
The 69th National Congress of the Portuguese Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SPORL-CCP) took place between May 5th and 8th, 2022, in the city of Porto. The principal investigators of COVOICE-19, Prof. Dr. José Barata (UNINOVA) and Prof. Dr. Clara Capucho (Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental - CHLO) presented the project before the society.

<img src="barata-1.png" alt="Professor Barata and Dr. Clara Capucho Present the COVOICE-19 Project" width=600 height=400 />

Clara Capucho, an otorhinolaryngologist researcher and head of the CHLO's Speech Unit, gave an interview to the newspaper justNews, where she stated that one of the most common pathologies observed in patients diagnosed with Covid-19 was voice alterations (dysphonia). Thus, the COVOICE-19 project was created, with a multidisciplinary team (including otorhinolaryngologists, infectious disease specialists, radiologists, pulmonologists, speech therapists, computer engineering and artificial intelligence specialists), with the objective of studying the impact of the Covid-19 disease on the patient's respiratory system and voice.

<img src="clara-capucho-journal.png" alt="Dra. Clara Capucho in the justNews newspaper" width=400 height=400 />

The interview can be found in **justNews - Public Hospital (edition May 6, 2022)**, or at [www.justnews.pt](https://justnews.pt/).

COVOICE-19 at the 69th National Congress SPORL-CCP