Congress Agenda – Sept 11, 2025

Congress Agenda – September 11, 2025

🔹 Block 1: Macedonian Association of Anatomy

09:00 – 11:30 | Scientific Hall A

09:00 – 09:20 — Advising Students in Modern Higher Medical Education
👤 Prof. Dr. Sanja Manchevska

09:20 – 09:40 — DNA Fragmentation in Spermatozoa: Significance and Application in the Treatment of Marital Infertility
👤 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irena Kostadinova Petrova

09:40 – 10:00 — Parameters for Evaluating the Fertility Potential of Ejaculate in Candidates for In Vitro Fertilization
👤 Asst. Dr. Ljubica Tasheva

10:00 – 10:15 — Short Break

10:15 – 10:35 — Key Anatomical Features and Variations of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
👤 Dr. Stefan Jović

10:35 – 10:55 — From Anatomy to Surgery: Understanding the Inguinal Canal and Its Clinical Significance
👤 Asst. Dr. Anamarija Paunkoska

10:55 – 11:15 — Anatomy of the Uterus: A Key to Understanding Its Pathology
👤 Dr. Jovana Kordoska

11:15 – 11:30 — Poster Session

Block 2: Association of Epidemiologists in Macedonia & Association of Doctors Specialists in Hygiene and Environmental Health

11:30 – 14:00 | Scientific Hall A

Theme: Contemporary challenges in prevention of infectious diseases

Chair person — Prof. Dr. Gordana Ristovska, Dr. Kristina Stavridis

11:30 – 11:45 — Burden of Food Borne Infections in North Macedonia
👤 Dr. Aneta Kostova

11:45 – 12:00 — Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy: Parental Beliefs and Behaviors in Skopje
👤 Dr. Jansun Bukovetz

12:00 – 12:15 — Mandatory Vaccination Coverage in North Macedonia in 2024 – A Cross-Sectional Study
👤 Dr. Kristina Stavridis

12:15 – 13:15
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Satellite Symposium: Alkaloid KONS

Benefits from Vaccination with 15-valent Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines

13:15 – 13:30 — Epidemiological Surveillance and Risk of Hemorrhagic Fevers in North Macedonia: Current Situation and Challenges
👤 Ass. Dr. Dragan Kocinski

13:30 – 13:45 — Vaccination Status as a Determinant of Clinical Severity in Pertussis Cases During the 2024 Outbreak in North Macedonia
👤 Dr. Enkela Pollozhani

13:45 – 14:00 — Poster Session

14:00 – 14:30 — Lunch Break

Block 3: Macedonian Society for Forensic Medicine

14:30 – 16:30 | Scientific Hall A

14:30 – 14:50 — Autopsy and Identification in the Kochani Fire Mass Disaster
👤 Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Stankov

14:55 – 15:15 — Age Wound Estimation
👤 Doc. Dr. Natasha Bitoljanu

15:20 – 15:40 — Novel Genetic Markers in Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention
👤 Doc. Dr. Viktorija Belakaposka Srpanova

15:45 – 16:05 — The Financial Impact of Early Diagnosis in SCD
👤 Prof. Dr. Zlatko Jakjovski

16:10 – 16:30 — Child Abuse Syndrome: Clinical and Forensic Aspects
👤 Doc. Dr. Pavel Timonov, Plovdiv

16:30 – 17:00 — Coffee Break

Block 4: Association Session – Macedonian Association for Digital Health

Macedonia: A Digital Health Pioneer?

📍 Scientific Hall A

Macedonia: Exporting Digital Health to the World

👤 Prof. Dr. Orce Simov — 10 min

Partnership, Not Policing: A New Approach to Patient Compliance

👤 Prof. Dr. Ivica Smokovski — 20 min

Generative AI in Healthcare

👤 Prof. Dr. Petre Lameski — 20 min

A decade and more of Moj Termin

👤 MSc Zaklina Cagoroska — 20 min

Fireside Chat: The Next Wave of Macedonian Health

👤 Minister of Health, Prof. Dr. Azir Aliu • 👤 Sorsix CEO, Dalibor Frtunik — 30 min

✨ Opening Ceremony

11.09.2025 Thursday 19:00 – 21:00 Main Hall

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Opening Speeches

Welcome from hosts and distinguished guests.
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Cocktail & Networking

Live background music, photo wall & media group photo.

