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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Programme……………………………………………………………………….. 2
Keynote lectures……………………………………………………………….. 4
Jerzy Vetulani……………………………………………………………… 4
Henrik Ehrsson……………………………………………………………. 5
Jan Lubiński………………………………………………………………… 6
Aleksander Sieroń………………………………………………………..7
Michał Zembala………………………………………………………….. 8
Nicolas Demartines…………………………………………………….. 9
Mark Wilson……………………………………………………………….. 11
Wojciech Fendler…………………………………………………………11
Jolanda Lindenberg…………………………………………………….. 13
Workshops………………………………………………………………………. 14
Organizers………………………………………………………………….. 14
Workshop Programme……………………………………………….. 15
Special Workshop ‘Novel Methods of Communication
in Medical Professions’…….………………………………………. 17
Social Programme………………………………………………….. ………… 18
Rules of Presentation………………………………………………………… 20
Awards……………………………………………………………………........... 21
Case Report Abstract Book……………………………………..………… 21
Practical Info…………………………………………………………..………… 22
World Health Summit……………………………………………………….. 26
Useful Polish Phrases………………………………………………………… 27
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PROGRAMME
Thursday 07.05.2015
Didactics Centre, Księcia Trojdena 2a
15.00-17.00 Pre-conference tours / Social programme
18.00 - 21.00
Opening Ceremony
Opening Lecture I: Prof. Jerzy Vetulani: Why do we think and how can we err interpreting the world?
Opening Lecture II: Prof. Henrik Ehrsson: Two Legs, Two Hands, One Head, Who Am I?
Friday
08.05.2015
Didactics Centre, Księcia Trojdena 2a
Room 231 Room 232 Room 233 Room 234 Room 141 Rooom 142
8.30 - 10.30 Session I
Basic & Preclinical Science I
Internal Diseases I
Pediatrics I Case Report -
Surgical I Infectious Diseases
Radiology
11.00 - 13.00 Session II
Basic & Preclinical Science II
Internal Diseases II
Pediatric Case Report
Case Report - Surgical II
Psychiatry Orthopedics & Physiotherapy
13.45 - 14.45
Expert's Lecture
Prof. Jan Lubiński: The latest advances in clinical genetics of breast cancer
14.45 - 15.45
Expert's Lecture
Prof. Aleksander Sieroń: No More Amputations!
16.00 - 17.00
Expert's Lecture
Michał Zembala, MD PhD: Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation - When Heart Team Expertise Matters
20.00 - 24.00 Gala Dinner
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Saturday 09.05.2015
Didactics Centre, Księcia Trojdena 2a
Room 231 Room 232 Room 233 Room 234 Room 141 Rooom 142 Room 117 CBI
08.30 - 09.15 Prof. Nicolas Demartines: Why does Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program ERAS Improve Surgical Outcome
9.15 - 11.00
Session III
Cardiology &
Cardiosurgery Surgery I
Case Report -
Internal I
Oncology &
Hematology I
Obstetrics &
Gynecology I Pharmacy I
11.30 - 13.15 Session IV
Cardiology & Cardiosurgery
Surgery II Case Report -
Internal II Oncology &
Hematology II Obstetrics &
Gynecology II Pharmacy II Neurosurgery
13.15 - 14.00 Mark Wilson, MD PhD: Brain at Extremes of Physiology
14.45 - 16.45 Workshops I
Workshops
17.00 - 18.45 AKADOS Workshop: Novel Methods of Communication in Medical Professions
18.45 - 21.30 Social Programme - Warsaw by Night
21.00 - 24.00 Party in ‘Medyk’ Club
Sunday
10.05.2015
Didactics Centre, Księcia Trojdena 2a
Room 231 Room 232 Room 233 Room 234 Room 141 Rooom 142
8.30 - 10.30
Session V
Dentistry,
Dentistry Case Reports
Healt Science
& Epidemiology
Neurology Dermatology Laryngology Head & Neck
Surgery
11.00-13.00 Workshops
13.30 - 14.15 Wojciech Fendler, MD PhD: My microRNA adventure - from monogenic diabetes to terrorism
14.15-16.45 Closing Lecture: Jolanda Lindenberg, PhD: Ageing: regenerating the future of medicine and care?
