Unique Psychiatry and Neurology Congress - MIND & BRAIN - 64th INPC May 29th- June 1st, 2025. Park Plaza Histria, Pula, Croatia.

2021 PROGRAM

PROGRAM 2021

PROGRAM

 

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Program-at-glance
Program Booklet

 

Thursday, May 27th, 2021.
 

16:00-16:45 Stroke and Migraine in Women symposium
Chairpersons: Vida Demarin & Anita Arsovska
  Panelists: Bojana Zvan, Marjan Zaletel, Sonja Antic, Sandra Morović, Arijana Huzjan Lovrenčić, Iris Zavoreo, Janina Ulbl
Pre-recorded presentations:
Sandra Morović (Zagreb, Croatia): Gender differences in stroke
Anita Arsovska (Skopje, N. Macedonia): Prothrombotic states in females and stroke
Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia): Lifestyle modification and prevention of migraine
 
17:00-17:45 PULA’S MS DAY SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Silva Butković Soldo & Sanja Tomasović
Panelists: Vladimira Vuletić, Marija Bošnjak Pašić, Filip Mustač, Marta Gotovac, Maja Štimac, Jasmina. Pacek, Sanela Janković Marušić
Pre-recorded presentations:
Sanja Tomasović (Zagreb, Croatia): Epidemiology of pharmacological treatment of multiple sclerosis in Croatia
Oral presentations:
Filip. Mustač (Zagreb, Croatia): Mental health problems in multiple sclerosis - understanding the unknown
Marta Gotovac (Požega, Croatia): Optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis
Maja Štimac (Osijek, Croatia): Mirror neurons and dramatherapy
Jasmina Pacek (Osijek, Croatia):  Art therapy for Patients with Parkinson Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
Sanela Janković Marušić (Osijek, Croatia): Potential and application of dance movement therapy in neurorehabilitation
   
18:00-18:15 NOVARTIS Satellite Symposium
Vladimira Vuletić (Rijeka, Croatia): Novosti u liječenju multiple skleroze


Friday, May 28th, 2021.
 
16:00-16:15 OPENING CEREMONY
Vida Demarin, Kurt Niederkorn, Ivica Šain, Hrvoje Budinčević
16:15-17:45 PLENARY SESSION
Chairpersons: Vida Demarin & Milija Mijajlović & Karl Becher
  Panelists: Martin Brüne, Norbert Müller, Francesco Benedetti, Ervina Bilić, Osman Sinanović, Vladimira Vuletić, Nenad Bogdanović, Zdravko Lacković
Prerecorded presentations:
Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia): MIND & BRAIN - 60th Anniversary of the International Neuropsychiatric Congress
Martin Bruene (Bochum, Germany): Human brain evolution - vulnerability to neuropsychiatric disease by design?
Francesco Benedetti (Milan, Italy): Post-COVID depression: a provocative testing of the immunopsychiatry of mood disorders
Norbert Mueller (Munich, Germany): Current state in inflammation research and antiinflammatory treatment in major depression
Karl Bechter (Ulm, Germany): An international consensus on an approach for the diagnosis and management of psychosis of suspected autoimmune origin: the concept of autoimmune psychosis
Ervina Bilić (Zagreb, Croatia): Gut microbiota and neuroinflammation
Osman Sinanović (Tuzla, BIH): Immune-mediated plexopathy
Vladimira Vuletić (Rijeka, Croatia): Roles of neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease
Amos Korczyn (Tel Aviv, Israel): Nonepileptic (psychogenic?) seizures
Nenad Bogdanovic (Stockholm, Sweden): Alzheimer Disease - typical and atypical forms as a neurobiological and diagnostic challenge"
Zdravko Lacković (Zagreb, Croatia): Cannabis 100 years between panacea and prohibition
Milija Mijajlović (Belgrade, Serbia): Recent advances in burning mouth syndrome
 
18:00-18:45 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Uroš Rot & Vanja Basic Kes & Jelena Drulovic
  Panelists: Silva Butkovic Soldo, Sanja Tomasovic, Ervina Bilic, Vladimira Vuletić, Marija Bošnjak Pašić
Pre-recorded presentations:
Vanja Bašić Kes (Zagreb, Croatia): Progressive multiple sclerosis
Jelena Drulović (Belgrade, Serbia): Management of multiple sclerosis in the changing treatment landscape
Uroš Rot (Ljubljana, Slovenia): Cerebrospinal (fluid) markers in multiple sclerosis
 
19:00-19:30 MERCK SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM 
Vanja Bašić Kes (Zagreb, Croatia): Cijepljenje bolesnika liječenih lijekovima Rebif® i MAVENCLAD®

 
Saturday, May 29th, 2021.  
 
