101st EGPRN Meeting

Opening Session

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

• Opening of the Meeting by EGPRN Chairperson
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  Prof. Dr. Lieve Peremans
  University of Antwerp, Family Medicine and Population Health

• Welcome by Local Host
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  Prof. Radost Assenova
  Medical University Plovdiv, General Practice

Plenary Session - Theme Papers

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Dr. Lieve Peremans (Chair)
  University of Antwerp, Family Medicine and Population Health

• Fostering scholarship in GP Training in Ireland; a national initiative to build and enhance resea...
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  Dr. Aileen Barrett
  Irish College of General Practitioners

• Intentions and Objectives of Trainers in the “Fighting Stigma in Healthcare Programme”: A qualita...
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  Dr. Ando Rajaonah
  Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

• Personal Experiences of Social Isolation Among U.S. Family Medicine Providers and Their Impact on...
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  Dr. Frank Mueller
  University Medical Center Göttingen

Parallel Session A - Theme Papers: A Collaboration in Practice

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Radost Assenova (Chair)
  Medical University Plovdiv, General Practice

• Improving Collaboration Between GPs and Urologists Through Population-Based Screenings of Men’s H...
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  Prof. Petar Antonov
  Medical Univeristy of Plovdiv

• Inter-professional learning from the experience of patient-mentors
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  Prof. Alain Mercier
  Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

• Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Family Medicine Nursing: A Qualitative Study
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  Dr. Duygu Ayhan Başer
  Hacettepe University Facuty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara Turkey

Parallel Session B - Freestanding Papers

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Michael Harris (Chair)
  University of Bath, UK

• Morbidity and survival profile of adults diagnosed with ASD compared with the general population ...
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  Dr. Itamar Getzler
  Maccabi Health Services

• Sex differences in the economic impact of chronic kidney disease in primary care: the retrospecti...
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  Mr. Oriol Cunillera Puértolas
  Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina ...

• Tracking Risk Factor Trends in a Structured Chronic Disease Management Programme: Real-World Evid...
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  Dr. Fintan Stanley
  Irish College of General Practitioners

Parallel Session C: Freestanding Papers

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Pemra C. Unalan (Chair)
  Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

• Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of Family Physicians in Türkiye
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  Dr. Ezgi Agadayi
  Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine

• From Tutor to Trusted Colleague: Exploration of the Expanding Role of CME Tutors in Irish General...
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  Ms. Ivana Keenan
  Irish College of General Practitioners

• How Old Do You Feel: Questioning Subjective Age in Primary Care: General Practitioners Reflect on...
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  Dr. Robert Hoffman
  Faculty of Medicine

Parallel Session D - Theme Papers: COVID-19

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Jako Burgers (Chair)
  Dutch College of General Practitioners

• Feasibility and preliminary findings of a 7-Day caloric restriction protocol in Long COVID: A pil...
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  Ms. Sandra León-Herrera
  Fundación Instituto Investigación Sanitaria Aragón

• Identifying Terminological Biomarkers of Long COVID Through Narrative Medicine and Ontology Mapping
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  Dr. Marc Jamoulle
  University of Liege

• “It's all a struggle and an effort” – Experiences of people with Post-COVID-Syndrome dealing with...
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  Ms. Uta Sekanina
  University Medical Center Goettingen

Parallel Session E: Freestanding Papers: Diagnosis – Predictive Values

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Andrej Pangerc (Chair)
  Medical faculty, University of Ljubljana

• Mortality predictors in hospitalized patients with Covid-19
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  Dr. Vesela Blagoeva
  Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

• Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Turkish Primary Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Practice and ...
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  Dr. Öznur Kübra Odabaş
  Ankara Public Health Directorate

• Predictive Role of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index in Hypertension: First Outcomes
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  Dr. Sena Akyar
  Trakya University Faculty of Medicine

Parallel Session F: Theme Papers: Mental Health and Well-Being

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Limor Adler (Chair)
  Israel Association of Family Physicians

• Cis-Heteronormativity and Discrimination in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study on LGBTQI+ Healthcare
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  Dr. Stavroula Kostaki
  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• Digital Health Literacy Interventions for Mental Health Improvement in Primary Care: Evidence fro...
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  Dr. Alejandra Aguilar-Latorre
  University of Zaragoza

• Mental Health in Physicians: Perspectives and Challenges from surveys in Barcelona
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  Dr. Brenda Biaani León-Gómez
  Catalan Institute of Health

Parallel Session G: One Slide Five Minute Presentations

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Ferdinando Petrazzuoli (Chair)
  Centre for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö...

