Scientific Programme

6 March 2024

7 March 2024

8 March 2024

9 March 2024

6 March 2024

6 March 2024
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	08:30 – 09:00	Conference Registration
Session Type	09:00 – 14:00							General Assembly
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Session Type	13:00 – 16:00	Pre-Conference Workshop 1	Pre-Conference Workshop 2	Pre-Conference Workshop 3		Pre-Conference Workshop 5	Pre-Conference Workshop 6
Session Title		Non-invasive Respiratory Support	Soft but hard: The essential skills to make you a better & happier doctor	Obesity Workshop		YI Workshop How to publish an article	Ultrasound Workshop
Topics and Speakers		Moderators: Arzu Topeli Iskit, Türkiye Burcin Halacli, Türkiye 13.00-13.20 Revisiting pathophysiology of hypoxemia and hypoxia states and respiratory failure/ Sait Karakurt, Türkiye 13.25-13.45 Rational use of oxygen in different disease states: what is the current evidence? Burcin Halacli, Türkiye 13.50-14.10 Low-flow oxygen therapy: options and methodology Arzu Topeli Iskit, Türkiye 14.15-14.35 High-flow nasal oxygen system Pervin Hanci, Türkiye 14.40-15.00 Non-invasive mechanical ventilation Emel Eryuksel, Türkiye 15.00-16.00 Hands-on: Low-flow and high-flow oxygen systems and non-invasive mechanical ventilation equipment, interfaces and application All speakers	– Introduction Frauke Weidanz, UK – Experiences of starting in a leadership role Gemma Ortiz, Spain Matthias Raspe, Germany Ieva Ruza, Latvia Alberto Tosoni, Italy – Professionalism Ana Bustamante, Spain – Teaching on the job Amie Burbridge, UK – Communication skills Frauke Weidanz, UK – Discussion				Oguz Abdullah Uyaroglu, Türkiye Juan Torres Macho, Spain João Neves, Portugal Nick Smallwood, UK Chiara Cogliati, Italy
	15:00 – 16:00				Pre-Conference Workshop 4
					Choosing Wisely (From choosing wisely to choosing greenly)
					The impact of our health care systems on the climate crisis. Moderators: Omar Kherad, Switzerland Karen Born Speakers: Choosing greenly: experience from Geneva University hospital Sylvain de Lucia, Switzerland Environment and implementation of choosing wisely Wendy Levinson
	16:00 – 16:15	SHORT BREAK
Session Type	16:15 – 17:15	Parallel Session 1	Parallel Session 2	Parallel Session 3	Rapid-Fire Session 1	Rapid-Fire Session 2
Session Title		Management of Malnourished Hospitalized Patients: From hospitalist perspective	Autoinflammatory diseases	*Internal Medicine in the future hospital*
Topics and Speakers		Patient in the ward/ TBC Patient in ICU Kursad Gundogan, Türkiye	Diagnostic algorithm Panagiotis Skendros, Greece Updated treatment options and follow-up Ahmet Gul, Türkiye	High intensity in Internal Medicine Ciro Canetta, Italy Comanagement Arantxa Alvarez de Arcaya, Spain

Session Type	17:15 – 18:15	Parallel Session 4	Parallel Session 5	Parallel Session 6	Joint Session EFIM-FDIME
Session Title		Preventive medicine: Prescribing physical activity, a practical guideline	Multimorbidity in chronic hearth failure	Whats new in Celiac disease and other types of gluten sensitivity syndromes	Internists, health communications and FDIME.
Topics and Speakers		Healthy physical activity Marco Bernardi, Italy Onnivorous, Vegetarian, Mediterranean. A guide to health? Piero Portincasa, Italy	Chair: Christiane E. Angermann, Germany Prevalence and impact of multimorbidity in patients with heart failure across world regions and country income levels. Christiane E. Angermann, Germany Cardio-reno-metabolic multimorbidity in heart failure and the role of congestion. Jan Biegus, Poland Pharmacotherapy for comorbidities in heart failure: Focus on haematinic deficiencies and hyperkalaemia Stefan von Haehling, Germany	Celiac disease David S Sanders, UK Non celiac gluten sensitivities Taylan Kav, Türkiye

