Workshops of the 17th Warsaw International Medical Congress:
Registration for workshops and social programme will open at 20:00 (CEST) on Friday, April 29th 2022 and will stay open until Sunday May 1st, 2022 at 23:59 (CEST) or until there are no spots remaining.
Both workshops and social programme events are free of additional charges, however registration is mandatory. We must abide by the rule of “first come, first served”.
Link to registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Suturing basics and advanced level
Organiser: The Student’s Research Group ‘Graft’
Form: Practical
When: 5:00PM – 5:45PM – Suturing basics, 5:45PM – 6:30PM – Suturing – advanced
Where: Room 139, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 15 (Suturing basics) and 15 (Suturing – advanced)
Description: Have you ever wanted to feel like a real surgeon? Maybe you want to enhance your manual skills which are so important in your future work as a medical professional? We gladly inform you that during the WIMC conference, members of student club Graft will organize two rounds of suturing workshops, on both basic and advanced level. Workshop on basic level is aimed at people who never had any contact with suturing. During our course you will have a chance to familiarise yourself with surgical instruments, and of course, you will be able to master skin suturing using basic sutures. The advanced level workshop is for people who have basic skills in suturing. During this course you will go through simple plastic surgery procedures.
In case of any questions, please contact us: skng.graft.4p@gmail.com.
Nutrition for gyneacologists
Organiser: MUW Lifestyle Medicine Academic Circle
Form: Practical and theoretical
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 3. DE 002, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 15
Description: During this workshop you will have a chance to find out how to respond to the patients’ questions concerning diet during pregnancy. We will debunk myths concerning nutrition of pregnant women and we will talk about plant based diets in pregnancy. In the second part of a workshop you will have an occasion to check your knowledge in case studies. The workshop is organised in collaboration with Lifestyle Medicine Scientific Club.
In case of any questions, please contact us: lifestyle.wum@gmail.com
Ophthalmological examination
Organiser: The Student’s Research Group ‘Lens’
Form: Practical
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 123, Centrum Biblioteczno-Informacyjne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 20
Description: The examination of the structure of the human eye is an important part of general physical examination, often overlooked by non-ophthalmologists. During our workshop we would like to present you basic skills, which can be helpful to doctors of all specialties in everyday routine as well as in the case of emergency. The activities that we’ll focus on are:
• examination of an anterior segment of the eye (slit lamp)
• examination of a posterior segment of the eye (ophthalmoscope)
• examination of a visual acuity and central vision efficiency (Snellen’s and Amsler’s charts)
• colored vision (Ishihara Color Test)
• technique of reversing upper and lower eyelid
• technique of instilling eye drops
In case of any questions, please contact us: okulistyczne.skn@gmail.com
WIMC Participants
Investigating
Mysterious
Crime (WIMC in short 🙂 )
Organiser: The Student’s Scientific Society of the Department of Forensic Medicine MUW
Form: Theoretical
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 1DE 002, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 25
Description: Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a Forensic Medicine Specialist? If so, come join us at our workshop organized by Students’ Scientific Society of the Department of Forensic Medicine of Medical University of Warsaw. During the session, you will have a chance to solve the mystery of a mysterious fictional case – starting with an initial examination all the way to autopsy – and learn more about the duties and responsibilities of a Forensic Medicine Doctor. Depending on your choices and decisions, you will have a chance to uncover the truth about our case – was it an unfortunate accident, or… a crime? Come and find out!
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sknmedycynysadowej.
In case of any questions, please contact us: sknmedycynysadowejwum@gmail.com.
Basic surgical stitching course
Organiser: The Student’s Research Group ‘Surgery Vth floor’
Form: Theoretical and practical
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 124, Centrum Dydaktyczne Centrum Symulacji Medycznych
Number of participants i.e. available places: 5
Description: During our workshop we would like to show and teach how to properly suture a wound. Also we will mention how to correctly approximate edges of the wound for suture. The workshop will be divided into two parts. First part– basic theory. Second (longer) part: practice.
