THE 36th BALKAN MEDICAL WEEK

The essence and excellence of Balkan medicine

online event

ORGANIZED BY

The Romanian National Section of the Balkan Medical Union

25-26 September 2020

Final Program

COMMITTEES/ COMITÉS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (COMITÉ D’ORGANISATION)

President (Présidente) Camelia Diaconu Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, International Secretary General of the Balkan Medical Union, President of the Romanian National Section

Members (Membres) Gina Gheorghe General Secretary of the Romanian National Section of the BMU Matei Cozma Elena Codruta Dobrica Mihnea-Alexandru Gaman Mihaela Adela Iancu Crista Laslo Ana Maria Alexandra Stanescu Romanian National Section of the Balkan Medical Union Presidents and Board Members of the National Sections of the BMU (Présidents et Membres du Conseil d’Administration des Sections Nationales de l’Union Médicale Balkanique) Albania: Prof. Ylli Popa, President, Tirana Prof. Mentor Petrela, General Secretary, Tirana Bosnia-Herzegovina: Prof. Sekib Sokolovic, President, Sarajevo Dr. Faris Zvizdic, Vice-President, Sarajevo Dr. Emina Hrvat, General Secretary, Sarajevo Bulgaria: Prof. Venko Alexandrov, Honorary President, Sofia Prof. Latchezar Traykov, President, Sofia Prof. Valentina Petkova, General

Secretary, Sofia Dr. Kalina Andreevska, Treasurer, Plovdiv Cyprus: Prof. Hasan Besim, President, Nicosia Dr. Mehmet Inan, Vicepresident, Nicosia Dr. Kandemir Berova, General Secretary, Nicosia Greece: Prof. Niki Agnantis, Honorary President honoraire, Ioannina Prof. Marianna Karamanou, President, Athens Prof. Theodor Papaioannou, Vicepresident, Athens

Dr. Gregory Tsoucalas, General Secretary, Athens Republic of Moldova: Prof. Gheorghe Ciobanu, President, Chisinau Prof. Minodora Mazur, General Secretary, Chisinau Republic of North Macedonia: Prof. Ninoslav Ivanovski, President, Skopje Prof. Koko Cakalaroski, Vicepresident, Skopje Doc. Dr. Igor Nikolov, General Secretary, Skopje

Serbia: Prof. Jovan Vasiljevic, Honorary President, Belgrade Prof. Vladmila Bojanic, President, Nis Doc. Dr. Zoran Bojanic, Vicepresident, Nis Prof. Boris Djindjic, Vicepresident, Nis Dr. Dijana Stojanovic, General Secretary, Nis Turkey: Prof. Somer Ones, Ex-President, Istanbul Prof. Sabri Ergüney, President, Istanbul Prof. Ali Haydar Taspinar, Vicepresident, Istanbul Prof. Ertugrul Gazioglu, Treasurer, Istanbul

Honorary Scientific Committee (Comité Scientifique d’Honneur) Viorel Jinga, Professor of Urology, Rector of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Parmacy, Bucharest, Romania Corin Badiu, Professor of Endocrinology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Parmacy, Bucharest, Romania Daniel Lighezan, Professor of Cardiology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania Florin Mihaltan, Professor of Pneumology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Parmacy, Bucharest, Romania Dan Mischianu, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Professor of Urology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Parmacy, Bucharest, Romania Eugen Mota, Professor of Nephrology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania Pierre-François Plouin, Academician, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Academy of Medicine, Paris, France Catalina Poiana, Professor of Endocrinology, Vicerector of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Parmacy, Bucharest, Romania Adrian Saftoiu, Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania, Visiting Professor Copenhagen University, Denmark, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA Vasile Sarbu, Academy of Romanian Scientists, former International Secretary General of the Balkan Medical Union, Professor of General Surgery, Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania Franck Soyez, General Secretary with International Relationships, Francophone Pneumology Space, France