09:00-09:45 NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Chairpersons: Miroslav Cuturic & Vladimira Vuletic
  Panelists: Nenad Bogdanovic, Zlatko Trkanjec, Gabriela Novotni, Marina Boban, Marija Kušan Jukić, Dijana Zadravec, Maja Relja, Betül Sümbül Şekerci, Marina Šagud, Janina Ulbl, Martin Rakuša, Zeljko Mudri, Snježana Kaštelan, Slaven Lasić
Pre-recorded presentations:
Miroslav Čuturić (Columbia, USA): Huntington’s Disease: Ongoing Clinical Trials Update
Zlatko Trkanjec (Zagreb, Croatia): History of Parkinson’s Disease
Gabriela Novotni (Skopje, North Macedonia) - Alzheimer's Disease: the story beyond amyloid
Marina Boban (Zagreb, Croatia)- Fostering education and multidisciplinary exchange towards improving dementia care
Ninoslav Mimica (Zagreb, Croatia) – Contemporary hospital treatment and care for people with dementia in Croatia
Marija Kušan Jukić (Zagreb, Croatia) - Out-patient psychiatric care for people with dementia in Croatia
Dijana Zadravec (Zagreb, Croatia): Diagnostic imaging of neurodegenerative diseases
Maja Relja (Zagreb, Croatia): Dystonia: underdiagnosed disease?
Oral presentations:
Betül Sümbül Şekerci (Istanbul, Turkey): Medication Management and Cognition in Parkinson Disease Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Marina Šagud (Zagreb, Croatia): Posttraumatic stress disorder and dementia: is there a link?
Janina Ulbl, Martin Rakusa (Maribor, Slovenia): Sex differences in patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD): a systematic review
Zeljko Mudri (Osijek, Croatia): The importance of music therapy in the neurorehabilitation of patients with Alzheimer's disease
Snježana Kaštelan (Zagreb, Croatia): Non-invasive retinal biomarkers for early diagnosis of dementia
Slaven Lasić (Zagreb, Croatia): Prevalence of NMS in patients with Parkinson′s disease in Split-Dalmatia County​
 
 
09:00-09:45 EPILEPSY & SLEEP & AUTISM SYMPOSIUM 
Chairpersons: Amos. Korczyn & Željka Krsnik 
Panelists: Silvio Bašić, Domagoj Vidović, Ana Sruk, Iris Zavoreo, Raphael Bene, Emira Švraka, Ida Ivek, Mirela Grgic, Filip Đerke
Pre-recorded presentations:
Silvio Bašić (Zagreb, Croatia): Epilepsy surgery- advantages and limitations
Ana Sruk (Zagreb, Croatia): The challenge of differentiating between epileptic seizures and nonepileptic psychogenic attacks
Iris Zavoreo (Zagreb, Croatia): Women and epilepsy
Raphael Bene (Lausanne, Switzerland): New Insights into Autism: What to Expect from the New Decade?
Željka Krsnik (Zagreb, Croatia): Autism Spectrum Disease Development: Prenatal and Postnatal Circuitry Disturbance
Oral presentations:
Domagoj Vidović (Zagreb, Croatia): Insomnia in time of COVID-19
Emira Švraka (Sarajevo, BiH): The Learning Disabilities among Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy
Ida Ivek (Copenhagen, Denmark): A clinical perspective on the plausible link between epilepsy and depression
Mirela Grgic (Osijek, Croatia): Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in children – the case study
 
10:00-10:30 ACADEMIC LECTURE: Q & A 
Chairpersons: Geshe Lhakdor & Igor Mošić
Pre-recorded presentations:
Geshe Lhakdor (Dharamsala, India): The Formless Luminous Mind
Introduction to Academic Lecture:  
I. Mosic (Rijeka, Croatia): Activating Neuroplasticity by Training the Mind in Love and Compassion
   
10:30-11:00 PFIZER SATELLIte Symposium 
What OAC to choose for patients who suffered AF-related stroke?

