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Why Menopause is a Coronary Risk Factor
Neural deficiency of the cornea, the role of biological eye drops
New data on the use of liquid biopsy in lymphomas
A podcast to learn to listen to epilepsy
ESH Guidelines 2023: improving the control of hypertension as a risk factor
The achievements of Europa Donna Italia: not just the Breast Unit
Vaginal atrophy, effectiveness of oxygen and hyaluronic acid treatment
Alzheimer's, new diagnostic and therapeutic acquisitions are underway
PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer: treatment benefits and limitations
Possible applications of AI in management of neurological diseases
Prostate CA: AI algorithm for screening and quality control of MRI reports
Facial analysis with AI + coronary CT scan to predict ischemic risk
scientific events
ESC 2024 - London
Traditional annual meeting of the scientific society that brings together European cardiologists and specialists in related disciplines. Particular attention was paid to the updated versions of the guidelines on key topics such as hypertension, acute and chronic coronary syndromes, and life cycle management of heart valves.
Gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in pediatrics
Interviews from the largest European gathering of the international community of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, enriched by the latest scientific news PGHAN. Among the topics covered, intestinal microbiota and immune defenses, esophageal diseases, nutrition. ESPGHAN is a multi-professional organization whose aim is to promote children's health with particular attention to the gastrointestinal tract.
SIRM 2024, annual Congress
Il 51° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica e Interventistica (SIRM), con il titolo suggestivo “The Next Generation”, costituisce parte integrante del 1° Congresso Congiunto di Area Radiologica, con il coinvolgimento di AIMN e AIRO. Il tema principale del congresso è la radiologia diagnostica e interventistica, con particolare attenzione alle recentissime evoluzioni tecnologiche nelle quali gioca un ruolo da assoluto protagonista l’Intelligenza Artificiale.
Interviews from Euro PCR 2024
A reference event for cardiovascular interventional medicine, PCR 2024 saw the participation of a record number of 12,100 conference attendees from all over the world, including interventional cardiologists, cardiologists, nurses and allied professionals. An important event in the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, it is characterized by its pioneering approach to continuing education and also represents the opportunity for the presentation of cutting-edge studies by the main research groups.
14^ CONFERENZA EUROPEA SUL CANCRO DELLA MAMMELLA
Fourteenth edition of the European Breast Cancer Conference, whose methodological mission is represented by the multidisciplinary approach in the management of breast cancer. Another distinctive element is the involvement of institutional patient representatives in the organizational management of European scientific events.
Interviews from ATTD 2024
17th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes. Annual international scientific event that brings together clinicians, researchers and companies involved in combating the pathology that is taking on pandemic dimensions. Among the topics covered, decision support systems based on artificial intelligence, glucose sensors, closed loop systems, artificial pancreas, devices for the prevention of diabetes, new drugs for the treatment of diabetes.
Cataract and refractive surgery
Twenty-fifth edition of the National Congress of the Italian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery dedicated to innovations in the treatment of refractive defects, to surgical techniques for perfecting cataract removal, to innovations in the field of intraocular lenses, to the increasingly frequent applications of robotics and of Artificial Intelligence.
OB-GYNs: focus on woman, environment and health
Scientific event focused on the concept of sustainability of women's health, in the context of global issues such as environmental pollution, nutritional deficiencies and excesses, lifestyle. Among the main conference themes, conscious planning of pregnancy, contraception, prevention and treatment of female tumors with the most advanced biological and surgical techniques, menopause, pelvic floor pathologies.
In Naples, the annual meeting of Italian neurologists
Highly attended conference event, in the national context of a growing burden of chronic disabling diseases, in light of the availability of new therapeutic principles and the need to formulate increasingly early diagnoses. Among the hot topics, the evolution of research in numerous pathological fields, the urgency of rediscovering an efficient relationship between hospital and territory, the growing role of new technologies.
ERS International Congress 2023
The ERS International Congress 2023 is the largest European event in the field of respiratory medicine and offers a platform for sharing new research, innovative ideas and best practices in the field of bronchopulmonology. Numerous topics were covered, from critical respiratory care to cellular biology and immunopathology of the airways, from the latest developments in pharmacological research to the developments of nosocomial and home ventilator treatments.
ICML 2023 - Lugano
The important global scientific event on malignant lymphoma celebrated its first in-person post-pandemic edition in Lugano. The conference addressed the state of the art on the biology, pathology and management of lymphoid neoplasms. The program included discussions of clinical cases, meetings with experts of recognized authority, as well as general sessions and training sessions.