Award Ceremony and Concert
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KEYNOTE LECTURES
Prof. Jerzy Vetulani, PhD
Neurobiologist
Institute of Pharmacology, Kraków, Poland
May 7th, 6:00 PM
Why do we think and how can we err interpreting
the world?
We think because we have very efficient brain and because thinking
increases our survival fitness. Our brain evolved to contain 86 billion
(109) neurons and 85 billion glial cells, and it still evolves, particularly
in areas of high mixing of races. The Flynn effect demonstrates that it
functionally improves. However, to develop the brain has to be used.
The brain acts by activation of many cooperating neuronal networks,
some of which are grouped in modules serving to solve particular
problems, such as face recognition. The social life requires
understanding of emotions and way of thinking of others, and the
system of mirror neurons and circuits subserving the theory of mind
serve to this purpose. The mirror neurons are the base for empathic
behavior. The limits of our cognition are demonstrated by uncertain
objects and illusions. Studies on the split brain suggest that each of us
has a world interpreter in our left hemisphere, and that this
interpreter constructs theories about why we act and behave the way
we do.
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Prof. Henrik Ehrsson MD, PhD
Neuroscientist
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
May 7th, 6:00 PM
Two Legs, Two Hands, One Head, Who Am I?
Ask any child if his hands belong to him and the answer will be
“Of course!” But how does the brain actually identify its own body?
Henrik Ehrsson will describe how cognitive neuroscientists have
recently begun to address this fundamental question. A key idea is that
parts of the body are distinguished from the external world by the
patterns they produce of correlated information from different
sensory modalities (vision, touch and muscle sense). These
correlations are hypothesized to be detected by neuronal populations
that integrate multisensory information from the space near the body.
Dr. Ehrsson and his team have recently used a combination
of functional magnetic resonance imaging and human behavioral
experiments to present experimental evidence in support of these
predictions. To change the feeling of body ownership, perceptual
illusions were used where healthy individuals experienced that
a rubber hand was their own, that a mannequin was their body (‘body-
swap illusion’), or, that they are outside their physical body and looking
at it from the perspective of another individual (‘out-of-body illusion’).
By clarifying how the normal brain produces a sense of ownership
of one’s body, we can learn to project ownership onto artificial bodies
and simulated virtual ones; and even make two people have
the experience of swapping bodies with one another. This could have
ground-breaking applications in the fields of virtual reality and neuro-
prosthetics.
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Prof. Jan Lubiński, MD, PhD
Pathologist
Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
May 8th, 1:45 PM
The latest advances in clinical genetics of breast cancer
Breast Cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide.
In 2008, breast cancer caused 458,503 deaths worldwide.
Due to severity of the issue, many efforts are done to improve the
knowledge about pathogenesis of breast cancer.
Some genetic susceptibility may play a minor role in most cases. In less
than 5% of cases, genetics plays a more significant role by causing
a hereditary breast–ovarian cancer syndrome. This includes those who
carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. In 2012, researchers said
that there are four genetically distinct types of the breast cancer and
that in each type, hallmark genetic changes lead to many cancers.
During the lecture the latest advances in clinical genetics of breast
cancer will be presented. The talk will be concentrated around 5 main
issues:
- Germline RECQL mutations and association with breast cancer
susceptibility
- Timing of oral contraceptive use and the risk of breast cancer
in BRCA1 mutation carriers
- Impact of oophorectomy on cancer incidence and mortality
in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
- Clinical characteristics of breast cancer in women with a PALB2
mutation
- Pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant cisplatin
in BRCA1 - positive breast cancer patients
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Prof. Aleksander Sieroń, MD PhD
Internal Medicine Specialist
Silesian University of Medicine, Katowice, Poland
May 8th, 2:45 PM
No More Amputations!
Nowadays in Europe, and not only, one of the biggest medical
problems are chronic wounds, especially chronic leg wounds. One
of serious complications of this disease are amputations. The number
of amputations is different depending on country. Ratio
of amputations occurrence between western Europe and other
countries, for example Poland, is about six. Two years ago we started
in Europe with special edition of the European Days "No more vascular
amputations". In March 2015 in Poland the second Edition of the Days
was organized. Why the information about peripheral arteries disease
is so important? Answer is very simple. Knowledge about this disease
is still not complete. Information about this problem is also very
important on medical students level.