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  Prof. Shlomo Vinker (Chair)
  Leumit Health Services, Family Meidicine

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  Prof. Mehmet Ungan (Chair)
  EGPRN Former Chair (2012-2013, 2016-2019), Ankara University School of Medicine

• Development and Validation of the Family Involvement Levels of Practice Scale-Turkish (FILOPS-T):...
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  Dr. Mehmet Göktuğ Kılınçarslan
  Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

• Digital Health Literacy Among Young Family Physicians: Are We Ready for the Next Generation of Te...
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  Prof. Fatma Göksin Cihan
  Duzce University Faculty of Medicine

• Empowering Future GPs: A European AI Innovation Network for Primary Care
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  Dr. Odi Stummer
  Institute for General Medicine, Martin-Luther-University

• Feasibility and applicability of integrating wearable devices into primary cardiovascular risk pr...
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  Dr. Georgi Petrov
  

• Lifestyle Counseling in Family Medicine: A Case-based Educational Intervention Focused on Nutriti...
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  Dr. Fatih Özcan
  Manisa Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty

• Mental health among Farmers in rural Germany: A research idea for a Mixed-Methods Study to assess...
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  Ms. Linda Hoffmeister
  University Medical Center Göttingen

• The GP personality and its relationship with burn-out, coping mechanisms, patient centred care an...
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  Dr. Ileana Gefaell
  Primary Care Research Unit, Madrid, Spain

• Transforming obesity management in Primary Care: A European roadmap from policy to practice
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  Dr. Raquel Gomez Bravo
  Université du Luxembourg, Research Group Self-Regulation and Health Institute for Health and Beha...

Parallel Session H - Freestanding Papers: Vaccination

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Philippe-Richard Domeyer (Chair)
  Hellenic Open University, Greece

• Communication, confidence, and commitment: psychosocial dimensions of HPV vaccine advocacy among ...
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  Dr. Gergana Apostolova
  Medical University of Plovdiv

• Learning from the Field: A Qualitative SWOT Analysis of the COVID-19 Home Vaccination Programme i...
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  Prof. Smyrnakis Emmanouil
  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School

Practice Visits in Plovdiv

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Parallel Session I - Theme Papers

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Negar Pourbordbari (Chair)
  Clinical medicine, University of Aalborg

• Assessing Family Medicine Residency Training: Evaluation of Resident Perspectives
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  Prof. Ana Maria Alexandra Stanescu
  "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania

• Empowering the next generation of healthcare workers: The role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
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  Dr. Heather L Rogers
  BioBizkaia Health Research Institute

• The Future of Family Medicine from Family Physicians' Perspective
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  Prof. Michal Shani
  Tel Aviv University

Parallel Session J - Interesting Methodology Session

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Paul Van Royen (Chair)
  EGPRN Former Chair (2004-2010), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Primary and Interdiscipl...

• Evaluation of the Relationship between Polypharmacy and Glycaemic Control Levels in Patients Aged...
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  Dr. Hüseyin Nejat Küçükdağ
  Duzce university

• Exploring European General Practitioners’ Perspectives on Digital Health Solutions in Home-Based ...
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  Dr. Mafalda Proença-Portugal
  NOVA Medical School

• Sensitivity comparison of a code-based and a questionnaire-based system for influenza-like illnes...
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  Ms. Mélanie Nahimana
  Sciensano

Parallel Session K: Freestanding Papers

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Gökçe İşcan (Chair)
  Suleyman Demirel University School of Medicine

• Evaluation of the Relationship Between Frailty, Geriatric Depression, and Family Functionality in...
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  Prof. Yasemin Cayir
  Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine

• The Effect of Telemedicine on Preventive Medicine- A Case from Israel
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  Dr Ilan Yehoshua
  Maccabi health services

• What Are the Lessons of the Hypertension Delphi Study?
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  Dr. Ábel Perjés
  Semmelweis University

Poster Session 1: Miscellaneous

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Sophia Eilat-Tsanani (Chair)
  Department of Family Medicine - Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel; ...