10th World Glaucoma Congress
Tenth edition of the world conference, held every two years, dedicated to glaucoma, one of the most significant events in the ophthalmological field. The congress saw the holding of over 70 sessions and the discussion of key topics such as surgical treatments, medical treatments and non-incisional surgery, laser therapies, artificial intelligence and big data.
Urology - Interviews from EAU 2023
The 38th conference of the European Association which brings together the protagonists of urological research, clinic and surgery includes a wide range of sessions held by experts from all over the world. Among the most debated topics, the access of new platforms to the robotic surgical technology market and the comparison between the performances of new and traditional competitors.
Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
67th edition of the annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology. With more than 30,000 attendees, the event delved into cutting-edge topics in research and clinical practice, presented updated guidelines and explored the future of heart health. Among the most discussed issues are new technologies for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and the multidisciplinary aspects of heart failure.
ERA 2023 - European Renal Association Congress
The 60th annual ERA Congress offered a clearly structured scientific program, combining the presentation of cutting-edge research with a broad view of the currently most relevant fields in the prevention, detection and treatment of kidney disease. The event recorded a wide participation of clinicians and researchers operating in Europe and around the world.
EULAR 2023, the annual European Rheumatology Congress
Since the year 2000, the European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations, EULAR, has been the organization representing rheumatology patients, healthcare professionals and scientific societies of all European nations. With over 18 thousand participants from 130 countries, the EULAR European Rheumatology Congress has become one of the main global platforms for the exchange of scientific and clinical information. It is also a renowned forum for interaction between doctors, scientists, arthritis/rheumatism sufferers, healthcare professionals and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry around the world.
ESH 2023: hypertension, underestimated emergency
Hypertension is a silent killer, still largely underdiagnosed, affecting nearly 1.3 billion people worldwide. The ESH 2023 scientific event provided the opportunity to remind specialists and decision-makers of health systems of the qualitative and quantitative terms of this mega-pandemic, reviewing the diagnostic-therapeutic and behavioral elements already available to operators and patients , which if properly used would drastically reduce the extent of the phenomenon.
51° CONGRESSO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI NEUROLOGIA
Nel segno della complessità gestionale e dell'innovazione terapeutica
ESC 2020: WIDE CONTENT SHARING
The 33rd Congress of the European Society of Cardiology took place in digital form attracting over one hundred thousand participants
EUROPEAN CROHN’S AND COLITIS ORGANISATION: 15th CONGRESS
Cutting edge issues concerning the diagnosis, therapy and management of the patient suffering from IBD
THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
An educational meeting dedicated to sarcomas and GIST to improve diagnostic and therapeutic quality
WORLD DERMATOLOGY IN MILAN
The Congress focused on results related to numerous new therapies, both for inflammatory diseases and cutaneous tumors
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA
The world's leading forum on both basic and clinical research for the sixth most common cancer pathology
105th SIOT National Congress
Congress of SIOT orthopedics, in a scientific and healthcare context characterized by great transformations. Robotics, virtual reality, computer aided tools, gender medicine, female professional specificities, holistic approach to orthopedics. These are some of the themes that represent the changes taking place, in medicine and in the specialty, that orthopedic surgeons are called to face, with the support of their own scientific society.
SCILLA CUORE 2021
Con il congresso in presenza torna il confronto sugli "hot topics" della cardiologia per mettere in connessione ricerca e pratica clinica
Interventional Cardiology - Interviews from the Euro PCR 2023
The 2023 edition of the Euro PCR scientific event - over 11,000 participating specialists - coincided with the 30th anniversary of the event which was the main driver of the rapid worldwide diffusion of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) for STEMI heart attack treatment. The conference provided innumerable ideas, some of which are presented here in the form of video interviews.
13th AIMO-SISO Congress
Thirteenth National Congress of the Italian Association of Ophthalmologists (AIMO), the first organized together with the Italian Society of Ophthalmological Sciences (SISO). The contents of the congress event reflect the specific missions of the two organizations and include the innovations and techniques performed live that can improve daily clinical and surgical activities together with academic formats and communications on new research projects.
