Upcoming Medical Conferences in Croatia

Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) Course is organized by Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) and will be held from Sep 23 - 24, 2019 at Croatian Institute for Emergency Medicine, Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia. Description: MIMMS presents the nature and management of a major incident, focusing on how to deliver the medical support needed to multiple casualties. As the only international standard in major incident medical management, the course is taught and the principles are practiced throughout the world, being integrated into civilian and military medical practice. The course objectives include: • Understanding the organisations, structures and roles in managing major incidents and how they work together. • Able to prepare for and implement a structured approach when responding to major incidents (CSCATTT). • Able to deliver the medical support needed at major incidents, through triage, treatment and transport. Candidate criteria and eligibility:  The ALSG Managing Major Incidents family of courses includes MIMMS and HMIMMS. The MIMMS education programme is for those from a medical, nursing, or paramedic background. Note: The MIMMS course is available as a 3-day face-to-face course OR a 3-day course comprising 1-day of pre-course on-line learning (VLE) and a 2-day face-to-face course – if you choose the latter you MUST complete the VLE before you attend, so book early and remember that you need at least 10 hours to complete it. Please check the start and end date of the course to confirm which model you are attending. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

European Course in Neuroradiology, Diagnostic and Interventional, 15th Cycle, Module 3: Vascular and traumatic diseases is organized by European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR) and will be held from Oct 13 - 17, 2019 at Rovinj, Istarska, Croatia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

1st Conference: Different Persons of Dravet Syndrome is organized by Dravet Syndrome Association Croatia / Udruga Dravet Sindrom Hrvatska and will be held from Nov 07 - 09, 2019 at President Split, Split, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia. Description: Dravet syndrome is much more than an epilepsy syndrome. Patients with Dravet syndrome present a spectrum of both neurological and non-neurological symptoms. Disorders such as intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, behaviour and sleep problems are frequently reported, combined with non-neurological ones including gait disorders and cardiac rhythm abnormalities. A large number of paediatric and adult neurologists, but also other specialists (orthopedists, psychiatrist, occupational and speech therapy, etc.) are involved in the care of patients with such complex diseases as the Dravet syndrome. In order to offer optimal therapeutic options, improving the patient’s and family’s quality of life, the necessity of interaction and collaboration in the highest level must be met accordingly. It is the highlight of this Conference. Therefore the main goal of the Conference is to elucidate the “Different faces of Dravet syndrome”. This Conference will cover, in plenary sessions and round tables, several major topics such as the genetic spectrum of Dravet syndrome, real life therapy and treatment, communication between professionals and parents associations as well as the latest evidence from clinical trials. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

12th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XII) is organized by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and will be held from Sep 18 - 21, 2019 at Hotel Kompas Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Theme: “Moving towards genome-based pathogen surveillance – lessons learnt and challenges ahead” Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Spirometry Training Programme - Part 2 is organized by European Respiratory Society (ERS) and will be held from Apr 03 - 04, 2020 at Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia. Target audience: This training programme is aimed at all healthcare professionals who require a comprehensive understanding and the basic skills in spirometry practice. Pre-requisites: understand and perform basic math operations (multiplication, division, decimals, and percentages) demonstrate an understanding of calculating ratios have access to a computer and internet access to follow online preparatory modules and assessments. Learning outcomes and competencies: • At the end of the training programme, participants will be able to clearly explain and understand each of the key subject areas of spirometry practice including; definitions of spirometric values • knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology required for spirometry • spirometry equipment including strengths and weaknesses, pitfalls and influencing factors to reference values • indications and contraindications of spirometry testing • how to perform quality spirometry and recognition of poor quality maneuvers • how to interpret spirometry tests • quality assurance, including the ability to correctly describe, document, and ensure quality standards and practice. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

ICIC20 - 20th International Conference on Integrated Care is organized by The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) and will be held from Apr 27 - 29, 2020 at Amadria Park Convention Centre Sibenik, Sibenik, Sibenik-Knin, Croatia. Course Description: The conference will build on themes from previous years and would like to include in this year’s programme papers that are focusing on the following areas: Meeting the challenges of integrated care in early development, childhood and transitional care in adolescents Integrated community care approaches for better management of diseases with a stigmatizing effect, including for example mental health and addiction issues Better managing the care of vulnerable populations including for example war veterans, and preventing isolation and loneliness Integrating survivorship, caring for carers, palliative and end-of-life care Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital tools in the people-centred integrated care Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Spine Intervention Society (SIS) 2020 European Congress is organized by Spine Intervention Society (SIS) and will be held from May 23 - 24, 2020 at Sun Gardens Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

29th Danube Psychiatric Symposium is organized by Penta Ltd. / Penta d.o.o. and will be held from May 13 - 15, 2020 at Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia. Description The main topic will be “Psychiatry, Medicine and Society: Homo Deus of the 21st Century and Challenges of Mental Health and Personalized Medicine” with special emphasis on predictive, preventive and person centered medicine and comorbidities, as well as on bridging personal, public and global mental health, compassionate society and empathic civilization. Personalized or P4 medicine and mental health have become very challenging and exciting topics of great interest and importance. There is no health without mental health as well as there is no sane, compassionate and prosperous society without public mental health and empathic civilization without global mental health. Four multidisciplinary sessions will be organized within the symposium with challenging topics: • Comorbidity, resilience, and epigenetics in psychiatry from the perspective of predictive, preventive and person-centered medicine (School of Medicine, University of Zagreb); • Transdisciplinary integrative approach in psychiatry, personalized medicine, and creative psychopharmacotherapy (Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb); • Psychiatry, spirituality, and religion from the perspective of public and global mental health (Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Zagreb); • Psychiatry, ethics, and politics from the perspective of public and global mental health (School of Public Health “Andrija Stampar” Zagreb). 5 Reasons for attending 29th Danubian Psychiatric Symposium • Hot topics: comorbitity, resilience, epigenetics, spirituality, ethics • Bridging personal, public and global mental health • Inter- and Transdisciplinarity and Learning organization • Integrative systemic approach • Personalized medicine approach Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.