International Conference
TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL MEDICINE
5-7 May, 2022, Tbilisi
About the Conference
5-7 May, 2022 a scientific conference “Translational and Clinical Medicine” in Tbilisi will be held that will be organized by the Faculty of Medicine, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. The conference is financed and supported by the Shota Rustaveli National Foundation of Georgia (SRNSFG) – Grant Number MG-ISE-22-108.
In 2021, the International Advisory Board was established at the Faculty of Medicine, TSU, which includes the scientists from different countries. The purpose of the Board is to introduce high international standards of research and education at the faculty and to increase the degree of internationalization. It was agreed that TSU will host an international scientific conference every two years with the participation of Board members. The first such international conference “Translational and Clinical Medicine” of TSU will be held on 5-7th May, 2022. Its purpose is to exchange information on the latest research in the medical field, to initiate international partnership studies at TSU, and to promote the involvement of young researchers and students in these studies. In this event, famous scientists from 11 countries are participating. The conference will include 6 scientific sessions, 3 satellite symposia and a “Lectorium”, which will be broadcast throughout the country by telecompany “Pulse TV”. The 2-year working plan of the International Advisory Board will be approved.
Abstracts of the conference will be published in the TSU Journal “Translational and Clinical Medicine – Georgian Medical Journal”, indexed in Google Scholar and EBSCO. The conference will be supported by TSU Television “Universia“, telecompany “Pulse TV” and Tbilisi branch of Academia Europaea.
The work at the conference will proceed in the following sections:
- Surgery and Transplantation
- Innovations and Technologies in Medicine
- Medical Imaging and Diagnostics
- Oncology and Palliative Care
- Research in Cardiology
- Biomedical Research
Conference Program
Day 1: 5th May - Scientific Presentations
- 9:00 – 10:00 – Registration of Participants (Large assembly hall, TSU 1st building)
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
Chairs: M. Kiladze, J. Paddilo
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Andrew A. Gumbs (France) – Study: International Multi-centric Minimally Invasive Liver Resection for Colo-Rectal Liver Metastases (SIMMILR-CRLM) |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Javier Padillo (Spain) – 3D printing for personalized medicine in surgery |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Merab Kiladze (Georgia) – Successful Surgical Removal of Firmly Impacted Pancreatic Duct Stents |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Irakli Gogokhia (Georgia) – Use of dexmedetomidine in surgical practice for multimodal opioid free anesthesia |
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Oleg Rummo (Belarus) – Liver transplantation within acute liver failure |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Sandro Kiladze, T. Kasradze, I. Chokhonelidze, G. Tomadze, O. Kalachik (Georgia) – Results of Kidney Transplantation (Single center experience) |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Teimuraz Chigogidze, Teimuraz Dochviri, Nino Gabunia (Georgia) – Supravesical urinary diversion by using the intestine |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Malkhaz Mizandari (Georgia) – Image Guided Percutaneous Pancreatic Duct Drainage: What for and Why? |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Irakli Chelishvili, Gocha Chutkerashvili, Giga Chachia (Georgia) – Surgical treatment of the trigeminal nerve |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Discussion |
| 11:30 – 12:10 | Wolfgang Aulitzky (Austria) – Open Medical Institute |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Zaal Kokaia (Sweden, Georgia) – Restoration of cortical network after ischemic stroke |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Zurab Kakabadze, Teona Paresishvili (Georgia) – Local drug delivery system for the treatment of tumor |
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Konrad Karcz (Germany) – Computer guided surgery – a coming reality by robot-assisted surgery |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Nodar Khodeli, Zurab Chkhaidze, Nino Inauri (Georgia) – Machine perfusion based subnormothermic preservation of the organs in-situ, in block and ex-vivo |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Gia Pataraia, Nana Chanturidze, Tatiana Mermanishvili (Georgia) – The need for investigation and prevention the long-term results of harmful exposure to lead |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Oleg Golovachovi, Mariam Golovachovi (Georgia) – Colagenoplasty in Ophthalmology |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Merab Khvadagiani, Giorgi Khvedelidze (Georgia) – Radiofrequency Volume Reduction (RAVOR) of the inferior Nasal Turbinates |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Discussion |
