Program

09:30-10:30

Speakers and trainers:
Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Canada)
Max. number of participants: 30
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour

Rationale: In the last decade, four direct oral anticoagulants have emerged as treatment options for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. Alongside heparins and vitamin K antagonists there is now a wide array of treatment options for the clinician. Choosing which anticoagulant to recommend can be challenging but important because each anticoagulant comes with therapeutic benefits and risks. There also is a need to match anticoagulant according to increasingly prevalent patient comorbidities that include coronary artery disease, renal insufficiency and bleeding predisposition, and for patients with cancer.

11:00-12.00

Speakers and trainers:
Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Canada)
Max. number of participants: 30
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour

Rationale: With an ageing population and associated increased use of anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and for management of venous thromboembolism, the management of anticoagulant-associated bleeding has become a common clinical scenario. Although many clinicians are aware of how to manage acute bleeding, less is known about measures to prevent bleeding and what to do after the bleed. In the later instance, often challenging decisions are needed as to whether anticoagulants should be resumed, which anticoagulant to resume and, most importantly, when is the right timing of resumption.

13:00-14:00

Speakers and trainers:
Prof. Simon Oczkowski (McMaster University, Canada)
Max. number of participants: 25
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour

Rationale: Intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation remains a cornerstone in the management of seriously ill patients. Given in large volumes, IV fluids can exert significant effect upon serum electrolyte concentrations and acid-base status. Understanding these interactions assist with diagnosis and management of metabolically complex patients.

15:00-16:00

Speakers and trainers:
Prof. Leszek Czupryniak (Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
Max. number of participants: 30
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour

Rationale: Type 2 diabetes is one the most common chronic diseases in the world, with increasing incidence, affecting from people from childhood to advanced age. In recent years type 2 diabetes therapy has undergone substantial changes, mostly due to the arrival of the medications which apart from lowering blood glucose lead to the reduction of cardiovascular risk and are free from hypoglycemic risk.

16:30-17:30

Supported by the Indian College of Physicians

Speakers and trainers:
Dr Amit Kalwar (India)
Panelists: Prof. Jyotirmoy Pal, Prof. Nandini Chatterjee
Max. number of participants: 30
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour

Rationale: The tropics are regions of the Earth surrounding the Equator. Tropical diseases are diseases that are prevalent in or unique to tropical and subtropical regions. The diseases are less prevalent in temperate climates, as lower temperatures control the insect population. Current history suggests that tropical areas of the world are more harshly affected by infectious diseases than the temperate world. Environmental and biological factors are responsible for the biodiversity of pathogens, vectors, and hosts, but social factors also play a role in the spread of these diseases, common among them being malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness, and the others being schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis. Viral diseases like dengue fever and chikungunya are also rampant in these tropical areas.
Human exploration of tropical rainforests, deforestation, rising immigration, and increased international air travel as well as other tourism to tropical regions have led to an increased incidence of such diseases in nontropical countries. A cholera outbreak originally occurred in the Jessore District of undivided Bengal in 1818, but the British army helped it spread to England. During extensive voyages of the Europeans in the 19th century, tropical infectious diseases spread from one part of the continent to other continents. In the 20th century, during the First and Second World War, there were massive troop movements across the world, and diseases spread like wildfire among the soldiers and also globally. The post–World War society moved towards industrialization and urbanization. This led to environmental changes, including changes in the sewerage system, which favored the growth of vectors and spread of diseases. Towards the end of the 20th century, there was an exponential increase in international travel, which further aggravated the threat of tropical diseases to nontropical countries.
Most of the tropical countries are overcrowded and economically compromised. Poor hygiene and crowded habitations and slums are part and parcel of this part of the globe, leading to expansion of the vector population, human-to-human transmission, and repeated epidemics. At the same time, due to poor health infrastructure, many of the diseases are not properly diagnosed, which results in significant mortality and morbidity. Accordingly, what was initially thought to be tropical diseases, has now become a global challenge.
Over the course of time tropical diseases have emerged as a separate specialty due to the diversity in presentation. Symptoms are often atypical and overlap in many of the infections. Tropical infections often present in late stages. Due to the paucity of diagnostic facilities in many parts of the tropics, accurate etiological diagnosis may not be possible or the diagnosis is delayed, which hampers prompt treatment and worsens the outcome. Therefore, syndromic approach is often appropriate to address these infections in resource-limited countries. There are challenges in the management and follow-up. For these reasons tropical infectious diseases need to be addressed in a comprehensive way that is easily understandable and useful to practitioners and students.