Scientific Committee (Comité Scientifique) Andreea Andronesi (RO) Dana Baran (RO) Ovidiu Bratu (RO) Octavian Buda (RO) Mara Carsote (RO) Radu Ciudin (RO) Stefan Cristea (RO) Adrian Cotirlet (RO) Rodica Dragotoiu (RO) Norina Forna (RO) Norina Gavan (RO) Madalina Ilie (RO)

Laura Iliescu (RO) Beatrice Ioan (RO) Radu Jecan (RO) Andrei Kozma (RO) Marius Moga (RO) Ion Motofei (RO) Lucian Negreanu (RO) Anca Pantea Stoian (RO) Irina Strambu (RO) Bogdan Timar (RO)

Chers collègues, amis, membres de l’Union Médicale Balkanique,

Au nom du comité organisateur de la Section Nationale Roumaine de

l’UMB, c’est un grand plaisir de vous accueillir à la 36-ème SEMAINE

MÉDICALE BALKANIQUE, du 25e au 26e Septembre 2020, dont le thème est

“L’ESSENCE ET L’EXCELLENCE DE LA MÉDICINE BALKANIQUE”. Cet

événement scientifique aura lieu pour la première fois en ligne, virtuellement, en

raison de la pandémie COVID-19 à laquelle l'humanité est confrontée.

Cependant, je suis convaincu que les limites imposées par la pandémie

n'affecteront pas le bon déroulement de l'événement en ligne et que nous nous

réunirons tous dans les meilleures conditions dans l'espace virtuel. La

continuité des activités scientifiques de l’Union Médicale Balkanique, dans le

contexte médical et social difficile du temps, est un signe que les connexions

créées au sein de l'UMB entre la plupart des pays des Balkans sont serrées et

qu'is continueront à grandir.

Nous aurons le plaisir et l’honneur d’avoir comme invité le Professeur

Pierre-François Plouin, de l’Académie Nationale de Médecine de France, un

grand ami de notre organisation, et d’autres invités de marque, que je les

remercie pour leur implication. Nous accueillons également avec grande joie,

pour la première fois à notre congrès, des représentants de la Société Française

de Pneumologie et de l'Espace Francophone de Pneumologie, qui discuteront

des problèmes importants et d'actualité de la pandémie COVID-19. Je tiens à

remercier les directions de toutes les sections nationales pour leur soutien

constant des activités de l’UMB.

J’éspère que tous les participants auront l’occasion d’échanger des idées

dans l’espace virtuel, de retrouver des amies et des colllègues, et d’enrichir leur

connaissances. Je vous souhaite un très bon congrès en ligne!

Dr. Camelia DIACONU

Présidente de l’Union Médicale Balkanique

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2020

09:00-09:30 Opening ceremony 09:30-10:05 Round table History of Nursing and Midwifery Chairmen: Marianna Karamanou, Vasile Sarbu

Nurses’ involvement during the Great War in Romania (oral presentation) Dana Baran

Le rôle et la place des maïeuticiennes dans l’Antiquité grecque (oral presentation) Ioannis Dimitriadis, Marianna Karamanou Sofia - Sonia Stefanidou (1907-1990): the Greek nurse and first Greek female paratrooper (oral presentation) Konstantinos Laios

10:05-10:40 Round table History of Epidemics Chairmen: Marianna Karamanou, Vasile Sarbu

Une maladie épidémique oubliée: la suette anglaise (oral presentation) Marianna Karamanou SARS-Cov-2 pandemic: Branding bats as the bringers of evil. An old custom in the ancient Hellenic world (oral presentation) Gregory Tsoucalas

Managing the Yersinia pestis pandemic through centuries (oral presentation) Ioannis Nikolakakis, Theodore G. Papaioannou

10:40-11:00 History of Medicine Chairmen: Dana Baran, Gregory Tsoucalas

Balkan and european hygienism in dr. Moise Enescu`s work (oral presentation) Dana Baran

Louis Rimbaud (1877-1967): A great clinician and neurologist (flash presentation) Konstantinos Laios, Spyros N. Michaleas, Gregory Tsoucalas, Marianna Karamanou, George Androutsos

