Day 1 (Thursday, May 7)
Conference Centre Faculty of Medicine
Jagiellonian University Medical College
ul. św. Łazarza 16, 31-530 Kraków
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Conference
Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice (9:00–14:00)
During this conference 20 selected case reports submitted to the Best Case Report Contest will be presented by the authors and discussed by experts recognized worldwide.
Hands-on workshops
to be announced
Day 2 (Friday, May 8)
ICE Kraków Congress Centre
ul. Marii Konopnickiej 17, 30-302 Kraków
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Welcome and introduction
Organizing Committee
Opening lecture
Is physical examination of the cardiovascular system still important?
Prof. Andrew Elder
University of Edinburgh, UK
Session I
What's new in the management of chronic heart failure
Prof. Harriette Van Spall
McMaster University, Canada
Acute pulmonary embolism: how to diagnose quickly and treat effectively
Prof. Adam Torbicki
Poland
Management of supraventricular tachycardia according to the latest practice guidelines
To be announced
Management of chronic coronary syndromes according to the latest practice guidelines
Prof. William Wijns
National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Questions & answers
All speakers
Refreshment break
Session II
Hemoglobinopathies: when to worry
Prof. Madeleine Verhovsek
McMaster University, Canada
von Willebrand disease: the most common acquired bleeding disorder
Prof. Mark Crowther
McMaster University, Canada
New oral anticoagulants: when and how to use
Prof. James Douketis
McMaster University, Canada
Questions & answers
All speakers
Lunch break
Session III
Management of antiphospholipid syndrome according to the latest practice guidelines
Prof. Kim Legault
McMaster University, Canada
Muscle pain, muscle weakness and muscle inflammation: from symptoms to diagnosis
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta
Southend University Hospital, UK
To be announced
Questions & answers
All speakers
Refreshment break
Session IV
Metabolic surgery in prevention of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes remission
Prof. Dror Dicker
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Nephrological emergencies
Prof. Jürgen Flöge
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
How to keep a patient away from ICU?
Prof. Waleed Alhazzani
McMaster University, Canada
Keynote lecture
Prof. Gordon Guyatt
McMaster University, Canada
Questions & answers
All speakers
Dinner at the venue
Concert
Day 3 (Saturday, May 9)
ICE Kraków Congress Centre
ul. Marii Konopnickiej 17, 30-302 Kraków
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Opening lecture
Narrative medicine: is there a place for it in today’s healthcare systems
Prof. Malgorzata Nowaczyk
McMaster University, Canada
Session V
Pulmonary nodule on a chest X-ray: how to reach a diagnosis
To be announced
Treating COPD in 2020: key messages for everyday practice
Prof. Jadwiga Wedzicha
Imperial College London, UK
Community acquired pneumonia: an update
Prof. Mark Loeb
McMaster University, Canada
Challenges in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Prof. Jyotirmoy Pal
R.G. Kar Medical College, India
Infections in patients with diabetes: clinical challenges
Prof. Apurba Kumar Mukherjee
R.G. Kar Medical College, India
Questions & answers
All speakers
Refreshment break
Session VI
Challenges in choosing a medication for type 2 diabetes
Prof. René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Current management of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other hypothyroid states
Prof. Leonard Wartofsky
Georgetown University, USA
When supplementation of vitamin D is justified
Prof. Bess Dawson-Hughes
Tufts University School of Medicine, USA
Best Case Report Contest awards
Questions & answers
All speakers
Lunch break
Session VII
Current management of gastroparesis
Prof. Irene Sarosiek
Texas Tech University, USA
Irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis and management: A simplified algorithm for clinical practice
Prof. Paul Moayyedi
McMaster University, Canada
Evaluating obscure overt gastrointestinal bleeding: What every internist needs to know
Prof. Ian Gralnek
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Questions & answers
All speakers
Refreshment break
Session VIII
Assessment and symptomatic treatment of chronic breathlessness
Prof. David Currow
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Holistic breathlessness services: improving mastery and reducing distress caused by breathlessness
Prof. Irene Higginson
Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, UK
Compassion in practice: how to be compassionate doctor and not to be destroyed
Prof. Philip Larkin
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Questions & answers
All speakers
Closing remarks
Organizing Committee
