Upcoming Medical Conferences in Portugal

CannX Lisbon: The International Medical Cannabis Conference is organized by Kenes Group and will be held from Feb 12 - 13, 2020 at PT Meeting Center, Lisbon, Portugal. Description: Europe is poised for change with a recent flurry of activity around medical cannabis reform and legislation, and Portugal in particular, plays a key role in this expanding market.  The conference will be preceded by a full-day medical course, “Introduction to Endocannabinology and Medical Cannabis,” taking place on Tuesday, 11 February.  With hundreds of attendees, CannX is the ultimate platform for the exchange of high-level scientific knowledge, professional expertise and valuable networking opportunities.  An application will be made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for CME accreditation of CannX Lisbon. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) The main program includes 3 exciting tracks – Science, Business, and Agriculture. SCI: • The Latest in Medical Cannabis Research • Autoimmune Diseases • Mental Health Disorders • Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration • Cannabinoids Mechanism of Action • Medical Grade Cannabis • Patient Wellbeing – Risk and Side Effect Management • THC and CBD Interactions • Dependency • The Endocannabinoid System as an Emerging Target of Pharmacotherapy • New Clinical Research on Various Diseases – Dementia, Autism, Diabetes, Tourette’s Syndrome, Gynecological Diseases, Cardiovascular Conditions BIZ: • Entering the Pharmaceutical Industry – How to Meet Pharma Standards • How to Assess the True Value of a Company • Global Trade – Regulation and Standardization • Dosage and Delivery Methods • Digital Health • Ethical Issues • How to Regulate Medical Cannabis for the Safety and Satisfaction of Public • Policy, the Industry and the Patients AGR: • Advanced Growing Technologies – Tissue Culture Technologies, Vertical Growing • Cannabis Farm Management Software • New developments in Genetics • Plant Control and Testing: How to Grow Top Quality Crops

On 20 & 21 February 2020, Lisbon (Portugal) will host the BioTech Pharma Summit: Liquid Biopsy 2020 conference. This year’s event will bring together the leaders in the field from pharma, biotech, Dx companies and healthcare and be the home of multi-stakeholder and pan-industry collaboration for liquid biopsy, molecular pathology and precision medicine experts to explore the expanding and evolving field whereby Circulating Biomarkers of various classes are being evaluated for their potential to be developed into diagnostics for cancer as well as application of liquid biopsy testing, across biofluids, biomarkers and disease indications, as the needle shifts on the gold standard of personalized healthcare testing. Who Should Attend? The BioTech Pharma Summit (EPM Group) are exclusive events consisting of world-class keynote addresses and presentations designed specifically for senior level attendees from research & academic institutions, clinical research institutions and hospital laboratories as well as major pharmaceutical and biotech companies based Worldwide. Delegates typically include CEOs, VPs, Drug developers, Academics and Researchers, CROs, Scientists and Medical Doctors of: • Liquid biopsy • Clinical Pathology • Molecular Assay Development • Medical Laboratory • Scientific Affairs • Sales and Marketing • Quality Management • Process Development • Commercial & Outreach, Oncology • Molecular pathology • Research Scientist • Molecular Biology • Sales & Business Development • Clinical and Translational Affairs • Clinical Research • Companion Diagnostics • Biomarkers • Manufacturing • Clinical Trial • Oncology Business Development • Precision medicine • Clinical Laboratory • Immunochemistry • Cell Culture ​• Clinical Genomics Key Practical Learning Points: • Liquid Biopsy: New Opportunities, Technologies, and Challenges in the Field • Clinical integration of liquid biopsy • Circulating Tumor Cells: History and Future Perspectives • Improving the Quality of Circulating Tumor DNA Measurements • Circulating Tumor Cells in Monitoring Cancer • Extracellular vesicles (Evs) • New Tools for Liquid Biopsies: Microfluidic Platforms for the Isolation of CTCs, cfDNA and Exosomes • CTC Isolation Platforms and Using CTCs for Monitoring Therapy Responses • Dissecting Mechanisms of Breast Cancer Metastasis Using Patient Derived Circulating Tumor Cells • Liquid Biopsies in Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Drug Development • Heterogeneity of Cancer-Derived Extracellular Vesicles • Liquid Biopsies in Oncology and the Current Regulatory Landscape • Validating Liquid Biopsies in Cancer • ctDNA Liquid Biopsy Assay Description: The field of liquid biopsy is moving beyond isolation and characterization of CTCs and ctDNA to surveillance, early detection of relapse and minimal residual disease, and interventional studies in clinical applications. The scope of the conference encompasses circulating tumor cells, cell-free circulating DNA, exosomes and extracellular vesicles. This meeting has become an important annual event for leaders in the community to discuss the tools, validation and implementation of circulating biomarkers, which are transforming our understanding and management of disease. The BioTech Pharma Summit: Liquid Biopsy 2020 focuses primarily on biofluid-based molecular biomarkers, such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as well as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and protein-based circulating biomarkers. There is much interest in the potential of ctDNA for developing biological fluid-based biopsies (such as using plasma, urine, or other biofluids) and the presenters in this track bring together the most up-to-date information and current state-of-the-field.

