Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering Workshop devoted to Medical Imaging for diagnosis with emphasis on Modern Ultrasound techniques and medical applications as well as Radiotherapy with emphasis on Brachytherapy

Europe/Zurich
University of Elbasan Aleksander Xhuvani

University of Elbasan Aleksander Xhuvani

Elbasan, Albania
Lemoigne Yves (UGC CERN)
Description

The Institute For Medical Physics (IFMP) in association with the University of Elbasan Aleksander Xhuvani will organize the 2016 Elbasan Workshop in continuation of the long series of Scientific Workshops done since two decades in South-Eastern Europe (recent ones were in Sarajevo 2014, in Shkodra 2014 and in Ohrid 2015).

This International Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering workshop in Albania will be devoted to Medical Imaging for diagnosis with emphasis on Modern Ultrasound techniques and medical applications as well as Radiotherapy with emphasis on Brachytherapy. It will be held in University Alexander Xhuvani, Elbasan, Albania from 4 to 8 July 2016 in close collaboration with the Physics Department headed by Luan Kola.

Elbasan is an historic city along via Egnatia (Roma to Byzance) funded in IV Century BC. At only 60 Km from Tirana, capital of Albania, Elbasan was the seat of one of the first Education institution, then University, of Albania.

The target audience includes senior Medical Physicists as well as young physicists working in the field. They can be from Albania but also from neighboring countries. Lectures will be in English. We hope for free, frank and fruitful discussions during this workshop.

First participants and organizers: Luan Kola (Elbasan University, Al), Yves Lemoigne (IMFP, Fr), Inva Koçiaj-Buzic (Elbasan University, Al), Christian Cachard (CREATIS & Lyon Uni, Fr), Alex Rijnders (Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Be), Hervé Liebgott (Institut Universitaire de France, Fr), Piero Tortoli (Firenze uni, It), Massimo Mischi (Eindhoven TU, Nl); Patrick Le Dû (IEEE, USA).

Invitations will be obtained on the website: http://www.ifmp.eu. Special conditions will be made for members of IFMP network and IFMP-greise Association of Scientists.

 

    • 08:30 09:00
      REGISTRATION: Secretariat Registration Biblioteca, Main Room (Aleksander Xhuvani University)

      Biblioteca, Main Room

      Aleksander Xhuvani University

      Rruga Rinia, Elbasan

      Participants sign the presence list, receive their badge and documents

      Conveners: Albana Topi (Siena University, Siena, Italy), Daniela Halili, Inva Buzi (Aleksander Xhuvani University)
    • 09:00 09:30
      WELCOME By Rector Prof. Dr. Skender TOPI 30m

      Welcome in Aleksander Xhuvani University by the Rector Prof. Dr. Skender TOPI and Prof. Sotir MALI, Dean of Natural Sciences faculty, Luan KOLA (A. Xhuvani University), and Yves LEMOIGNE (IFMP & CERN), both co-chairs of the Workshop.

      Speakers: Prof. Luan KOLA (Aleksander Xhuvani University), Prof. Skender TOPI (Aleksander Xhuvani University), Sotir MALI (Aleksander Xhuvani University), Prof. Yves LEMOIGNE (IFMP & CERN)
    • 09:30 10:30
      Medical Physics in Albania 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Partizan MALKAJ (Polytechnic University of Tirana)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m Next room (Biblioteca)

      Next room

      Biblioteca

    • 11:00 12:00
      Medical Imaging Review 1 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Yves Lemoigne (TERA Foundation (IT))
    • 12:00 13:00
      Ultrasound Basis 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Christian Cachard (CREATIS Uni Lyon , France)
    • 13:00 14:30
      Lunch 1h 30m REGINA Restaurant

      REGINA Restaurant

      Rruga E RE
    • 14:30 15:30
      Medical Imaging Review 2 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Yves Lemoigne (TERA Foundation (IT))
    • 15:30 16:30
      Ultrasound Imaging 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Christian Cachard (CREATIS Uni Lyon , France)
    • 16:30 17:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 17:00 18:00
      Training and Simulation in Radiotherapy 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Niko Hyka (Polytechnic University of Tirana)
    • 20:00 22:00
      Welcome Coktail 2h REGINA Restaurant

      REGINA Restaurant

    • 08:30 09:30
      3D Applications of US imaging 1h
      Speaker: Dr Hervé LIEBGOTT+C.Cachard (CREATIS, Lyon, France)
    • 09:30 10:30
      US Beam Forming 1h
      Speaker: Dr Massimo MISCHI (Eindhoven University)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      Doppler Ultrasound - 1 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Piero TORTOLI (University of Firenze)
    • 12:00 13:00
      Contrast Agents 1h
      Speaker: Dr Massimo MISCHI (Eindhoven University)
    • 13:00 14:30
      Lunch 1h 30m REGINA Restaurant

      REGINA Restaurant

      Rruga E RE
    • 14:30 15:00
      Students' forum 30m

      Powerpoint Presentations given by students about their work or any topic they are interested by.