In case of any questions, please contact us: ogasiorowski@gmail.com
Total Knee Arthroplasty – Surgical Techniques
Organiser: The Student’s Research Group of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Międzylesie
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 122, Centrum Biblioteczno-Informacyjne
Form: Practical
Number of participants i.e. available places: 15
Description: The active participants of the shortly upcoming event are already in game. However we wish to attract a massive audience and passive participants to attend the congress, who whenever they wish, can take part in workshops organised by the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Department Medical University of Warsaw. We would like to take care of You during the simulation of the operating theatre. Specifically we offer the review of the sewing tendons & vessels technique followed by the revision of possible methods to suture the wound. Afterwards with the usage of animal models and prepared sets, you will be practicing your personal skills. Everything will take place under the watchful eye of the Doctor specializing in hand surgery. We provide the necessary equipment and models. The basics of sewing are essential in every specialization, which is why we invite willing students and interns, regardless of their future medical speciality.
In case of any questions, please contact us: olgaadam98@gmail.com.
Neurological Examination for Beginners
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association at the Department of Neurology UCK WUM and The Student’s Research Association at the Department of Neurology ‘NEKON’
Form: Practical and theoretical
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 120, Centrum Biblioteczno-Informacyjne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Description: The workshop will familiarize participants with the basics of neurological examination. We will discuss how to properly assess cranial nerves, muscle strength and cerebellar function. After a bit of theoretical introduction the participants will practice the examination themselves with the help of instructors from Neurological Student Club. The workshop is recommended especially for the complete beginners at neurological examination.
In case of any questions, please contact us: skn.neurologii.banacha@gmail.com
Practical nasendoscopy workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association ‘Ear Nose Throat’
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 127, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: After a short introduction about related anatomy and common conditions, you will learn a systematic approach to evaluating nasal cavity, nasopharynx and larynx. Karl Storz is the technology partner of the workshop.
In case of any questions, please contact us: aleksandra.siodmiak@gmail.com.
Bone marrow biopsy
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association ‘Spherocyte’
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 140, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 18
Form: Practical
Description: Are you interested in pediatrics or hematology? Your favorite pre-clinical subject was histology? Sign up for bone marrow biopsy workshops! Bone marrow biopsy is one of the most important examinations in hematology; thanks to that, we can find any bone marrow dysfunction. It’s essential for diagnosis of leukemia, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia; to control the effectiveness of treatment. We’ll focus on pediatrics hematology and how to perform this procedure in children. At the beginning, you’ll quickly gain theoretical knowledge about procedure, and we’ll demonstrate our equipment. Then, you’ll take the needles into your own hands During our workshops, you’ll have an opportunity to perform bone barrow aspiration, bone marrow biopsy as well as do a smear of it. We’ll be working on real animals’ bones.
In case of any questions, please contact us: sknsferocyt@gmail.com
Intraosseous access workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 3AH 001, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 16
Form: Practical
Description: The Student’s Research Association of Pediatric Emergency Medicine sincerely invites everyone to the intraosseous access workshops! During our studies we rarely have the opportunity to practice, or even see this procedure, and it is extremely important and useful not only in emergency medicine. Meanwhile, thanks to the cooperation with the Foundation of Rescue Support RK (Fundacja Wsparcia Ratownictwa RK), we have the opportunity to teach you, how to provide intraosseous access, and how to perform the procedure. You will have the opportunity to practice on the following models: BIG (Bone Injection Gun), NIO (New IntraOsseus), EZ-IO, FAST1. These workshops will certainly be very interesting and very practical, and the skill of intraosseous punctures may turn out to be crucial in saving patients’ lives. Join us!
In case of any questions, please contact us: mateusz.pietak98@gmail.com or mhkopczynski@gmail.com
POCUS and RUSH workshop
personal ultrasonography basics for every specialty
RUSH = Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension
Organiser: The Student’s Research Group ‘Ankona’
When: 4:15PM – 5:30PM
Where: Intensive Care Unit, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 24
Form: Practical
Neurological examination
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Pediatric Neurology
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Room 5AH 001, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 12
Form: Practical
Description: During this workshop the basics of full neurological examination, including tips on approach to pediatric patients, will be demonstrated. Participants will be able to train presented skills, for instance to evoke reflexes with the use of neurological hammers.