Healthcare Technologies & Public Health Conference | February 24-26, 2020 | Lisbon, Portugal Top Healthcare Conferences 2020 | Top Occupational Health 2020 Conferences | Best Public Health Congress 2020 | Global Nursing Summit 2020 | World Diabetes Conference 2020 | Lisbon Healthcare League 2020 Healthcare League 2020, Portugal organized by Yuktan Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Indonesia jointly in the collaboration with GED Biomedical Innovations (BMI AB, Sweden) extends a sincere welcome to all the eminent Nobel Laureates, Speakers, Delegate and Healthcare Professionals, Nutritionists and Pharmacists from all around the Globe to Lisbon for attending our International Healthcare Technologies & Public Health Conference 2020 during February 24-26, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal. The main focus of the league pointed towards “Welcoming to explore new dimensions of Healthcare, Public health & safety and for a better future” has aimed to bring together Global leading Health-care Professional, Medical Officers, Pharmacists & Healthcare Specialists, Occupational Health Care Administrators, Healthcare Industries, Medical Researchers, Global Environmentalists, Industrialists, Health Insurance Policy Makers and Academicians, including Nobel Laureates, Delegates, Professors and others to exchange and share their experiences and research results regarding all aspects of Healthcare Technologies and Public Health. This conference will focus on a variety of Healthcare topics includes but not limited to Women Healthcare, Occupational Health, Health Issues regarding Food safety, Diseases and Preventive Care, Paediatrics, Nanomedicines, Healthy Work Environment, Hazardous Drugs, Modern Preventive Care, Fire Safety, Workplace Violence, HIV & AIDS, Global Warming, Viral Oncology, Medical Safety Devices, Cancer & Treatment, Diabetes & Care, Agriculture & Environment Safety, Pharmaceuticals & Technologies, Pharmacology & and Future Steps & Goals towards development Healthcare and Public Safety goals through requested presentation, workshops, respective sessions includes both oral and poster sessions of spontaneous contributions. Connect with us on these three intensive and interesting days of discussion on contemporary Healthcare Technologies and Public Health & Safety. We invite you to contribute and help to shape the conference through submissions of your research abstracts for Keynote, Oral presentation or Posters presentation. Further details about Healthcare League, kindly follow the link: http://healthcareconference.yuktan.com/ For brief details of our Congress Sessions kindly follow the link: http://healthcareconference.yuktan.com/abstract-submission.php Who Should Attend: • Healthcare Professionals • Doctors • Dermatologists • Pharmacists • Researchers & Scientists • Emergency & Serious Care • Cardiologists • Psychiatrists etc. Why Attend: A great opportunity to network with your peers from academia and industry: • Creative Speakers & Panel Discussions • Interactive Poster Session • Emerging Researcher Forum • Networking & Collaboration • Opportunity to organize Workshop/Symposium Sessions: • Occupational Health and Safety • Healthcare Psychology • Healthcare Services and Technologies • Healthcare Oncology and Treatment • Public Health and Epidemiology • HIV & AIDS • Cardiology • Pharmaceutical Medicine Warm Regards Arnab Das Program Manager | Healthcare League 2020

