Day 1 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)
Conference Centre Faculty of Medicine
Jagiellonian University Medical College
ul. św. Łazarza 16, 31-530 Kraków
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Session A: Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice
During this session 20 selected case reports submitted to the Best Case Report Contest will be presented by the authors and discussed by world-renowned experts.
Session B: Medical Education Forum
Session under auspices of the Society of Bedside Medicine
8 presentations with Q&A panels
Challenges and opportunities to giving feedback at the bedside
Prof. Maja Artandi
Co-President of the Society of Bedside Medicine, Stanford University, USA
The 10 Minute Moment: A tool to assess physical examination skills at the bedside
Prof. Stephen Russell
Co-President of the Society of Bedside Medicine, University of Alabama, USA
Challenges and opportunities to teaching and assessing physical examination skills in undergraduate medical education
Prof. Janet Record
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Workshops
Parallel to Sessions A and B
Day 2 (Friday, May 10, 2024)
ICE Kraków Congress Centre
ul. Marii Konopnickiej 17, 30-302 Kraków
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Opening lecture: Artificial intelligence in medicine: Where we are now and what future may bring
Prof. Dan Perri
Canada
Session I: Current management of arterial hypertension
Session under the auspices of the European Society of Hypertension
Chairs: Prof. Guido Grassi (Italy), Prof. Andrzej Januszewicz (Poland)
Thresholds for initiation of antihypertensive treatment and targets for the treatment
Prof. Giuseppe Mancia
Italy
General recommendations for drug treatment in hypertension
Prof. Reinhold Kreutz
Germany
Perioperative management of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies
Prof. Lorenza Maria Muiesan
Italy
Management of hypertension in patients with cardiac diseases
Prof. Konstantinos Tsioufis
Greece
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Session II: Cardiology and Hematology
Acute coronary syndromes management: 2024 update
Prof. Vijay Kunadian
UK
Endocarditis: current management according to the latest practice guidelines
TBA
Antithrombotic treatment: 2024 update
Prof. James Douketis
Canada
Hypereosinophilia: A practical approach for internists
Prof. Florence Roufosse
Belgium
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Session III: Rheumatology and Nephrology
International Society of Internal Medicine (ISIM) session
Chair: Prof. Virginia Hood (USA)
Sharpening rheumatological diagnoses with point-of-care rheumatology ultrasonography (POCRUS)
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta
UK
Treating osteoarthritis: What works and what doesn’t work
Prof. Sharon L. Kolasinski
USA
Inflammatory rheumatic disease: When to search for malignancy
Prof. Kim Legault
Canada
Nephrology update 2024
Prof. Jürgen Floege
Germany
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Session IV: The Multimorbid Patient
European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) session
Chair: EFIM Multimorbidity Working Group
Prescription appropriateness: A case-based practical tool
Prof. Jan Václavík
Czech Republic
Frequent clinical scenarios for deprescribing in elderly patients with multimorbidity
Prof. Annette Kürrle
Germany
Managing osteoporosis in patients with comorbidities
Prof. Alexandra Papaioannou
Canada
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Day 3 (Saturday, May 11, 2024)
ICE Kraków Congress Centre
ul. Marii Konopnickiej 17, 30-302 Kraków
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Opening lecture: Medical cannabis 2024 update: Benefits and dangers
Prof. Kevin Hill
USA
Session V: Gastroenterology
Managing gastroesophageal reflux disease: The state of the art
Prof. Paul Moayyedi
Canada
Functional abdominal pain: How to diagnose and treat
TBA
Prevention and management of bleeding and thrombosis in patients with liver disease
TBA
Current management of chronic pancreatitis
Prof. Marianna Arvanitakis
Belgium
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Session VI: Endocrinology and Diabetology
Chair: Dr. Adri Kok (South Africa)
Young-onset diabetes in adults: How to diagnose and treat
Prof. Leszek Czupryniak
Poland
Assessment and treatment of diabetic emergencies
Prof. René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
Mexico
Hyponatremia: An approach to diagnosis and management
Prof. Ally Prebtani
Canada
Best Case Report Contest – Award Ceremony
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Session VII: Pulmonology and Intensive Care
Acute dyspnea: Emergency management
Prof. Simon Oczkowski
Canada
Asthma exacerbations management
Prof. Paul O’Byrne
Canada
Sepsis management: Practical tips for nonintensivists
Prof. Bram Rochwerg
Canada
Anaphylaxis and other life-threatening allergic emergencies: Current management
Prof. Derek Chu
Canada
Questions & Answers
All speakers
Session VIII: Infectious Diseases
Endocarditis: Current management according to the latest practice guidelines
Prof. Margarita Brida
Croatia
Current challenges in infectious diseases: What a non-specialist should know
Prof. Zain Chagla
Canada
Signs and symptoms of tropical infections as clues for the diagnosis in the returned traveler
TBA
Unravelling travel vaccination
Prof. Somia Iqtadar
Pakistan
Questions & Answers
All speakers