15:30-17:00

Speakers and trainers:
Prof. Julian Dobranowski (McMaster University, Canada)
Max. number of participants: 30
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Rationale: Despite the introduction of various technological advancements in medical imaging, the chest x-ray remains the most frequently requested radiological investigation. Learning how to interpret a chest x-ray is among the most important and challenging skills to master in caring for patients. However, many practicing physicians find themselves ill-equipped to make confident chest x-ray interpretations. The interpretive process need not stir up negative emotions. With the proper grounding in knowledge, procedures, and principles, chest x-ray interpretation can be rewarding to the learner and, more importantly, can lead to accurate extraction of information, leading to better patient outcomes.

12:00-13:30
14:00-15:30

Speakers and trainers:
Dr. Marzena Frołow (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Max. number of participants: 16
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Rationale: B-mode compression ultrasound (CUS) has become the diagnostic modality of choice for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). CUS has high sensitivity and specificity for DVT. It allows for diagnosis at the point of care and decreased demand on radiology departmental services. Standard 3-point CUS includes examination of the upper femoral vein, lower femoral vein, and popliteal fossa. Some CUS’s protocols extend the test area to the veins of the calf.

10:00-12:00
12:30-14:30
15:00-17:00

Speakers and trainers:
Dr. Grzegorz Cebula (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Max. number of participants: 16
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 2 hour 30 minutes

Rationale: Cardical arrestis the most time-sensitive and demanding challenge faced by clinicians. In such scenarios, rapid assessment and life-saving treatments have to be implemented immediately. The goal of this cardiac arrest simulation (CAS) workshop is to equip participants with practical skills. The workshop provides a number of stations with simulations of acute clinical situations.

10:00-12:00
12:30-14:30
15:00-17:00

Speakers and trainers:
Dr. Grzegorz Cebula (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Max. number of participants: 16
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 2 hour 15 minutes

Rationale: Treatment of patients with life-threatening tachyarrhythmias poses a major challenge for the staff of intensive care units and hospital emergency departments. The workshop, run in high-fidelity simulation rooms that reconstruct conditions in the hospital ward, is designed to prepare doctors and students to perform electrocardiographic cardioversion procedures safely in both life-threatening and planned situations.

12:30-14:30
15:00-17:00

Speakers and trainers:
Dr. Grzegorz Cebula (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Max. number of participants: 12
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 2 hour

Rationale: Securing the airway and proper ventilation is frequently the most time-sensitive and anxiety-provoking challenge faced by clinicians. Supraglottic airway devices (laryngeal mask, laryngeal tube, I-GelŽ) are reasonable alternatives for those healthcare providers who do not perform tracheal intubation frequently enough to be skillful in that procedure. Although short, this is a highly intensive and hands-on workshop. It provides the opportunity to practice airway management and learn how to use supraglottic airway devices.

10:00-12:00

Speakers and trainers:
Dr. Grzegorz Cebula (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
Max. number of participants: 12
Fee: 30 €
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 2 hour

Rationale: In some cases, administration of drugs to the patient is not possible. This may be due to the lack or occlusion of intravenous access and difficulties in establishing new intravenous access. In such situations, intraosseous access may be the only way to save your patient. It can be used to start both life-saving drugs and fluid therapy. The workshop aims to familiarize participants with the possibilities offered by modern intraosseous access systems and simple intraosseous needles.

16:30-18:00

Speakers and trainers:
Prof. Roman Jaeschke (McMaster University, Canada)
Max. number of participants: 12
Fee: Free of charge
Eligible participants: Physicians and students
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Rationale: Current clinical practice is frequently guided by the results of clinical trials. Ability to look for and identify elements of reporting of clinical trials which may distort their real clinical meaning is relevant for clinicians and policy makers.

Content: This workshop will use clinical examples to explore issues choosing appropriate outcomes, reporting relative and absolute effects of treatments, generalizing results, and moving from evidence to action.

Objectives: To gain skills in assessing the reporting of key elements of planning, conducting and reporting of clinical trials in order to be able to independently judge their clinical relevance and applicability.