SIES 2023: Regenerative Medicine in the foreground
Congressional event characterized by a high rate of technological innovation and the prevalence of a unifying and interdisciplinary theme - that of regenerative therapies - intended to trace the future routes of Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. Regenerative medicine seems to make use of a double stimulus to expansion: on the one hand, scientific research which supplies new materials at a rapid pace, and on the other, industry, capable of continuously producing new technological solutions.
52nd Congress of the Italian Society of Neurology
Press conference that exemplifies the atmosphere and expectations of important changes that can be found in the neurological research and clinical sectors. From the hopes aroused by recent studies on the treatments of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases to the expectations regarding the development of the uses of Artificial Intelligence in numerous fields of neurology, there are numerous stimulating topics proposed by the SIN speakers.
10th SICuPP National Congress
Adolescence under observation at the annual symposium of the Italian Society of Pediatric Primary Care. Addressed a wide range of specific problems of the age group, from the non-serious ones of the healthy adolescent, to chronic pathologies, with consequences on a psychological and relational level, up to the multiple aspects of serious illnesses, not least the right to be forgotten in definitive cure cases. Great attention has been paid to important psychiatric and psychological situations resulting from eating disorders and other behavioral abnormalities.
70° CONGRESSO DELLA SOCIETA' ITALIANA DI NEUROCHIRURGIA
Nuove tecnologie e imaging digitale in sala operatoria, sfida impegnativa per la neurochirurgia italiana
Ideas of aesthetic medicine from AGORA' 2022
The international congress of aesthetic medicine, in its twenty-fourth edition, confirms - both in the trends of the demand for services and in the offer - the increasingly close intertwining between beauty and well-being, a combination represented by the search for protocols attentive to prevention and based on minimal invasiveness . Among the most interesting innovations, biostimulation techniques and synergies between devices and active ingredients that make treatments more effective.
ESHRE - 38th Annual meeting
ESHRE’s 38th Annual Meeting took place from 3 to 6 July 2022 in Milan, Italy. This year, the Congress of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embriology was organised as a hybrid event with almost 10 thousand participants for the main programme from 128 different countries. The main program features the most stimulating hot topics of gynecological endocrinology and reproductive medicine.
SIDeMaST 2022 - Milan
The 96th National Congress of the Italian Society of Medical, Surgical, Aesthetic Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases - SIDeMaST took place at the MiCo in Milan, in attendance, after two online editions. In parallel with the congress activity, the event offered an intense training program for specialists and postgraduates.
Heart Rhythm 2022 - San Francisco
Heart Rhythm 2022, held in San Francisco, California, is considered the most anticipated global EP event of the year. Dedicated to advancing the science of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, it has seen the participation of over 7,700 heart rhythm professionals from around the world. For the first time in San Francisco, an abundance of new disciplines and technologies destined to change clinical practice have been unveiled.
1st S.I.S.O. National Congress
The first national congress of the newly established S.I.S.O., a scientific society that represents Italian specialists operating in all areas of ophthalmology, was held at the Europa Congress Center of the Gemelli Hospital. The event was attended by numerous single-issue and regional scientific societies which contributed to the creation of a vast program that draws on the various subspecialties of ophthalmology with 47 single-issue courses and 32 live surgeries.
OCT & Retina Forum 2022
Among the main topics of the 2022 edition of the OCT & RETINA Forum is the integration of new technologies with the treatments available in clinical practice, not only for research purposes but mainly because they are crucial for the diagnosis of retinal diseases and therapy. The congress program includes presentations on imaging, focus on therapies, updates on the treatments of maculopathies, of vascular and retinal diseases. Some of the most important researchers present the results of the latest trials.
Scilla Cuore 2022
The 2022 edition of Scilla Cuore proposes for the 22nd time a widely tested formula that sees numerous key leaders of Italian cardiology and related disciplines as protagonists in the dual function of providing professional updating and engaging scientific comparison on the hottest topics of clinical practice and research. The scientific program offers a wide range of widely debated topics, from female specificity in cardiovascular disease to news on heart failure and arrhythmias.
EUROPCR 2021 - MILANO HUB
La nuova formula congressuale ibrida su base europea, per focalizzare i temi caldi della cardiologia interventistica
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA - LUGANO
Advances in the knowledge and treatment of lymphoma at ICML 2021 virtual edition
insights
The consequences of the decline in estrogen
The decrease in estrogen due to menopause can cause symptoms of various kinds but is above all the cause of the increase in cardiovascular risk and of important osteoarticular pathologies. The multidisciplinary meeting that is the subject of this report is coordinated and conducted by specialists from different disciplines, involved at various levels in the management of menopause.