Mislav Budišić (Zagreb, Croatia): NOACs in AF related stroke prevention
Miljenko Crnjaković (Zagreb, Croatia): Secondary stroke prevention in AF patients; our experience
   
11:00-11:45 STROKE satellite symposium
Chairpersons: Kurt Niederkorn & Max Hilz
Panelists: Milija Mijalovic, Anita Arsovska, Hannes Deutschmann, Markus Kneihsl, Thomas Gattringer, Ivan Milojevic, Daniel Bereczki, Anna Czlokowska, Hrvoje Budincevic, Arijana Lovrenčić Huzjan, Marcela Grünerova Lippertová, Ana Martins Rodrigues, Mislav Budišić, Miljenko Crnjaković
Pre-recorded presentations:
Max Hilz (Erlangen, Germany): Brain and Heart Interaction
Anita Arsovska (Skopje, N. Macedonia): Neuroprotection in Stroke
Kurt Niederkorn (Graz, Austria): Overview and Medical Management of Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Hannes Deutschmann (Graz, Austria): Neuroradiological Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Artery Disease
Markus Kneihsl (Graz, Austria): Neurosonography in the Diagnosis and Management of Intracranial Vascular Disease
Thomas Gattringer (Graz, Austria): Cerebral Vasculitis and Differential Diagnosis
Anita Arsovska (Skopje, North Macedonia): Migraine and risk of stroke
Daniel Bereczki (Budapest, Hungary): Transient ischemic attack
Anna Czlokowska (Warsaw, Poland): Stroke and Inflammation
Hrvoje Budincevic (Zagreb, Croatia): The role of ultrasound in management of carotid artery disease
Arijana Lovrenčić Huzjan (Zagreb, Croatia): Stroke in women
Marcela Grünerova Lippertová (Prague, Czechia): Behaviour in stroke rehabilitation
Ana Martins Rodrigues (Loures, Lisabon, Portugal): Post-stroke psychosis: the unexpected key for understanding our mind? Two clinical cases
 
11:00-11:45 ADULT PSYCHIATRY SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Karl Bechter & Martin Brüne & Darko Marčinko
  Panelists: Norbert Müller, Francesco Benedetti, Andrey Badalov, Milan Latas, Ivica Šain, Martina Rojnić Kuzman, Aleksandar Savić, Bjanka Vuksan Ćusa, Vedran Bilić, Goran Račetović, Li Tian, Lea Murn, Stipe Drmić, Ana Golez, Snježana Kaštelan, Chike Anamdi, Ivana Bakija
Pre-recorded presentations:
Andrey Badalov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan): Neurofunctional foundations of narcissism as a predictor of the development of personality disorders
Darko Marčinko (Zagreb, Croatia):  Pathological narcissism, shame and problem of forgiveness
Martina Rojnić Kuzman (Zagreb, Croatia): Early recognition and management of “at risk” states
Aleksandar Savić, Petrana.Brečić (Zagreb, Croatia): The role of neuroimaging in early diagnosis and interventions in psychiatry
Bjanka Vuksan Ćusa (Zagreb, Croatia): Chronic pain and depression
Vedran Bilić (Zagreb, Croatia): Autogenic training
Goran Račetović (Prijedor, BIH): The role of community mental health centers during COVID-19 pandemic
Li Tian (Tartu, Estonia): Immune-Psychiatry: roles of microglia and immune cells in schizophrenia
Oral presentations:
Lea Murn (Zagreb, Croatia): Personality disorders and chronic pain
Stipe Drmić (Zagreb, Croatia): Burn-out syndrome in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ana Golez (Celje, Slovenia): Neurological complications of COVID-19 patients: A Slovenian experience
Snježana Kaštelan (Zagreb, Croatia):  Structural retinal changes in schizophrenia
Chike Anamdi (Dublin, Ireland): An Evaluation of Current Treatment as Usual in Comparison to Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Model of Care Recommended Standards
Ivana Bakija (Zagreb, Croatia): The association between dry eye disease and use of psychiatric medications
   
