Symposium lectures on-line

Most of the lectures of the Symposium were published on-line. You can find the video presentations at the top of each lecture abstract. We hope to complete the whole on-line program in the near feature.

Pictures of Semmelweis Symposium 2008

You can find the pictures of all the three days of Semmelweis Symposium 2008 here.

Lecture of Prof. Sándor Kovács

You can find the whole video-presentation of Prof. Sándor Kovács at "Lectures" on the following page.

Summary

More than 500 participants from 20 countries attended Semmelweis Symposium 2008. You can find a detailed summary of the event here. A summary of press echo in the Hungarian media you can find here.

Poster abstracts

You can find the poster abstracts of Semmelweis Symposium 2008 here.

Scientific Program - printable version

You can download the printable version of the Scientific Program here.

Cardiovascular pharmacogenomics course

According to the program of Semmelweis Symposium, Peter Pokreisz (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) will give a lecture (in Hungarian) on cGMP regulatory mechanisms in cardiology at 18:00 Wednesday, 26 November.

Abstract submission period extended

The deadline for abstract submission was extended until 18 November 2008. More detailes on the Abstract submission form.

On-line registration

Participation in the program of Semmelweis Symposium 2008 is free.
However, completion the on-line registration form is required to attend the Symposium.

Abstract submission for poster presentation

Abstracts for poster presentation are welcome to the Semmelweis Symposium. Deadline for abstract submission  is 15 November. More detailes on the Abstract Submission Form.

PhD course registration

Semmelweis Symposium 2008 was accredited by the School of Doctoral Studies of Semmelweis University. Students attending all the three days of the Symposium will get 2 PhD credits.

OFTEX registration

Semmelweis Symposium 2008 was registred to the OFTEX system. Colleagues attending all the three days of the Symposium will get 20 OFTEX credits. For detailed information look for SE-TK/2008-07/00383 at www.oftex.hu .

Final program

The final program of the Symposium has been completed. For detailes visit to the Scientific Program pages.

Current trends in Cardiology

This year cardiology is in the focus of Semmelweis Symposium. The members of the Heart Center take the opportunity to kindly invite you to this event.

Background and objective: We confirmed 25 years ago, that the final exam at the university – as a stress situation – increases blood pressure in medical students; the positive familiar history increases, but the regular sport decreases this reaction. The aim of the present study was whether nowadays our observations are similar then were 25 years ago? How do the well-known cardiovascular risk factors and the social environment influence the stress-induced blood pressure increase? Design and methods: Blood pressure was measured in 60 senior medical students with mercury sphygmomanometer during rest and immediately before their final exam. A questionnaire was completed about potential cardiovascular risk factors (past medical history, sport, smoking, obesity, alcohol- and caffeine consumption). Results: Results are summarized in table 1. Known/treated hypertension 25 years ago: 9/3, nowadays: 8/3. Nowadays, the stress-induced blood pressure increase was significantly higher (p<0,001) among hypertensive, overweight and regular drinker students and in case of they had a first-relative suffering from hypertension. Conclusions: The acute psychical stress situation (final exam) increases significantly the blood pressure in the normal range among medical students. The degree of blood pressure raise is fundamentally influenced by the lifestyle, so the early prevention is one of the most important objects.