Program

Day 1

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice

During this session 20 selected case reports submitted to the Best Case Report Contest will be presented by the authors and discussed by world-renowned experts.

11:10

Chylothorax induced by dasatinib in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia

Prof. Sergio Bueno (Argentina)

11:20

My worst nightmare: A case of granulomatous encephalitis

Stephanie Wang (Canada)

11:30

Mycoplasma-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM): A rare case in a Colombian patient

Maria José Orrego (Colombia)

11:40

Adrenocortical carcinoma with mineralocorticoid hypertension histologically mimicking pheochromocytoma

Anna Ouřadová (Czech Republic

11:50

Can zucchini kill you?

Babeta Čápková (Czech Republic)

12:00

A case report of a rare cause of acute pancreatitis and hepatitis syndrome

Livia Lontai (Hungary)

12:10

An unusual case of hypovolemic shock: Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome

Vaibhav Agarwal (India)

12:20

Acquired Gerbode defect following a high-velocity motor vehicle accident

John McCormick (Ireland)

12:30

Recurrent haemoptysis and lung ground-glass opacity in a 36-year-old female

Sile Toland (Ireland)

12:40

Looks, sounds, smells like lymphoproliferative disease and potentially as lethal in the elderly

Rozan Yahya (Israel)

13:20

Mixed connective tissue disease coexistence with refractory TTP: Rare coexistence, diagnostic dilemma, and therapeutic delay lead to worse prognosis in resource-limited health-care areas

Romail Shahid (Pakistan)

13:30

Coexistence of central diabetes insipidus and cerebral salt wasting syndrome

Joanna Rymuza (Poland)

13:40

Adrenal gland tumors—so common yet still surprising: A rare case of alveolar echinococcosis of the adrenal gland

Michał Olejarz (Poland)

13:50

A mixed heart: A dual type of cardiac amyloidosis

Ines Miranda (Portugal)

14:00

Down the rabbit hole: A rare case of PUO

Nisha George (Scotland)

14:10

Plasmapheresis as a bridge to thyroidectomy in a patient with severe type II amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis, concurrent ischemic cardiomyopathy, and refractory ventricular tachycardia

Tariq Ramtoola (Scotland)

14:20

Myopericarditis in an ultra-endurance runner: A case of late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus

Peter Kromka (Slovakia)

14:30

Takayasu arteritis: A clot or not? A case report

Anri Gerber (South Africa)

14:40

Candida pericarditis with tamponade: A case report of a complicated malignant oesophago-pericardial fistula

Nicola Wills (South Africa)

14:50

A case report of atypically presented Lyme disease

Ugur Arzu Kulu (Turkey)

Medical Education Forum

Session I: Teaching medicine at the bedside

16:30

Challenges and opportunities in giving feedback at the bedside

Prof. Maja Artandi

Co-President of the Society of Bedside Medicine, Stanford University, USA

16:50

The 10-Minute Moment: A tool to assess physical examination skills at the bedside

Prof. Stephen Russell

Co-President of the Society of Bedside Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

17:10

Challenges and opportunities in teaching and assessing physical examination skills in undergraduate medical education

Prof. Janet Record

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA

17:30

POCUS: When does it perform better than the physical exam?

Prof. Ian Buchanan

McMaster University, Canada

17:50

Question and Answers

Session II: The evolution of competency-based medical education (CBME) from theory to practice and lessons learned

18:30

CBME: The theory and rationale

Prof. Azim Gangji

McMaster University, Canada

18:50

Implementation of CBME in the European context

Prof. Reinold Gans

President of the European Borad of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands

19:10

Practicalities and challenges in implementing a CBME program: The Canadian context

Prof. Leslie Martin

McMaster University, Canada

19:30

Panel Discussion

Day 2

Friday, May 10, 2024

11:00

Opening lecture: Artificial intelligence in medicine: Where we are now and what future may bring

Prof. Dan Perri

McMaster University, Canada

Session I:

Current management of arterial hypertension

11:20

Thresholds for initiation of antihypertensive treatment and targets for the treatment

Prof. Giuseppe Manciar

University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy

11:40

General recommendations for drug treatment in hypertension

Prof. Reinhold Kreutz

Charité – Medical University Berlin, Germany

12:00

Perioperative management of hypertension and hypertensive emergencies

Prof. Lorenza Maria Muiesan

University of Brescia, Italy

12:20

Management of hypertension in patients with cardiac diseases

Prof. Konstantinos Tsioufis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

12:40

Question & Answers

13:10

Refreshment Break

Session II

Cardiology and Hematology

13:40

Acute coronary syndromes management: 2024 update

Prof. Vijay Kunadian

Newcastle University, UK

14:00

Antithrombotic treatment: 2024 update

Prof. James Douketis

McMaster University, Canada

14:20

Hypereosinophilia: A practical approach for internists

Prof. Florence Roufosse

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

14:40

Questions & Answers

15:20

Lunch Break

Session III

Rheumatology and Nephrology

16:20

Sharpening rheumatological diagnoses with point-of-care rheumatology ultrasonography (POCRUS)

Prof. Bhaskar Dasgupta

Southend University Hospital, UK

16:40

Treating osteoarthritis: What works and what doesn’t work

Prof. Sharon L. Kolasinski

University of Pennsylvania – Perelman School of Medicine, USA

17:00

Inflammatory rheumatic disease: When to search for malignancy

Prof. Kim Legault

McMaster University, Canada

17:20

Nephrology update 2024

Prof. Jürgen Floege

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

17:40

Question & Answers

18:10

Refreshment Break

Session IV

The Multimorbid Patient

18:30

Prescription appropriateness: A case-based practical tool

Prof. Jan Václavík

University Hospital Ostrava, Czech Republic

18:50

Frequent clinical scenarios for deprescribing in elderly patients with multimorbidity

Prof. Annette Kürrle

Hochtaunus Kliniken Homburg, Germany

19:10

Falls in elderly: What evaluation is needed

Prof. Jyotirmoy Pal

R.G. Kar Medical College, India

19:30

Managing osteoporosis in patients with comorbidities

Prof. Alexandra Papaioannou

McMaster University, Canada

19:50

Questions & Answers

Day 3

Saturday, May 11, 2024

11:00

Opening lecture – Medical cannabis 2024 update: Benefits and dangers

Prof. Kevin Hill

Harvard Medical School, USA

Session V

Pulmonology and Intensive Care

11:20

Acute dyspnea: Emergency management

Prof. Simon Oczkowski

McMaster University, Canada

11:40

Asthma exacerbations management

Prof. Paul O’Byrne

McMaster University, Canada

12:00

Anaphylaxis and other life-threatening allergic emergencies: Current management

Prof. Derek Chu

McMaster University, Canada

12:20

Question & Answers

12:50

Refreshment Break

Session VI

Diabetology and Endocrinology

13:10

Young-onset type 2 diabetes in adults: How to diagnose and treat

Prof. Leszek Czupryniak

Medical University of Warsaw, Poland

13:30

Assessment and treatment of diabetic emergencies

Prof. René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

Autonomous University of New Leon, Mexico

13:50

Hyponatremia: An approach to diagnosis and management

Prof. Ally Prebtani

McMaster University, Canada

14:10

Questions & Answers

14:40

Lunch Break

Session VII

Gastroenterology

15:20

Managing gastroesophageal reflux disease: The state of the art

Prof. Paul Moayyedi

McMaster University, Canada

15:40

Functional abdominal pain: How to diagnose and treat

Prof. Jan Tack

University of Leuven, Belgiuma

16:00

Prevention and management of bleeding and thrombosis in patients with liver disease