2024 Program
Program in progress*
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| 14:00-15:30 | Registration |
| 15:30-17:00 Hall A |
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PATIENTS WITH A SWALLOWING DISORDER Chairperson: Tonko Vlak (Split, Croatia) & Frane Grubišić (Zagreb) |
| Frane Grubišić (Zagreb, Croatia): Standard of care for patients with swallowing disorder |
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| Petar Gulin (Zagreb, Croatia): Swallowing evaluation for oropharyngeal dysphagia - role of endoscopy | |
| Paola Danjek (Zagreb, Croatia): Nonpharmacological approach to patients with swallowing disorder - speech-language therapy | |
| Tatjana Pavić (Zagreb, Croatia): Possibilities of nutritive support for patients with swallowing disorders | |
| 17:00-18:00 Hall A |
PULA MS DAY - Panel discussion on MS management in Croatia Panelists: Silva Butković Soldo (Osijek, Croatia) & Vanja Bašić Kes (Zagreb, Croatia) & Dolores Janko Labinac (Pula, Croatia) & Sanja Tomasović (Zagreb,Croatia) & Dunjica Karniš (Lipik, Croatia) |
| 18:00-18:30 Hall A |
MERCK Satellite Symposium (MS) |
| 18:30-19:00 Hall A |
ACADEMIC LECTURE: Zdravko Lackovic (Zagreb, Croatia): Pharmacology of the glutamate system in the brain 2024 |
Friday, 31.5.2024.
| 09:00-10:00 Hall A |
OPENING CEREMONY |
| 10:00-11:30 Hall A |
PLENARY SESSION Chairpersons: Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia) & Milija Mijajlović (Belgrade, Serbia) |
| Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia): Harnessing Neuroplasticity for Maintaining Brain Health | |
| Karl Bechter (Günzburg, Germany): Development of neuropsychiatry over the last 30 years and the new era of Immuno-Psychiatry | |
| Nobert Müller (Munich, Germany): Inflammation and the role of childhood trauma in psychiatric disorders | |
| Martin Brüne (Bochum, Germany): Animal-assisted therapy for people with mental disorders |
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| 11:30-13:00 Hall A |
GRAZ STROKE SYMPOSIUM: PATHWAYS TO OPTIMIZE STROKE CARE Chairpersons: Kurt Niederkorn (Graz, Austria) & Thomas Gattringer (Graz, Austria) |
| Kurt Niederkorn (Graz, Austria): Brief Introduction on available international models |
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| Hannes Deutschmann (Graz, Austria): Neuroimaging of acute stroke: Practical approaches with focus on thrombectomy selection | |
| Michael Augustin (Graz, Austria): Novel techniques in endovascular stroke treatment | |
| Markus Kneihsl (Graz, Austria): Unmasking the enigma of cryptogenic stroke - the Styrian diagnostic pathway | |
| Thomas Gattringer (Graz, Austria): Comprehensive Post-Stroke Care: Beyond antithrombotics: the Austrian model of structured multidisciplinary post stroke care | |
| 11:30-13:00 Hall B |
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY SYMPOSIUM Chairpersons: Radek Ptaček (Prague, Czechia) & Arjan Blokland (Maastricht, Netherlands) |
| Radek Ptaček (Prague, Czechia): ADHD as a lifelong disorder. |
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| Igor Mošič (Rijeka, Croatia): Flourishing of Humanity through the Science of Altruism | |
| Iva Vukovojac (Zagreb, Croatia): Scraping the surface of autism - Investigating the relationship between pupillary response to emotion and autistic traits | |
| Arjan Blokland (Maastricht, Netherlands): The PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast improves memory performance in stroke patients. | |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00-16:00 Hall B |
PSYCHIATRY SYMPOSIUM: LONELINESS BETWEEN CULTURE OF NARCISSISM AND CULTURE OF EMPATHY Chairpersons: Norman Sartorius (Geneva, Switzerland) & Darko Marčinko (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| Norman Sartorius (Geneva, Switzerland): Global Mental Health and Loneliness |
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| Martin Brune (Bochum, Germany): Evolutionary aspects of personality dimensions | |
| Miro Jakovljević (Zagreb, Croatia): Empathy as the medicine for the loneliness in our VUCA world | |
| Mevludin Hasanović (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina): Message to raped women to break their shame and loneliness for hope and recovery in the violent world | |