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Michał Zembala, MD PhD
Cardiosurgeon, Interventional cardiologist
Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
May 8th, 4:00 PM
Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation - When Heart Team
Expertise Matters
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common cardiac arrhythmia,
affecting nearly 2% of the general population. It has been shown that
AF is associated with increased risk of cerebrovascular
thromboembolic events, increased frequency of cardiac related
hospitalizations and significantly reduced quality of life. More
importantly its occurrence raises mortality two-fold and notably
increases the cost of care of patients either suffering from AF or from
its non-fatal comorbidities. Despite recent advances, sole medical
therapy is often sub-optimal and limited by serious toxicities resulting
in the introduction of interventional treatment methods. Endocardial
Catheter ablation is highly effective for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
and remains a class IIa/A indication if optimal medical therapy has
failed. However its success declines in persistent and long-standing
persistent types of atrial arrhythmias as published data suggest high
rate of AF recurrence within one year after the procedure, implying
the necessity for repeated interventions, which often prove
unsuccessful. Recently updated guidelines still limit surgical ablation
to failed percutaneous attempts in highly symptomatic patients, not
indicating however, the number of percutaneous attempts for these
individuals. Regardless of a significant gap in reported evidence,
a minimally invasive surgical procedure is rarely proposed in long-
suffering AF patients, even after failing one or more catheter ablations,
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as many of these patients are still considered to be candidates
for percutaneous intervention.
Rapid advancements in minimally invasive endoscopic and robotic
cardiac surgery allow for the creation of ablation lesions epicardially
through a minimal surgical incision. The Hybrid or Convergent
Procedure, a combination of endocardial and epicardial ablation,
overcomes the challenges of individual surgical and catheter ablations.
The combined epicardial and endocardial approach provides
a complementary multidisciplinary approach that yields long-term
success. Published data provides confirmation that the Convergent
Procedure is a safe and efficacious treatment option for patients with
persistent (PSAF) and longstanding persistent (LSPAF) atrial fibrillation
for whom both medical management and ablation strategies proved
ineffective. This truly combined, Heart Team Approach warrants
excellent results.
Prof. Nicolas Demartines, MD PhD
Surgeon
University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
May 9th, 8:30 AM
Why Does Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program ERAS
Improve Surgical Outcome
The main goal of surgery is to cure patients and to improve outcome.
Today, this is only possible with good multidisciplinary work especially
in surgical oncology.
Improved surgical outcome need a perfect surgical technique,
the application of new technologies, innovative strategies and
multidisciplinary work (Surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist,
oncologists). Moreover, the entire perioperative management
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neglected for decades has been improved dramatically over these 10
last years mainly with Enhanced Recovery programs like ERAS.
ERAS have shown to decrease complications and hospital stays after
various types of surgery, like colorectal, hepato-biliary (HPB) and
upper GI.
Cost-effectiveness of ERAS programs was demonstrated for colorectal
surgery, and is about to be demonstrated for liver and for pancreas
surgery as well.
ERAS decreases surgical stress, eases the procedure and improves
recovery. Surgeons, anesthetists, and nursing staff have to closely
collaborate to implement ERAS program. The way is an evidence-
based standardization of pre-, per-, and post-operative management.
Among 22 different ERAS items, preoperative information
of the patient is very important as the patient becomes an active actor
of his own treatment. Some other ERAS key elements are pre-
operative and early postoperative nutrition, mobilization the day
of surgery, and the absence of drain or tube. ERAS was implemented
in our department in May 2011, and today more than 1500 patients
were treated successfully with this concept. Complications, length
of stay and cost were decreased significantly, and ERAS is now
extended to other specialties like thorax and vascular surgery
or gynecology. Worldwide in May 2015, 15’000 patients were included
in the ERAS audited anonymous database that allows benchmark
among the various centres.
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Mark Wilson, MD PhD
Neurosurgeon, Pre-hospital Care Specialist
Imperial College of London, United Kingdom
May 9th, 1:15 PM
Brain at Extremes of Physiology
Most cardiovascular mechanisms within the human body aim
to maintain sufficient brain oxygenation under all circumstances.