Chair: S. Kakhadze
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Christian Mawrin (Germany) – Molecular Neuropathology in the 21th century |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | Maximilian, Reiser (Germany) – Bone marrow edema as visualized in MRI – what does it mean? |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Merab Beraia (Georgia) – Electromagnetic properties of the arterial blood flow |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Ana Margvelashvili (Switzerland, Georgia) – Bio-medical imaging and its application beyond clinical medicine |
| 13:50 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Sophio Kakhadze (Georgia) – Multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer characterization |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Liana Gogiashvili (Georgia) – Cardiac Myxoma: 13 clinical cases analysis and Review |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Mikheil Okujava (Georgia) – The role of neuroimaging in COVID-19 pandemic |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Alexander Truskinovsky (USA, online) – The Morphologic Features of Treated Carcinomas and Their Prognostic Significance |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Discussion |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Stein Kaasa (Norway) – Patient centered care – An integrated part of oncology care? |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Tamar Rukhadze (Georgia) – Benefits of implementation of early intervention of symptom management in patients-oriented care |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | David Tabagari, Mariam Zhvania, Tamta Makharadze, Elene Dolmazashvili, Salome Kordzaia (Georgia) – Successful immunotherapy for advanced cases of lung cancer |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Levan Gogichaishvili (Georgia) – Risk of development, Outcome, and new tumor markers of a Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Kote Mardaleishvili, Tamar Baramidze, Davit Gviniashvili, Aleksandre Sulava (Georgia) – Immediate and distant consequences of surgical treatment of malignant tumors of the oral cavity |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Mariam Kakabadze (Georgia) – Local drug delivery system for the treatment of tongue squamous cell carcinoma |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Nugzar Kalandarishvili (Georgia) – Modern Radiotherapy for Brain Tumors |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Mikheil Jangavadze (Georgia) – Application of liquid biopsy for Hepatocellular carcinomas using Plasma circulating p28/Gankyrin RNA and miRNA-s |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Discussion |
Chair: Vakhtang Chumburidze
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Bezhan Tsinamdzgvrishvili, Dali Trapaidze, Tamar Abesadze, Nino Gogilashvili (Georgia) – Hypertension screening in Georgia between 2017-2021 |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Khatuna Jalabadze (Georgia) – QT prolongation after PVCs – a new diagnostic criteria for Long QT Syndrome or for life threatening arrhythmia |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Mikheil Tsverava, Dimitri Tsverava (Georgia) – Ultrasound in diagnosis of pulmonary congestion in patients with heart failure |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Merab Tsagareli, Ivliane Nozadze (Georgia) – NSAIDs Attenuate TRP Channels Activated by their Agonists |
| 12:50 – 14:00 | Lunch |
Chairs: D. Prangishvili, D. Kordzaia
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Otto Rienhoff (Germany) – Quality Management in Data Driven Medical Research |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Davit Prangishvili (Georgia) – Evolution of virus-host interactions |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Revaz Solomonia (Georgia) – Myo-Inositol Limits Kainic Acid-Induced Epileptogenesis in Rats |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Givi Koberidze, Revaz Otarashvili, Ilia Chanukvadze (Georgia) – Less-known anatomical structure of the Liver – An anatomical substrate for intrahepatic portacaval shunting |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Daniel Hanley (USA, online) – Making clinical trials more efficient with cloud computing based tools |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Elene Nebadze, Roman Shakarishvili, Nana Kvirkvelia (Georgia) – Neuromuscular comorbidity of COVID-19 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Otari Gokhadze (Georgia) – New research opportunities for TSU Medical Faculty in the frame of GGSB at Juelich Forschungszentrum (FZJ) |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Wolfgang Aulitzky (Austria) – Meeting with OMI Alumni |
Day 2: 6th May - Satellite Symposium
