Agenda
FRIDAY 04.04.2025
| Time | Presenters | Case Presentation |
| 13:00 | Registrations | |
| 15:30 | Opening Speeches | |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics Scientific Committee: Irena Aleksioska Papestiev, Gligor Tofoski, Ivo Kjaev | ||
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Timothy Gaul | An Unusual Pelvic Mass |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Darko Veljanoski | A Rare Case Report of Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation and the Decision-Making Challenges Involved |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Aleksandar Sipka | Radiotherapy-Induced Uterine Carcinosarcoma After Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Cancer |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Ruhide Azemi Neziri | Pregnancy After Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Jadranka Georgievska | Successful Conservative Treatment of a Patient with Caesarean Scar Pregnancy |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Vjosa Xhaferi Mazllami | Management of Monochorionic Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy Complicated by TTTS Type I and Cervical Insufficiency with Cerclage In Situ |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Abbott – Satellite Symposium (30 min) | |
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Ajshe Miftari Vedziu | Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of the Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Associated with Turner Syndrome |
| 17:40 – 17:50 | Emine Mustafa Jashari | Barter Syndrome |
| 17:50 – 18:00 | Elena Dzikova | Fetal Subarachnoid Cyst: A Case Report and Multidisciplinary Management Approach |
| 18:00 – 18:10 | Break (10 min) | |
| 18:10 – 18:20 | Darko Veljanoski | Peritonitis as a Consequence of Endometritis after a Cesarean Delivery |
| 18:20 – 18:30 | Pema Abdija | Pregnancy with Maternal Anti-M Antibodies, Hypothyroidism, and Thrombophilia |
| 18:30 – 18:40 | Angela Velichkovska | Pregnancy with Polycythemia Vera – An Obstetric Challenge |
| 18:40 – 19:10 | Septima – Иновативна формула за нов жив -Наташа Попоска (30 min) | |
| 19:10 – 19:20 | Anita Fileva | Congenital Varicella Syndrome in a Twin Pregnancy |
| 19:20 – 19:30 | Aleksandar Tanushoski | Immature Teratoma: Diagnosis And Management—A Review Of Case |
| 19:30 – 19:40 | Stefani Kotevska Misovska | Prenatal Diagnosis of Non-Inherited Osteogenesis Imperfecta |
| 19:40 – 19:50 | Rovena Tali | Case Report of Ovarian Torsion in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy |
| 19:50 – 20:00 | Pavlina Korunoska | Simpson Golabi Behmel Syndrome |
| 20:00 – 20:10 | Anita Fileva | Fetal Bowel Dilatation in a Pregnant Patient |
| 20:10 – 20:20 | Aleksandar Tanushoski | The Rare Of The Rarest: Atypical Placental Site Nodule-A Review Of Case |
Saturday 05.04.2025
| Time | Presenter | Presentation Title | |
| Macedonian Turkish Medical Symposium | |||
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Hüseyin Can | Development and Current Status of Home Care Practices in Türkiye | |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Katarina Stavrikj | Challenges of Family Medicine in North Macedonia | |
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Esra Meltem Koc | Family Medicine Practice in Türkiye: Education and Development Stage | |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Yasemin Kiliç Öztürk | The Development and Current Status of Palliative Care Practices in Türkiye | |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Bahar Ürün Ünal | Cancer Screenings in Primary Care in Türkiye | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Break (10 min) | ||
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Yanica Vella | Evaluating Cancer Patients from a Family Physician’s Perspective | |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Mehtap ARSLAN | Evaluation of Breast Cancer Awareness and Risk Levels in Women | |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Natalija Shaurek | Simulation as an Educational Method for Primary Care Teams | |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Vanessa Merciceca | The Role Of General Practitioners In Sexual And Reproductive Health Care In Malta | |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Emre Şen | The Role of Patient Participation on Health Care Quality: A Comparative Study | |
| 11:40 – 11:50 | Melike Hazal Yıldız | Cancer Screening in Primary Care in Türkiye | |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Pelin Tiryakioğlu | Adaptation of Enteral Nutrition Diagnosis and Treatment Guide for Primary Care: The Case of Turkey | |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Nilay Erim Atmaca | Family Medicine Perspective on the Disease Management Platform in Türkiye | |
| 12:10 – 12:20 | Ahmet Said Cevik | The Importance of Blood Pressure Measurement in Children Who Apply to the Family Health Center with Headache Complaints: Secondary Hypertension | |
| Internal Medicine I Scientific Committee: Yasemin Kilic Ozturk, Sonja Stavric, Gjorgi Deriban | |||