However, this can be pushed to the limits both in extreme
environments and extreme clinical situations.
By studying physiology under extreme environmental loads, we can
extrapolate the pathophysiology of critical care medicine.
The translation of this information enables us to better understand
and better treat a plethora of conditions. This lecture will explain how
by studying the brain under high altitude hypoxia and in microgravity,
we can better manage brain injured patients.
Wojciech Fendler, MD PhD
Diabetologists
Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
May 10th, 1:30 PM
My microRNA Adventure - from Monogenic Diabetes
to Terrorism
MicroRNAs are short fragments of ribonucleic acid that play an active
role in repressing gene translation. Their actions are mediated through
binding to 3’UTR fragments of mRNA and accelerating their decay
in the cytoplasmic milieu. However, recent developments have shown
that microRNAs are actually detectable in the serum, where they can
be quantified through real-time PCR or microarray-based methods
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and used as biomarkers. Whereas the major field of biomarker studies
is oncology, my work in circulating microRNAs started in an altogether
different field that of monogenic diabetes. This type of diseases
affects 1 per 10000 individuals with roughly half of the cases being
the result of transcription factor mutations. Diagnosis of such patients
is cost-effective due to several options of pharmacogenetic
interventions. Our project was focused on investigating
the mechanism of microRNA regulation by transcription factors crucial
for survival of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. During my work
however, a score of ancillary projects were launched into exciting and
diverse fields, such as immunomodulatory effects of treatment
in tuberous sclerosis, progression of paediatric ependymoma,
detection of triple-negative breast cancer, radiosensitivity
of astrocytoma cells and finally accidental radiation exposure. The last
project was by far the most interesting and showed that some
microRNAs may be used for rapid triage of patients accidentally
exposed to lethal or sublethal doses of ionizing radiation, be it through
industrial accidents or terrorist attacks. My lecture will present
the overview of microRNA studies that one can easily perform in
widely varying fields and applications in the XXI century.
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Jolanda Lindenberg, PhD
Anthropologist
Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, The Netherlands
May 10th, 2:15 PM
Ageing: Regenerating the Future of Medicine and Care?
It is said that the person that will live to 200 years has already been
born. It should come as no surprise that worldwide life expectancy has
increased. Even though we know that we are becoming older,
the question is why we become older. The Leyden Academy on Vitality
and Ageing is devoted to answering these and other question
to ultimately improve the care for older people. Dealing with this
future also means discussing this future. Often enough the ageing
process is portrayed as an irreversible downward slope: decline
of function, mobility, memory and so on. In the same line it is often
suggested that there is little we can do during the process. In this
lecture you will learn that this is hardly the case: there are many things
that we can do to live longer, even at later age, and more importantly
that ageing is a process that is more malleable than often expected.
Questions addressed during this lecture are: why do we age? How can
we care for patients that have several problems at the same time?
What are the opportunities and challenges? We will show you glimpse
of the future. This lecture will review how we can develop evidence-
based medicine for our patients of the future: It will give you
an overview of a still rarely explored future of medicine.
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WORKSHOPS ORGANIZERS
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WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME – SATURDAY
* Workshop takes place out of the Congress Venue. Meeting point - Didactics Centre, Księcia Trojdena St. 2a; 14:30 ** Workshop takes place in Collegium Anatomicum, Chałubińskiego St. 5
Please note that you can find information about remaining places for workshops in the INFO point.
Saturday
Workshop Room
Classical Neck Massage - Exercise Physiotherapy building*
Kinesiology Taping Physiotherapy building*
Professional Negotiations In Medical Professions
CBI 117
Emergencies In Endocrinology, Part 1: Thyroid Storm, Myxoedema Coma, Adrenal Crisis
141
Medical Rescue - Advanced Life Support CBI 126
Laboratory Medicine Faculty of Pharmacy*
Neurovascular Workshop Collegium
Anatomicum**
Law And Medicine Workshop 142
Otoscopic Examination CBI 124
Bone Marrow Biopsy 124
Echocardiography 234
Laparoscopic Surgery & Suturing Techniques 233
Microsurgery 125
Self-Presentation 202
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WORKSHOPS PROGRAMME - SUNDAY
* Workshop takes place out of the Congress Venue. Meeting point - Didactics Centre, Księcia Trojdena St. 2a; 10:45 ** Workshop begins at 9:00 *** Workshop begins at 10:00
Please note that you can find information about remaining places for workshops in the INFO point.
