The European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the United Nations University for Peace organized the XIII ECPD International Summer School on Cardiovascular Diseases with the main topic “Prevention, Detection and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases”, which was held from June 20 to 24 at the Hotel "Splendid" in Budva.

The School was opened by introductory speeches of Academician Prof. Dr. Negoslav Ostojić, ECPD Executive Director, Academician Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kanjuh, Director of the ECPD Medical and Bio-Medical Studies, President of the School Council, President of the Committee for Cardiovascular Pathology SANU, Academician prof. Dr. Nathan D. Wong, School Director, University of California, Irvine, USA and Prof. Dr. Ian Graham, Co-Director of School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Lectures were also held by Academician Prof. Dr. Duško Vulić, Co-Director of the School, ANURS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Academician Prof. Dr. Miodrag Ostojić, Co-Director of the School, SANU, Belgrade, Academician Prof. Dr. Senka Mesihović-Dinarević, President of the Committee for Cardiovascular Pathology of ANU BiH, Sarajevo, Prof. Dr. Dan Gaita, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, Prof. Dr. Milan Nedeljković, Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Prof. Dr. Branko Beleslin, Cardiology Clinic of the Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Prof. Dr. Mirza Dilić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Prof. Dr. Milica Lazović, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Prof. Dr. Ivan Tasić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Prof. Dr. Ivana Petrović, Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Dedinje", Belgrade and Dr. Alenka Prelc, Ljubljana.

The Program of the School included the following main topics:

• COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases (CVD)

• Risk factors for CVD and European recommendations for prevention

• The obesity epidemic: strategies for prevention and control

• Cardiodiabetology

• Psychosocial factors and cardiovascular diseases

• Treatment of resistant hypertension

• Hypertension in children and prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases

• Prevention and treatment of heart failure

• Acute coronary syndrome - optimization of early management in invasively treated patients

• Early diagnosis of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease

• Rehabilitation of cardiovascular patients and other.

The School is internationally and nationally accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC) and the Health Council of Serbia. Based on the participation and the acquired knowledge and skills during the School, participants received an internationally valid Certificate of the European Center for Peace and Development of the United Nations University for Peace.

 

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