EACR-AACR-ASPIC 2020 Conference: Tumor Microenvironment is organized by European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Portuguese Association for Cancer Research / Associacao Portuguesa De Investigacao Em Cancro (ASPIC) and will be held from Mar 02 - 04, 2020 at Congress Center Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. Topics to be covered This Conference will bring together thought leaders spanning the breadth of TME, immune-oncology, computational biology, and biomedical technology disciplines to discuss novel approaches to identify critical mechanisms regulating the crosstalk in these tumor ecosystems. They will also discuss therapeutic approaches to target the TME for durable tumor control, including strategies being deployed in patients, and initial clinical findings. The goal will be to not only discuss the current state of the TME field, but also discuss approaches towards applying that knowledge to the development of effective and broadly applicable anti-cancer therapies for long-term management of disease. Background: Cancers are communities of cells, including those harboring genetic mutations, aka “tumor” or “cancer” cells, as well as other “normal” cell types activated and/or recruited to the local tumor microenvironment (TME). Components of the TME (e.g., blood and lymphatic vessels, fibroblasts and other mesenchymal support cells, innate and adaptive immune cells, as well as extracellular matrix, hypoxia, and low pH), while regulating or being regulated by hallmark features of cancer development, can also thwart efficacy of cytotoxic, targeted and immune therapies. Abstract submission topics: TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT (TME): • Single-cell analysis of the TME • 2D and 3D analysis/imaging of the TME • Inflammation, cancer immunity and TME • Metastases and the TME • Vascular (hematogenous & lymphatic) biology in the primary and metastatic TME • TME dynamics and cancer therapy sensitivity/resistance • Lipids, cancer metabolism, and TME Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Metabolic alterations in lung ageing and disease 18th Lung Science Conference is organized by European Respiratory Society (ERS) and will be held from Mar 05 - 08, 2020 at Estoril Golf & Spa Hotel Palace, Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal. Description: Special features of the ERS Lung Science Conferences: The ERS Lung Science Conference is at the forefront of basic and translational respiratory science and it is an essential event for budding respiratory researchers looking to boost their career. It offers a unique opportunity to network with peers from across the globe and will present cutting-edge abstracts on novel experimental lung research. The following features are organized every year: LSC Awards: 3 competitions will be organized throughout the Conference: • The Young Investigator Session Award: for young presenters (40 years old or less at the time of the Conference) who submitted an outstanding abstract • The Best Oral Presentation Award • Distinguished Poster Awards Mentorship programme: Each abstract author who receives a bursary is appointed a mentor. Together, they can discuss both scientific and career questions during a dedicated mentorship lunch on the first day of the Conference. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

17th ECFS Basic Science Conference is organized by European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) and will be held from Mar 25 - 28, 2020 at Grande Real Santa Eulalia Resort & Hotel Spa, Albufeira, Faro, Portugal. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The 11th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology: Europe (COPHy EU) is organized by ComtecMed and will be held from Mar 26 - 28, 2020 at EPIC SANA Lisboa Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal. Description: The COPHy EU program, returning to Lisbon in 2020, again will be devoted to evidence-based debates and discussions amongst session moderators, speakers and the audience, all of whom will examine and analyze the most relevant and controversial issues raised during the course of 2019 and 2020 within the field of ophthalmology. This educational Congress will focus on Retina, but will discuss controversies in other related areas of ophthalmology, including neuro-ophthalmology, ocular imaging, and uveitis. Topics will include the medical and surgical treatment of retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, pathologic myopia, and vitreomacular interface abnormalities, as well as advances in ophthalmic imaging, hereditary retinal diseases, surgical innovations, home monitoring, and the role of deep learning (artificial intelligence) in these conditions. Allowing ample time for speaker-audience discussion, the Congress aims at reaching up-to-date recommendations to ongoing debates even when data remain limited, through evidence-based medicine, including expert opinion. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in this vibrant meeting which will facilitate discussions on the shared experiences and opinions of leading local and international experts. The 11th COPHy EU Congress will emphasize issues related to the region in terms of diagnostics, distinctive responses to treatments and typical complications. Many of the Faculty members will be from Portugal and Spain in order to discuss these typical regional problems. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