12:00-12:45 Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology
Chairpersons: Vida Demarin & Sanja Toljan        
  Panelists: Davor Miličić, Davor Štimac, Mirna Šitum, Osman Sinanović
Pre-recorded presentations:
Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia): Beyond Neuropsychiatry - PNEI
Sanja Toljan (Zagreb, Croatia): Cortisol diurnal curve - a predictor of PNEI function
Davor Miličić (Zagreb, Croatia): Heart and PNEI
Davor Štimac (Rijeka, Croatia): Gut and PNEI
Mirna Šitum (Zagreb, Croatia): Skin and PNEI
   
12:00-12:45 6TH Pula Neuroscience Symposium
Chairpersons: Srećko Gajović & Anton Glasnović & Nicholas Bradshaw
Panelists: Marina Dobrivojević Radmilović, Aleksandra Dugandžić, Bobana Samardžija, Beti Zaharija, Anja Barešić
Pre-recorded presentation:
Srećko Gajović (Zagreb, Croatia): Preclinical evaluation of brain repair after ischemic stroke using in vivo imaging
Marina Dobrivojević Radmilović (Zagreb, Croatia): Retinal ischemia: An eye-opener on stroke
Aleksandra Dugandžić (Zagreb, Croatia): Regulation of brown adipose tissue activity by uroguanylin expressed in the brain is dependent on gender and the phase of estrous cycle
Bobana Samardžija (Rijeka, Croatia): NPAS3 aggregation, seen in schizophrenia, is not dependent on a previously reported familial mutation
Beti Zaharija (Rijeka, Croatia): Assessing the aggregation propensity of Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 in chronic mental illnesses
Anja Barešić (Zagreb, Croatia): The role of “AI for smart health and medicine” EDIH initiative in neuroscience research
13:00-13:45 HEADACHE SYMPOSIUM
Chairpersons: Bojana Zvan & Sonja Antic & Marjan Zaletel
  Panelists: Vida Demarin, Anita Arsovska, Darija Mahović Lakušić, Koraljka Bačić Baronica
Pre-recorded presentations:
Bojana Žvan (Ljubljana, Slovenia): Enhanced hemodynamic and clinical response to αCGRP in migraine patients – a TCD study
Marjan Zaletel (Ljubljana, Slovenia): Self-rated health in  Slovene Migraine population
Sonja Antić (Aarhus, Denmark): Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: mechanisms and management - consensus guidelines
   
13:00-13:45 HISPA Symposium
Chairpersons: Sandra Morović & Nebojša Tasić
Panelists: Roland Asmar, Yuriy Sirenko, Andrea Tomić, Anna Maria Malagoni, Jasmina Ćatić, Hrvoje Budinčević
Pre-recorded presentations:
Nebojša Tasić (Belgrade, Serbia): Prevention Of Vascular Aging: multidisciplinary approach.
Roland Asmar (Paris, France): Practice Makes Perfect – Hypertension case study.
Yuriy Sirenko (Kyiv, Ukraine): Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and its Pattern
Andrea Tomić (Doboj, BIH): Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement - AMP in HISPA Center Doboj
Anna Maria Malagoni (Ferrara, Italy): The ultrasonographic assessment of the jugular venous pulse: applicability and perspectives
Sandra Morović (Zagreb, Croatia): The Effect Of Obesity on Brain Function
  
14:00-14:30 ELI LILLY SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Emgality – Clinical experience in migraine prophylaxis
Emgality – klinička iskustva u profilaksi migrene
Darija Mahović Lakušić (Zagreb, Croatia): Učinkovitost galkanezumaba (Emgality) u profilaksi migrene
Koraljka Bačić Baronica (Zagreb, Croatia): Emgality - brz učinak i sigurnost primjene
14:00-14:15 SANDOZ SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Brain or Heart – what is more important in arterial hypertension treatment?
Mozak ili srce – što nam je bitnije u liječenju hipertenzije?
Jasmina Ćatić (Zagreb, Croatia) & Hrvoje Budinčević (Zagreb, Croatia)

 
Sunday, May 30th, 2021.  
 
10:00-11:30 YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ CORNER & Best posters awards presentations
Chairpersons: V. Demarin & F. Benedetti
11:30-12:00 Closing ceremony


Poster Session (viewing + up to 5 min video upload)
Chairpersons - raters: M. Brüne, I. Šain (Psychiatry), K. Niederkorn, O. Sinanović, Z. Trkanjec (Neurology), S.Gajović, A. Glasnović (Neuroscience).  



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