Meeting of the International Advisory Board of TSU Faculty of Medicine
Recorded by TV company “PulsiTV” and University Television “Universia”
| 13:00 – 13:40 | Henning Dralle (Germany) – Thyroid cancer: rising incidence, decreasing aggressiveness? |
| 13:50 – 14:30 | Andrew A. Gumbs (France) – Artificial Intelligence Surgery and the Promise of Autonomous Actions |
| 14:40 – 15:20 | Konrad Karcz (Germany) – Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence – Needed Supplements in Modern Medical Education |
Recorded by TV company “PulsiTV” and University Television “Universia”
| 13:00 – 13:40 | Stein Kaasa (Norway) – Patient centered care pathways – More involvement of the patients – better patient care? |
| 13:50 – 14:30 | Otto Rienhoff (Germany) – Principles and Foibles of Precision Medicine |
| 14:40 – 15:20 | Maximilian Reiser (Germany) – What you should consider when writing a scientific medical article? |
Recorded by TV company “PulsiTV” and University Television “Universia”
| 14:00 – 14:40 | Marom (Merab) Sareli (Israel) – Clinical and morphological rational of liver resection for the tumors |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Mariam Andriadze, Maia Kereselidze, Nino Chikhladze (Georgia) – Epidemiological Trends in Pediatric Burn Injuries in Georgia |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Maia Bitskhinashvili (Georgia) – Childhood adverse experience among students |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Nana Atchaidze, Nato Pitskhelauri (Georgia) – Perceptions and knowledge of health care professionals towards gender violence in Georgia |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Ia Bagashvili (Georgia) – Unintentional poisoning hospitalisations among children under 5 years in Georgia |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Giorgi Tskaroveli, Maka Jorbenadze (Georgia) – Injury/Road Traffic Injury epidemiology on the example of one Hospital in Tbilisi |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Tamar Lobjanidze, Natia Skhvitaridze, Mariam Lobjanidze, B.Ramirez, Giorgi Shakarishvili (Georgia) – Determination of Admission criteria’s for Global Public Health Master Program |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Nino Chikhladze, Nato Pitskhelauri, Natia Skhvitaridze (Georgia) – Accreditation of Doctoral Programs in Public Health in Georgia |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Artashes Tadevosyan, Natalya Tadevosian (Armenia) – Development of PhD Programs in Public Health and Social Sciences |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Nato Pitskhelauri, George Lobzhanidze, Nino Chikhladze (Georgia) – Georgian-Norwegian Master program in Public Health at Tbilisi State University: students perspectives |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Discussion |
Day 3: 7th May - Social program for international guests: Sightseeing Trip to Uplistsikhe (cave town), Mtskheta
Invited Speakers
Christian Mawrin
Professor, Neuropathology, Germany
Wolfgang Aulitzky
Professor, CEO of OMI, Austria
Nadey Hakim
Professor, Surgery, United Kingdom
Javier Padillo
Professor, Surgery, Spain
Stein Kaasa
Professor, Oncology, Norway
Otto Rienhoff
Professor, Medical Informatics, Germany
Henning Dralle
Professor, Surgery, Germany
Andrew Gumbs
Professor, Surgical Oncology, France
Konrad Karcz
Professor, Surgery, Germany
Maximilian Reiser
Professor, Radiology, Germany
Oleg Rummo
Professor, Surgery, Belarus
Daniel Hanley
Professor, Neurology, USA
Alexander Truskinovsky
Professor, Clinical Pathology, USA
Marom Sareli
Professor, Surgery, Israel
Zaal Kokaia
Professor, Neurology, Sweden, Georgia
David Prangishvili
Professor, Biology, France, Georgia
Merab Kiladze
Professor, Surgery, Georgia
Gia Tomadze
Professor, Surgery, Georgia
Davit Tabagari
Professor, Clinical Oncologist, Georgia
Konstantine Mardaleishvili
Professor, Clinical Oncologist, Georgia
Organiser - Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University (TSU)
The conference “Translational and Clinical Medicine” is organized by the Faculty of Medicine, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU). The aim of the TSU Faculty of Medicine is to be established as a center of medical education and science developed in accordance with international standards and to be a leader within the country and an institution with a growing scientific and educational reputation at the international level – having the modern educational programs of all three levels, material-technical infrastructure and clinical centers, academic staff and graduates with international authority, and the scientific researches of world-wide recognition. Currently, more than 100 doctoral students are conducting research at the Faculty of Medicine, TSU. See more information here.
Scientific Committee
Prof. Dimitri Kordzaia
Keti Tsomaia
Prof. Javier Padillo
Prof. David Prangishvili
Prof. Zaal Kokaia
Organizational Committee
Lika Svanadze
Mariam Mkervalishvili
Merab Vachnadze
Partners
Financial Support
