Egon and Ann Diczfalusy Foundation 9th Diczfalusy Meeting - 2015
9th Annual Meeting of the
Egon and Ann Diczfalusy Foundation
15 - 17 October, 2015
Novi Sad, Serbia
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Dear Colleagues,
"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile" (Albert Einstein 1932). This motto characterises the best Professor Egon Diczfalusy's philosophy of life. Who is this man? He is a great humanitarian who has recently celebrated his 95th birthday.
Professor Egon Diczfalusy is a scientist who discovered and characterised the Foeto-placental unit, he demonstrated for the first time that steroidogenesis in pregnancy is the consequence of a close interactions between the maternal and foetal organisms, via the placenta.
Egon Diczfalusy is also a dedicated humanitarian idealist and spent the last 35 years helping scientists and scientific institutions in the developing world.
As a senior Consultant of the oldest and best known research programme of the World Health Organisation, the Special Programme of Research in Human Reproduction for some 25 years, he helped establishing international networks of researches devoted to the development of new fertility, regulating agents and to the fight against infertility in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and South America.
The Egon and Ann Diczfalusy Foundation was established in 2007 by him in Szeged, Hungary. At that time, he was 87 years old but still very active: "L'ambition ne viellit pas" (Louis XVIII. to L Talleryrand)
The purpose of the Foundation is supporting scientific work conducted in the field of improving reproductive health, recognising scientific results achieved so far; launching new research programs, supporting the exchange of junior scientists, promoting and supporting lectures and publications on the subject of reproductive health, organising scientific events.
In order to achieve its purposes the Foundation supports the further training of physicians, other professionals and health care workers, as well as assist them to attend conferences in Hungary or abroad; launches new research programs with the subject of improving reproductive health; supports the exchange of scientists and young clinicians; organises scientific conferences and congresses; promotes and support informative lectures and publications; organises annually the Diczfalusy Scientific Meeting.
The Foundation, by granting yearly the Diczfalusy Award acknowledges the scientific work carried out by a basic or a clinical scientist and her/his life-time scientific achievements in the field of research on Reproductive Health. It is a miniature version of the original statue of Klara Tobias situated in the Dom square Szeged, called the „Hungarian Pieta 1956".
The Foundation also presents on a yearly basis the Diczfalusy Medal to a researcher under the age of 40, working in the above-mentioned field. The medal designed by Sandor Kligl. One side depicts a mother with her child and Professor Diczfalusy's Life-Motto: Empathy, Science and Hope. On the other side of the medal there is the Dom square with the Votive Church and the Microbiological Institute of the University, Szeged and a frequently quoted phrase from him: Medicina, Anchora, Salutis.
In this year, the Foundation organizes its 9th Annual Meeting in the heart of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. At the time of the Congress, outstanding, internationally acknowledged speakers will give an insight into the newest achievements of the research on the Reproductive health. If you cast a glance into the scientific programme, you can see that the topics cover almost all aspects of the human reproduction field and serve the health and wellbeing of the people either young or old followed Professor Diczfalusy saying: There is no ethically acceptable way to diminish the number of old people, but it is still not too late to increase the number of children by creating a pronatalistic "child-friendly" Society. (E. Diczfalusy, 2006)
The professional Societies of Serbia and Montenegro, the University of Novi Sad and the Mayor of the city provide a substantial support to our Foundation. Therefore, I am sure that this congress will be a success. I wish you a fruitful scientific conference in this nice and vibrant city.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr. György Bártfai
president of the Foundation
Dear Members of the Honorary Committee and the Scientific Committee, dear guests and colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I wish to cordially welcome you to 9th Diczfalusy Award Lecture Symposium on Reproductive Health. Diczfalusy award lecture symposium on reproductive health (DAL) is one of the most significant activities of the Foundation „Egon and Ann Diczfalusy".
The Foundation was established with the main aim to improve the reproductive health of the population. In order to accomplish that, the Foundation has set up a Committee composed of prominent scientists and participants of medical profession from different countries of the world. This strong international cooperation makes one of the most important characteristics of the Foundation. Some visions may seem like dreams, but they can become a reality. Professor Egon's vision to connect and establish cooperation between several universities and clinics in the region in order to improve the profession is today a reality.
