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The 8th International Congressof the Croatian Society of Nuclear Medicine: highlights from ibenik, 912 May 2014
A. T. Golubi & D. Hui
Introduction
The 8th International Congress of the Croatian Society of Nuclear Medicine (CSNM) was held in ibenik, from 9 to 12 May 2014, under the chairman-ship of Professor Draen Hui and the auspices of the Croatian Ministry of Health and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). It was again recognised as the largest nuclear medicine meeting in the region, with more than 200 participants. This was a very special occasion as the CSNM was celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first congress, held in Zagreb in 1994. Having organised several successful congresses in Opatija, the Organising Committee decided on a new venue in the historical town of ibenik, a beautiful and picturesque Adriatic city situated on the coastline of Dalmatia.
This international event was a perfect opportunity to meet world experts in nuclear medicine, examine their work, discuss the status of nuclear medicine in the region and worldwide, and present and explore novel nuclear medicine achievements (Fig. 1).
Original scientific work submitted included 85 papers, with presenters from 14 European countries (Austria, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, the UK, Russia, the Netherlands and France) as well as from the USA and India. The programme consisted of 22 invited lectures, 32 oral presentations and 31 poster presentations (Fig. 2).
The President of CSNM, Professor Draen Hui, opened the congress by welcoming the participants and showing a retrospective summary of previous congresses. Over the last 20 years, locations, venues and faces have changed, but the goals of scientific progress, knowledge exchange, and regional interaction and collaboration have always remained the priority. Times past were remembered with fondness.
EANM President, Professor Fred Verzijlbergen, was a special guest at the opening ceremony (Fig. 1). He greeted the attendees and briefly discussed the status of nuclear medicine, accomplishments in the field and future improvements.
Continuing medical education programme
An important part of the congress agenda was the introductory lectures that were delivered as part of the continuing medical education (CME) programme by invited, highly respected experts in nuclear medicine.F. Verzijlbergen (Rotterdam) gave a broad and novel overview of biomedical...