• Alcohol misuse in women a challenge in primary care
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  Dr. Daniela Krasimirova
  Medical univercity Varna

• Changes in the levels of marker molecules salivary alpha-amylase and cortisol as a stress respons...
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  Dr. Adolf Alakidi
  Medical University Sofia

• Factors influencing the psychological state of internally displaced Ukrainians and Ukrainian refu...
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  Dr. Oksana Ilkov
  Uzhhorod national university

• Overuse of Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs in Croatian Family Medicine - A Growing Concern
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  Dr. Mislav Omerbašić
  Društvo nastavnika opće/obiteljske medicine DNOOM

• Validation of P-Risk, a Tool to Identify Individuals at Risk of Developing Psychosis Through Elec...
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  Ms. Maria Miñana Castellanos
  Idiap Jordi Gol, Unitat Suport Recerca

Poster Session 2: Practice Organisation

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Ábel Perjés (Chair)
  Semmelweis University

• Assessment of Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care Settings in Europe
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  Ms. Dúnia Bel Verge
  USR - Barcelona ICS

• Establishing a New Unit in Family Health Centers: A Qualitative Exploration of Processes and Expe...
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  Dr. Gizem Limnili
  Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine

• Patient perspectives on access to emergency medical care in primary healthcare settings
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  Dr. Daniela Mileva
  Medical University of Plovdiv

• Survey on Sustainability in Primary Healthcare Practice- A Collaborative Study
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  Prof. Paul Van Royen
  EGPRN Former Chair (2004-2010), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Primary and Interdiscipl...

• United by borders, divided by care: The Future We Leave Behind
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  Dr. Emina Bajrić Čusto
  Health Center Lukavac

Poster Session 3: Chronic Care

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Giulio Rigon (Chair)
  Primary Care, University of Verona School of Medicine

• Fractures, Frailty, and Forgotten Diagnoses: A Comparative Analysis of Death Certificates and Med...
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  Mr. Filip Molinder
  Linköping University

• Implementation of obesity interventions in primary care: a scoping review of barriers and facilit...
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  Ms. Sıdıka Ece Yokuş
  Manisa Celal Bayar University

• Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Emergency and Primary Care Settings: A Retrospective and Com...
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  Prof. Rosa Magallon Botaya
  Arrabl Health Center

• Polypharmacy and selected parameters associated with quality of life
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  Dr. Marta Tundzeva
  Center of family medicine, Medical faculty, Skopje

• Validation of an Innovative Communication Tool for Improving Compliance in Rehabilitation Medicine
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  Mr. Dmytro Hryhorenko
  UZHNU

Poster Session 4: Screening and Prevention

Location: 2nd Floor Foyer

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  Dr. Yochai Schonmann (Chair)
  Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv University

• Cardiovascular risk management in General Practice using the SCORE System
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  Dr. Plamen Latev
  Bulgarian General Practice Society for Research and Education

• Effects of Patient Education on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Patients With Diabetes
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  Dr. Bengi Tör
  Cerrahpasa medical Faculty

• Factors Influencing HPV vaccination behavior among Bulgarian GPs based on a Pro-VC-Be Survey
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  Ms. Teodora Dimcheva
  Medical University of Plovdiv

• Integrating Virtual Reality in Patient Education for the General Practice: Pilot Study
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  Mr. Georgi Boshev
  

Poster Session 5: Education

Location: 2nd Floor Foyer

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  Ms. Ivana Keenan (Chair)
  Irish College of General Practitioners

• Confidence, practices and training needs of Bulgarian GPs in managing menopausal symptoms: A Cros...
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  Dr. Zornitsa Ambareva
  Medical University of Plovdiv

• Empowering Implementation: Development and Validation of a Universal Tool for Family Physicians’ ...
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  Prof. Pavlo Kolesnyk
  Uzhgorod National University, Medical Faculty #2, Family medicine and outpatient care department

• Family Doctors’ Perspectives on the Applicability of Social Prescribing in Turkiye: A Qualitative...
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  Dr. Şeyma Handan Akyön
  

• Mapping Family Medicine residency programmes in Europe: The path to Standardization
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  Sara Ares Blanco
  Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine semFYC

• Mapping Medical Schools in the European Higher Education Area: A First Step to FaME-EP (Family Me...
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  Mr. Guillermo Viguera Alonso
  University of Zaragoza

• Presenteeism in (Primary) Healthcare: A Narrative Review of Causes, Consequences, and Prevention ...
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  Dr. Lavinia Costas
  JKU Linz