The annual symposium is held every year in another country, member of the committee. Leading topics of this year symposium will be news in contraception, laparoscopic surgery, endometriosis, menopause and aging in men and gynaecological oncology. Special meaning of the symposium in Novi Sad represents a celebration of 95th birthday of the founder of the Foundation, prof. Dr. Egon Diczfalusy. A rich scientific program will be rounded off by meeting and discussion of the Deans and Rectors of universities from the region (Serbia, Hungary, Romania), which will also be a special way of celebrating the meeting. In order to encourage cooperation among the youngest members of the Foundation, as part of the symposium, Young Diczfalusy Foundation will be founded and presented at the session.
Thereby the motto of the Foundation „Empathy, science, hope" supports the work, and celebration of 95th birthday of Professor Egon symbolizes the persistence and longevity of medical thought and humanity. With desire to strengthen cooperation through this symposium and future DAL symposiums, I wish all the participants a warm welcome and successful work!
Prof. Dr. Tihomir Vejnović
president of the Organizing Committee
vice president of the Foundation
Scientific programme
Thursday, 15 October 2015
| 8.00 – 16.00 | Registration |
| 9.00 – 10.00 | FIRST SESSION Pre-Congress Chair: David Archer |
| 9.00 – 9.15 | How do you prepare a project proposal? (15') David Archer |
| 9.15 – 9.30 | How to publish a scientific paper? (15') Ilpo Huhtaniemi |
| 9.30 – 9.45 | How to present and how not to present? (15') János Annus |
| 9.45 – 10.00 | Discussion (15') |
| 10.00 – 11.30 | SECOND SESSION Serbian-German Society - SRB-GE friendship meeting Chairs: Tihomir Vejnović, Serban Dan Costa, Thomas Rabe, Dieter Bettelheim |
| 10.00 – 10.20 | Embryosonography - the role in perinatal diagnosis (20') Nebojša Radunović |
| 10.20 – 10.40 | The Value of first Trimester Ultrasound Screening in the era of NIPT (non invasive testing) (20') Dieter Bettelheim |
| 10.40 – 11.00 | Quality management and medicine – The story of Cain and Abel (20') Serban Dan Costa |
| 11.00 – 11.20 | Secret of antiaging (20') Thomas Rabe |
| 11.20 – 11.30 | Discussion (10') |
| 11.30 – 11.45 | COFFEE BREAK (15') |
| 11.45 – 13.15 | THIRD SESSION Gyneco-oncology (European project involving the 3 major universities of our euro-district) Chairs: Ferenc Vicko, Ferenc Bari, Coralia Cotoraci, Aleksandar Stefanović |
| 11.45 – 12.00 | Metabolical syndrome and cancer (15') Aleksandar Stefanović |
| 12.00 – 12.15 | Breast cancer molecular types: before and after St Gallen consensus (15') Marius Raica |
| 12.15 – 12.30 | Euro-regional cooperation in the field of oncology – contribution of the University of Szeged (15') Zsuzsanna Kahán |
| 12.30 – 12.45 | Oncofertility in gynecology (15') Katarina Jeremić |
| 12.45 – 13.00 | Endometrial cancer – State of art (15') Atanas Ignjatov |
| 13.00 – 13.15 | Role of minimally invasive surgery in treatment of Endometrial Cancer (15') Srđan Đurđević |
| 13.15 – 14.30 | LUNCH BREAK (75') |
| 14.30 – 15.15 | OPENING CEREMONY (30') and Musical program (15') |
| 15.15 – 17.00 | FOURTH SESSION Celebration of professor Egon Diczfalusy’s 95th birthday Chairs: György Bártfai, Tihomir Vejnović, Henry Gabelnick |
| 15.15 – 15.25 | Birthday greetings (10') György Bártfai |
| 15.25 – 15.45 | Contraceptive Advances in the 21st Century (20') David F. Archer |
| 15.45 – 16.05 | Neonatal uterine bleeding and future reproductive health (20') Giuseppe Benagiano |
| 16.05 – 16.25 | The Future of Vaginal Rings (20') Henry Gabelnick |
| 16.25 – 16.45 | Steroid receptor modulators - quo vadis? (20') Thomas Rabe |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and high brain activity in old primates (15') Nikolai Goncharov |
