Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic in cooperation with Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, the office of the World Health Organisation in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic, and Office of Public Health of the Slovak Republic, supported by Professional Society of Health Crisis Preparedness of the Czech Republic, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava and Clinic of Urgent and General Medicine LF UK Bratislava hosts XIX international conference Medicine of Disasters in the Slovak Republic, which will take place from 14th to 16th June 2016 Hotel Hutník in Tatranské Matliary

Main topics of the conference

Preparedness of health to provide urgent health care following events involving mass disabilities of persons caused by terrorism, extremism or technological accidents and natural disasters.
Preparedness of health and other departments to the possible occurrence of highly dangerous diseases introduced in connection with the exodus of refugees from conflict zones to Europe and specific issues of healthcare provision to refugees.

Content of the expert programme

  1. Thematic block:
    The action of the integrated rescue and health system to address an event involving the mass disability of persons caused by terrorism, extremism or technological accidents and natural disasters or mass disability events at mass events.
  2. Thematic block:
    Current issues of preparedness for biological, chemical and radiation threats.
  3. Thematic block:
    Specific health care issues for refugees.
  4. Thematic block:
    Exemplary exercise on the theme: Activity of ICS and health components after finding a person suspected of VNN in a refugee detention camp.

Conference timetable

14 June 2016
09.00 – 1 p.m. registration and accommodation of conference participants
2.30 p.m.
2.30 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 thematic block

15 June 2016
09.00
5 p.m. 3rd thematic block
from 7 p.m. social evening

16 June 2016
09.00
11 a.m. 12 noon discussion on exercise
12 p.m. 12.30 a.m. conference closing time

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

  1. Registration for the conference shall be made using the registration form set out in the Annex. Registration shall be valid from receipt of the completed registration form. Completed registration form shall be sent at the latest to 20.05.2016 to email address:Your emails or Your emails.
  2. The reimbursement of the costs of accommodation, catering and the attendance fee will be made by direct payment at the registration centre of the conference on the day the conference starts.
  3. Applications for presentation within the conference are sent to 20.02.2016 following the instructions given on the registration form. Abstract lectures according to the model set out in the annex to the lecturers' submissions 20.05.2016. Lectures at the conference will be presented in Power Point format.
  4. The negotiating languages during the conference are Slovak, Czech and English.
  5. The conference organizer reserves the right to include in the professional programme presentations delivered in the specified manner.
  6. Each lecturer on the conference programme shall ensure that it is ready for presentation through the use of audiovisual equipment before the thematic block begins.
  7. Credits for participation for authors and co-authors of lectures will be awarded in accordance with SACCME Decision (Slovak Accreditation Board for Continuous Medical Education).

Annex No 1 - Registration form
Annex 2 - Abstract
Annex 3 - Professional programme

Annexes 1 and 2 (Registration form and Abstract) when completed send electronically to email addresses Your emails or Your emails. to 20.05.2016