39th European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) Annual Meeting is organized by OIC Group and will be held from Apr 01 - 04, 2020 at Porto Convention Center, Porto, Portugal. EPOS will excel its mission in providing outstanding education, sharing and improving scientific knowledge in Paediatric Orthopaedics and creating a great platform to nurture academic development and lifetime friendships. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

CPP 2020: The 6th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy is organized by Paragon Group and will be held from Apr 02 - 05, 2020 at Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa, Porto, Portugal. The Congress is aimed at experts from the fields of: • Cardiologists • Gynecologists • Obstetricians • Anesthesiologists • Internists • Hypertension specialists • Medical Imaging Technicians • Internal Medicine • Family Medicine Description: The CPP 2020 Congress will provide a unique platform to discuss a wide range of topics related to maternal and fetal pregnancy associated cardiovascular conditions. The goals of "The Sixth International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP) 2020" are to continue advancing the knowledge and expertise of health care professionals around the globe by exchange of information, including unique clinical cases and debates, development of collaborative research both basic and clinical, discuss, adopt and upgrade recent guidelines for the management of cardiovascular conditions during pregnancy and the post partal period. The program will include invited lectures, workshops as well as original oral and poster presentations, clinical cases and debates which will cover a wide spectrum of topics in all disciplines related to pregnancy associated cardiovascular conditions. The program was designed to provide a high level and clinically relevant update on the diagnosis, prognosis and management of women with a broad spectrum of pregnancy-related CV problems with the goal of improving the care of these patients. Because the management of heart disease in pregnancy requires a multidisciplinary approach, the intended audience will include cardiologists, obstetricians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, family medicine specialists, haematologists, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologists, geneticists, cardiac surgeons, Obstetrical and cardiac anaesthesiologists, nurses, clinical pharmacists and other health professionals with special interest in managing pregnant women with heart disease. Don't miss the opportunity to join peers and key opinion leaders in Porto, Portugal, 2-5 April, 2020. Get a head start, visit the CPP 2020 website. Topics include: • Physiologic Changes during Normal Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period • Risk Assessment of the Cardiac Patient before and during Pregnancy • Genetic Consultation • Contraceptives in Cardiac Patients • Cardiac Evaluation during Pregnancy • Cardiovascular Imaging in the Pregnant Patient • Anesthesia during Pregnancy and Delivery • Obstetric Management of the Cardiac Patient • Hypertension during Pregnancy • Congenital Heart Disease and Pregnancy • Valvular Disease and Pregnancy – Native, Artificial • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy • Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy – Dilated, Hypertrophic, Non-compaction • Pregnancy Associated Acute Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Dissection • Cardiac Arrhythmias during Pregnancy •Pulmonary Hypertension and Pregnancy • Pericardial Disorders and Pregnancy • Infective Endocarditis and Pregnancy • Aortopathy and Pregnancy – Marfan, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Turner • Pulmonary Embolism during Pregnancy • Pregnancy and the Cardio-oncologic Patient  •Pregnancy after Heart Transplantation • Heart Failure and Pregnancy, Drugs and Devices • Registration Abstract submission Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Workshop in Liver Oncology is organized by European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) and will be held from Apr 02 - 03, 2020 at Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.