Program

Chairs: Prof. Roman Jaeschke (Canada), Prof. Piotr Gajewski (Poland)

9:00-9:10
Welcome and introduction

9:10-10:50 | Part 1

9:10-9:20
A 57-year-old welder with altered liver biochemistry and Kaposi’s sarcoma: A rare case with a unifying hypothesis
Dr. Mattia Lotto, Italy

9:20-9:30
Pulmonary edema - not just a cardiological diagnosis
Dr. Anna Ürgeová, Slovakia

9:30-9:40
When the body rebels
Dr. Klára Dombrovská, Czechia

9:40-9:50
Kidney disease… Is it worth the weight?
Dr. Peter Todd, Scotland

9:50-10:00
Aseptic abscess syndrome: Unravelling a rare cause of fever and abscesses in inflammatory bowel disease
Dr. Joana Nunes, Portugal

10:00-10:10
The vessel of warning: A case of unexplained recurrent arterial thrombosis
Dr. Yin Nan Huang, Canada

10:10-10:20
Recurrent VTE in a patient with multiple spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhages on a background of CAA
Dr. Aoife Harrison, Ireland

10:20-10:30
First documented use of the Wrapsody stentgraft for the treatment of nutcracker type of pelvic congestion syndrome
Dr. Elene Tkabladze, Germany

10:30-10:40
Now you see me: Bazin’s disease
Dr. Virginia Huhn, Argentina

10:40-10:50
Peritoneal implantation of pheochromocytoma – pheochromocytomatosis
Dr. Erik Bényei, Hungary

10:50-11:10 Refreshment break 

11:10-12:50 | Part 2

11:10-11:20
Human herpes virus-8 and AIDS: Old friends and a new foe
Dr. Daniel-Nicolás Marco Prats, Spain

11:20-11:30
The typhoid malady: A wolf in the skin of a lamb
Dr. Shashank Ravi Ganesh, India

11:30-11:40
Pyrexia puzzle – take a closer look to solve the mystery: A case report
Dr. Radwa Genidy, United Arab Emirates

11:40-11:50
Navigating the complexities: Case study of neuroinfection accompanied by thrombocytopenia 
Dr. Aleksandra Raczyńska, Poland

11:50-12:00
Blood, brain, and a hidden battle: A case of eosinophilia and chronic strokes
Dr. Mehala Subramaniapillai, Canada

12:00-12:10
Refractory ascites and multinodular systemic involvement revealing an exceptional multivisceral form of vascular epithelioid tumor associated with the EWSR1::NFATC2 rearrangement
Dr. Arthur Renaud, France

12:10-12:20
From gut to gene: How colitis led to the diagnosis of a rare immunodeficiency
Dr. Leslie Naesens, Belgium

12:20-12:30
When family history illuminates the path: An uncommon cause of esophageal stricture
Dr. Mariana Pereira, Chile

12:30-12:40
Neuropathy in a diabetic patient. Think again.
Dr. Brian Beyers, South Africa

12:40-12:50
Misdiagnosis risk in tuberculosis-endemic regions: A multidisciplinary case report
Dr. Yüsra Ağaoğlu, Turkey

12:50-14:00 Lunch break 

Part 1
In collaboration with the UEMS and Society of Bedside Medicine

Chairs: Prof. Przemko Kwinta (Poland), Prof. Nishma Singhal (Canada) 

8:00-8:10
Introduction

8:10-8:30
Reinvigorating the bedside exam: Strategies to improve the teaching and assessment of bedside clinical skills
Prof. Brian T. Garibaldi (Center for Bedside Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA)

8:30-8:50
How to effectively teach at the bedside during rounds

Dr. Timothy Niessen (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA)

8:50-9:10
From traditional into digital lectures: Risks and benefits
Prof. Przemko Kwinta (Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland)

9:10-9:30
European CME/CPD and the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)
Prof. Hannu Halila (University of Helsinki, Finland)

9:30-9:50
Medical education program reconstruction for an active learning, competency-based, excellence-driven (ACE) curriculum
Prof. Isaac Opole (American College of Physicians, USA) 

9:50-10:10
Questions & Answers

10:10-10:30 | Refreshment break  

Part 2: From the battlefield to the bedside: Practical lessons to enhance medical education
Session under the honorary patronage of the Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Poland

Chairs: LtCol Dr. Anita Podlasin (Poland), Prof. Michael Czekajlo (USA)

10:30-10:50
From the battlefield to the classroom: Training and logistical gaps identified in Ukraine 
Prof. John Quinn (University of Liverpool, UK)

10:50-11:10
Individual and team training programs in the military that lead to high-performing clinicians and teams
Prof. Anthony LaPorta (Rocky Vista University, USA)

11:10-11:30
Challenges in medical education for future armed conflict: Standardized training in non standardized environment
Lt. Col. Dr. Anita Podlasin (Military Medical Training Center in Lodz, Poland)