Poster Session 6: Patient-Centered Care

Location: 2nd Floor Foyer

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  Dr. Tiny Van Merode (Chair)
  EGPRN Chair, Maastricht University, General Practice

• Artificial Intelligence and Health Equity in Primary Care: A Scoping Review
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  Prof. Magda Gavana
  Medical School Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• Does Patient Satisfaction with Primary and Emergency Care Influence Non-urgent Emergency Departme...
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  Dr. Melike Mercan Başpinar
  University of Health Sciences, Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital

• Measuring menopausal symptoms in Bulgarian women using the Menopause rating scale: A Patient-Cent...
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  Dr. Georgi Tsigarovski
  AIP PMP D-r Georgi Tsigarovski GP Training Practice ltd, Plovdiv

• Quality under scrutiny: reviewing primary healthcare indicators in Ukraine during the war
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  Dr. Yurii Sich
  UzhNU

• Would Patients Choose In-Person Visits Again? A Cross-Sectional Study of Retrospective Preference...
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  Prof. Joseph Azuri
  Tel Aviv University and Maccabi Healthcare Services

Poster Session 7: Needs of Special Patient Groups

Location: 3rd Floor Foyer

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  Prof. Kiril Slaveykov (Chair)
  Trakia University

• Appropriate choice of antibiotic therapy for patients in nursing homes: how relevant are diagnos...
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  Prof. Sonia Zenari
  Primary Care, University of Verona School of Medicine

• Aspirin for Prevention: Who Uses It, Why, and at What Cost?
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  Dr. Gökçe İşcan
  Suleyman Demirel University School of Medicine

• Effectiveness of a Randomized Complex Intervention with Adolescents and Their Environment to Redu...
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  Prof. Ana Clavería
  Vigo Health Área (SERGAS). Galician Health Research Institute (IISGS).

• Measuring quality of life in patients after total thyroidectomy using a validated questionnaire: ...
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  Prof. Rositsa Dimova
  Medical University Plovdiv

• Phenotyping Long COVID in Children in Primary Care: A Case-Based Study Using the Human Phenotype ...
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  Dr. Serhan Soylu
  

Poster Session 8: Miscellaneous

Location: 3rd Floor Foyer

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  Prof. Nilgün Özçakar (Chair)
  Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine

• Do GPs’ Personalities Shape Their Patient Populations? A Cross-Sectional Study from Greek Primary...
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  Prof. Eleni Jelastopulu
  University of Patras, School of Medicine

• Exploring physicians' opinions and attitudes toward the role of artificial intelligence in primar...
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  Prof. Nurver Sipahioğlu
  Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

• Improving detection of terminal illness in nursing home residents: the first step towards a great...
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  Ms. Manuela Monchelato
  

• Integrating GPs into multidisciplinary oncology care: a feasibility reflection from Bulgaria
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  Dr. Ekaterina Zheleva
  MU Plovdiv

• Methodological innovations of a comprehensive strategy to improve cancer health literacy for canc...
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  Prof. Noemí López Rey
  Fundación Pública Galega de Investigación Biomédica Galicia Sur

• Young doctor, old stereotype – the concept of (dis)trust in a family medicine practice
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  Dr. Danijel Gajić
  Health Center Orašje

Parallel Session L - Theme Papers

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Ana Clavería (Chair)
  Vigo Health Área (SERGAS). Galician Health Research Institute (IISGS).

• Analysis of early diagnostic of prostate cancer patients in family medicine in Slovenia
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  Dr. Mateja Kokalj Kokot
  University of Ljubljana Medical faculty

• Assessing AI-Generated Smoking Cessation Advice for Patient Education in Primary Care
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  Dr. Canan Tuz
  Kocaeli University

• Is it possible to conduct multinational clinical trials in primary care? Experience from a rural ...
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  Dr. Jesús González-Lama
  Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)

• The role of GPs in vision protection of children: a seven-year longitudinal cohort study in Bulgaria
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  Prof. Kiril Slaveykov
  Trakia University

Parallel Session M: Web Based Research Course Presentations

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Mehmet Ungan (Chair)
  EGPRN Former Chair (2012-2013, 2016-2019), Ankara University School of Medicine

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  Dr. Ferdinando Petrazzuoli (Chair)
  Centre for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö...

