Program at a glance

Day 1 Thursday, May 8			Day 2 Friday, May 9		Day 3 Saturday, May 10
Auditorium Hall S1	Theatre Hall S2	Chamber Hall S3	Auditorium Hall S1	Theatre Hall S2	Auditorium Hall S1	Theatre Hall S2
Session III Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Part 1 From data to bedside: Using big data to develop AI tools for medicine	Session I Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals Part 1	Session II Medical Education Forum In collaboration with the UEMS and Society of Bedside Medicine Part 1	Session IV McMaster Annual Update in Cardiology In collaboration with the Polish Cardiac Society Part 1		Session VII Gastroenterology	Session VIII Infectious diseases
Hands-on workshops for AI tools developers and practitioners	Part 2	Part 2	Part 2	Session VI McMaster Annual Update in Rheumatology Part 1	Session IX Nephrology & Hematology	Session X The Multimorbid Patient Session under the auspices of the European Federation of Internal Medicine
Part 2 Humans and AI view on healthcare: For users of AI tools			Part 3	Part 2	Session XI McMaster Annual Update in Diabetology & Endocrinology Under the auspices of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes In collaboration with Diabetes Poland
			Session V Pulmonology	Part 3
Opening Ceremony Opening lecture Evidence-based medicine: Past, present, future Prof. Gordon Guyatt McMaster University, Canada

ICE Congress Centre
Kraków, Małopolska, Poland
7-9 May 2026

In-person · Virtual

Program

10 sessions with over 60 lectures covering the key specialties and essential updates in internal medicine, including landmark studies and the most current clinical practice guidelines

A 3-day conference on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, featuring renowned international AI experts and health professionals with real-life experience in AI implementation in different settings.

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Some hospitalized patients will deteriorate and become critically ill: How to prevent it

Chairs: Roman Jaeschke (Canada)

17:30-17:45
Level of troponin is elevated after surgery: What next?
Wojciech Szczeklik (Poland)

17:45-18:00
My patient is agitated and confused: Please help
Bram Rochwerg (Canada)

18:00-18:15
How to support a patient with respiratory failure outside of intensive care unit
Simon Oczkowski (Canada)

18:15-18:30
This is my patient: When should I call for help and whom to call?
Kimia Honarmand (Canada)

18:30-18:45
Too much or too little fluid? How to find out?
Michael Czekajlo (USA)

18:45-19:10
Dealing with sepsis: The most crucial points
Waleed Alhazzani (Saudi Arabia)

19:10-19:40
Questions & Answers
All speakers

More information will be published soon.

8:00-9:15

Waleed Alhazzani (Saudi Arabia)
Michael Czekajlo (USA)
Kimia Honarmand (Canada)
Roman Jaeschke (Canada)
Simon Oczkowski (Canada)
Bram Rochwerg (Canada)
Wojciech Szczeklik (Poland)

To be announced.

In collaboration with the Polish Cardiac Society

10:00–11:25 | Part 1

11:40–13:05 | Part 2

13:50–15:15 | Part 3

To be announced.

Part 1

11:40–12:00
Key decision points in management of rheumatoid arthritis
Ernest Choy (UK)

12:00–12:20
Key decision points in management of psoriatic arthritis
William Tillett (UK)

12:20–12:40
Key decision points in management of axial spondyloarthritis
To be announced

12:40–13:05
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 2

13:50–14:10
Vasculitis: From suspicion to diagnosis
Mats Junek (Canada)

14:10–14:30
Key decision points in management of the GCA PMR Takayasu LVV spectrum
Bhaskar Dasgupta (UK)

14:30–14:50
Approach to interstitial lung disease in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Michal Tomcik (Czechia)

14:50–15:15
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 3

15:30–15:50
Key decision points in management of osteoporosis
Alexandra Papaioannou (Canada)

15:50–16:10
To be announced

16:10–16:30
To be announced

16:30–16:55
Questions & Answers
All speakers

To be announced.

Under the auspices of Mayo Clinic

Part 1

9:30–9:50
Nephrology update 2026
Jurgen Floge (Germany)

9:50–10:10
New drugs in chronic kidney disease
Maria Jose Soler (Spain)

10:10–10:30
Artificial intelligence in nephrology
Ziad Zoghby (USA)

10:30–10:55
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 2

11:10–11:30
Hyperglycemia and kidney disease
Aleksandra Kukla (USA)

11:30–11:50
Bleeding complications and thrombosis events in kidney disease
Hatem Amer (USA)

11:50–12:10
Nephrotoxicity of new anti-cancer agents
Sandra Herrmann (USA)

12:10–12:35
Questions & Answers

Part 3

13:35–13:55
New paradigms in the treatment of renovascular disease
Lilach Lerman (USA)

13:55–14:15
Blood pressure goals and treatment in pregnancy
Andrea G. Kattah (USA)

14:15–14:35
Preeclampsia: What internist should know
Vesna D. Garovic (USA)

14:35–15:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 4

15:15–15:35
Lupus nephritis: redefining treatment goals
Fernando Fervenza (USA)

15:35–15:55
When to think about genetic testing in kidney disease
Mireille El Ters (USA)

15:55–16:40
Open panel discussion

11:10–11:30
When not to use DOACs
Stephanie Carlin (Canada)

11:30–11:50
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy
Weddy Lim (Canada)

11:50–12:10
Factor XI inhibitors: The future of anticoagulation?
Jeffrey Weitz (Canada)

12:10–12:35
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Under the auspices of the European Federation of Internal Medicine

To be announced.