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Sarah Barr | Nephrotic Syndrome in a Young Adult Male | |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | Levent Ismaili | Roemheld Syndrome in a Patient with Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia | |
| 12:40 – 12:50 | Marijan Jovev | Benefit of ARNi in Patient with HFrEF and COPD | |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Andrea Barbara Braun | Disseminated Nocardiosis with Nodular and Cavitary Pneumonia in a Renal Transplant Recipient | |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Toni Georgievski | SGLT2i– Possible Game-Changers in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis | |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Joy Ruff | An Unusual Nail Finding | |
| 13:20 – 13:30 | Merveözge Kahraman | Comprehensive Evaluation Leading to the Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome | |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | Andrea Barbara Braun | Triple Killers – Influenza A, COVID-19 and Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia in a Previously Healthy Woman | |
| 13:40 – 13:50 | Melike Akcakaya | A Case of Fournier Gangrene in Palliative Care: The Importance of a Comprehensive Approach and Clinical Coordination | |
| 13:50-14:00 | Biljana Kakaraskoska Boceska | When Carbapenems Fail – A Case for Ceftazidime in an Unusual Resistance Pattern | |
| 14:00-14:40 | Lunch Break | ||
| Varia I Scientific Committee: Huseyin Can, Andrej Petrov, Esra Meltem Koc,Natasa Teovska Mitrevska,Slavica Kostadinova Kunovska | |||
| 14:40 – 14:50 | Silvija Duma | DRESS Syndrome Report and Literature Review | |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Petra Temelkova | Scleroderma-Like Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis: Rare Subtype of Rare Variant of Cutaneous Lupus | |
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Rebeka Vukovska | Efficacy of Pulse Dye Laser (PDL) in the Treatment of Recalcitrant Plantar HPV Warts | |
| 15:10 – 15:20 | Gonca Yılmaz Yıldırım | Management of Fournier’s Gangrene in a Palliative Care Patient | |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Helin Şehir | Decubitus Wound in Acquired Immunodeficient Patient Follow-up in Palliative Care Centers | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Papilocare – Satellite Symposium (30 min) | ||
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Gordana Kiteva-Trenchevska | Subtle Clinical Manifestation of Non-Convulsive Epileptic Status | |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Galina Hristovska | Epileptic Seizure as First Manifestation of HIV Infection | |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Lilija Hadjievska | Management of Multiorgan Failure Following Limb Amputation Due to Gas Gangrene and Subclavian Artery Thrombosis | |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Nida Akkuş | On Duty And In Life: Living With Crohn’s Disease | |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Meri Peshevska | Successful Management of HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer at the University Clinic for Radiotherapy and Oncology, North Macedonia | |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Tugba Bodur | Delayed Diagnosis of Graves Ophthalmopathy | |
| Surgery I Scientific Committee: Svetozar Antovikj, Bisera Nikolovska, Marko Spasov | |||
| 17:10 – 17:20 | Bisera Nikolovska | Compartment Syndrome of the Upper Limb Following a Snakebite from Horned Viper – Vipera Ammodytes | |
| 17:20 – 17:30 | Nora Mihalek | Perioperative glycemia regulation for insulinoma surgery – challenges faced by the anaesthesiologist. | |
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Risto Pejkov | Superficial Dorsal Vein Rupture Mimicking Penile Fracture – Case Report | |
| 17:40 – 17:50 | Rozeta Sokolova | Verrucous Malformations as a Rare Case in the Group of Vascular Anomalies with Slow Blood Flow in Children | |
| 17:50 – 18:00 | Senol Tahir | Incidental Hematoperitoneum in Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Pregnant Patient | |
| 18:00 – 18:10 | Aleksandar Dimovski | Clinical Correlation Between Thoracic Spinal and Intrathoracic Schwannomas | |
| 18:10 – 18:20 | Martina Ambardjieva | Hydatid Cyst of the Left Kidney Mimicking Renal Cell Carcinoma | |
| 18:20 – 18:30 | Kornelija Gjorgjieska | Case of Bilateral Supracondylar Femoral Fracture | |
| 18:30 – 18:40 | Darko Bislimovski | Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect Following Myocardial Revascularization | |
| 18:40 – 18:50 | Biljana Curcic | Overcoming the Invasive Threat of Klebsiella Pneumoniae NDM+ in Cardiac Surgery—A Case Report of Limited Treatment Options | |
| 18:50 – 19:00 | Elizabeta Miovska | Primary Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Vulva: A Rare Tumor in an Unusual Site | |
| 19:00 – 19:10 | Stefan Stavrevski | Deep Brain Stimulation: A Proven Standard in Treating Advanced Parkinson’s Disease | |
Sunday 06.04.2025
| Time | Presenter | Presentation Title |
| Medical Education and Health Systems in Balkan Countries | ||