| Darko Marčinko (Zagreb, Croatia): Pathological Narcissism and Cloneliness | |
| 14:00-15:30 Hall A |
CEESS STROKE SYMPOSIUM Chairpersons: Anita Arsovska (Skopje, N. Macedonia) & Bojana Žvan (Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Milija Mijajlović (Belgrade, Serbia): Optimal control of hypertension in carotid stenosis |
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| Bojana Žvan (Ljubljana, Slovenia): Telereperfusion in acute ischemic stroke: Between mind and art | |
| Anita Arsovska (Skopje, N. Macedonia): Not heritable rare cerebrovascular diseases | |
| Vladimir Rendevski / Boris Aleksovski (Skopje, N. Macedonia): Predictive mathematical models for the quantification of perifocal brain edema in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, based on the investigated biomarkers of our 10-year clinical studies | |
| 15:30-16:00 Hall A |
PFIZER SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM |
| 16:00-18:30 Hall B |
AUTISM SYMPOSIUM: AUTISM AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS: NEW INSIGHTS Charipersons: Nadia Chabane (Lausanne, Switzerland) & Raphael Béné (Lausanne, Switzerland) |
| Marc-Antoine Crocq (Mulhouse, France): Psychopharmacology of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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| Leo Schilbach (Munich, Germany): Psychiatric disorders as disorders of social interaction: the case of autism | |
| Nadia Chabane (Lausanne, Switzerland): Using EEG to challenge ASD heterogeneity: Stratification of brain functional connectivity reveals clinically meaningful subgroups of ASD | |
| Raphael Béné (Lausanne, Switzerland): Autism spectrum disorder, disability, or difference? | |
| Kosjenka Petek / Zeljka Peras (Zagreb, Croatia): ASK initiative: a Croatian autistic community | |
| 16:00-17:30 Hall A |
HISPA & MIGRAINE & NEUROSONOLOGY SYMPOSIUM Chairpersons: Elena Tremoli (Ravenna, Italy) & Marjan Zaletel (Ljubljana, Slovenia) |
| Elena Tremoli (Ravenna, Italy): Is IMT a clinically relevant ultrasound measurement? |
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| Ana Maria Malagoni (Ravena, Italy): Exercise and arterial health: exploring the effects on carotid intima-media thickness | |
| Sandra Morović (Zagreb, Croatia): Physical activity for stroke and migraine prevention | |
| Marjan Zaletel (Ljubljana, Slovenia): How to break a pain circle in migraine; our experiences | |
| Hrvoje Budinčević (Zagreb, Croatia): Endothelial dysfunction in migraine | |
| 16:00-18:30 Hall C |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STUDENTS’ SYMPOSIUM Chairperson: Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia) & Filip Đerke (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| Filip Đerke (Zagreb, Croatia): Overview of AI in neurology and psychiatry |
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| Ana Deškin (Zagreb, Croatia): AI algorithms in prion disease diagnosis | |
| Anton Pulić (Zagreb, Croatia): AI and voice recognition for follow-up Parkinson's Disease patients | |
| Barbara Krejči (Zagreb, Croatia): Aging and Alzheimer's Disease - how can AI predict preventable risk factors? | |
| Dora Pavlin (Zagreb, Croatia): Machine learning and stroke prediction | |
| Veronika Lendvaj (Zagreb, Croatia): AI Solutions for Diagnosing ADHD: Bridging the Gap | |
| Dino Žujić (Zagreb, Croatia): DBS in psychiatry - perspectives and challenges | |
| Lara Maria Stričak (Zagreb, Croatia): Cognition improved by AI | |
| Martin Đevenica (Zagreb, Croatia): Machine learning in tremor analysis | |
| 17:30-18:30 Hall A |
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SYMPOSIUM Chairpersons: Uroš Rot (Ljubljana, Slovenia) & Osman Sinanović (Tuzla, BiH) |
| Uroš Rot (Ljubljana, Slovenia) - Adherence to disease-modifying therapy in multiple sclerosis: experience from Slovenia |
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| Osman Sinanović (Tuzla, BiH): Non-motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis | |
| Vanja Bašić Kes (Zagreb, Croatia): Biomarkers in multiple sclerosis | |
| 18.30-20:00 Ulika hall |
POSTER SESSION Chairpersons: Martin Brüne, Kurt Niederkorn, Ivica Šain, Hrvoje Budinčević |
Saturday, 1.6.2024.