In case of any questions, please contact us: mpszczolka@hotmail.com.
Extracorporeal Circulation in cardiosurgical interventions
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Cardiac Surgery
When: 5:15PM – 8:00PM
Where: Room 2AH 002, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Form: Practical
Description: Ever wondered how open-heart procedures are carried out?
Ever wanted to scrub in for one?
Let’s prep you first!
We partnered with Instytut Fizjologii i Żywienia Zwierząt and LivaNova to provide you with the most real setup possible.You ll be working with real equipment and donated pig hearts under the guidance of our cardiosurgical team.
Extracorporeal circulation in cardiosurgical interventionsTheory and practice
- Heart-lung bypass machine – options and function
- Procedural entering to the circulation on pig hearts
In case of any questions, please contact us: mszalek.m@gmail.com
How to present and win at student conferences … and elsewhere
Organiser: Akademia Retoryki
When: 5:00PM – 8:30PM
Where: Room Aula Główna, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Stomatologii
Number of participants i.e. available places: 18
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: TED Talk or Paper? How to talk about your research and work with passion, curiosity and fire in your eyes. During this workshop you will learn:
a) how to have the high quality of the audience
b) how to induce the WOW effect
c) how to talk about data, numbers and facts so as not to be boring, but to enchant
d) how to deal with stress and stage fright before and during the performance
Cardiological Intensive Care, ALS & Echocardiography Workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Ist Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw
When: 5:00PM – 6:30PM
Where: Centrum Symulacji Medycznych
Number of participants i.e. available places: 18
Form: Practical
Description: As a part of the workshop, participants can expect many practical skills to work on. In the three rooms of the Medical Simulation Center workshops will take place in the form of rotation between rooms. In a high-fidelity room with phantoms that highly replicate clinical symptoms, participants will take on the role of emergency physicians facing cardiac emergencies in prepared scenarios, which participants will have to analyze from a diagnostic standpoint and implement appropriate therapeutic management. The scenarios, together with the airway trainer prepared for you, are an important part of advanced life support procedures that you will have a chance to practice. In addition, we have prepared an ultrasound trainer and echocardiography workshops, which are important diagnostic skills in various cardiac and general medical conditions. You will learn projections and how to identify cardiac structures on echocardiographic imaging.
ERC Guidelines for Resuscitation will be provided for participants prior to the workshop via email, we highly encourage you to review and use them during the workshops.
In case of any questions, please contact us: anna.fojt@o2.pl or rjkowalik@wp.pl
Otolaryngological examination
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association ‘Otorhino’
When: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
Where: Room 140, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 12
Form: Practical
Description: During our workshops we would like to teach you the essential parts of otorhinolaryngological examination. We will start with a quick review of the anatomy of the oral cavity, nose, pharynx and larynx, and follow with a presentation of how to use laryngological tools such as headlight, speculum, laryngeal mirror or otoscope. Everyone will have a chance to practice acquired skills. We would also like to present to you the most common and interesting abnormalities that can be seen in an ENT examination. Hopefully we will simplify and clarify the subject as it could be valuable for doctors of every specialization.
In case of any questions, please contact us: weronika.piotrowska97@wp.pl.
The Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) – basics tutorial
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association at the Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 142, Centrum Dydaktyczne Centrum Symulacji Medycznych
Number of participants i.e. available places: 12
Form: Practical
Description: The point of care ultrasound is essential for future doctors! This course will provide basic knowledge and skills in performing protocols such as eFAST and BLUE. After theoretical introduction in the nutshell, we will support participants in practical scanning experience under supervision.
In case of any questions, please contact us: wiktori.a.a.g@gmail.com.
Echocardiography hands-on workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association at the 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 203 Centrum Dydaktyczne Room 339, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Stomatologii
Number of participants i.e. available places: 12
Form: Practical
Description: Whether you are a cardiologist in spe or you hardly remember where the heart is located… Whether you have conducted multiple echo exams yourself or have never seen one before… This workshop is for you! We will both teach you the very basics and help you develop the skills you already have by providing a full hands-on experience. Join us on Sunday!