Congress Agenda – Sept 12, 2025

Congress Agenda – September 12, 2025

🔹 Block 5: Macedonian Microbiological Society

09:00 – 11:00 | Scientific Hall A

09:00 – 09:20 — Rapid and accurate detection as one of the requirements for tackling the rise of vector-borne diseases in Macedonia
👤 Prof. Dr. Golubinka Boshevska

09:20 – 09:40 — Names That Matter: A Journey from Laboratory Bench to Bedside in Clinical Microbiology
👤 Dr. Marko Kostovski, MD, PhD

09:40 – 10:00 — Challenges in managing genital biofilms: the emerging roles of nanoparticle therapeutics and vaginal microbiome transplantation in future treatment strategies
👤 Dr. Liljana Labacevska Gjatovska.

10:00 – 10:20 — CAESAR network and antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Republic of North Macedonia
👤 Dr. Biljana Kakaraskoska Boceska

10:20 – 10:40 — Past, present and future of laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis and non-tuberculous infections
👤 Dr. Biljana Shurbevska Boneva

10:40 – 11:00 — Diagnostic procedures for staging and follow-up of patients with melanoma
👤 Prof. Dr. Zeljko Mijuskovic

11:00 – 11:20 — Discussion

🔹 Block 5A: Macedonian Association of Ophthalmology

09:00 – 11:20 | Scientific Hall B

09:00 – 09:15 — Glaucoma – The Silent Thief of Sight
👤 Muhamedin Rushiti

09:15 – 09:30 — Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation in Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathophysiology and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies
👤 Natasha Shekerinov

09:30 – 09:55 — Satellite Symposium — Alcon

Clinical experience of the superior efficacy of the technology – Active Sentry
👤 Speaker: Dr. Dejan Stavric

09:55 – 10:15 — Benchmark in spectacle independence – Personalized medicine in cataract surgery
👤 Speaker: Dr. Dejan Shekerinov

10:15 – 10:35 — Using Absorbable P(LA/CL) Threads for Lower Eyelid Rejuvenation as an Alternative to Surgery in Selected Cases Concerning Age and Long-Term Results
👤 Jasmina Gjorgievska Pavlovska

10:35 – 11:00 — Surgical Correction of Lower Eyelid Malpositions
👤 Dejan Stavric

11:00 – 11:20 — Discussion

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11:00 – 11:30 — Coffee Break ☕

Evening Ceremony — September 12, 2025

Celebrating 80 Years of the Macedonian Medical Association

80 Years of the Macedonian Medical Association — Celebration Ceremony

Starts at 20:00 on Friday, September 12, 2025

Date & Time

Sept 12, 2025 · 20:00

Venue

Macedonian National Theatre

Program

Bass-baritone: Ivan Naumovski · Children’s Choir: Pikolo

Dress Code

Formal

What to expect

Official ceremony marking 80 years of the Macedonian Medical Association.
Musical performance by the Macedonian bass-baritone Prof Ivan Naumovski.
Special performance by the children’s choir Pikolo.
Post-ceremony cocktail reception.

Congress Agenda – Sept 13, 2025

Congress Agenda – September 13, 2025

🔹 Block 9: Scientific Theme – Cardiovascular Diseases

09:00 – 11:15 | Scientific Hall A

09:00 – 09:15 — Aortic Valvular Stenosis – The Significance of Classification and Precise Diagnosis
👤 Prof Dr Emilija Antova MD PhD

09:15 – 09:30 — Coronary Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Calcified Coronary Artery Disease
👤 Dr Marjan Boshev MD, PhD

09:30 – 10:15 — Satellite Symposium: GLP-1 RA – cardiovascular benefit in the management of patients with diabetes Novo Nordisk Logo

10:15 – 10:30 — Case Report: A Patient with Gastrointestinal Complaints and Life-Threatening Cardiac Pathology – A Case of Masked Coronary Artery Disease
👤 Stevica Tomeski

10:30 – 11:15 — Satellite Symposium: Innotech Phlebodia Innotech Logo

11:15 – 11:45 — Coffee Break

11:45 – 13:15 | Scientific Hall A

11:45 – 12:00 — Ventricular Tachycardia in Post-CABG Patient
👤 Biljana Koleva

12:00 – 12:15 — Toxic Slimming: Ventricular Tachycardia as a Manifestation of Suspected Supplement-Induced Myocarditis
👤 Nita Zeqiri

12:15 – 12:45 — Satellite Symposium: Concor Start Low, Go Slow – Concor Cor 1.25mg for Heart Failure Care
👤 Dr Ivica Bojovski MD PhD Varus Logo

12:45 – 13:00 — Calcium Modification Toolbox: Evolving Techniques in the Era of Complex PCI
👤 Nikola Manev

13:00 – 13:15 — Acute Postpartum Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
👤 Marija Naumovska

