CONGRESS PROGRAM

 

THURSDAY  11.3.2021

9.00 – 9.05 Welcome speech
Ministry of Health

9.05 – 9.10 Welcome speech
Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Affairs

9.10 – 9.20 Opening remarks by the organizing committee of the congress,
Dean Premik, LL. B. MSc

9.20 – 9.30 Opening remarks by the expert committee 
Jana Mrak, MD MSc

 

PLENARY SESSION 9.30 – 14.00

Moderator – Mojca Kos Golja

9.30 – 10.00 Insurance System and Disability Assessment in the Netherlands, Annette de Wind

10.00 – 10.30 Insurance System and Disability Assessment in Belgium, Jean-Pierre Schenkelaars

10.30 – 11.00 Update on Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini

11.00 – 11.30 Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Etiopathology, Symptoms and Diagnostics, Daša Šuput Skvarča

11.30 – 11.40 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR 11.40 – 11.50

 

Moderator – Danica Rotar Pavlič

11.50 – 12.20 Diagnostic Challenges in the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, Jaka Ostrovršnik

12.20 – 12.50 A Stepwise Approach to the Treatment of Patients with Fibromyalgia, Mojca Kos Golja

12.50 – 13.20 Fibromyalgia – Case Report, Olivera Masten Cuznar, Tatjana Zavodnik Krupenko

13.20 – 13.50 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Igor Kononenko

13.50 – 14.00 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR – BREAK 14.00 – 14.20

 

PARALLEL SECTION I  14.20 – 17.30

FIBROMYALGIA

Moderator – Mojca Kos Golja

14.20 – 14.40 Treatment of Fibromyalgia Patients at the Family Doctor, Danica Rotar Pavlič

14.40 -15.00 Psychological Aspects of Chronic Non-malignant Pain, Barbara Horvat Rauter

15.00 – 15.20 Fibromyalgia from the Perspective of a Neurologist, Marjan Zaletel

15.20 – 15.40 Fibromyalgia from the Psychiatric Perspective, Maja Rus Makovec

15.40 – 15.50 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR 15.50-16.00

 

Moderator – Metka Teržan

16.00 – 16.20 Team Medical Examination in Subspecial Rehabilitation Clinic of Persons with Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Other Forms of Chronic Pain: Decisions on Referrals to the Disability Commission, Helena Jamnik

16.20 – 16.40 Early Return to Work for Persons with Fibromyalgia, Bojan Pelhan

16.40 – 17.00 Experience of a Forensic Expert Relating to Fibromyalgia, Metoda Dodič Fikfak

17.00 – 17.20 When tomorrow is already too far away, Daša Culiberg Jontes

17.20 – 17.30 Discussion

 

PARALLEL SECTION II 14.20 – 17.30

MED. EXPERTISE AND INSURANCE MEDICINE

Moderator – Jana Mrak

14.20 – 14.40 Dissemination of Good Absenteeism Management Practices among Employers at the Regional Level, Evgen Janet

14.40 -15.00 Financial-Medical Control in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Marjana Gaber, Milan Rajtmajer, Aleksandra Bola Natek

15.00 – 15.20 The First Graduates in Medical Expertise and Insurance Medicine in Slovenia, Jana Mrak

15.20 – 15.40 Early Vocational Rehabilitation in the Return to Work Process, Metka Teržan

15.40 – 15.50 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR 15.50-16.00

 

Moderator – Tanja Jordan

16.00 – 16.20 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Ability Assessment, Lidija Plaskan

16.20 – 16.40 Assessing the Permanent Consequences of Damage to the Locomotor Apparatus in Commercial Insurance Companies, Boris Kramžar

16.40 – 17.00 Musculoskeletal Pain, Work Capacity and Sick Leave in Slovenia and Abroad, Then and Now, Tanja Jordan

17.00 – 17.20 Expert in Social Disputes, Irena Žagar

17.20 – 17.30 Discussion

 

FRIDAY, 12.3.2021

PLENARY SESSION   8.30 – 14.00

ORTHOPAEDICS

Moderator – Miha Vodičar

08.30 – 09.00 Trends in Spine Surgery – Should We Avoid Deformity Surgery in Adults? Miha Vodičar

09.00 – 9.30 Surgery vs Conservative Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tear, David Martinčič

09.30 – 10.00 Hip Arthroscopy – Indications, Expected Outcome and Ability to Return to Work, Klemen Stražar