Sunday
Workshop Room
Gynecology & Obstetrics - Gynecological Examination** 120 +121
Gynaecology & Obstetrics - Natural Labour
Neurological Emergency Room - Not Only for Neurologists!
231
Emergencies in Endocrinology, Part 2: Catecholamine Crisis, Hypercalcemic Crisis, Hypocalcemic Crisis, Carcinoid Crisis
141
Medical Rescue - Advanced Life Support CBI 126
Surgery 126***
Medical Databases CBI 6
Saving Medicine? Non‐Communicable Diseases and The Promise of Robotics
CBI 124
Dietary Antioxidants and Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Faculty of Pharmacy*
Ophthalmology 233
Motivation 202
The Principles of Fetal Cardiology 142
Microsurgery 127
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SPECIAL WORKSHOP
AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPANTS AND AUDITORS
‘Novel Methods of Communication in Medical Professions’
May 10h, 2.15 pm
Have you ever had an impression that you could have made things go in a very different direction, if only you possessed some tools and knew some simple-to-learn rules, but nobody have shown them to you before? How about being in control of your emotions and able to quench the anger of others? Increasing your patients’ trust in you? Being able to communicate better even the most terrible news regarding them and their loved ones?
This workshop will teach you how to better communicate - one on one as well as in a group.
You will learn how to recognize the messages you send for what they are. We will show you how to utilize the Acceptance Mechanism™. You will experience the enormous advantage of employing Non-antagonistic Communication™, as well Extraction Communication™, released only in 2015!
You will see on the basis of real business cases the power of communication done the right way. You will get to know the importance of body language and start using this knowledge right away!
A famous speaker and businessman, Krzysztof Sarnecki, will introduce the importance of communication skills in the medical field. He will focus on strategies which can be easily applied within healthcare and everyday life situations.
Please note, that this workshop is OPEN for everyone and registration IS NOT required.
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SOCIAL PROGRAMME
At the Registration Desk you can get information about free places for events, that you did not manage to register for via the Internet. If you are not able to attend any Workshops or Social Programme events you have registered for, please inform us about it also at the Registration Desk.
Gala Dinner (prior registration required) Start: Friday, May 8th, 8.00 PM
Where: the Didactics Centre of the Medical University of Warsaw
Dress code: Black-tie
The gala dinner is a time to party together in the Didactics Centre
of the Medical University of Warsaw. A party with delicious meals and
music from all over the world played by a famous DJ is a great
opportunity to meet other young scientists, get to know their
countries and culture and find long-lasting friendships. Gala Dinner has
become a vital element of the Warsaw International Medical Congress,
which you cannot miss.
Medykalia (registration not required) Start: Friday, May 8th
Where: Osiedle Przyjaźń, Konarskiego st. 85
Ask at the INFO point for the directions
May is definitely the month for students! Every university has its own
festival and Medykalia are annually organized by the Medical
University of Warsaw. Luckily, this year the 11th Warsaw International
Congress for Young Scientists and the Medykalia takes place
at the same days so after a long day of inspiring lectures we invite you
to join the audience of many energetic concerts. The line‐up provides
a lot of positive vibrations and a unique atmosphere experienced
among fantastic people!
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Warsaw by night (prior registration required)
Start: Saturday, May 9th, 6.45 PM
Where: Meeting at the Registration Desk, Didactics Centre
of the Medical University of Warsaw
If you are a kind of a night owl, come on and hit the night with us! We
will discover dark beauties of Warsaw from the skyscrapers
to the banks of Vistula. Come and see charm of the Old Town, marvel
at our famous National Stadium and feel the vibe of the night-life
in Warsaw. During our walk you will also have a chance to watch
an extraordinary show in the Multimedia Fountain Park - one
of the most impressing places in our city.
Party in ‘Medyk’ Club (registration at the INFO point
during the Congress) Start: Saturday, May 9th, 9.00 PM Where: ‘Medyk’ Club, Oczki1a, Warsaw Ask at the INFO point for the directions
After hours of dwelling on research we would like to invite you
to ‘Medyk’ Club. It is a place specifically dedicated for Medical
University of Warsaw students, where we often meet with our friends,
dance and simply have fun. Please, do not hesitate and join us! We all
know that a little party never killed anybody.
