Program
3 days featuring 11 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
With special sessions
- McMaster Annual Update in Cardiology 2025
- McMaster Annual Update in Diabetology & Endocrinology 2025
- McMaster Annual Update in Rheumatology 2025
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 2025
- Medical Education Forum 2025
- Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest 2025
HYBRID FORMAT
Choose sessions you want to attend in-person, and have access to all lectures and discussions after you return home.
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With special sessions
McMaster Annual Update in Cardiology 2025
McMaster Annual Update in Diabetology & Endocrinology 2025
McMaster Annual Update in Rheumatology 2025
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 2025
Medical Education Forum 2025
Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest 2025 - Finals
Program at a glance
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Auditorium Hall
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Theatre Hall
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Chamber Hall
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Theatre Hall
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Auditorium Hall
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Theatre Hall
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Session III Artificial Intelligence Part 1 |
Session I Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals
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Session II Medical Education Forum In collaboration with the UEMS and Society of Bedside Medicine Part 1 |
Session IV Part 1 |
Session VII Gastroenterology |
Session VIII Infectious diseases |
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Hands-on workshops |
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Session VI McMaster Annual Update Part 1 |
Session IX Nephrology & Hematology |
Session X The Multimorbid Patient Session under the auspices of |
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Session XI McMaster Annual Update Under the auspices of |
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Session V Pulmonology
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Opening Ceremony Opening lecture |
Detailed program
All times in the program are in CEST (Central European Summer Time, UTC+2).
Day 1. Thursday, May 8
SESSION I: Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest Finals | 9:00-13:00
Final stage of the Young Talents in Internal Medicine World Contest 2025 featuring 20 top-ranked case reports from around the world
9:00-9:10
Welcome and introduction
9:10-10:50 | Part 1
10 presentations
10:50-11:10 Refreshment break
11:10-12:50 | Part 2
10 presentations
12:50-14:00 Lunch break
SESSION II: Medical Education Forum 2025 | 8:00-13:00
Part 1
In collaboration with the UEMS and Society of Bedside Medicine
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
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
Adapting the military experience into civilian training: Case studies and a vision for the future
Prof. Michael Czekajlo (Virginia Commonwealth University Health, USA)
11:30-11:50
Prepare the best for the worst: Implementing battlefield experience into the medical school curriculum
Dr. Tomasz Sanak (Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland)
11:50-12:10
Challenges in medical education for future armed conflict: Standardized training in non standardized environment
Dr. Anita Podlasin (Military Medical Training Center in Lodz, Poland)
12:10-13:00
Questions & Answers
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
SESSION III: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine 2025 | 9:00-17:00
9:00-11:40 | Part 1: From data to bedside: Using big data to develop AI tools for medicine
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 (Principal Scientific Advisor, DG SANTE, European Commission, Belgium; EHDS co-creator)
9:30-9:50
Clinical AI: Curiosity, or cure?
Jonny Hancox (Senior Data Scientist, NVIDIA, UK)
9:50-10:10
AI in cardiothoracic imaging: Ready for clinical implementation?
Prof. Rozemarijn Vliegenthart (University of Groningen, the Netherlands)
10:10-10:30
Pig in a poke? Unpacking the promise and pitfalls of foundation models in healthcare
Prof. Bartłomiej W. Papież (Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, UK)
10:30-10:50 To be annouced
10:50-11:40
Questions & Answers
All speakers
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-17:00 | Part 2: Humans and AI view on healthcare: For users of AI tools
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, 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 University Hospitals, 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)
16:00-16:20
Empathy, trust and AI in health care: The future of healthcare provision?
Prof. Angeliki Kerasidou (University of Oxford, UK)
16:20-17:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers
OPENING CEREMONY | 19:30
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)
Check the Thursday social event here.