10.00 – 10.30 Missed Pathology in Patients with Poor Functional Results Post-Knee Arthroplasty, Rihard Trebše

10.30 – 11.00 Foot & Ankle Pathology in Active Patients and Treatment Outcome, Matjaž Merc

11.00 – 11.10 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR 11.10 – 11.20

 

Moderator – Breda Jesenšek Papež

11.20 – 11.50 Predictors for Work Ability in Low-back and Neck Problems, Breda Jesenšek Papež

11.50 – 12.20 Vocational Rehabilitation and Workplace Adjustments, Peter Šalej

Moderator Ticijana Prijon

12.20 – 12.50 Maintaining the Work Ability of Employees through the Promotion of Health at Work: Practical examples, Davor Denkovski

12.50 – 13.20 The Role of the Commission for Faculty Expert Opinions of MF UL in the Expert Work Ability Evaluation Process, Jože Balažic

13.20 – 13.50 Analysis of Health Absenteeism Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders in Slovenia, Ada Hočevar Grom, Ticijana Prijon

13.50 – 14.00 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR – BREAK, 14.00 – 14.20

 

PARALLEL SECTION I 14.20 – 17.30

ORTHOPAEDICS – HIP

Moderator – Tomaž Tomažič

14.20 – 14.35 Outcomes after Periacetabular Osteotomies and Other Hip Preservation Procedures, Rene Mihalič

14.35 – 14.50 Hip Arthroplasty and Work Ability, Tomaž Tomažič

14.50 – 15.05 Reasons for Hip Endoprosthesis Revision and Functional Outcome, Drago Dolinar

15.05 – 15.20 Solutions to Severe Hip Related Complications, Slavko Kramberger

15.20 – 15.35 Vocational Rehabilitation after an Invasive Treatment of Femoral Bone Cancer, Tanja Korošec, Bojan Pelhan, Polona Jesenko

15.35 – 15.50 Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR, 15.50-16.00

 

ORTHOPAEDICS – SPINE

Moderator – Gregor Rečnik

16.00 – 16.15 Minimally Invasive Procedures for Low-back Pain, Attila Szunyog

16.15 – 16.30 Impact of Major Spine Surgery on Pain and Work Ability, Gregor Rečnik

16.30 – 16.45 Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery and When? Lovro Suhodolčan

16.45 – 17.00 Failed Back Surgery Syndrome – When Is Revision Surgery a Good Idea? Matevž Topolovec

17.00 – 17.15 Employment Rehabilitation after a Spinal Cord Injury and Supported Employment, Monika Klojčnik, Matic Kovše

17.15 – 17.30 Discussion

17.30 – 17.50 Closing of the congress and presentation of resolutions –
Jana Mrak, president of the expert committee

 

PARALLEL SECTION II 14.20 – 17.15

ORTHOPAEDICS – SHOULDER/ANKLE

Moderator – T. Bajec

14.20 – 14.35  Ankle pathology and work ability – arthrodesis vs. arthroplasty, Jurij Štalc

14.35 – 14.50  Shoulder Pain – Surgery or Conservative Treatment, Benjamin Marjanovič

14.50 – 15.05  Treatment Options for Shoulder Instability, Jakob Merkač

15.05 – 15.20  Outcome and Disability after Shoulder Arthroplasty, Tomaž Bajec            

15.20 – 15.35  Practical Examples of Job Adjustments for Shoulder Injuries in the Context of Occupational Rehabilitation, Miran Krašovec

15.35 – 15.50   Discussion

PRESENTATION OF THE SPONSOR 15.50-16.00

 

ORTHOPAEDICS – KNEE

Moderator – David Martinčič

16.00 – 16.15 Challenges in Patellofemoral Instability and Patellofemoral Pain, Bogdan Ambrožič

16.15 – 16.30 Are Preservation Procedures in Knee Arthritis Sensible and When? Matevž Kuhta

16.30 – 16. 45  5 Outcomes in Difficult Knee Pathology and Revision Surgery, Blaž Mavčič

16.45 – 17.00  Practical Examples of Job Adaptations for a Person with Hip, Lumbar and Back Injuries, Brstin Kavalar 

17.00 – 17.15   Discussion

17.30 – 17.50   Closing of the congress and presentation of resolutions –
Jana Mrak, president of the expert committee