11:00-12:40 Internal Medicine-Cardiology

Chairmen: Pierre-Francois Plouin, Camelia Diaconu

Accès aux soins, organisation territoriale et gouvernance médicale: nouveaux concepts (oral presentation) Pierre-Francois Plouin COVID-19 et l’hyponatremie (oral presentation) Camelia Diaconu

Is there a link between diabetes and atrial fibrillation? (oral presentation) Daniel Lighezan

Mechanisms, epidemiology, symptoms and treatment of atrial fibrillation-related stroke in women (oral presentation) Radu Ciudin

The multifactorial management of the cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease (oral presentation) Eugen Mota The impact of antidiabetic medication on cardiovascular risk (oral presentation)

Bogdan Timar

The prevalence of risk factors and the obstacles to the use of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke in adult population of the Republic of Moldova (oral presentation) Gheorghe Ciobanu

12:40-13:10 Pfizer Symposium: Management of thromboembolic risk in patients with atrial fibrilation

Camelia Diaconu 13:10-13:50 Endocrinology Chairmen: Catalina Poiana

Challenges in the management of woman’s health at menopause (oral presentation) Catalina Poiana Extrametabolic effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists therapy. Present and future (oral presentation)

Anca Pantea Stoian Post-menopausal osteoporosis: drug holiday (at glimpse) (oral presentation) Mara Carsote

13:50-14:40 Endocrinology

Chairmen: Corin Badiu

Thyroid cancer, between personalized treatment and SARS Cov-2 pandemic (oral presentation) Corin Badiu

Medullary thyroid carcinoma: throughout female lifespan (oral presentation) Mara Baetu, Corin Badiu

Differentiated thyroid cancer and pregnancy – DOs and DON’Ts (oral presentation) Ruxandra Dobrescu, Corin Badiu COVID-19 and endocrine-metabolic emergencies (flash presentation) Mara Carsote, Eugenia Petrova, Claudiu Tupea Somatostatin receptors immunostain - new wave in acromegaly (flash presentation) Mara Carsote, Mihaela Popescu, Ana Valea, Dana Terzea

14:40-15:40 Worwag Symposium: Biofactors The role of vitamins B1, B6 and B12 in elderly patients Ioan Gabriel Prada Hepatic toxicity – adjuvant approach based on scientific evidence Lucian Negreanu Benfotiamine and alpha lipoic acid in patients with diabetes Gabriela Radulian

15:40-16:40 Surgery-Urology-Gynecology-Varia

Chairmen: Hasan Besim, Ninoslav Ivanovski

Mehmet Aziz: a prominent figure in malaria eradication in Cyprus (oral presentation) Hasan Besim

Epigenetic conditioning of endometriosis (oral presentation) Marius Moga

Laparoscopic approach in prostate cancer (oral presentation) Ovidiu Bratu, Lucian Iorga, Alexandru Cherciu, Dragos Marcu, Radu Anghel, Dan Mischianu

20 Years of breast reconstruction in one center - an objective analysis (oral presentation) Cristian Radu Jecan, Cristina Nicoleta Marina, Corina Ștefan, Adelaida Avino, Oana Barcari, Laura Răducu The dinamic of surgical emergencies cases over a 10 years period (flash presentation) Daniel Ion, Dan Nicolae Păduraru, Alexandra Bolocan, Florentina Musat, Cosmin Palcau, Octavian Andronic

Clostridium difficile infection – the experience of a general surgery department (flash presentation) Daniel Ion, Dan Nicolae Păduraru, Alexandra Bolocan, Florentina Mușat, Octavian Andronic

Breast cancer in Albania (oral presentation) Nina Helidon

16:40-18:00 Varia Chairmen: Vladmila Bojanic, Gheorghe Ciobanu

Admissibility of unlicensed medicinal products (off label) use in pediatric practice (oral presentation) Valentina Petkova

Cardio-vascular pathology and surgery associated acute kidney injury: the important role of continous venovenous hemodiafiltration in global kidney and patient’s recovery (oral presentation) D. Vezenkova–Vuckova, K. Cakalaroski, E. Stoicovski, E. Gramosli, D. Popevski, Z. Mitrev, N. Ivanovski Treatment of adult patients with tuberous sclerosis complex – associated renal angiomyolipoma with everolimus is efficient and well tolerated (oral presentation) Andreea Andronesi, C. Cristache, Gener Ismail

