Duration
17 Aug 2009 - 21 Aug 2009
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the ¨VI th Summer Pediatric School¨ organized by Inter-University Center, Dubrovnik, that will be held between 17-21. 8. 2009 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The extensive review of the following pediatric topics will be covered:
Lecturer: Dr. Svjetlana Tišma-Dupanović , University of Missouri, USA
Cardiology
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Cyanotic Lesions
- Etiology, Diagnosis and Management
- Acyanotic Lesions
- Etiology, Diagnosis and Management
- Pediatric EKG
- The Most Common Pediatric Arrhythmias
- Mechanism and Management
Lecturer: Dr. Jakica Tancabelić , University of Missouri, USA
Hematology & Oncology
- Cancer in Children and Adolescents
- Oncologic Emergencies
- Life after Surviving Childhood Cancer
- Coagulation, General Overview
- Bleeding Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Anemias, General Overview
- Thrombocytopenias
Lecturer: Dr. Miroslav Harjaček, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
- Introduction to clinical immunology (“back to basics”)
- Developmental immunology
- Immune response to infection
- Vaccine immunology
- Immunodeficiencies
- Organ-specific autoimmune diseases (JIA)
- Systemic autoimmune diseases (SLE)
- Autoinflammatory diseases
- Asthma
Lecturer: Dr. Jadranka Popović, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Endocrinology
- Neonatal thyroid disease
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Turner Syndrome
- Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Child with the short stature
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
All handouts will be provided before the lectures.
All participants will be required to present a Case Study, and will have a pre and post-course test
General Pediatrics topics are highlighted