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Plenary Session Goran Dimitrov – Medical Education and Health System in North Macedonia Huseyin Can – Medical Education and Health System in Turkey Rajko Fureš – The State of Medicine in the Republic of Croatia Primož Rus – Advantages and Disadvantages of the Slovenian Healthcare System Hidajet Rahimić – Health System in Bosnia and Herzegovina Stelios Kouvaris -Medical Education and Health System in Greece Žanka Cerović – Health Care System in Montenegro Suzana Radić – Healthcare System in the Republic of Srpska | |
| Participants work | ||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Afrodita Shalja | The Role Of Health Professionals In Human Capital Development, Critical For Building Demographically Resilient Societies |
| Hristina Vasilevska | Health Financing and Expenditures in Balkan Countries: The Case of North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro | |
Surgery II Scientific Committee: Marko Spasov, Nikola Nikoloski, Marija Jovanovski-Srceva ,Ilir Vela | ||
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Senol Tahir | Giant Left Hepatic Cyst with Gastric Outlet Obstruction |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Ana Atanasova | Unusual Size of an Uncommon Neoplasm: A Giant Abrikossoff Tumor of the Lower Limb |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Bisera Srbakovska | The Surprising Stories of the Acute Abdomen: Torsion of the Appendix Vermiformis |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Stefan Nikolov | Cutaneous Form of Breast Angiosarcoma |
| 11:40 – 11:50 | Damjan Pavlov | Revolutionizing Tendon Healing: Complete Recovery from Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture with Surgical Repair and PRP Adjuvant Therapy |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Irena Lazareva | Balancing Two Lives: Management of a Grade IV Astrocytoma in a 24-Year-Old Pregnant Patient |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Stefan Arsenkov | Conquering Klatskin: How 3D Printed Models Boost Surgeons’ Confidence in Complex Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Cases |
| 12:10 – 12:20 | Jasmina Dobrevska | Malignant Transformation of a Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Face |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Martin Angjelov | A Rare Case of Epithelial Hepatoblastoma in Two-Month-Old Male Infant |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | Neda Malenkov | Desmoid Tumor in a 7-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| 12:40 – 12:50 | Bojana Kacarova | Surgical Replacement of the Mitral Valve with a Mechanical Prosthesis in the Treatment of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) |
| 12:50 – 13:00 | Natasha Stavreva | Prosthodontic Treatment with Digital CAD-CAM Technology of Traumatic Dental Injury in Frontal Maxillary Region |
| LUNCH | ||
| Pediatrics Scientific Committee: Aspazija Sofijanova, Sonja Bojadzieva, Nikolina Zdraveska | ||
| 13:40 – 13:50 | Rina R Rus | Infant with Incidentally Diagnosed Nephrocalcinosis |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Fazilet Karapinar Yorgancioglu | A Rare Case: Herpes Zoster in Adolescence |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Vesna Janeva | Hypothyreosis Congenitalis. Diabetes Mellitus Neonatalis Susp. |
| 14:10 – 14:20 | Teodora Jakimovska | Adenocarcinoma Ventriculi in Children |
| 14:20 – 14:30 | Aleyna Uçar | Vagal Stimulation and POEM in Secondary Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction and Achalasia |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Ece Akçay | A Case of Cat Scratch Disease Presenting with Lymphadenopathy and Erythema Nodosum |
| 14:40 – 14:50 | Martina Serafimova | Congenital Granular Cell Epulis (CGCE) in Female Newborn |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Halime Yavuz | Improvement of a Patient with Sleep Complaints Who Did Not Benefit from Psychiatric Treatment with Antihypertensive Treatment |
| Internal Medicine II Scientific Committee: Milka Zdravkovska, Sinisa Stojanoski, Meri Trajkovska | ||
| 15:10 – 15:20 | Ebrar Kirazli | The Effect of Geriatric Syndromes on Activities of Daily Living in Frail Patients |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Emerlla Kani | From Malignant Diagnosis to Benign Outcome: A Complex Case of Soft Tissue Tumor Misdignosis |
| 15:30 – 15:40 | Elif Nur Bülbül | Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: The Rare Involvement of CN IX and CN X |
| 15:40 – 15:50 | Derya Yılmaz | The Effectiveness of Group Interventions and Individual Counseling in Obesity Management |
| 15:50 – 16:00 | Martin Stojanoski | Use of JAK Inhibitor in a Patient with Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Anastasija Stevchevska | Severe Manifestation of Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Revealing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Gjustina Loloci | Autoimmune Disease Unmasked by Allergic Immunotherapy: A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) After Subcutaneous Immunotherapy (SCIT) |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Izem Zeybekoglu | An Elderly Patient with Comorbidities: Medication Management Errors and the Importance of Multidisciplinary Intervention |