11:30-11:50
Adapting the military experience into civilian training: Case studies and a vision for the future
Prof. Michael Czekajlo (Virginia Commonwealth University Health, USA)

11:50-12:10
Prepare the best for the worst: Implementing battlefield experience into the medical school curriculum
Dr. Tomasz Sanak (Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland)

12:10-12:30
Implementation of cross training in military medical personnel education
2nd Lt. Artur Skobel (Postgraduate Education Center, Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute, Poland)

12:30-13:00
Questions & Answers

13:00-14:00 Lunch break 

9:00-11:40 | Part 1: From data to bedside: Using big data to develop AI tools for medicine

Chairs: Prof. Bartłomiej W. Papież (UK), Prof. Dan Perri (Canada)

9:00-9:10 
Introduction
Prof. Bartłomiej W. Papież (Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, UK)

9:10-9:30 
Will the European Health Data Space (EHDS) contribute to the AI revolution?
Dr. Andrzej Ryś (former Director for Health Systems, Medical Products and Innovation, DG SANTE, European Commission, Belgium; EHDS Co-creator)

9:30-9:50 
Clinical AI: Curiosity, or cure?
Dr. Mikael Brudfors (Senior Solution Architect, NVIDIA, UK)

9:50-10:10 
AI to reduce bureaucracy in medicine
Tomasz Kopacz (Healthcare Technology Strategist at Microsoft, Poland)

10:10-10:30
AI in cardiothoracic imaging: Ready for clinical implementation?  
Prof. Rozemarijn Vliegenthart (University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands)

10:30-10:50
Pig in a poke? Unpacking the promise and pitfalls of foundation models in health care 
Prof. Bartłomiej W. Papież (Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, UK)

10:50-11:10
From concept to clinic: Bridging the healthcare AI innovation gap – observations from the OxCAIR Research group
Prof. Alex Novak (Oxford Clinical Artificial Intelligence Research, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK)

11:10-11:40
Questions & Answers
All speakers

WORKSHOPS | 12:00-13:00
Practical artificial intelligence for clinicians: Start using AI today!
Prof. Dan Perri & Prof. Sameer Shaikh (McMaster University, Canada)

Advanced medical AI development with MONAI: From interactive annotation to foundation models
Dr. Mikael Brudfors (Senior Solution Architect, NVIDIA, UK) 

13:00-14:00 Lunch break 

14:00-17:00 | Part 2: Humans and AI view on healthcare: For users of AI tools

Chairs: Prof. Bartłomiej W. Papież (UK), Prof. Dan Perri (Canada)

14:00-14:20
Regulatory ecosystem for the AI-enabled medical devices: A brief summary for clinicians
Prof. Piotr Szymański (Chairman, Regulatory Affairs Committee of the European Society of Cardiology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Poland)

14:20-14:40
Primum non nocere, secundum simulare! The ethical imperative of in silico evidence in the digital era
Prof. Alejandro F. Frangi (University of Manchester, UK)

14:40-15:00
Friend or foe? Navigating human-AI interactions in clinical practice
Prof. Bartłomiej W. Papież (Big Data Institute, Oxford University, UK)

15:00-15:20
Front-line experience in evaluating and translating AI tools into hospitals
Prof. Alex Novak (Oxford Clinical Artificial Intelligence Research, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK)

15:20-15:40
Challenges with integrating AI into clinical workflows
Prof. Dan Perri (McMaster University, Canada)

15:40-16:00
Integration of AI in medical education
Prof. Sameer Shaikh (McMaster University, Canada)

16:00-16:40
Questions & Answers
All speakers

WORKSHOPS | 17:20-18:20
Practical artificial intelligence for clinicians: Start using AI today!
Prof. Dan Perri & Prof. Sameer Shaikh (McMaster University, Canada)

AI-powered medical devices and digital twins in healthcare
Dr. Mikael Brudfors (Senior Solution Architect, NVIDIA, UK)

19:30-19:40
Welcome addresses

19:40-19:50
Introduction of new Honorary Members of the Polish Society of Internal Medicine

19:50-20:10
Keynote lecture
Evidence-based medicine: Past, present, future
Prof. Gordon Guyatt (McMaster University, Canada)

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All workshops are held on the 2nd floor.

12:00-13:00
Practical artificial intelligence for clinicians: Start using AI today!
Prof. Dan Perri & Prof. Sameer Shaikh (McMaster University, Canada)

12:00-13:00
Advanced medical AI development with MONAI: From interactive annotation to foundation models
Dr. Mikael Brudfors (Senior Solution Architect, NVIDIA, UK) 

17:20-18:20
Practical artificial intelligence for clinicians: Start using AI today!
Prof. Dan Perri & Prof. Sameer Shaikh (McMaster University, Canada)

17:20-18:20
AI-powered medical devices and digital twins in healthcare
Dr. Mikael Brudfors (Senior Solution Architect, NVIDIA, UK)

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9:00-9:10
Welcome and introduction
Prof. Piotr Gajewski (Poland)