The workshop is sponsored by MIRO®.
In case of any questions, please contact us: sekcja.echo@gmail.com.
Intraosseous access workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw
When: 12:00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 141, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 16
Form: Practical
Description: The Student’s Research Association of Pediatric Emergency Medicine sincerely invites everyone to the intraosseous access workshops! During our studies we rarely have the opportunity to practice, or even see this procedure, and it is extremely important and useful not only in emergency medicine. Meanwhile, thanks to the cooperation with the Foundation of Rescue Support RK (Fundacja Wsparcia Ratownictwa RK), we have the opportunity to teach you, how to provide intraosseus access, and how to perform the procedure. You will have the opportunity to practice on the following models: BIG (Bone Injection Gun), NIO (New IntraOsseus), EZ-IO, FAST1. These workshops will certainly be very interesting and very practical, and the skill of intraosseus punctures may turn out to be crucial in saving patients’ lives. Join us!
In case of any questions, please contact us: mateusz.pietak98@gmail.com or mhkopczynski@gmail.com
Ultrasound of carotid artery in surgical practice
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association ‘Surgery Vth floor’
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 124, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 5
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: Ultrasound (and doppler ultrasound) of carotid arteries is performed to check presence of atherosclerotic plaques, which may decrease blood flow in our brain or cause stroke/TIA associated with its detachment.
The main therapeutic indications to an endarterectomy:
Symptomatic patients with >70% narrowing
Symptomatic patients with 50-70% narrowing should be considered individually.
During the workshops will be short theoretical introduction (e.g. how to measure blood flow in arteries) by our experienced physician, which specializes in ultrasonography. Next, the participants will be able to do an ultrasound on your own on our model.
In case of any questions, please contact us: ogasiorowski@gmail.com
Injections and ultrasound of the knee joint
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Orthopedics in Otwock
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 205, Centrum Dydaktyczne Centrum Symulacji Medycznych
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Form: Practical
Description: During our workshops we would like to teach you how to do the ultrasound of the knee joint. We are going to discuss of performing the knee joint injections under ultrasound guidance and do the injection training on chicken meat.
In case of any questions, please contact us: skn.gruca@gmail.com
Bandaging workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of Surgical and Transplant Nursing ‘BeLivers’
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 3DE 003, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 20
Form: Practical
Description: Our bandaging workshops are for all students of the Medical University of Warsaw, no matter from which department you are. Everyone is welcome. The workshop includes a theoretical part from which you will learn what types of dressings you can use. Our instructors will discuss with you the theory of bandaging and wound dressing. The next step is practice! Everyone will be able to feel like a surgical nurse stabilizing the hip, dressing the head, hand, arm, and leg. On our Facebook fan page SKN Surgical and Transplant Nursing “BeLivers”, you can see how the participants fared during the first edition of the workshop!
In case of any questions, please contact us: diabczerwinskaw@gmail.com
Neurological Examination for the Inquisitive
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association at the Department of Neurology UCK WUM and The Student’s Research Association at the Department of Neurology ‘NEKON’
When: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
Where: Room 125, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: The workshop will focus on specific findings that can be extracted from neurological examination. We will learn how to ellicit and interpret signs from 3 clinical domains: neuromuscular diseases, disorders with extrapyramidal signs and multiple sclerosis. We are going to use a lot of illustrative videos and offer participants the assistance of student instructors during the practical part. It is recommended that the persons choosing this workshop should be already familiar with basic neurological examination.
In case of any questions, please contact us: skn.neurologii.banacha@gmail.com
Vulvoscopy and colposcopy workshop
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association at the Department of Obstetrics, Female Diseases and Oncological Gynecology
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 123, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: Vulvoscopy and colposcopy are procedures to visualize the vulva, vagina and cervix, performed with a special instrument called a colposcope. It is dedicated for patients with vulvar, vaginal and cervical dysplasia. Colposcopic view after special reagents indicate suspicious regions for biopsy.
The aim of our workshop is to present the techniques of these examinations as they offer a closer look at the changed cells, which might help in cancer diagnosis.