| 16:30 – 16:40 | Katerina Ivandzikova | Unexpected Diagnosis of Concealed Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome During Radio-Frequency Ablation for Suspected Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Zeynep Pekel | Long-Term Nutrition and Palliative Care Management in Traumatic Brain Injury |
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Alinur Aslan | Atypical Presentation of Prostate Cancer |
| 17:10 – 17:20 | Filip Karovski | Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Acute Renal Failure |
| Varia II Scientific Committee: Zlatko Jakjovski, Rubens Jovanovikj, Nevzat Elezi, Kiro Ivanovski, Gordana Ristoska | ||
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Suad Sabanovic | The Importance of Autopsy in Determining Causes of Death in Cultural Contexts Where Suicide is Stigmatized |
| 17:40 – 17:50 | Goran Pavlovski | Accidental Firearms Fatalities During Hunting |
| 17:50 – 18:00 | Teodora Jagurinoska | Diagnosis of Coccygeal Chordoma By Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy |
| 18:00 – 18:10 | Elif Negiş | Successful Follow-Up of a Young Patient with Metabolic Syndrome through Lifestyle Changes and Motivational Interviewing |
| 18:10 – 18:20 | Hristina Leskaroska | Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Detected in Primary Care |
| 18:20 – 18:30 | Katerina Apostolska | A 16-Year-Old Boy with Systematic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis |
| 18:30 – 18:40 | Meri Milchevska | Patient with Thrombophilia and Pulmonary Embolism |
| 18:40 – 18:50 | Ömer Faruk Yıldırım | Palliative Care Process of a Patient Diagnosed with Hypercalcemia |
| 18:50 – 19:00 | Monika Jovchevska | Psychiatric Challenges in the Diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia: Navigating Overlapping Symptomatology |
| 19:00 – 19:10 | Ömer Faruk Duydu | Diarrhea Management of a Palliative Care Patient with Pressure Ulcer |
Monday 07.04.2025
| Time | Presenter | Presentation Title |
| Imaging Medicine Scientific Committee: Sonja Nikolova, Katarina Stavric, Zlatko Jakjovski | ||
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Gorazd Andonov | Duplication of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) – An Incidental Finding on a Multiphase CT Scan |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Shqipe Misimi Arifi | Multiseptate (Honeycomb) Gallbladder Accompanied with Annular Pancreas |
| 09:20 – 09:30 | Angelina T. Miladinovska | Atypical Inflammation of Large Bowel Intestine Due to Ileocecal Diverticulosis |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Jasminka Damcheska | Case Report of Ewing Sarcoma and Undifferentiated Sarcoma of the Tibia in an 18-Year-Old Boy with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 |
| 09:40 – 09:50 | Gorazd Andonov | Varied Presentations of CT-Scans of Inflamed and Perforated Appendix |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Aida Begu | The Significance of a Multiphase CT Scan in a Case of Non-Traumatic Acute Abdominal Pain and Cramping Episodes |
| Students Session Scientific Committee: Ana Daneva Markova, Sonja Bojadzieva, Bahar Urun Unal | ||
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Lara Maria Stričak | A Review of Three Cases of Laparoscopic Sacroiliac Ligament Dissection in the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women |
| 10:10 – 10:20 | Ana Stavreska | Recurrence of High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN III) with a Rare Type of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 82 |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Jana Petrova | Severe Post-Procedure Hemorrhage Following CO2 Laser Vaporization in a Person with Factor XI Deficiency |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Jovana Bogdanovikj | Recurrent Empyema in a Patient with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Disease of the Past Century |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | Buse Ataci | Preference Of Delivery Type Of Pregnant Women And The Factors Effecting Them |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Eliza Hentu | Reduction Mammaplasty with the Inferior Pedicle Technique for Treatment of Gigantomastia |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Marija Trajkova | Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) for Stanford Dissection Type A, After Bentall Procedure in Marfan Syndrome |
| 11:10 – 11:20 | Emine Chiko | Dellon Decompression for Diabetic Neuropathy – A Case Report |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Nefi Arsllani | The Impact of Chronic Illness on Mental Health |
| 11:30 – 11:40 | Elena Stojan | When Air Escapes: A Holistic Approach to Severe Tracheal Rupture Management |
| Poster Session 11:40-12:30 Scientific Committee: Aspazija Sofijanova, Bashkim Ismaili, Katerina Nikoloska, Vesna Pljakoska | ||