Study regarding distribution of systemic and local factors. Influencing implant therapy in partially edentulous patients (oral presentation) Norina Forna, Andrei Kozma, Doriana Agop-Forna, Claudiu Topoliceanu, Calin Tataru

Historical aspects of Forensic odonto-stomatology in Romania (oral presentation) Andrei Kozma, Octavian Buda The assessment of alveolar bone support in patients candidates to dental implants: classic vs digital (oral presentation) Norina Forna, Andrei Kozma, Doriana Agop-Forna, Claudiu Topoliceanu Rare genetic disease with delayed diagnosis (oral presentation) Ioan Gherghina, Vasilica Plaiasu, Mirela Covacescu, Andrei Kozma, Andreea Teodora Constantin

Acute myocardial infarction – postmortem diagnostic algorithm (oral presentation) Andreea Alexandra Hlescu, Madalina Elena Cerbu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan

SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2020

09:00-09:30 Pneumology Chairmen: Florin Mihaltan

The concept of progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease (oral presentation) Irina Strambu Comment le COVID-19 a-t-il nui à nos vies? (oral presentation) Florin Mihaltan, Constantin Ancuta

09:30-11:30 Espace Francophone de Pneumologie Le SAOS , facteur de risque de maladie non transmissible (oral presentation) Franck Soyez Asthme et pollution domestique (oral presentation) Bernard Pigearias Actualités COVID-19 (oral presentation) Jean Marc Naccache L’Europe du Sud-Est: des thraces historiques aux Balkans (oral presentation) Bernard Pigearias

11:30-11:45 Alvogen Labormed Symposium: Sevikar – the solution in treating any hypertensive patient

Camelia Diaconu

12:15-12:45 Gastroenterology

Chairmen: Adrian Saftoiu, Laura Iliescu

Artificial intelligence in gastroenterology (oral presentation) Adrian Saftoiu Vascular disorders of the liver – therapeutic approaches (oral presentation)

Laura Iliescu

12:45-14:00 PhD candidates’ session (all flash presentations)

Chairmen: Camelia Diaconu, Theodore Papaioannou

Invasive apergilosis: case presentation Loredana-Crista Laslo, Bianca Paraschiv, Camelia Diaconu Heart failure and chemotherapeutic agents in hematology: focus on anthracyclines, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and proteasome inhibitors Mihnea Gaman, Camelia Diaconu Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation: a case-control study Ruxandra Horodinschi, Camelia Diaconu Biomarkers in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy Letitia Toma, Mihai Dodot, Adriana Mercan-Stanciu, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Camelia Diaconu, Laura Iliescu The clinical significance of interleukin-6 in heart failure Madalina Andreea Munteanu, Gina Gheorghe, Razvan Ionut Popescu, Camelia Diaconu

Alternative aortic anastomotic devices: where do we stand today? Danae Manolesou, George Georgiopoulos, Andreas Lazaris, Dimitrios Schizas, Kimon S. Stamatelopoulos, Theodore Liakakos, Dimitrios Tousoulis, Theodore G. Papaioannou Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer Gina Gheorghe, Madalina Ilie, Gabriela Ceobanu, Andreea Munteanu, Camelia Diaconu The influence of HCV infection on CKD biomarkers Razvan-Ioan Simu, Letitia Toma, Laura Iliescu Assessment of sleep disorders in cirrhosis Oana Plotogea, Camelia Diaconu Association between vitamin D levels and liver fibrosis in various types of chronic liver disease Andrei Silaghi, Camelia Diaconu, Laura Iliescu Quality of life impact and special issues of women with IBD and biologic therapy Madalina Ilie, Andreea Butuc, Anna Basarabeanu, Ecaterina Rinja, Oana Plotogea, Vasile Sandru, Gabriel Constantinescu