| 17.00 – 17.15 | COFFEE BREAK (15') |
| 17.15 – 18.15 | FIFTH SESSION BESTOWAL CEREMONY Chairs: Giuseppe Benagiano, György Bártfai |
| 17.15 – 17.20 | Young Scientist Award Laudatory (5') Cristian Furau |
| 17.20 – 17.35 | Acceptance speech by Gyula Richárd Nagy (15') Lower risk for Down syndrome associated with longer oral contraceptive use |
| 17.35 – 17.37 | Hand over the medal (2') György Bártfai |
| 17.37 – 17.47 | Lifetime Scientific Award Laudatory (10') David Archer |
| 17.47 – 18.12 | Acceptance speech by Gyula Telegdy (25') Central action of some reproductive peptide hormones |
| 18.12 – 18.15 | Hand over the medal (3') Giuseppe Benagiano |
| 20.00 – 21.00 | Reception at the City Hall by invitation. Greetings by the Mayor of Novi Sad, Miloš Vučević and by Gyula Telegdy on behalf of the Foundation |
Friday, 16 October 2015
| 8.00 – 16.00 | Registration |
| 7.30 – 09.00 | Board Meeting at the Meeting hall of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina |
| 9.00 – 10.50 | SIXTH SESSION Twin and multiple pregnancy Chairs: Aleksandra Novakov-Mikić, George Furau, Željko Miković, Miroslava Gojnić-Dugalić |
| 9.00 – 9.20 | Monochorionicity in retrospect (20') Isaac Blickstein |
| 9:20 – 9.35 | Twins: Double the Trouble or Double the Joy? (15') Dieter Bettelheim |
| 9:35 – 9.50 | A twin study to discover gene-environment interactions for melanoma-predisposing skin lesions (15') Márta Széll |
| 9:50 – 10.05 | IUGR and discarding growth of twins (15') Erich Cosmi |
| 10:05 – 10.20 | Fetal neurosonography and fetal behaviour (15') Snežana Rakić |
| 10:20 – 10.40 | Bio Save symposium - Non invasive prenatal diagnostics - Prena Test. (20') Ljiljana Mirković, and special guest Kypros Nicolaides (via video link) London - Novi Sad |
| 10.40 – 10.50 | Discussion (10') |
| 10.50 – 11.00 | COFFEE BREAK (10') |
| 11.00 – 12.20 | SEVENTH SESSION Urogynecology Chairs: Gil Levy, László Pajor, Adolf Lukanovics, Marius Craina |
| 11.00 – 11.25 | Vaginal mesh surgery: past and future (25') Gil Levy |
| 11.25 – 11.40 | Present problems of urogynecology (15') Adolf Lukanovics |
| 11.40 – 11.55 | Laparoscopic approach of urogynecology (15') Nicolae Suciu |
| 11.55 – 12.10 | The tactics of closure vesico-vaginal fistula (15') László Pajor |
| 12.10 – 12.20 | Discussion (10') |
| 12.20 – 13.00 | LUNCH BREAK (40') |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | EIGHTH SESSION Sponsored Symposium Chairs: Snežana Rakić, György Thaler, Radojka Ratković, Elena Bernad |
| 13.00 – 13.20 | New developments in female contraception (20') Thomas Rabe |
| 13.20 – 13.40 | Medical treatment of leiomyoma – an update (20') Thomas Rabe |
| 13.40 – 14.00 | The place of graduated compression therapy in gynecology (20') Janko Pasternak |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | NINTH SESSION Endometriosis Chairs: Erich Cosmi, József Bódis, Vesna Kopitović, Saša Kadija |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | Conservative treatment (15') Ana Mitrović |
| 14.15 – 14.30 | Operative treatment (15') József Bódis |
| 14.30 – 14.45 | Advanced laparoscopic techniques in the treatment of endometriosis (15') Peter Koliba |
| 14.45 – 15.00 | ART or surgery in the treatment of endometrosis - always dilemma? (15') Vesna Kopitović |
| 15.00 – 16.15 | TENTH SESSION Menopause and ageing male Chairs: Shafiq Khan, Marius Raica, Britt-Marie Landgren |
| 15.00 – 15.20 | Update of the European Male Ageing Study (20') Ilpo Huhtaniemi |
| 15.20 – 15.40 | Conjugated Estrogen plus Bazedoxifene for Menopausal Therapy (20') David F. Archer |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | The Role of Women Today (20') Paloma Lobo |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | Discussion (15') |
| 16.15 – 16.30 | COFFEE BREAK (15') |
