Congress is categorized by Croatian Medical Chamber as international congress.
Credits:
| 12:00 | Registration opened | |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Joint symposium Croatian Society of Travel, Tropical & Migration Medicine and Croatian Society of Chemotherapy Chairman: B. Baršić |
Marija Santini (Croatia) – MDR infections and possibilities of antimicrobial treatment Vladimir Krajinović (Croatia) – ECMO in tourists who acquired ARDS on vacation Milica Lukić (Slovenia) – Controversies of critical care treatment of patients with Ebola infection |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Integrated symposium (Astellas) |
Optimizing treatment of systemic fungal infections: when, where and how? Bruno Baršić (Croatia) – Treatment of invasive candidiasis in ICU Marija Santini (Croatia) – Case report: empiric treatment of patient in ICU Milica Lukić (Slovenia) – Case report: de-escalation strategy Joško Markić (Slovenia) – Case report: treatment of pediatric patient |
| 19:30 – 22:00 | Opening ceremony Welcome reception Venue: Sponza Palace in the Old City of Dubrovnik |
Davorka Lukas (Croatia) on behalf of Croatian Society for Travel, Tropical and Migration medicine Mario Poljak (Slovenia) on behalf of ESCMID Annelies Wilder Smith (Singapore) on behalf of The International Society of Travel Medicine Nicholas J White (UK) – key note lecture: “The changing face of international health and tropical medicine” |
Registration opened form 12:00-17:00
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Oral session Chairs: Arjana Tambić- Andrašević, Goran Tešović |
Goran Tešović (Croatia) – Current measles epidemiology in Central and Eastern Europe – can we do better? Dreshaj Shemsedin (Kosovo) – Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in SE Europe Balen Topić Mirjana (Croatia) – Human leptospirosis in Croatia – epidemiological and clinical characteristics Betica Radić (Croatia) – Availability of antiparasitic drugs in SE Europe Tambić Andrašević Arjana (Croatia) – Antimicrobial resistance in Europe |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break / Poster viewing | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Plenary session Chairs: Nicholas J White, Davorka Lukas |
Nicholas J White (UK) – The prevention and treatment of malaria Patricia Schlagenhauf (Switzerland) – “Travellers’ Malaria – Update 2015″ |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Integrated symposium AbbVie |
The new face of HCV treatment Adriana Vince (Croatia) – Virus vs. Host Miro Morović (Croatia) – From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice Josip Begovac (Croatia) – 2 Viruses- Additional Challenge? Boris Lukšić (Croatia) – EASL Guidelines in Everyday Practice |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Break / Poster viewing | |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Oral session Chairs: Mario Poljak, Snjezana Židovec Lepej |
Mihajlo Strelec (Croatia) – Women’s health and travel Lana Đonlagić (Croatia) – Expedition medicine Davorka Lukas (Croatia) – HIV postexposure-prophylaxis in travelers Mario Poljak (Slovenia) – Molecular diagnostic microbiology: first 20 years Oktavija Đaković Rode (Croatia) – The challenge of point-of-care testing for fast and accurate results Snjezana Židovec Lepej (Croatia) – Molecular diversity of HIV-1 in Croatia |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee break / Poster viewing | |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Integrated symposium Pfizer |
Tick-borne encephalitis Goran Tešović (Croatia) – Vaccination against Tick borne encephalitis |
Registration opened form 08:00-16:30
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Oral session Chairs: Josip Begovac, Adriana Vince |
Mike Youle (UK) – Aging with HIV Josip Begovac (Croatia) – Ending HIV/AIDS in Southeast Europe: what are the challenges? Arjan Harxhi (Albania) – HIV treatment and care in Albania Adriana Vince (Croatia) – Elimination of hepatitis C, dream or reality? |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break / Poster viewing | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Integrated symposium Medicopharmacia |
Management of HCV today Wolf Peter Hoffmann (Germany) – New HCV options and EASL guidelines George Papatheodoridis (Greece) – HCV therapy in resources limited settings |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Integrated symposium MSD |
“The end of AIDS and the beginning of HIV as a chronic disease”. Josip Begovac (Croatia) |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Break / Poster viewing | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Plenary session Chairs: Davorka Lukas, Rogelio López-Vélez |
MIGRATION MEDICINE Paula Farias (Spain) – Migratory crisis in the Mediterranean: implications for heath Davorka Lukas (Croatia) – Global infectious diseases in migrants Rogelio López-Vélez (Spain) – Screening migrants: a practical approach for parasitic and tropical diseases |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break / Poster viewing | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Integrated symposium GSK |
„Synflorix- clinical trials data, effectiveness and impact. Label update“ Todorka Beleva (GSK Adriatic Cluster) “Clinical Update on Dolutegravir” Els Holanders (ViiV Healthcare) |
| 20:00 – 20:30 | Stipe Božić (Croatia) – Seven Summits | |
| 20:30 – 22.30 | CONGRESS DINNER |
Registration opened form 08:00-16:00
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Plenary session Chairs: Ljiljana Betica Radić, Miro Morović |
Annelies Wilder Smith (Singapore) on behalf of The International Society of Travel Medicine – Dengue: an emerging problem in travelers. |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Poster Oral Presentations Chairs: Nenad Pandak, Boris Dželalija |
Šime Zekan (Croatia) – Comprehensive STD Clinic – luxury or necessity Georgina H Frew (UK) – Hepatitis B: a survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst backpackers in Thailand J. Petrović (BiH) – Some basaline characteristics of acute viral hepatitis in the Clinic for Infectious Diseases in Tuzla Đana Pahor (Croatia) – The risk of measels outbreaks on cruisers and the problem of the vaccination status of the crewmembers and passengers Anita Rakić (Croatia) – The presence of Legionella spp. in water supply system of different accommodation sites Seray TOZ (Turkey) – Evaluation of conjunctival swab sampling in the diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis: a two-year follow-up study in Çukurova Plain, Turkey |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Clinical Ground Rounds Moderator: Josip Begovac |
Interactive case reports Panel: Marija Santini, Ljiljana Betica Radić, Miro Morović, Ivica Knezović and Nenad Pandak Presenters: Andrea Kalaba, Iva Lisičar, Maja Sabolić and Mija Ajduković |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Closing Remarks | Congress Organizing Committee Croatian Society for Travel, Tropical and Migration medicine |
Registration opened form 08:00-10:00
Congress official languages: English, Croatian