WORKSHOPS: Hands-on workshops for AI tools developers and practitioners | 12:00-13:00 and 17:20-18:30
To be announced
Day 2. Friday, May 9
OPENING LECTURE | 9:00-9:30
9:00-9:10
Welcome and introduction
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)
SESSION IV: McMaster Annual Update in Cardiology 2025 | 9:30-15:50
In collaboration with the Polish Cardiac Society
Part 1
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
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. Nandini Chatterjee (Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research, India)
13:00-13:20
Questions & Answers
All speakers
13:20-14:10 Lunch break
Part 3
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
SESSION V: Pulmonology | 16:10-18:00
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
COPD management: Key messages from GOLD 2025 guidelines
Prof. Jadwiga Wedzicha (Imperial College London, UK)
17:10-17:30
Incidental findings from low dose CT screening for lung cancer: When to worry
Prof. Julian Dobranowski (McMaster University, Canada)
17:30-18:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers
SESSION VI: McMaster Annual Update in Rheumatology 2025 | 11:40-17:30
Part 1
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 (University of Louvain, 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
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
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
Day 3. Saturday, May 10
SESSION VII: Gastroenterology | 9:00-10:50
9:00-9:20
Diverticular disease of the colon: Current management
Prof. Paul Moayyedi (McMaster University, Canada)
9:20-9:40
Irritable bowel syndrome: How to adjust treatment depending on symptoms and co-morbid conditions
Prof. Jan Tack (KU Leuven, Belgium)
9:40-10:00
GI cancer prevention: From evidence to practice
Prof. Janusz Jankowski (University College London, UK)
10:00-10:20
Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): Current management according the EASL-EASD-EASO 2024 guidelines
Prof. Hannele Yki-Järvinen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
10:20-10:50
Questions & Answers
All speakers
10:50-11:10 Refreshment break
SESSION VIII: Infectious Diseases | 9:00-10:50
9:00-9:20
Dengue and other vector-borne febrile infections: Differential diagnosis pitfalls
Prof. Somia Iqtadar (King Edward Medical University, Pakistan)
9:20-9:40
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1): An update
Prof. Mark Loeb (McMaster Univeristy, Canada)
9:40-10:00
Acute diagnosis and management of pneumonia
Prof. Brian T. Garibaldi (Center for Bedside Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA)
10:00-10:20
Management of bloodstream infections
Prof. Nishma Singhal (McMaster University, Canada)
10:20-10:50
Questions & Answers
All speakers
10:50-11:10 Refreshment break
SESSION IX: Nephrology and Hematology | 11:10-12:30
11:10-11:30
Nephrology update 2025: Advances relevant to everyday clinical practice
Prof. Jürgen Floege (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
11:30-11:50
Management of nephrological and hematological complications of pregnancy
Prof. Serena Gundy (McMaster University, Canada)
11:50-12:10
Cancer-associated thrombosis: Current management
Prof. James Douketis (McMaster University, Canada)
12:10-12:30
Questions & Answers
All speakers
12:30-13:10 Lunch break
SESSION X: The Multimorbid Patient | 11:10-12:30
Under the auspices of the European Federation of Internal Medicine
11:10-11:30
Identification and management of osteosarcopenia
Prof. Julija Voicehovska (Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia)
11:30-11:50
Osteosarcopenia: A new geriatric syndrome? The logic of the pathophysiological substrate
Dr. Annette Kurrle (University of Mainz, Germany)
11:50-12:10
Managing complex multimorbidity cases: Lessons from personal experience
Prof. Rebecca W. Opole (University of Kansas School of Medicine, USA)
12:10-12:30
Questions & Answers
All speakers
12:30-13:10 Lunch break
SESSION XI: McMaster Annual Update in Diabetology & Endocrinology 2025 | 13:30-17:00
Under the auspices of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
In collaboration with Diabetes Poland
Part 1
13:30-13:50
Diabetes treatment algorithm of the joint ADA and EASD guidelines: 2025 update
Prof. Melanie Davies (University of Leicester, UK)
13:50-14:10
Precision medicine in diabetes management
Prof. Marie Pigeyre (McMaster University, Canada)
14:10-14:30
GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes mellitus and other diseases: A summary of study results and practical tips for the physician
Prof. Tina Vilsbøll (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
14:30-14:50
Modern treatment of obesity: How incretin-based therapies have changed the options for effective treatment
Prof. Martin Haluzík (Charles University, Czechia)
14:50-15:20
Questions & Answers
All speakers
15:20-15:40 Refreshment break
Part 2
15:40-16:00
Glucose and HbA1c tests: From diagnosing diabetes to modern diabetes monitoring
Prof. Leszek Czupryniak (Medical University of Warsaw, Poland)
16:00-16:20
How to diagnose thyroid diseases wisely and avoid unnecessary tests
Prof. Ally Prebtani (McMaster University, Canada)
16:20-16:40
Male hypogonadism: When to suspect, how to diagnose and treat?
Prof. Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland)
16:40-17:00
Questions & Answers
All speakers
WORKSHOPS: Point-of-care rheumatologyultrasound (POCRUS): A scenario-based workshop | 9:00-17:00
Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Dr. Anna Ciechomska, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
Dr. Anetta Chrzanowska, J. Dietl Specialist Hospital, Kraków, Poland
Dr. Monika Krężelok, J. Dietl Specialist Hospital, Kraków, Poland
8 hours | €200 (lunch included) | only 25 seats
Check the workshop details here.
How does it really look?
We have selected 4 excellent lectures from 2024 as a sample of what you can expect:
- Prof. Paul O’Byrne, McMaster University, Canada: Asthma exacerbations management
- Prof. Vijay Kunadian, Newcastle University, UK: Acute coronary syndromes management: 2024 update
- Prof. Kevin Hill, Harvard Medical School, USA: Medical cannabis 2024 update: Benefits and dangers
- Prof. Dan Perri, McMaster University, Canada: Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine: Where we are now and what future may bring
These are open-access lectures (no login required). Click the button to play the selected video on Vimeo.

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