• Contracting care, undermining commitment? How National Framework Agreements shape GP motivation a...
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  Dr. Yancho Madzharov
  Medical University of Plovdiv

• Inside Young Minds: Lifestyle and Cognition in Primary Care
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  Dr. Kübra Efe
  Ankara Etlik Şehir Hastanesi

• Protocol for evaluating factors related to coding of diagnoses by general practitioners in electr...
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  Ms. Floriane Rouvez
  Sciensano

• The Effect of Pedometer Use on Physical Activity in Healthy Individuals Aged 18–35 Through a Phys...
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  Dr. Yagmur Kilicdere
  Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Turkey

• The importance of measuring lipoprotein(a) during adolescents’ annual check-ups: a research propo...
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  Dr. Petar Haytov
  

• Trends and Determinants of Preventive Health Service Utilization in Türkiye: A Longitudinal Trend...
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  Dr. İkbal Hümay Arman
  Istanbul Medipol University, School of Medicine

Parallel Session N - Freestanding Papers

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Sara Ares Blanco (Chair)
  Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine semFYC

• Cancer screening programmes in Europe: a 32-country survey by the Örenäs EGPRN Collaborative Stud...
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  Ms. Dimitra Iosifina Papageorgiou
  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• Empowering Primary Care with AI: Leumit Advanced Predictive Health Analytics (LAPHA) Model Improv...
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  Prof. Shlomo Vinker
  Leumit Health Services, Family Meidicine

• Factors Affecting the Compliance and Participation of Women in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screeni...
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  Prof. Pemra C. Unalan
  Marmara University, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

• Sexual function preservation after CyberKnife SBRT in prostate cancer diagnosed early through PSA...
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  Dr. Stefan Pavlov
  Medical University of Plovdiv

Parallel Session O - Theme Papers

Location: Auditorium II (Ground Floor)

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  Dr. Georgi Tsigarovski (Chair)
  AIP PMP D-r Georgi Tsigarovski GP Training Practice ltd, Plovdiv

• Comparing Ageism Among Physicians in Primary Care, Internal Medicine, and Geriatrics: A Cross-Sec...
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  Dr. Limor Adler
  Israel Association of Family Physicians

• Relationship Between Compassion Fatigue Level and Quality of Working Life of Family Physicians
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  Dr. Hilal Özkaya
  Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital

Parallel Session P - One Slide Five Minutes Presentations

Location: Auditorium III (Ground Floor)

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  Prof. Shlomo Vinker (Chair)
  Leumit Health Services, Family Meidicine

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  Prof. Mehmet Ungan (Chair)
  EGPRN Former Chair (2012-2013, 2016-2019), Ankara University School of Medicine

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  Dr. Ferdinando Petrazzuoli (Chair)
  Centre for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö...

• Beyond the Thesis: Why Don’t Family Medicine Trainees Engage in Real Research?
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  Dr. Ekin Dikmen
  Trakya University

• Evaluation of Clinicians’ Attitudes Towards the Safe Use of Herbal Products: A Cross-Sectional St...
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  Prof. Didem Kafadar
  İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa , Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine

• Family Medicine as a Career Choice: Motivations and Barriers Among Future Doctors in Ukraine
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  Mr. Kostiantyn Bobyk
  Uzhhorod National University

• Participative sciences in health: an active research project for improving women’s healthcare pat...
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  Ms. Manon Reinbolt
  Université de Strasbourg

• Rethinking Vitamin D Support in Pregnancy: A Preliminary Study on the Need for Preconceptional Ed...
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  Dr. Şeyda Özcan Maden
  Ankara University

• Survey of Cannabis Usage amongst adults visiting Primary Care Clinics in Israel
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  Dr. Yochai Schonmann
  Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv University

• What do European patients and healthcare professionals think are the main causes of delayed cance...
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  Prof. Michael Harris
  University of Bath, UK

Closing Session

Location: Auditorium I (Ground Floor)

• Chairperson’s Report by EGPRN Chair
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  Prof. Dr. Lieve Peremans
  University of Antwerp, Family Medicine and Population Health

• Presentation of the Poster Prize for the best poster presented
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  Prof. Radost Assenova
  Medical University Plovdiv, General Practice

• Introduction to the next EGPRN meeting
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  Prof. Giulio Rigon
  Primary Care, University of Verona School of Medicine

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