The added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in diagnosis of focal splenic lesions in clinical practice Elena Simona Ioanițescu, Radu Badea, Ioan Sporea, Z. Spârchez, Romeo Chira, Mirela Dănilă, Alina Popescu, Larisa Săndulescu, B. Sorohan, Roxana Sirli, Letiția Toma, Elena Laura Iliescu Metabolic factors influencing HBs antigen qinetics in patients with long term NUC treatment Mihai Daniel Dodot, Letitia Mihaela Toma, Teodora Isac, Laura Elena Iliescu

Evolution of HCV-associated cryoglobulinemic vasculitis after treatment with direct-acting antivirals Andreea Franculescu, Ionel Copaci, Laurentiu Micu, Laura Iliescu Cardiopulmonary involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus Gabriela Ceobanu, Gina Gheorghe, Camelia Diaconu

14:00-16:00 Varia

Chairmen: Valentina Petkova, Minodora Mazur

The empowerment of the patients with heart failure through education (oral presentation) Snejana Vetrila, Minodora Mazur, Virginia Salaru, Lucia Mazur-Nicorici, Larisa Spinei

Remission waterfall in systemic lupus erythematosus (oral presentation) Lucia Mazur-Nicorici, Ninel Revenco, Virginia Șalaru, Victoria Sadovici-Bobeică, Maria Garabajiu, Liviu Grib, Istrati Valeriu, Vitalie Moscalu, Tatiana Rotaru, Minodora Mazur The importance of healthy life style in patient with gout (flash presentation) Lucia Mazur-Nicorici, Virginia Salaru, Anatol Vizdoaga, Minodora Mazur The burden of living with musculoskeletal conditions (oral presentation) Virginia Salaru, Anatolie Vizdoaga, Tatiana Rotaru, Maria Grabajiu, Mariana Cebanu, Natalia Loghin-Oprea, Lucia Mazur-Nicorici, Victoria Sadovici-Bobeica, Snejana Vetrila, Minodora Mazur The relationship between the activity and the impact of the disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis (oral presentation) Tatiana Rotaru, Natalia Loghin-Oprea, Lucia Mazur-Nicorici, Virginia Salaru, Minodora Mazur Medical team communication – premise of the therapeutic success (oral presentation) Beatrice Gabriela Ioan, Bianca Hanganu, Irina Smaranda Manoilescu

To be or not to be a victim: the impact of the professional liability claims on the physician (oral presentation) Bianca Hanganu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan

Violence against healthcare professionals - are hospitals a safe environment? (oral presentation) Roxana Elena Rusu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan

Bulgaria’s progress towards health-related sustainable development goals (flash presentation) Stela Georgieva, Mariela Kamburova, Dima Tsanova

Human health implications related to occurance of shellfish poisoning toxins in Bulgaria (flash presentation) Zlatina Peteva, Stanislava Georgieva, Mona Stancheva Persistent organic pollutants in human breast milk: a comparison of datasets from Balkan countries (flash presentation) Stanislava Katelieva Georgieva, Temenuga Trifonova, Zlatina Peteva Better public control on treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 (flash presentation) Dima Tsanova, Toni Vekov, Silvia Aleksandrova-Yankulovska, Gena Grancharova Nutritional prevention in workers in ferrous metallurgy (flash presentation) Vanya Atanasova Birdanova, Irena Yordanova Stoilova Impact of stress and effectiveness of stress preventive measures in ferrous metallurgy in Bulgaria (flash presentation) Irena Stoilova, Stela Georgieva, Mariela Kamburova, Penka Kostadinova

Effect of asenapine in rat serotonin syndrome (flash presentation) Kalina Koleva, Milen Hristov, Georgi Bogdanov, Rumen Nikolov

The effects of toxic doses of cobalt on the liver, kidney and heart in adult Sprague-Dawley rats (flash presentation) Novica Bojanic, Marija Djurkovic, Maja Milojković, Dijana Stojanović, Boris Djindjić, Jelena Milenković, Olivera Dunjic, Tamara Kitić, Sanja Bankovic, Marko Stojanovic 16:00-16:30 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BALKAN MEDICAL UNION

16:30 CLOSURE OF THE CONGRESS