      Speaker: Albana Topi (Siena University, Siena, Italy)
    • 15:00 16:00
      Using Ultrasound in Cardiology at hospital 1h
      Speaker: Dr Marsjon QORDJA (Mother Teresa Hospital)
    • 16:00 16:30
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 16:30 17:30
      Doppler Ultrasound - 2 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Piero TORTOLI (University of Firenze)
    • 17:30 18:30
      Using Ultrasound in Urology 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Drilona Kishta (University of Tirana)
    • 08:30 09:30
      ULTRAFAST ULTRASOUND 1h
      Speaker: Dr Hervé LIEBGOTT-Cachard (CREATIS, Lyon France)
    • 09:30 10:30
      Assurance Quality & Simulation 1h
      Speaker: Dr Hervé LIEBGOTT-Cachard (CREATIS, Lyon France)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      CULTURAL HALF-DAY. Departure to Korçë by Bus 1h
      Speakers: Albana Topi (Siena University, Siena, Italy), Inva Buzi (Aleksander Xhuvani University), Prof. Luan KOLA (Aleksander Xhuvani University)
    • 12:00 12:30
      Visit of Lin Peninsula, Village, Ruins of Church and Mosaic 30m
      Speaker: Prof. Luan KOLA (Aleksander Xhuvani University)
    • 12:30 14:00
      Departure to Pogradec and Lunch 1h 30m
    • 14:00 15:30
      Visit of Drilon Park with Boat trip and photos in Luxuriant vegetation 1h 30m 5 Km from Pogradec along Ohrid lake (Drilon Park)

      5 Km from Pogradec along Ohrid lake

      Drilon Park

      Speaker: Albana Topi (Siena University, Siena, Italy)
    • 15:30 17:30
      Departure to Korçë and visit of the city (visit of the ABC Museum, the first School in Albanian Language in 1887) 2h Korçë city

      Korçë city

      Speakers: Albana Topi (Siena University, Siena, Italy), Daniela Halili, Prof. Luan KOLA (Aleksander Xhuvani University)
    • 17:30 18:00
      Coffee Break 30m Korçë

      Korçë

    • 18:00 20:30
      Departure from Korçë to Elbasan (After a 3 mn stop in front of the French Army Cementery 1917 for a photo) 2h 30m Korçë

      Korçë

      Speaker: Prof. Yves Lemoigne (TERA Foundation (IT))
    • 08:30 09:30
      Brachytherapy: Photon Sources 1h
      Speaker: Dr Alex RIJNDERS (Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Be)
    • 09:30 10:30
      Brachytherapy Room 1h
      Speaker: Dr Ervis TELHAJ (Hygeia Hospital, Tirana)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      Radiobiology in Brachytherapy 1h
      Speaker: Dr Alex RIJNDERS (Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Be)
    • 12:00 13:00
      BRACHYTHERAPY: Dosimetry Systems 1h
      Speaker: Dr Ervis TELHAJ (Hygeia Hospital, Tirana)
    • 13:00 14:30
      Lunch 1h 30m REGINA Restaurant

      REGINA Restaurant

      Rruga E RE
    • 14:30 15:00
      Students' Forum 30m
      Speaker: Meysam Dadgar (Urmia University)
    • 15:00 16:00
      BRACHYTHERAPY: Treatment Plannings 1h
      Speaker: Dr Alex RIJNDERS (Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Be)
    • 16:00 16:30
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 16:30 17:30
      Ionising Radiation in Radiotherapy 1h
      Speaker: Uarda Gjoka (University of Tirana)
    • 17:30 18:30
      VARIAN BrachyTherapy 1h
      Speaker: Dr Armin MADER (Varian GmbH)
    • 20:00 22:00
      BANQUET 2h REGINA Restaurant

      REGINA Restaurant

      Rruga E RE
    • 08:30 09:30
      Quality Assurance, Patient Safety in BRACHYTHERAPY 1h
      Speaker: Dr Alex RIJNDERS (Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Be)
    • 09:30 10:30
      Conventional anf Stereotactic Radiotherapy 1h
      Speaker: Dr Irena Muçollari (Mother Teresa Hospital, Tirana)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee Break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      Innovation in Medicine: Toward Treatments by Electroporation techniques 1h
      Speaker: Dr Elham RAEISI (Shahrecord University)
    • 12:00 13:00
      Summary, Discussion and Conclusions 1h
      Speaker: Prof. Yves Lemoigne (TERA Foundation (IT))
    • 13:00 13:15
      End of ELBASAN 2016 Workshop 15m