Session Type	18:25 – 19:00	Opening Ceremony
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Session Type	19:00 – 20:00	Plenary Session
Session Title		Generative AI for a better healthcare
Topics and Speakers		Julio Mayol, Spain
Session Type	20:00 – 21:00	Networking Event
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7 March 2024

7 March 2024
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Session Type	08:00 – 09:00	Meet the Expert Session	Meet the Expert Session	Meet the Expert Session	Meet the Expert Session	Meet the Expert Session
Session Title		Metabolic Patient	Hepatitis B and D in Practice	HIV in Internal Medicine Practice	New recommendations by EMA about the properly use of Fluoroquinolones	Mind confusing cases in thyroid hormone tests
Topics and Speakers		Dror Dicker, Israel	Cihan Yurdaydin, Türkiye	Serhat Unal, Türkiye	Emanuele Durante Mangoni, Italy	Alptekin Gursoy, Türkiye

Session Type	09:05 – 10:05	Rapid-Fire Session	Rapid-Fire Session	Rapid-Fire Session
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Session Type	10:10 – 11:10	Joint Session	Parallel Session 7	Joint Session
Session Title		Highlights of the 2023 ESH Hypertension Guidelines	Hepatocellular Carcinoma	ACP-EFIM Joint Session Workplace Safety in Global Healthcare
Topics and Speakers		General aspects and novelties Reinheld Kreutz, Germany Treatment of resistant hypertension and comorbidities Dragan Lovic, Serbia .	Epidemiology and clinic Gamal E. Shiha, Egypt Treatment Onur Keskin, Türkiye
	11:10 – 11:30	COFFEE BREAK
Session Type	11:30 – 12:30	Plenary Session
Session Title		*Challenges and updates in Sepsis*
Topics and Speakers		Evangelos Gıamarellos-Bourboulıs, Greece

Session Type	12:35 – 13:35	Industry Supported Session	Industry Supported Session	Industry Supported Session
Session Title		*Session 1*	*Session 2*	*Session 3*
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	13:35 – 14:30	LUNCH BREAK / POSTER DISCUSSION

Session Type	14:30 – 16:00	Parallel Session 8	Parallel Session 9	Parallel Session 10
Session Title		*Roundtable: Consideration about end-of-life*	*Chalenges and updates in Dislipidemia*	*Outpatient healthcare: hospital at home, quick diagnosis units, case management of chronic complex patient*
Topics and Speakers		Ethical considerations in end-stage disease management Antonio Carneiro, Portugal Supporting family and caregivers in end-stage disease Mathieu Bernard, Switzerland	LDL-C lowering therapies: How to choose? Lale Tokgozoglu, Türkiye TBC Avishay Ellis, Israel	Hospital at home:15 years of experience Gonzalez Fernandez, Antonio, Spain An Ambulatory Care Unit Fernando Salvador, Portugal

Session Type	16:10 – 17:10	Plenary Session
Session Title		*Heart failure: state of art*
Topics and Speakers		*Konstantinos Tsioufis, Greece*
	17:10 – 17:30	COFFEE BREAK
Session Type	17:30 – 18:30	Joint Session	Parallel Session 11	Parallel Session 12
Session Title		Management of diabetes in hospital setting	Antimicrobial resistance and new antibiotics	The frail patient
Topics and Speakers			Antimicrobial resistance Emanuel Durante Mangoni, Italy New antibiotics Murat Akova, Türkiye	How do we define frailty? Marco Proietti, Italy Acute medical care in frail patients at home Karin Erwander, Sweden

8 March 2024

8 March 2024
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Session Type	08:00 – 09:00	Meet the Expert Session	Meet the Expert Session	Rapid-Fire Session	Rapid-Fire Session
Session Title		Deranged Liver function tests in asymptomatic patients	How to write an article on digital medicine
Topics and Speakers		George Dalekos, Greece Nikolaos Gatselis, Greece	Moderator: Ismael Said Criado, Spain Tiffany Leung, Netherlands