Eosinophilic esophagitis increasingly widespread
SIGENP illustrates its project for the management of a complex pathology, known for a few decades, which has an impressive increase in prevalence. The commitment of the scientific society consists in raising public awareness of the risks that a missed or delayed diagnosis of the disease entails for the child.
New organizational models against blindness and low vision
The development of new organizational models for prevention and early ophthalmic diagnosis in the NHS is at the center of the "Sight in health" project, presented in Naples by the Italian section of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), in collaboration with CERGAS-SDA Bocconi. The aim is to offer concrete answers to the growing need for visual health in our country.
Connecting retina specialists
A conference on the latest developments in retinal practice, co-organised by LMU Klinikum Munchen and Sacro Cuore – Don Calabria di Negrar, which alternates between Verona and Munich. Verona VM Retina Meeting, with over 700 participants from 45 different countries, offered important opportunities for discussion and in-depth analysis on the innovations of the near future with the key leaders of the sector.
News from Cosmoprof
Insights into beauty industry trends. Cosmoprof is the reference event for companies and professionals from all areas of the global cosmetics industry. Industry leaders, beauty experts and speakers from all over the world explore the most current topics in the cosmetics industry to anticipate future trends. The interviews carried out propose some of the themes that represent the emerging trends.
Children in hospital: new needs
ABIO Milan, with its 300 volunteers, has been present in the city's pediatric departments for over four decades. With the opinion survey conducted on the parents of hospitalized children, the association wanted to explore the level of satisfaction with the assistance services offered and collect suggestions regarding new services, capable of satisfying still little-known needs.
Screening to discover and treat lazy eye
Amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye", represents a problem often overlooked by the healthcare system. The Sight for Kids project, promoted by Lions, involves specialists from different countries in carrying out screenings on children aged 3 to 5 years. The goal is to diagnose this disease early and allow treatment that can prevent irreversible damage to those affected.
IOL POWER CALCULATION - 10th Course of Advanced Biometrics
International course held in Bologna, dedicated to the methods of measuring and calculating the power of intraocular lenses (IOLs). International research is exploring new methods to improve the accuracy of calculating the power of IOLs and ICLs (Implantable Collamer Lenses), essential aspects in ophthalmology. They refer to a lens's ability to bend light correctly to resolve vision problems. Lens power is measured in diopters and can be calculated using several formulas.
Celiac disease, diagnosis on the rise
The guidelines developed by the Italian Society of Endoscopic Gastroenterology and included in the National Guidelines System of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità are intended for general practitioners, paediatricians, gastroenterologists and other specialists and have the aim of facilitating the diagnosis of celiac disease and promoting the correct treatment of the insidious disease.
For wider use of CGMs in the fight against type 2 diabetes
On the occasion of the 16th edition of the ATTD International Conference, Prof. Satish Garg addressed the topic of the strategies necessary to slow down the dramatic expansion of diabetic disease. In particular, he focuses on the still unexpressed potential of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and the virtuous effect that its massive use could have on the millions of prediabetic patients not yet on insulin.
OUT OF THE BLACK - You can get out of depression
According to a WHO estimate, depression affects 5% of the adult population globally, a phenomenon made even more alarming by the Covid pandemic. In Italy it affects 3.5 million people, half of whom do not receive a correct diagnosis, while only a third of those affected receive adequate treatment. This round table, promoted by the "The Bridge" foundation, deals with the characteristics of the pathology, defines the profiles of patients who are affected by it and highlights the conditions - both in terms of organization and available resources - in which specialist and territorial structures are called to act.
RIPENSA Registry: studying perinatal asphyxia and preventing it
Perinatal asphyxia is a condition affecting full-term newborns. Much of it is unpredictable because it is not preceded by any event that signals a risk. Even today, every thousand newborns, two-three are born with asphyxia and a good percentage of these carry the effects of this dramatic moment for life. Eubrain's initiative, in collaboration with the Gaslini Institute, aims to create a national registry and start a study that helps to better understand the disease and contributes to reducing the number of asphyxiated children.
Endurance sports and nutrition
The feeding methods in endurance competitions that exceed two hours are decisive for the level of performance. Dr. Mariano Casali, arrhythmologist cardiologist and sports doctor, reviews the achievements in sports nutrition that can make the difference in competitions based on prolonged athletic efforts, the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated by the most recent international studies.