| 16.30 – 17.45 | ELEVENTH SESSION New trends in contraception (implants, IUD, IUS, patch, OC, ...) Chairs: Adolf Schindler, Ana Mitrović, Alexander Živanović |
| 16.30 – 16.50 | Vaginal Immune System and the Heterosexual Transmission of HIV (20') David F. Archer |
| 16.50 – 17.05 | Gestagens for good and bad (15') Britt-Marie Landgren |
| 17.05 – 17.20 | The progestin-only-pill (POP) isn't a nice option (15') Michael Oettel |
| 17.20 – 17.35 | Drospirerone POP data (15') Enrico Colli |
| 17.35 – 17.45 | Discussion (10') |
| 17.45 – 18.00 | INTERMISSION (15') |
| 18.00 – 19.15 | TWELFTH SESSION Round table discussion about Caesarian Section Participants: Paja Momčilov, Dieter Bettelheim, Svetlana Janković Ražnatović, Petru Chitulea, József Bódis, Petar Arsenijević, György Bártfai, Mileta Poštić |
| 18.00 – 18.15 | Some introductory remarks and dilemmas (15') Paja Momčilov |
| 18.15 – 18.40 | Caesarean section and vaginal delivery in the participating centres (Arad, Oradea, Timişoara, Szeged, Pécs, Magdeburg, Vienna, Heidelberg, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Padua) (25') Petru Chitulea |
| 18.40 – 18.50 | Pilot research on using the Motion Capture technology in Production of 2D/3D Educational Animation of Caesarean Section (10') Mirko Raković |
| 18.50 – 19.00 | Vejnović - caesarean delivery - web site presentation (10') Igor Kekeljević |
| 19.00 – 19.15 | Discussion (15') |
| 20.00 – 22.00 | DINNER for guest of UGSCGRS by invitation |
Saturday, 17 October 2015
| 8.00 – 11.00 | Registration |
| 8.30 – 10.15 | THIRTEENTH SESSION The Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa Regional Cooperation - DKMT moderated by Marius Craina Participants: Doru Anastasiu, Paja Momčilov, György Bártfai |
| 8.30 – 8.45 | Diagnostic value of imaging methods in deep infiltrating endometrosis (15') Marius Craina |
| 8.45 – 9.00 | The significance of PCO through the life (15') András Szilágyi |
| 9.00 – 9.15 | Perinatal Ethics (15') Paja Momčilov |
| 9.15 – 9.30 | Cesarean section – an audit (15') Petru Chitulea |
| 9.30 – 09.45 | The National Program of Screening for Cancer in the West Region of Romania (15') Elena Bernad |
| 9.45 – 10.00 | Quo Vadis Cesarean Section - Arad County's Experience for the last 30 years (15') Cristian Furau |
| 10.00 – 9.15 | Placenta accreta and percreta - operative management (15') Tihomir Vejnović |
| 10.00 – 10.15 | Discussion (15') |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10.30 – 11.15 | FOURTEENTH SESSION Constitutive session of the Young Diczfalusy division of the Foundation Chairs: Aleksandra Vejnović, Cristian Furau, András Molnár |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | The formation: (15') - Defining purpose and goals, wording of the statute, - Election of the rotating Presidium (3 members). |
| 10.45 – 11.15 | Scientific program: - Correlation between cytological and histological findings in diagnostic of cervical cancer by Milkica Jović (7') - Molecular profile of normal human breast tissue: controversal issues and future challenges by Mădălin-Marius Margan (7') - Presentation by Hungarian member (7') - Discussion (10') |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | POSTER SESSION Poster Evaluation Committee (30') Chair: Zuzana Niznenska Members: Janos Annus, George Furau, Britt-Marie Landgren, Ana Mitrović Announcement of three selected posters Announcement of three selected posters (7 min each) |
| 11.45 – 12.00 | CLOSING REMARKS Giuseppe Benagiano, György Bártfai, Tihomir Vejnović |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Meeting of the Deans and Rectors of the region’s Universities (105') (Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Belgrade, Szeged, Pécs, Arad, Timişoara, Oradea) followed by lunch |
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