The workshops will be divided into three parts:
- Presentation about vulvoscopy and colposcopy
- Performing the gynecological examination on the phantoms
- Performing biopsy taking and suturing.
In case of any questions, please contact us: ola_zacny@interia.pl.
From admission to writing orders – how to properly manage the pediatric patient
Organiser: The Student’s Research Association of General Pediatrics, Medical University of Warsaw
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: 4DE 003, Dziecięcy Szpital Pediatryczny
Number of participants i.e. available places: 12
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: The workshops will introduce you to the whole process of patient management. It will be based on a case report presentation. Firstly we will discuss signs and symptoms, then we will examine our patient and go through procedure and differentiation. After establishing the diagnosis we will start the practical part of our workshop – we will divide in 3/4 groups and we will write the orders for each patient.
Side note: please take stethoscopes, paper sheets and writing tools.
See you soon!
In case of any questions, please contact us: kasia.biarda@gmail.com
Clinical nutrition as a way of treatment support
Organiser: MUW Clinical Nutrition Students’ Scientific Club
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 23, Centrum Biblioteczno-Informacyjne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 20
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: Malnutrition is one of the biggest problems of hospitalised patients. About a third of them are already malnourished coming to the hospital, while being there things only get worse. It is estimated that 50% of patients leaving the hospital show symptoms of malnutrition. There are a few factors determining this problem, one of them being lack of knowledge of the medical staff. The workshop is to present the types and symptoms of malnutrition, methods of clinical nutritional intervention (e.g. enteral and parenteral nutrition) with emphasis on patients that are in a group of high risk of malnutrition. It will also include the presentation of different equipment used in enteral and parenteral nutrition as well as the possibility of tasting the commercial diets used in the clinical nutritional intervention.
Plan of the workshop:
- Theoretical presentation including the definition and types of malnutrition, types of clinical nutrition intervention, groups of patients of high risk of malnutrition and clinical cases
- Presentation of the equipment of enteral and parenteral nutrition (PEGs, tubes, pomps, bags, syringes and catheters used in clinical nutrition)
- Commercial clinical diets tasting
About the Students’ Scientific Club:
Dietetics and clinical nutrition is our passion. The aim of our meetings and activity is to gain and share knowledge about enteral and parenteral nutrition as well as nutritional treatment of different medical condtions.
Our actions include:
- Peer education
- Participation in conferences and workshops
- Organisation of meetings with medical authorities as well as events connected with nutrition and medicine
- Organisation of scientific conferences
- Body composition examinations
- Participation in surgical procedures
- Scientific research
In case of any questions, please contact us: skn.zywienie@gmail.com.
Labour – anatomy, physiology and management
Organiser: Students’ Research Group at the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Univerisity of Warsaw
When: 12.00PM – 1.30PM
Where: Room 123, Centrum Dydaktyczne
Number of participants i.e. available places: 10
Form: Theoretical and practical
Description: Labour is the process whereby the fetus and placenta are expelled from the uterus, which normally ocours between 38 and 42’ weeks gestation. It is divided into stages. In the first stage , the cervix opens to full dilatation to allow the head to pass through. The second stagge is from full dilatation to delivery of the fetus. The third stage lasts from delivery of the fetus to delivery of the placenta.
Theoretical part of the workshop will focus on revision of knowledge regarding anatomy and physiology of the labour.
During the practical part we will try to explain the second stage of the labour using models. All participants will have a chance to try to deliver the baby themselves.
Workshops will be divided into three parts
- Presentation about mechanism – anatomy, physiology and menagement of the labour .
- Presenting process of the delivery on models.
- Perfororming the management of labour by participants on models.
In case of any questions, please contact us: sknstarynkiewicza@gmail.com
Everything that is not visible in the presentation and that is worth paying attention to
Organiser: Akademia Retoryki
When: 12:00PM – 1:30PM
Where: Room Aula Główna, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Stomatologii
Number of participants i.e. available places: 30
Form: Theoretical
Description: What does it say about us, what do we not say? How to use body language and non-verbal communication to conquer the conference?
You’ll learn:
a) what is the importance of non-verbal communication
b) what are the most common errors occurring
c) what are the tricks, tricks and patents used on stage
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