| 09:00-10:30 Hall A |
PLENARY SESSION Chairpersons: Leontino Battistin (Padua, Italy) & Francesco Benedetti (Milan, Italy) |
| Leontino Battistin (Padua, Italy): Quo vadis clinical medicine? |
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| Francesco Benedetti (Milan, Italy): The immune system as a target for antidepressant treatment | |
| Milan Latas (Belgrade, Serbia): Is there separation anxiety in adults? | |
| Marina Roje Bedeković (Zagreb, Croatia): Immunosenescence and stroke | |
| 10:30-11:00 Hall A |
NOVARTIS SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM (MIGRAINE) |
| 10:30-13:00 Hall C |
MY WAY WORKSHOP: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AFTER STROKE (IN CROATIAN) Chairperson: Hrvoje Budincevic (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| 11:00-12:30 Hall B |
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL Chairperson: Martin Brüne (Bochum, Germany) & Darko Marčinko (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| Giulia Agostoni (Milan, Italy): Disentangling empathy for pain: cross-cultural differences among Italian and German individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder |
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| Jacopo Sapienza (Milan, Italy): Psychedelics and schizophrenia: a double-edged sword? | |
| Darko Marčinko, Vedran Bilić, Nenad Jakšić (Zagreb, Croatia): Shame and Personality Disorders | |
| Martin Brüne (Bochum, Germany): Life History Theory and ICD-11 personality disorders | |
| 11:00-12:30 Hall A |
EPILEPSY SYMPOSIUM Chairperson: Silvio Bašić (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| Vladimir Bašćarević (Belgrade, Serbia): Epilepsy surgery in LEAT |
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| Aleksandar Ristić (Belgrade, Serbia): Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, Challenges and Future Directions | |
| Silvio Bašić (Zagreb, Croatia): Pseudo-Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy, a Management Challenge | |
| Ivana Bašić (Zagreb, Croatia): Epilepsy pharmacotherapy - is the time for a paradigm shift? | |
| Ana Sruk (Zagreb, Croatia): Therapeutic Adherence of People with Epilepsy | |
| 12:30-13:00 Hall A |
ASTRAZENECA SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM |
| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH |
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| 14:00-15:30 Hall A |
BRAIN&MIND&IMMUNITY: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PNEI Chairpersons: Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia) & Sanja Toljan (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| Sanja Toljan (Zagreb, Croatia): PNEI: from diagnosis to treatment |
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| Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia): Is mitochondria really the powerhouse of the organism? | |
| Andrija Karačić (Zagreb, Croatia): What does your boss do in your gut? How stress translates into gut dysbiosis | |
| 14:00-15:30 Hall B |
PULA NEUROPSYCHIATRY WORKSHOP (IN CROATIAN) Chairperson: Dolores Janko Labinac (Pula, Croatia) |
| 15:30-17:30 Hall A |
