Upcoming Medical Conferences in Croatia

AOTrauma Europe Masters Course - Management of Fractures of the Hand and Wrist with Anatomical Specimens is organized by AOTrauma and will be held from Apr 01 - 02, 2020 at Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

AOTrauma Masters Course - Lower Extremity with Anatomical Specimens is organized by AOTrauma and will be held from Apr 02 - 04, 2020 at Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

AOTrauma Course - Acetabular and Pelvic Fracture Management with Anatomical Specimens is organized by AOTrauma and will be held from Apr 02 - 04, 2020 at Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

AOTrauma Course - Shoulder and Elbow Cadaveric with Anatomical Specimens is organized by AOTrauma and will be held from Apr 02 - 04, 2020 at Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is 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.

Oncologic Imaging Course (OIC) 2020 is organized by European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI), Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), Department of Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University Vienna and will be held from Jun 24 - 27, 2020 at Hotel Excelsior, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Target Audience: The target audience includes diagnostic radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, medical oncologists, oncologic surgeons and radiation oncologists – all of whom heavily rely upon diagnostic imaging in their management of cancer patients. Attendees ranging from residents to more senior ones will benefit from learning and/or refreshing their knowledge base in oncologic imaging – of interest and importance to doctors of all levels. Overview: The Oncologic Imaging Course (OIC), established in 2011, is an annual oncologic imaging course jointly organised by the European Society of Oncologic Imaging, the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Department of Radiology at Ludwig Maximilians University Munich and the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image­Guided Therapy at the Medical University of Vienna. OIC welcomes the most qualified faculty who comprise of internationally renowned speakers.These experts share their expertise with the participants who are also invited to actively contribute to the sessions with their experience and advice. Those involved in the field of oncologic imaging are experiencing a time of increasing pressure, stress and change. The demand for efficiency and effectiveness in all oncologic imaging matters is constantly growing. OIC addresses current challenges and provides a forum for education and the exchange of ideas and concepts. The course furthermore deals with supportive methods and techniques so the delegates will leave with new ideas for their day-to-day practice. OIC involves lectures, workshops, interactive case discussions and panel discussions. Educational Outcomes: ​The course will improve radiologists’ confidence in interpreting oncologic images through interactive teaching and problem-solving case presentations. These updates are expected to • increase the learner’s specific knowledge of standard and newer issues in oncologic imaging • result in greater confidence of the learner when applying that knowledge • improve the learner’s skills and help when interpreting radiology studies and clinical situations. Learning Objectives: • To provide up-to-date reviews on the use of imaging to detect, characterise and stage common tumours. • To illustrate the various newer systems for imaging response assessment in use today. • To emphasise the basic principles of interpreting and reporting oncologic imaging examinations. • To provide an extended, in-depth review of best practices in breast imaging. • To present hot topics and emerging applications. • To utilise interactive teaching and problem-solving case presentations. • To employ workshops to allow additional interaction with the faculty. Registration to OIC 2020 will open in February 2020.

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.