13:15 – 14:00 — Lunch Break

🟨 Block 10: Scientific Theme – Malignant Diseases

14:00 – 15:00 | Scientific Hall A

14:00 – 14:15 — Osteid Osteoma Mimicing Brodie Abscess
👤 Smiljana Bundovska Kocev

14:15 – 14:30 — Colonic Adenocarcinoma in a Young Female Patient – A Case Report
👤 Biljana Gjorgjievska

14:30 – 14:45 — Adrenal High-Grade Cortical Carcinoma in the Left Adrenal Gland, Followed by Atypical Finding – An Accessory Spleen in a 7-Month-Old Male Child
👤 Martin Angjelov

14:45 – 15:00 — Synchronous Tumors in Hemodialysis Patient – Adenocarcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon and Invasive Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder
👤 Kaliopi Porchu Jovanoska

🟨 Block 11: International Participants Session

15:00 – 17:40 | Scientific Hall A

15:00 – 15:10 — Approach to Pressure Ulcers
👤 Prof. Dr. Huseyin Can

15:10 – 15:20 — Nutritional Support Among Palliative Care Patients – Experiences from Turkey
👤 Prof. Dr. Yasemin Kilic Ozturk

15:20 – 15:30 — Clinical Practice Guidelines – Bridging Evidence and Practice
👤 Prof. Dr. Meltem Esra Koc

15:30 – 15:40 — Biorezonance Therapy
👤 Dr. Uğur Alfatli

15:40 – 15:50 — Decade Decline in Infant & Maternal Mortality in Turkey
👤 Dr. Beyza Alkan

15:50 – 16:00 — A Comparison of Effective Communication Skills of Resident Physicians in Internal and Surgical Medicine Disciplines
👤 Dr. Fazilet Karapinar Yorgancioglu

16:00 – 16:10 — Approach to Sarcopenia in Primary Care
👤 Dr. Elif Negis

16:10 – 16:30 — Monitoring of Sleep Quality With SMART Watches
👤 Prof. Dr. Kneginja Richter MHBA

16:30 – 16:40 — Health Services for Older Adults in Türkiye
👤 Dr. Gülçin Özkan Onur

16:40 – 16:50 — Investigation of Physicians’ Knowledge about RSV Vaccinations
👤 Dr. Ayse Kaplan

16:50 – 17:00 — A Field Project for Elderly Individuals after the Earthquake: The Marmaris Example
👤 Dr. Emine Neşe Yeniçeri

17:00 – 17:10 — Population Ageing in Türkiye and Its Impact on the Health System: A Descriptive, Data-Driven Assessment
👤 Dr. N. Melike Akcakaya

17:10 – 17:20 — A Seemingly Innocent Ointance, a Common Reaction: Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Nitrofurazone
👤 Dr. Betul Bogar

17:20 – 17:30 — A Rare Clinical Case: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
👤 Dr. Merve Alban

17:30 – 17:40 — Management of Anticoagulants in Geriatric Patients with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
👤 Dr. Emerlla Kani

17:40 – 17:50 — The Role of Dermatological Assesment in Healthy Aging Clinics
👤 Dr. Gamze Gaye Çoban

17:50 – 18:00 Is it Possible to prevent sarcopenia with pedal exercise: A start up project
👤 Prof Dr Huseyin Can,MD PhD, 👤 Begum Ipek

European Cancer Organisation Session

18:00 – 19:00 | Scientific Hall A

Introduction to ECO and its general work (10 mins)
Nela Osmanovic, ECO
The current HPV landscape and ECO’s initiatives in Southeast Europe region (15 mins)
David Winterflood, ECO Consultant
Spotlight on National Initiatives (15 mins)
Asaf Salcinovic, Public Health Institute of Sarajevo
Prof Irena Aleksioska-Papestiev, MD PhD, University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Skopje
Prof Goran Dimitrov, MD PhD, University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Skopje
Dr Afrodita Shalja, Ms Jovanka Grigorijevic – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Regional Dialogue: Strengthening Collaboration (15 mins)
An interactive discussion between participants
Next Steps (5 mins)
Nela Osmanovic

📅 Agenda – 13 September 2025

🟣 Presentation of MAGO at the MLD Congress

📍 Scientific Hall B

🔶 Session: Endometriosis

09:00–09:15 – Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jadranka Georgievska
09:15–09:30 – Speaker: Dr. Mile Tanturovski

🛰️ Satellite Symposium by Oktal Pharma

09:30–09:45 – Lekolid – Speaker: Dr. Natasha Ilieva
09:45–10:00 – Discussion

🔷 Session: Perimenopause

HERA and MAGO: Presentation of a professional guideline on perimenopause intended for general practitioners, family doctors, gynecologists, and other medical personnel.

