Upcoming Medical Conferences in Romania

8th ESO-SIOP Europe Masterclass in Paediatric Oncology is organized by European School of Oncology (ESO) and will be held from Jun 06 - 11, 2020 at Bucharest, Bucharest - Ilfov, Romania. Course Description: ESO and SIOP-Europe are pleased to announce the eighth Masterclass in Paediatric Oncology. This clinically-oriented educational program has been designed for young pediatric oncologists who wish to improve their skills in the clinical management of common childhood tumors. It is designed to offer a unique learning experience, providing practice-oriented training and the teaching sessions will focus on the application of the most recent research findings to clinical practice. Practical training will be offered in the frame of clinical case presentations, prepared and presented by the participants for an interactive discussion. All participants will reside at the Masterclass venue and participation is mandatory throughout the course. Main Topics: • Central nervous system tumors • Neuroblastoma • Soft-tissue sarcoma • Bone tumors • Wilms’ tumor • Rare tumors • Leukaemia • Lymphoma Learning Objectives: • Qualified training in pediatric oncology to improve knowledge of the main topics listed below • Improve skills in dealing with cancer problems as a whole • Improve knowledge of current clinical practice and state of the art treatment • Improve doctor-patient communication as well as doctor-parent communication Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Topics in Critical Care is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 15 - 25, 2020 at Amadeus Silver II, Bucharest, Bucharest - Ilfov, Romania. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program  • 14.0 Contact Hours Purpose: • To evaluate the recent guidelines and how they should be implemented into the care of critically ill patients. • To apply new therapies for critically ill patients with various common ICU diseases such as ARDS, cerebral vascular disease and severe infections. Topics: • Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines: Separating fact from fiction ○ Identify for the conference members the discrepancies between current guideline recommendations and the current literature on the subject • Critical Review of the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign ○ The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was recently updated. Realize the important points that impact patient care. • Fungal Infections in the ICU ○ Currently different organizations vary in their recommendations on when to use the available anti-fungal therapies. • ARDS Clinical Update ○ Upon completion of this lecture, clinicians should be able understand and implement cost effective infection control measures in their practice. • Management of Embolic Stroke ○ Currently different organizations vary in their recommendations on treatment of CVAs and related complications. ○ Critically review the management of acute embolic strokes. • Infection control practices in the ICU: What is the evidence? ○ Upon completion of this lecture, clinicians should be able understand and implement cost effective infection control measures in their practice. • Critical Care Controversies: Anemia and Transfusion in the ICUs ○ Identify the appropriate transfusion trigger in the critically ill and the risks associated with transfusion. Also discussion transfusion practices for massive transfusions. • Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Challenges: A Global Perspective ○ Identify the global problem of antibiotic resistance and how it will impact the care of our critically ill infected patient. • Community Acquired Pneumonia: Real-world Data and Clinical Guidelines ○ Recognize the key bacterial pathogens for CAP and initiate appropriate initial therapy based on the patients presentation. • Critical Review of the AHA CPR-ACLS Recommendations ○ Adapt the AHA CPR-ACLS algorithms to be closer to best practices. • Critical Care Controversies: Is Oxygen Bad for Our Patient ○ Recognize where hyperoxia had been shown to be harmful in patient with critical illnesses and identify mechanisms that contribute to hypoxia's detrimental effects in the critically ill. • Ethical cases in the Critically Ill ○ Accept how to best integrate non-standard advanced directives into the care of critically ill patients. • Role of hypothermia in the Critically Ill ○ Separate the AHA Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) recommendations and what the clinical data actually supports. • Treatment of acute DVT and PE in the critically ill ○ Demonstrate how the treatment of DVT and PE varies based on the severity of illness. ○ Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

18th World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Congress is organized by World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) and will be held from May 26 - 29, 2021 at Timisoara, Timis, Romania. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.