9:10-9:30
To do or not to do? Clinical practices we do for no reason
Prof. Isaac Opole (President, American College of Physicians, USA)

In collaboration with the Polish Cardiac Society

Part 1

Chairs: Prof. Robert Gil (Poland), Prof. Jacek Legutko (Poland)

9:30-9:50
Management of chronic coronary syndromes: How the latest ESC guidelines change practice  
Prof. Vijay Kunadian (Newcastle University, UK)

9:50-10:10
Current invasive approach to acute coronary syndromes 
Prof. Sanjit Jolly (McMaster University, Canada)

10:10-10:30
Perioperative cardiovascular management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery 
Prof. P.J. Devereaux (McMaster University, Canada)

10:30-10:50
Chronic heart failure: 2025 update
Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Wroclaw Medical University, Poland)

10:50-11:20
Questions & Answers
All speakers

11:20-11:40 Refreshment break 

Part 2

Chairs: Prof. Akbar Panju (Canada), Prof. Piotr Ponikowski (Poland)

11:40-12:00
Non-invasive management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases: An overview of ESC guidelines 
Prof. Victor Aboyans (University of Limoges,  France)

12:00-12:20
Current invasive modalities in the management of peripheral arterial and aortic diseases 
Prof. Raphaël Coscas (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France)

12:20-12:40
Venous thromboembolism: 2025 update 
Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Canada)

12:40-13:00
Cardio-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome: Risk factors and management principles
Prof. Grzegorz Gajos (Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland)

13:00-13:20
Questions & Answers
All speakers

13:20-14:10 Lunch break

Part 3

Chairs: Prof. Roman Jaeschke (Canada), Prof. Grzegorz Gajos (Poland)

14:10-14:30
Management of atrial fibrillation: Current strategies according to the latest ESC practice guidelines
Prof. Ruben Casado Arroyo (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

14:30-14:50
Anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation 
Prof. Dimitri Richter (Athens Euroclinic Hospital, Greece)

14:50-15:10
Electrotherapy in cardiac arrhythmias: 2025 update for everyday clinical practice
Prof. Josef Kautzner (Palacký University Medical School, Czechia)

15:10-15:30
Update on cardiopulmonary resuscitation 2025 
Prof. Bernd W. Böttiger (University of Cologne, Germany)

15:30-15:50
Questions & Answers
All speakers

15:50-16:10 Refreshment break

Chairs: Prof. Roman Jaeschke (Canada), Prof. Brian T. Garibaldi (USA)

16:10-16:30
Pulmonary physiology: What clinicians (still) need to know
Prof. John Kolbe (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

16:30-16:50
Asthma management: GINA 2025 update
Prof. Arzu Yorgancıoğlu (Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey)

16:50-17:10
Incidental findings from low dose CT screening for lung cancer: When to worry 
Prof. Julian Dobranowski (McMaster University, Canada)

17:10-17:30
How to predict and prevent perioperative pulmonary complications: The role of a consultant and prehabilitation team
Introductory speaker: Prof. Dorota Sobczyk, John Paul II Specialist Hospital in Kraków, Poland
Main speaker: Prof. Tarannum Rampal, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

17:30-17:50
Questions & Answers
All speakers

Part 1

Chairs: Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (UK), Prof. Piotr Wiland (Poland)

11:40-12:00
Disease stratification, personalised medicine and treatment advances in rheumatology: Parallels with other conditions 
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)

12:00-12:20
Rheumatoid arthritis stratified management
Prof. Ernest Choy (Cardiff University School of Medicine, UK)

12:20-12:40
Systemic lupus erythematosus stratified management
Prof. Frédéric Houssiau (UCLouvain, Belgium)

12:40-13:00
ANCA vasculitis stratified management
Prof. Christian Pagnoux (University of Toronto, Canada)

13:00-13:20
Questions & Answers
All speakers

13:20-14:10 Lunch break

Part 2

Chairs: Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (UK), Prof. Mariusz Korkosz (Poland)

14:10-14:30
Systemic sclerosis stratified management
Prof. Maggie Larché (University of Calgary, Canada)

14:30-14:50
Axial spondyloarthritis stratified management
Prof. Elena Nikiphorou (King’s College London, UK)

14:50-15:10
Psoriatic arthritis stratified management
Prof. Laura Coates (University of Oxford, UK)

15:10-15:30
CPPD deposition and other crystal arthropathies stratified management
Prof. Geraldine McCarthy (University College Dublin, Ireland)

15:30-15:50
Questions & Answers
All speakers

15:50-16:10 Refreshment break

Part 3

Chairs: Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (UK), Prof. Mariusz Korkosz (Poland)

16:10-16:30
Still’s disease stratified management
Prof. Lorenzo Dagna (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy)

16:30-16:50
Polymyalgia and giant cell arteritis stratified management
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)

16:50-17:10
Fibromyalgia stratified management
Prof. Jacob Ablin (Tel Aviv University Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Israel)

17:10-17:30
Questions & Answers
All speakers