NEURODEGENERATIVE & NEUROPSYCHIATRY SYMPOSIUM Chairpersons: Gabriela Novotni (Skopje, N. Macedonia) & Ivica Šain (Pula, Croatia) |
| Gabriela Novotni (Skopje, N. Macedonia): Dementia prevention and the Memory Clinic of the future |
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| Hrvoje Budinčević (Zagreb, Croatia): Optimizing levodopa treatment in Parkinson's disease | |
| Vladimira Vuletić (Rijeka, Croatia): Personalized treatment for advanced Parkinson's diseases | |
| Chenyang Gao (Tianjin, China): Novel Insights into Gender-Specific Brain Activity and Connectivity in Bipolar Depression: A Comprehensive fNIRS Study | |
| Vesna Đermanović Dobrota (Zagreb, Croatia): Sleep disorders in patients with diabetes | |
| Dijana Zadravec (Zagreb, Croatia): Leaping into the future of neuroimaging with a 3T MR | |
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| 15:30-17:00 Hall B |
CHALLENGES IN DELIRIUM / ACUTE BRAIN SYNDROME DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT Chairperson: Dubravka Kalinić (Zagreb, Croatia) & Krešimir Radić (Zagreb, Croatia) |
| Dubravka Kalinić (Zagreb, Croatia): Delirium - pathophysiology and treatment |
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| Jelena Ivančić (Zagreb, Croatia): Prolonged Postoperative Delirium in Elderly - A Case Report | |
| Toma Perko (Zagreb, Croatia): Multiple Causes of Old Age Delirium | |
| Barbara Krejči (Zagreb, Croatia): Delirium Tremens Mistaken for Acute Psychosis and Vice Versa | |
| Milana Topić Petričić (Zagreb, Croatia): Multiple Delirium Episodes | |
| Anamarija Kovačić (Zagreb, Croatia): GHB Delirium Development and Management: Reporting Two Cases | |
| 17:30-19:00 Hall A |
BEST POSTERS AWARDS PRESENTATIONS Chairpersons: Vida Demarin (Zagreb, Croatia) & Francesco Benedetti (Milan, Italy) |
| 08:30-09:30 Hall A |
INPC KURATORIUM, MIZMO & CEESS MEETING |
| 09:30-10:00 Hall A |
NOVARTIS SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM (MS) |
| 10:00-11:00 Hall A |
CLOSING |
Workshops
1. My Way Workshop: Physical Activity after Stroke
10:30-10:50 A. Meštrović: Erasmus+ i My way projekt; Klinička slika moždanoga udara
10:50-11:10 P. Črnac: Zlatna pravila za pacijente i profesionalce; Fizička aktivnost za osobe koji su preživjeli moždani udar
11:10-11:30 P. Črnac: Statistika moždanoga udara, Identifikacija korisnih aktivnosti
11:30-11:50 H. Budinčević: Ne-neurološki aspekti pacijenata sa moždanim udarom; Stratifikacija rizika
11:50-12:10 A. Meštrović: Vježbe za osobe koje su preboljele moždani udar; Resistance trening
12:10-12:30 A. Meštrović: Tehnologija i Telemedicina; Monitoring i praćenje
12:30-12:50 P. Črnac: Motivacija i Edukacija
12:50-13:00 Rasprava/pitanja i zaključci
2. Pula Neuropsychiatry Workshop
14:00-14:20 Ivica Šain (Pula, Croatia): Prevencija i zaštita od sindroma sagorjevanja " burn out "
14.20-14:40 Nika Spasić (Pula,Croatia): Očuvanje kognitivnog zdravlja
14.40-15:00 Nada Starčić (Rijeka, Croatia): Genetika neurodegenerativnih bolesti
15:00-15:20 Marijana Radić (Pula, Croatia): Utjecaj životnih navika u prevenciji cerebrovascularnih i neurodegenerativnih bolesti
15:20-15:30 Rasprava i zaključci
Program-at-glance
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