Closing Ceremony and Concert (registration not
required) Start: Sunday, May 10th
Where: the Didactics Centre of the Medical University of Warsaw
Closing Ceremony gives us the opportunity to meet for the last time
and sum up the Warsaw International Medical Conference. After
the ceremony we have the honour to invite you to a concert performed
by the Chamber Orchestra of Medical University of Warsaw.
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RULES OF PRESENTATION
Scientific Papers may be presented as regular oral presentations
or short oral presentations, with differences in length of presentation
and discussion:
REGULAR ORAL PRESENTATION
7 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for the discussion.
SHORT ORAL PRESENTATION
4 minutes for the presentation and 2 minutes for the discussion.
CASE REPORT
4 minutes for the presentation and 2 minutes for the discussion.
Organizers do not take responsibility for malfunctions of presentations
created in different formats.
Only one person, chosen from the authors can be a presenter.
Presenter is obligated to participate in the discussion after finishing
presentation. Co-authors are also allowed to participate
in the discussion.
The official language of presentation is English.
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AWARDS
The Jury of each session chooses and awards three best presentations.
The special prizes are awarded by the Jury of a particular session,
unless the prize founder states otherwise. The prizes will be handed
out during the Closing Ceremony on the last day of the conference.
Authors of three best papers which will be chosen among all presented
works will be rewarded with a special prize- invitation to World Health
Summit in Berlin.
CASE REPORT ABSTRACT BOOK
Abstracts of Case Reports presented during the 11th Warsaw
International Medical Congress will be available in electronic version
published in a supplement to IJMS International Journal of Medical
Students, Official Partner of the Congress.
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PRACTICAL INFO
Public Transport in Warsaw
Public transport in Warsaw serves the city with buses, trams and
subway (‘Metro’ in Polish).
Standard ticket prices:
- 20 minute ticket entitles to an unlimited number of journeys
for a period not exceeding 20 minutes from its validation
or a single journey to a stop or station which is the last
on the route 3.40 PLN
- Single fare transfer ticket entitles to an unlimited number
of journeys for a period not exceeding 75 minutes from its
validation or to a single journey to a stop or station which is
the last on the route. 4.40 PLN
- 24 hours ticket entitles to unlimited number of journeys for
24 hours from its validation 15 PLN
- Weekend ticket entitles to unlimited number of journeys from
7:00 PM on Friday till 8:00 AM on Monday 24 PLN
- Group weekend ticket entitles a group of up to 5 people
to unlimited number of journeys from 7:00 PM on Friday till
8:00 AM on Monday 40 PLN
During the first journey the ticket should be validated immediately
after boarding the vehicle. When travelling by metro, you should
validate the ticket at the entrance gate before entering the platform,
or in the validating machine available next to the lift.
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Please note that 50% Discount is available for Polish students - valid
student ID card or an electronic student ID card is required.
Unfortunately, the discount is NOT available for ISIC international
students card holders.
Where to buy tickets?
You can buy your ticket in newsstands, post offices, ticket machines
at the stops, ticket machines in particular vehicles or from drivers.
Public transport at night
Day lines run between 5:00 AM and11:00 PM Night lines run within
the remaining hours. Organization of public transport at night differs
from its standard arrangement. The basic connections make up
a network of lines joining remote districts with the centre, serviced
every 30 or 60 minutes.
Please note, that metro DOES NOT run between 12:30 AM and
5:00 AM during weekdays and between 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM
on Fridays and Saturdays.
Plan your journey in Warsaw: www.warszawa.jakdojade.pl
More info about public transport in Warsaw: www.ztm.waw.pl
How to reach the Congress Venue?
1) From Chopin Airport: Bus no. 188 or 175 to the bus stop
UNIWERSYTET MEDYCZNY.
2) From Central Railway Station (DWORZEC CENTRALNY): Bus no.
175, 128 or 504 to the bus stop UNIWERSYTET MEDYCZNY
Attention! Line 504 stops here only on demand - you should press
the “STOP” button.
