgery, rhinitis, obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, hearing loss, voice disorders, balance disorders and otitis.
For readers, that list translates into everyday problems: a child with repeated ear infections, an adult with chronic nasal congestion, snoring with nighttime breathing pauses, ringing in the ears, hoarseness that does not resolve, or dizziness linked to balance. The congress approaches them from several angles at once, with pediatric, adult and geriatric perspectives represented.
Science plus the human side of care
Alongside the scientific update, the organizers place explicit emphasis on dialogue between disciplines and on the relationship with the patient.
The program also includes sessions devoted to the human dimension of care, kindness, art and spirituality. In practice, this means the clinical discussion on rhinitis, hearing, voice and breathing is paired with reflection on how doctors listen, explain and accompany patients through treatment.
A format built for exchange
Nasion 2026 is structured as a working congress rather than a sequence of one-way talks. Theoretical-practical sessions, keynote lectures, interactive discussions and parallel courses allow participants to move between broader updates and more focused, practical training.
The official program is available through the A.I.V.A.S. page dedicated to Nasion 2026, which also includes an embedded presentation video. As with any large medical meeting, the published program and speaker lineup may be subject to organizational changes.
For Naples, the event confirms the Royal Continental as a meeting point for national medical discussion: three days in which airway medicine — from nose and throat to hearing, voice, sleep and balance — is discussed with the patient in the room, at least in spirit.