10:00–10:30 – Speakers: Prof. Dr. Gligor Tofoski, Prof. Dr. Slavica Arsova, Doc. Dr. Cvetanka Volkanovska, Dr. Marta Tundzeva, Dr. Borislava Spirovska, Prim. Dr. Iskra Dukova

🛰️ Satellite Symposium – Menoelle Plus

10:30–10:45 – Menoelle Plus – Speaker: Dr. Iskra Dukova
10:45–11:00 – Discussion

Hall C Agenda – Sept 13, 2025

Hall C Agenda – Saturday, September 13

09:00 – 13:00

Wound Care Training Course

Prof. Dr. Huseyin Can
İzmir Katip Çelebi University, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

Prof. Dr. Yasemin Kilic Ozturk
Health Sciences University, İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Family Medicine Clinic, Palliative Care Center

Prof. Dr. Emre Ozker
Acıbadem University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiyovascular Surgery, Wound Care Unit

A dynamic and practical course tailored for surgical, emergency, and internal medicine professionals. Dive into modern techniques and international wound care protocols presented by top experts. Limited to 30 participants only.

14:00 – 17:30

Colposcopy Cases & Hands-On Workshop

14:00 – 15:00
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Satellite Symposium: Alkaloid KONS

Theme: B Gardasil9 – One vaccine for all

Prof. Dr. Vesna Kesić
Emeritus Professor, Department of Human Reproduction, University of Belgrade

Prof. Dr. Christina Founta, MD, PhD
Consultant Gynaecologist in Oncology, Guy’s Hospital London
Colposcopist & Trainer, Mitera Hospital, Athens

Doc. prim. dr.sc. Dražan Butorac MD, PhD
Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Hospital Center “Sestre Milosrdnice”

Prof. Špela Smrkolj MD, PhD
Clinical Department of Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Satellite Symposium – Colpofix Immunity
Prof Dr Katerina Nikoloska
– Introduction to Colpofix immunity and its clinical applications in cervical care

Prof. Dr. Goran Dimitrov MD, PhD
University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Skopje
President, Macedonian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

Dr. Desislava Ilieva, MD
Colposcopy Clinic, AmeriMed Medical Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Accredited Colposcopist – IFCPC / IARC / UNFPA

Dr. Neli Chestimenova-Angelova, MD
Colposcopy Clinic, AmeriMed Medical Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Accredited Colposcopist – IFCPC / IARC / UNFPA

Dr. George Kostadinov, MD
Practicing Ob&Gyn Physician at Ginolabor

Join an elite team of gynecologic oncology and colposcopy experts for a unique educational experience. This workshop will present 10 carefully selected real-life cases followed by a 1-hour practical hands-on session. Limited to 60 participants only.

Congress Agenda – Sept 14, 2025

Congress Agenda – September 14, 2025

Fetal Biometry and Growth Course

09:00 – 12:00 | Hall A

Supported by the Macedonian Association for Fetal Medicine and the Fetal Medicine Foundation.

Pregnancy Dating

Fetal Biometry — Prof. Dr. Themis Dagklis, MD PhD

Amniotic Fluid and Placenta

Maternal and Fetal Doppler

10:30 – 11:00 — Coffee Break

FGR: Diagnosis and Management — Prof. Dr. Ana Daneva Markova, MD PhD

Normal Growth in Twin Pregnancies — Prof. Dr. Petya Chaveeva, MD PhD

Screening for Genetic Recessive Inherited Disorders in Prospective Parents: Scientific Evidence And Clinical Application — Dona Kocevski

Examples and Questions

Macedonian Hematology Association

09:00 – 11:30 | Hall B

From Diagnosis to Cure: Modern Management of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
👤 Prof Dr Svetlana Kocheva Md PhD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Clinic for Children’s Disease, Medical Faculty, Ss. “Cyril and Methodius University”, Skopje, North Macedonia

Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroblastoma
👤 Dr Aleksandra Jovanovska MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Clinic for Children’s Diseases, Medical Faculty, Ss. “Cyril and Methodius University”, Skopje, North Macedonia

Effects of the Treatment for Childhood Cancer
👤 Prof Dr Jelena Roganović MD PhD, Children’s Hospital Zagreb, Croatia

11:30 – 12:00 — Coffee Break

Pediatric Association of Macedonia

12:00 – 14:30 | Hall A

Neuroprotection of the Brain – Beyond the Possibility
👤 Prof. Dr. Aspazija Sofijanova, MD PhD