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Emergency phone numbers
999 Ambulance
998 Fire Brigade
997 Police
112 Emergency service
Access to the Internet
Free Wi-Fi in the Didactics Centre is provided. You can receive your
username and password in the INFO point.
To access the internet, choose ‘GOŚCIE’ network and enter the access
key 1234567890. Then, log in with your user name and password.
You can connect with Wi-Fi only on one device at the same time.
Money
The Polish currency is the złoty (PLN).
1 PLN=0.248 EUR=13.888 RUB=5.6496 UAH
The nearest ATM machine is placed on the ground floor
of the building which houses the Rector’s office (Just next to the
Didactics Centre).
Weather in Poland
It is useful to know that weather in Poland is highly unpredictable and
varied. During the spring the weather is often changeable - you are
likely to enjoy moderately warm temperatures from April to June.
Average temperature in Poland during May is 14C, average
precipitation is 60 mm.
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Electricity
Voltage: 220-240 Volts (U.S./Canada are 110-120 Volts)
Primary Socket Type: Europlug
Multi-voltage appliances (laptops, etc.): Plug adapter
110-120V electronics: plug adapter + step-down transformer
Hair dryers, curling irons, etc.: plug adapter + voltage converter
Tourist Information Centres
Addresses: Pl. Defilad 1
Rynek Starego Miasta 18/20/21a
Żwirki i Wigury 1
Pl. Zamkowy 1/13
Miodowa 17
Pictures
Photographs which will be taken during the conference will be
downloadable via www.wum.edu.pl and our fanpage on Facebook.
Cloakroom
You may find a cloakroom in the basement of the Didactics Centre
where you can leave your clothing and luggage.
WIMC ID and coupons
During registration every participant will get WIMC ID, please carry it
with you during all the activities of WIMC.
You will also get a special coupons which are necessary to get lunch,
remember to have them during lunch time (they are not needed
during coffee breaks).
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World Health Summit 2015
October 11-13th, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany
From October 11-13 (2015), more than 1,200 experts from over
80 countries will be meeting up for the seventh time to develop novel
solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges. This year’s
central topics are Climate Change and Health; Digital Health; Global
Health Policy and Governance in the G7 and G20 Countries; Health
in the Post-2015 Development Agenda; Healthy Aging and Prevention;
Medical Education; and Translational Science.
Registration for the World Health Summit will open on May 15 (2015).
A special Early Bird Ticket will be available until July 31. The World
Health Summit is held under the high patronage of Angela Merkel
(Germany), François Hollande (France) and Jean-Claude Juncker
(European Commission). It brings together stakeholders and decision
makers from every field in the healthcare spectrum, providing the
perfect forum for exchange with experts from academia, politics,
industry and civil society. The world’s foremost strategic forum
for global health is organized by the M8 Alliance of Academic Health
Centres, Universities and National Academies.
http://www.worldhealthsummit.org/
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Useful Polish Phrases Although in Warsaw you should not have any problems to
communicate in English, we prepared some useful Polish expressions.
please –proszę /‘prosheh’/
thank you –dziękuję /‘dsyenkooyeh’)/
I’m sorry – przepraszam /‘pshehpraasham’)/
excuse me – przepraszam /‘pshehpraasham’/
good morning – dzień dobry /‘dsyeni dobree’/
good afternoon – dzień dobry /‘dsyeni dobree’/
good evening – dobry wieczór /‘dobry vyechoor’/
good night – dobranoc /‘dobra notz’/
hi – cześć /‘cheshch’.
bye – cześć /‘cheshch’/
see you – do widzenia /‘doh vidsenya’/
yes – tak /‘tahk’/
no – nie /‘nye’/
How much does it cost? – Ile to kosztuje? /’eeleh toh coshtuyeh’/
cheers – na zdrowie /’nah zdrovyeh’/
Shall we dance? – Zatańczymy? /‘zatanichimi?’/
I don't speak Polish – nie mowię po polsku /‘nye moovyeh poh polskoo’/
I don’t understand you. – nie rozumiem /’nye rosuhmyeh’/
The WIMC is just awesome! I’m coming next year!- WIMC jest świetny! Przyjeżdżam za rok! /’V-EE-M-TS yest shvyetnee!’ ‘Psheeyezhdzham sa rock!’/
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