Under auspices of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

Part 1

13:35-13:55
A Type 1 diabetes management consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD): what can we expect from the 2026 update?
Tomasz Klupa (Poland)

13:55-15:00
Is there still a place for insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes in 2026?
Maciej Małecki (Poland)

14:15-14:35
Diabetic patient admitted to hospital for non-diabetic reason
Ally Prebtani (Canada)

14:35-16:40
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 2

15:15-15:35
Prediabetes – really just “Pre”? Pharmacological treatment options based on the patient's phenotype and clinical profile
Leszek Czupryniak (Poland)

15:35-15:55
Diabetes treatment in older age groups – is there consistency between guidelines and common sense?
Tali Cukierman Yaffe (Israel)

15:55-16:15
What are the evidence-based recommendations for the dietary management of diabetes?
Dario Rahelić (Croatia)

16:15-16:40
Questions & Answers
All speakers

To be announced.

We have selected 4 excellent lectures as a sample of what you can expect:

Prof. Serena Gundy, McMaster University, Canada: Management of nephrological and hematological complications of pregnancy
Prof. Alejandro F. Frangi, University of Manchester, UK: Primum non nocere, secundum simulare! Ethical imperative of in silico evidence in the digital era
Prof. Janusz Jankowski, University College London, UK: GI cancer prevention: From evidence to practice
Prof. Mark Loeb, McMaster University, Canada: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1): An update

These are open-access lectures (no login required). Click the button to play the selected video on YouTube.

Thu, May 7	Fri, May 8		Sat, May 9
Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals	MIRCIM Annual Update in Cardiology	MIRCIM Annual Update in Rheumatology	Gastroenterology	Infectious Diseases	Nephrology
Acute Hospital Medicine	Pulmonology		Thrombosis & Anticoagulation	The Multimorbid Patient
			Diabetology & Endocrinology

Program at a glance

Day 1Thursday, May 8

Day 2Friday, May 9

Day 3Saturday, May 10

Auditorium Hall S1

Theatre Hall S2

Chamber HallS3

Auditorium Hall S1

Theatre Hall S2

Auditorium Hall S1

Theatre Hall S2

Program

MIRCIM Annual Update in Cardiology 2026

MIRCIM Annual Update in Diabetology & Endocrinology 2026

MIRCIM Annual Update in Rheumatology 2026

Pulmonology

Gastroenterology

Nephrology

Infectious Diseases

Thrombosis & Anticoagulation

The Multimorbid Patient

Acute Hospital Medicine

Satellite events

Program overview

Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals

MIRCIM Annual Update in Cardiology

MIRCIM Annual Update in Rheumatology

Gastroenterology

Infectious Diseases

Nephrology

Acute Hospital Medicine

Pulmonology

Thrombosis & Anticoagulation

The Multimorbid Patient

Diabetology & Endocrinology

Program overview

Thu, May 7

Acute Hospital Medicine

Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals

Fri, May 8

MIRCIM Annual Update in Cardiology

Pulmonology

MIRCIM Annual Update in Rheumatology

Sat, May 9

Gastroenterology

Thrombosis & Anticoagulation

Diabetology & Endocrinology

Infectious Diseases

The Multimorbid Patient

Nephrology

Remember about our social events!

Program

Thursday, May 7

Satellite event: Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals (9:00-15:50)

SESSION I: Acute hospital medicine (17:30-19:40)

Opening ceremony (20:00)

Friday, May 8

Satellite event: Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals (8:00-9:20 and 17:15-18:45)

Meet the professor: Open forum on critical care, shock, and organ failure (8:00-9:15)

OPENING LECTURE (9:40-10:00)

SESSION II: MIRCIM Annual Update in Cardiology 2026 (10:00-15:15)

10:00–11:25 | Part 1

11:40–13:05 | Part 2

13:50–15:15 | Part 3

SESSION III: MIRCIM Annual Update in Rheumatology 2026 (11:40-16:55)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

SESSION IV: Pulmonology (15:30–16:55)

Saturday, May 9

Satellite event: Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals (8:00-9:20)

SESSION V: Gastroenterology (9:30-10:55)

SESSION VI: Infectious diseases (9:30-10:55)

SESSION VII: Nephrology (9:30-16:40)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

SESSION VIII: Thrombosis (11:10-12:35)

SESSION IX: The Multimorbid Patient (11:10-12:35)

Day 1
Thursday, May 8

Day 2
Friday, May 9

Day 3
Saturday, May 10

Auditorium Hall
S1

Theatre Hall
S2

Chamber Hall
S3

Auditorium Hall
S1

Theatre Hall
S2

Auditorium Hall
S1

Theatre Hall
S2