Novel Strategies for Prevention of RSV Infection in Infants
👤 Prof. Dr. Nikolina Zdraveska, MD PhD

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Children – Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
👤 Prof. Dr. Aco Kostovski, MD PhD

Varia Session

12:00 – 17:15 | Hall B

12:00 – 12:15 — Homozygous BBS5 Variant (c.665T>G; p.Ile222Arg) Identified in Two Sisters with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
👤 Dr. Artan Ibishi

12:15 – 12:30 — Choledocholithiasis and Calculous Cholecystitis in a 12-Year-Old Patient
👤 Prof. Dr. Sonja Bojadzieva

12:30 – 12:45 — Treatment of Lobar Pneumonia in a Four-Year-Old Child with Cephalosporine Allergy
👤 Dr. Vesna Rogleva Janeva

12:45 – 13:00 — The Significance of Faecal Calprotectin in Children with IBD
👤 Dr. Avdi Murtezani

13:00 – 13:15 — Incarcerated Incisional Hernia: An Unusual Presentation of Liposarcoma Myxoides Metastaticum
👤 Asst. Prof. Dr. Senol Tahir

13:15 – 13:30 — The Role of Nitric Oxide in Health and Disease
👤 Prof. Dr. Beti Dejanova

13:30 – 13:45 — QEEG as a Window of Objective Psychiatry
👤 Prof. Dr. Silvana Markovska-Simoska

13:45 – 14:00 — On Some Practical Aspects of Mental Disorders in Primary Practice
👤 Dr. Gjorgje Hadzi-Angelkovski

14:00 – 14:15 — Fifty Years’ Experience of Vascular Access for Hemodialysis: Evolution, Challenges and Future Perspectives
👤 Prof. Dr. Petar Dejanov

14:15 – 14:30 — Artificial Intelligence Application to Improve Social Medicine and Public Health – From Numbers to Policy Intervention
👤 Prof. Dr. Danche Gudeva-Nikovska

14:30 – 14:45 — Delayed Unilateral DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction in a 67-Year-Old Post-Mastectomy Patient
👤 Tomislav Jovanoski

14:45 – 15:00 — Ocular Lateral Canthal Basal Cell Carcinoma – Case Report
👤 Dr. Andrijana Trajkova Marushevski

15:00 – 15:15 — Bilateral Mastectomy and Primary Reconstruction in a Patient with Left-Sided Invasive Breast Carcinoma
👤 Dr. Jovan Marushevski

15:15 – 15:30 — Postherpetic Abdominal Pseudohernia in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: An Extremely Rare Case Report and Literature Review
👤 Dr. Petra Temelkova

15:30 – 15:45 — Public Health and Preventive Diplomacy as Instruments of Prevention for Global Biohazard Potential
👤 Dr. Branka Petrovska Basovska

15:45 – 16:00 — Positive Patch Test to Nickel Sulfate and Cobalt Chloride in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis
👤 Dr. Natasha Icokaeva Jakovlevikj

16:00 – 16:15 — Evaluation of Issued Blood Units at Selected Surgical Clinics
👤 Dr. Anita Bozhinova Petkovska

16:15 – 16:30 — Quinolone Resistance in Community-Acquired Escherichia coli UTIs
👤 Dr. Blerta Mehmeti

16:30 – 16:45 — ADOS in Clinical Practice: Experiences, Challenges, and Recommendations
👤 Dr. Biljana Arizankovska Eftimova

16:45 – 17:00 — Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract at Pediatric Department Kavadarci
👤 Dr. Ordanka Jovanovska

17:00 – 17:15 — Antimicrobial Susceptibility to Enterococci Isolated from the Genitourinary Tract
👤 Dr. Jane Markov

17:15 – 17:30 — Intradialytic Magnesium Profiles and Flux in Hemodialysis Patients
👤 Dr. Julija Danilovska Sazdova

📌 Poster Session

14:30 – 15:30 | Hall A

🎓 Student Session

14:30 – 15:30 | Hall B

15:30 – 16:30 — Closing Session (Hall A)

XXI Congress

Agenda

Congress Agenda – September 11, 2025

Opening Speeches

Cocktail & Networking

Congress Agenda – September 12, 2025

Evening Ceremony — September 12, 2025

80 Years of the Macedonian Medical Association — Celebration Ceremony

What to expect

Congress Agenda – September 13, 2025

Hall C Agenda – Saturday, September 13

Congress Agenda – September 14, 2025

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