Session Type	09:05 – 09:35	Controversies Debates	Controversies Debates	Controversies Debates	Controversies Debates
Session Title		Lung cancer screening	Vitamin D supplementation	Is physical examination dying?	POST-COVID 19: Myth or reality
Topics and Speakers		Pros: Mathias Prokop, Netherlands Cons: TBC	Pros: António Marinho, Portugal Cons: Meltem Koca, Türkiye	Pros: Joao Neves, Portugal Cons: Mine Durusu Tanriover, Türkiye	Pros: Stefano Basetti, Switzerland Cons: Fabio Vinci, Italy

Session Type	09:40 – 10:40	Parallel Session 13	Parallel Session 14	Parallel Session 15	Rapid-Fire Session
Session Title		Dermatology for internists	Young Internists – Challenges in training: uncertainty, medical errors	Approach to the patients with dysphagia	Session 8
Topics and Speakers		When skin starts talking: Dermatologic manifestations of systemic diseases in Internal Medicine TBC Fever and rush Murat Durdu, Türkiye		Oropharyngeal Shaheen Hamdy, UK Esophageal Serhat Bor, Türkiye

Session Type	10:45 – 11:45	Parallel Session 16	Joint Session	Parallel Session 17	Parallel Session 18
Session Title		What is the role of internal medicine in disasters	Special Session for International Women’s Day: Women’s Health for Internists	EFIM Academy	Emerging Countries: new challenges between technology and health promotion
Topics and Speakers		An introduction to disaster medicine Mehmet Şükrü Sever, Türkiye Role of internists in natural and man-made disasters Raymond Vanholder, Belgium	PCOS as a metabolic disease Okan Bulent Yildiz, Türkiye		Designing an AI-Powered Multi-Modal, Multi-Lingual, and Multi-Cultural Healthcare Assistant for Addressing Chronic and Communicable Diseases in African Populations Oleg Missikoff, Italy Health promotion through physical activity: focus on Emerging Countries. What could be the role of an Olympic Champion? Venuste Niyongabo, Brundi
	11:45 – 12:00	COFFEE BREAK
Session Type	12:00 – 13:00	Plenary Session
Session Title		Whats new in Diabetes Treatment
Topics and Speakers		*Michael Roden, Germany*
	13:00 – 14:00	Industry Supported Session	Industry Supported Session	LUNCH BREAK / POSTER DISCUSSION
		*Session 4*	*Session 5*

Session Type	14:00 – 15:00	Parallel Session 19	Parallel Session 20	Parallel Session 21	Parallel Session 22
Session Title		*What is new in Acute Medicine*	*Neutropenic Fever; Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infections*	Health and Environment	Microbiota, dysbiosis, probiotics: implementation to internists practice
Topics and Speakers		Enhanced Care – Enabling the Acute Physician to Deliver Great Care Nick Smallwood, UK Point-of-care ultrasound in acute medicine Juan Torres Macho, Spain	Begona De Dios, Spain Persistent neutropenic fever in high risk hematological patients and non-infectious disease causes Sotirios Tsiodras, Greece	Chair: Mine Durusu Tanriover, Turkiye Health, Environment, and the responsibility of the healthcare professionals Luis Campos, Portugal How to reduce the ecological footprint of the healthcare sector? The experience of the NHS. TBC	New generation approach to gut microbiota: Exploring the gut microbiome and its modulation Meltem Yalinay, Türkiye TBC

Session Type	15:05 – 16:05	Plenary Session
Session Title		*Demantia; internist should not forget!*
Topics and Speakers		Richard Dodel, Germany

