Dear Colleagues,

The Egon and Ann Diczfalusy Foundation announces a series of presentations (the Diczfalusy Course) by well acknowledged international speakers from all over the world and invites you to participate. 

In accordance with the Foundation’s mission (https://diczfalusyfoundation.org/about) the aim of the course is to promote reproductive health by establishing and supporting opportunities and forums for publication of scientific results and organizing scientific conferences. We aim to create opportunities for internationally acclaimed scientists and young researchers to build fruitful professional relationships and present their latest scientific achievements. The Foundation specifically wants to support scientific research with a special focus on young scientists.

The first meeting of the Diczfalusy Course will be held on October 18 (Endometriosis management) with two presentations in a Webinar format on Microsoft Teams platform. We offer the following scientific program during the forthcoming months in 2021-22:

Meeting #1:  18 October 2021, 17:00 – 18:00 CET
Endometriosis management
Moderator: Prof. emeritus György Bártfai, Hungary
Endometriosis management: importance of pharmacotherapy, experiences with DNG mono therapy
Speaker: Prof. Michele Vignali, (Italy)  
Treatment of endometriosis: Insights into the daily practice by patient cases (surgical and conservative approach)
Speaker: Prof. Ludwig Kiesel. (Germany)

Meeting #2:  24 November 2021, 17:00 – 18:30 CET
Use of ultrasound in Gynecology and Obstetrics
Moderator: Prof. David Archer (USA)
Diagnosis of Adnexal masses identified on transvaginal ultrasound
Speaker: Alfred Z. Abuhamad, (USA)
Ultrasound Identification of Fetal anomalies before 10 weeks gestation
Speaker: Steven Warsof, (USA)

Meeting #3: 2^nd half of January 2022
Urogynecology
Moderator: Prof. David Archer (USA)
Use of Ultrasound in urogynecology
Speaker Peter Takacs, (USA)
Urodynamics and therapeutic interventions for incontinence
Speaker: Kindra Larson, (USA)

Meeting #4: 2^nd half of February 2022  
Clinical and research work at the Dept. of OBGYN, University Novi Sad
Moderator: Prof. Tihomir Vejnović (Serbia)
Etiology, Diagnosis and Prevention of Placenta Accreta Spectrum.

Speaker: Tihomir Vejnović, Bojan Karadeglija (Serbia)
Our impact on long-term complications of caesarean section.
Speaker: Aleksandra Vejnović, Isidora Dickov (Serbia)

Meeting #5: 2^nd half of March 2022  
Uterine Fibroids
Moderator: to be announced later
Uterine fibroids management in the practice including the oral GnRH antagonist combination therapy.
Speaker: prof. dr. Miklós Koppán, (Hungary) 45 minutes lecture

Meeting # 6:  2^nd half of April
IVF ET
Moderator: Peter Kovács (Hungary)
The current status of time-lapse embryo monitoring.
Speaker: Csaba Pribenszky (Sweden)
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy - should we offer it and should we offer it to all?Speaker: Dr. Barış Ata  (Turkey)  

Meeting # 7: 2^nd half of May 2022
Hormonal Contraception for Women: New methods
Moderator: to be announced later 
Oral progestin only methods advantages and disadvantages
Speaker: Thomas Kimble (USA)   
Combined female hormonal contraception. Efficacy and Safety.
Speaker: David F. Archer,   

Meeting #8: 1st half of June 2022
Prenatal diagnosis and treatment
Moderator: to be announced later
Prenatal diagnosis of Foetal abdominal malformations
Speaker: Dieter Bettelheim (Austria)
Intrauterine therapy
Speaker: to be announced later   

Meeting #9: 2^nd half of September 2022  
Clinical and research work at the Dept. of OBGYN, University Szeged
Moderator: Prof. Gábor Németh (Hungary)
Presentations will be announced later  

Meeting #10: 1st half of October 2022  
Vulvovaginal infections
Moderator: to be announced later
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis - burden of disease and treatment opportunity
Speaker: to be announced later
Chicken or the egg? Vaginal microbiome and HPV infection.  
Speaker: to be announced later

You can register and get further details of the speakers and the presentations here https://diczfalusyfoundation.org/courses.
Please, complete your registration not later than two days before the actual event.

Our ability to provide wide access to such high-level scientific content would not be possible without the dedication of our volunteer speakers, Board members and generous support from participants as you. Therefore, we request your financial assistance of a registration fee of €15 per meeting so that we can continue our work towards the goals of the Foundation. You can also register for all 10 Meetings in the forthcoming year at once for €100.

We keep the program current by updating it as soon and as frequently as possible.

We are looking forward to having you online on each event of the Diczfalusy Course!

Sincerely yours,

The Board of the Egon and Ann Diczfalusy Foundation

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the 24th WorldLab Congress in Seoul will be held jointly with the 16th APFCB (Asia-Pacific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry) Congress in June 2022.

The IFCC and APFCB have agreed that a joint conference would be more attractive and beneficial for both conference delegates and corporate sponsors and will ensure wider participation from laboratory professionals and industry partners across Asia-Pacific and around the world.

The host Society, the Korean Society for Clinical Chemistry (KSCC) has also very graciously agreed to host the joint WorldLab-APFCB Congress in Seoul which has also been approved by the IFCC and APFCB Executive Boards.

The Joint WorldLab-APFCB Congress will be held on 26th -30th June 2022 in Seoul at the Coex Convention and Exhibition Center.

We welcome all IFCC national societies and corporate member to actively participate in this major and exciting event next year.

Your sincerely

Prof. Khosrow Adeli
IFCC President