Session Type	16:10 – 17:10	Joint Session	Parallel Session 23	Parallel Session 24	Parallel Session 25
Session Title		European Renal Society	Adult vaccination	TIA/stroke; what internists should know and how to manage	Pitfalls of antibiotic therapy in community acquired pneumonia
Topics and Speakers		Mustafa Arici, Türkiye Runólfur Pálsson, Iceland	How can adult vaccination add life to years? Mine Durusu Tanrıover, Türkiye Vaccination as an indispensable standard of care: The case of diabetes mellitus and influenza Marco Goeijenbier, Netherlands	Decision-making in secondary prevention of common stroke etiologies Ethem Murat Arsava, Türkiye The concept of embolic stroke of undetermined source: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas Vasileios Papavasileiou, UK	How to resist overuse of antibiotics ? Patrick Lacor, Belgium Would Antimicrobial Stewardship make the trick? Guzin Surat, Germany
	17:10 – 17:30	COFFEE BREAK
Session Type	17:30 – 18:30	Parallel Session 26	Parallel Session 27	Special Session	Parallel Session 28
Session Title		Endocarditis in 2024, what is new? What is ‘old’? What should I know?	Whats new in Geriatric Medicine	EJCRIM Case Report Competition	Fatty liver disease: Assessment and optimal management
Topics and Speakers		Prevention and Diagnosis (Endocarditis Team & Diagnostic Criteria) Maria Sanchez Ledesma, Spain Management of Endocarditis Antimicrobial therapy, surgery and management of complications Emil Fosbol, Denmark	Resilience and frailty Andrew Elder, UK Cognitive problems Pinar Soysal, Türkiye		Assessment of patients with Metabolic dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Cihan Yurdaydin, Türkiye Optimal management of patients with MASLD Elisabetta Bugianesi, Italy
Session Type	18:30 – 19:00	Controversies Debates	Controversies Debates	Early Career Session
Session Title		Does all AF after stroke warrant anticoagulation?	Digoxin in heart failure? Yes or no?	Physician Wellbeing: The Early Career Top Ten Tips Chairs: Leva Ruza,Latvia Alberto Tosoni, Italy Frauke Weidanz, UK Speakers: Gemma Ortiz, Spain Matthias Raspe, Germany
Topics and Speakers		Pros: Marialuisa Zadde, Italy Cons: George Ntaios, Larissa, Greece	Pros: Laurent Fauchier, France Cons: Marco Proietti, Italy

9 March 2024

9 March 2024
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Session Type	08:30 – 09:30	Rapid-Fire Session	Rapid-Fire Session	Rapid-Fire Session
Session Title		*Session 9*	*Session 10*	*Session 11*
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Session Type	09:35 – 10:35	Parallel Session 29	Joint Session	Parallel Session 30
Session Title		Biomarkers to guide antibiotic treatment	Joint Session International Atherosclerosis Society Recent advances in managing/understanding the epidemic of cardiometabolic disease	*Vasculitis and mimicking syndromes*
Topics and Speakers		Chairs: Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Greece Murat Akova, Türkiye Bacterial versus viral: how to select at the emergency department TBC Stop early antibiotics: how to do and what is the benefit Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Greece	Lifestyle as a tool of cardiovascular prevention Juan Luis Romero Cabrera, Spain How we will treat the disease in 2030? Manfredi Rizzo, Italy	Vasculitis mimics Benjamin Terrier, France Vasculitis Omer Karadag, Türkiye
	10:35 – 11:05	COFFEE BREAK
Session Type	11:05 – 12:05	Plenary Session
Session Title		Thrombophilias: when and how to investigate
Topics and Speakers		Prof. Giancarlo Agnelli, Italy

Session Type	12:05 – 13:05	Parallel Session 31	Parallel Session 32	Parallel Session 33
Session Title		How to incorporate Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) tool into routine internal medicine care Round table-Digital skills and competencies for internists	Guideline adaptations of EFIM	Acute coronary Syndrome
Topics and Speakers		Moderators: Ismael Said-Criado, Spain Julio Mayol, Spain Important aspects of the implementation of Telemedicine Frederic Llordachs-Marqués, Spain Digital skills and competencies for internists Filomena Pietrantonio, Italy	Chairs: Dror Dicker, Israel Wıktoria Lesniak, Poland Acute heart failure Valentin Kokorin, Russia Hyperglycaemia Ignacio Marin, Spain	Acute management strategies in acute coronary syndromes Ali Oto, Türkiye Long term medical treatment after acute coronary syndromes Adriana Ilieșiu, Romania
	13:05 – 14:00	Industry Supported Session	LUNCH BREAK / POSTER DISCUSSION
		Session 6

Session Type	14:00 – 15:00	Special Session	Special Session	Special Session
Session Title		EJIM Best Paper	"Early Career ‘Joy in Internal Medicine" Award Session	Young Internists’ Best Abstracts
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Session Type	15:05 – 15:40	Awards Ceremony
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Session Type	15:40 – 16:15	Closing Ceremony
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