Congress Reviews

THE PAST two decades have been marked by the accelerated emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases worldwide, challenging the…

Typical? Every day is different, that is part of the Infectious Diseases (ID) magic. We tend to start each day by individually completing…

My PhD involved investigating the genetic changes that occur with breast cancer. During that time, I realized that the focus of breast…

When I was in the third or fourth year of medical school, I realized that I had an aptitude for neurology, both for the science as…

I did my undergraduate degree in Texas, in biochemistry and French, but about halfway through my undergraduate work, I realized I was…

At Memorial Cancer Institute we partner with the Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, the number one cancer center in Florida. We have nine Moffit…

THE ART of cancer care, the “human side of human medicine”, involves engaging with patients and their families with deep compassion and…

The theme of this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting was ‘The Art and Science of Cancer Care: From Comfort…

OPTIMISING patient care and survival with AI is a rapidly advancing field of medical research. During the 2024 American Society of…

The 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting showcased groundbreaking advancements in oncology, with…

Immunotherapy with drugs like nivolumab and ipilimumab has been decades in the making, even long before our group at MSK was involved. The…

This year, the 2024 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) took place in San Diego, California, USA…

Matthew Triplette, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and University of Washington, Seattle, USA, delivered an insightful talk…

DENVER, Colorado, USA, was the backdrop for the 2024 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting. Coined as the Mile High City…

THIS YEAR’s American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, held in Denver, Colorado, USA, from April 13–18, featured an insightful…

Delve into research regarding newly recognized pathogens, and the challenges they present to global health. Discussions explored a range…

In the sunny, coastal city of San Diego, California, USA, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) hosted the 2024 AAD Annual Meeting…

JAK INHIBITORS (JAKi) “have changed dermatology, and will continue to change dermatology in ways that no other class of drugs has, or…

A COMPELLING session covered updates on the therapeutic pipeline and role for early treatment of psoriasis at the American Academy of…

Low-dose oral minoxidil (LDOM) has been gaining traction internationally as an alternative to topical minoxidil…

The poster summarizes results to date of a 10-year observational study called PEDISTAD, which enrolls children under the age of 12…

This year’s IDWeek, the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology…

AI in healthcare is emerging and continually evolving, with seemingly infinite potential, including improving screening and diagnosis…

The idea of preventing diseases before they start was integral to the first presentation, delivered by Aaron Bernstein, National Center…

Barbara Trautner, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, presented the inaugural clinical practice guidelines for treating…

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, was host to the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) International Conference 2023. With over 5,500 original research…

THE 2023 American Thoracic Society (ATS) international conference was held in Washington, D.C., USA, from May 20–24, 2023. The conference…

Ganesh Raghu, Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA…

Stable introduced their keynote lecture by summarizing what they understand as the underlying core concepts of the health disparities crisis.

Debra M. Boyer | Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University…

An interview with Michelle Gong, Director, Department of Medicine Critical Care Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.

THE ANNUAL Global Innovation and New Technology (GIANT) Health Event spotlights innovation throughout the NHS, featuring expert-led…

SINGLE clinical trial endpoints often fall short in capturing the full scope of patient experience, particularly in complex conditions…

THIS SUMMER, the welcoming city of Glasgow, UK, proudly hosted the EAACI Congress 2025, a pivotal event that brought together…

THE EUROPEAN Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) 2025 Congress, the most dynamic event of the year for the rheumatology…

CHRONIC spontaneous urticaria (CSU) was a key focus at the EAACI Congress 2025 in Glasgow, UK, reflecting a growing momentum in the search…

THE European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) 2025 Congress was held in Barcelona, Spain, from the…

IN A HIGHLY anticipated session presented at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) 2025 Congress, Benjamin…

INBORN errors of immunity (IEI) are rare conditions caused by genetic factors that impair the development or function of the immune system…

ASTHMA is an inflammatory airway disease with a high prevalence in many parts of the world. It is characterised by variable airway obstruction in…

THE EAACI Congress 2025, held in Glasgow, UK, brought together thousands of clinicians, researchers, and industry leaders in the field…

There are two sides to this. On one hand, I’ve been working in high-stakes specialties with fast-paced environments, such as emergency…

The most rewarding aspect is definitely the people you meet on the board. There are so many enthusiastic and extremely competent colleagues…

The theme for HLTH Europe 2025 was intentionally chosen. Growth can be exhilarating; it can feel like momentum…

My top priorities as EHA President align closely with the association’s strategic roadmap, which we have developed and begun to implement…

‘Game Changers in Nephrology’ was the theme of the 62nd European Renal Association (ERA) Congress, held in Vienna, Austria…

ERA Congress 2025 marked a pivotal moment in nephrology this year, bringing together over 9,000 global experts to explore transformative…

THE SESSION ‘Game Changers in IgA Nephropathy’, delivered at the ERA 2025 Congress, brought together leading experts to spotlight emerging…

EHA offers an incredible wealth of opportunities; it’s actually quite difficult to choose which highlights to include. We are fortunate to…

The overarching theme was selected 2 years prior to the Congress, so I was not directly involved, as I was the chair of the Education…

Rikke Helene Moe – EULAR VP HPR, Senior Researcher at Health Services Research and Innovation Unit (EHI); Center for treatment of…

RheumaFacts has been one of our major initiatives for some time. The idea is to gather information from all our member countries about…

THE ANNUAL world-leading course in interventional cardiology, the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions…

THIS YEAR’S EuroPCR 2025 reached a record-breaking attendance of more than 12,000 participants and introduced a new ‘Complexity…

THE EUROPEAN Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EuroPCR) 2025 Annual Meeting, held from the 20th–23rd May at the…

I’ve been in the field for almost 30 years now. I started by chance after my postdoctoral training. I became interested in kidney…

EuroPCR is formally a course rather than a congress. This means that it offers not only clinical science and late-breaking clinical…

THIS YEAR, the vibrant city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands played host to the European Association for the Study of the…

ACCURATELY discerning the contribution of alcohol intake to the pathogenesis of steatotic liver disease (SLD) is fundamental to it…

THE EUROPEAN Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress 2025, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, placed patients and…

THE MANAGEMENT of decompensated cirrhosis remains a formidable challenge in hepatology, owing to its multifaceted complications…

AT THIS year’s European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Congress 2025, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands…

The focus of the EAACI Congress 2025 program is planetary health and a sustainable future. We anticipate that our Congress in Glasgow, UK…

As European doctors, citizens, and possible patients in the future, we need to plan ahead to avoid the silent pandemic of cancer…

What we set out to do, and what we’ve continued working on, is exploring all the ways we could create the best possible Congress…

It always takes a village to organise an event the size of the EASL Congress. We had close to 8,000 registrants, so it was a huge…

This year’s European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Breast Cancer Annual Congress took place in the vibrant and historic city of…

THIS SPRING, Vienna, Austria played host to a momentous gathering, welcoming over 15,000 attendees from across five continents for the 35th ESCMID Global Congress..

AT the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global Congress 2025, Karin Thursky, Director of the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship…

The presentation by Guy Thwaites, Director of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, focused on the current state of tuberculosis…

THE 51st Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) was held this year in the vibrant city of…

In the evolving landscape of haematologic cancers, the concept of minimal residual disease, also known as measurable residual disease…

The quality of the response depends on the quality of the preparedness phase, particularly today, when we are living in a chronic and…

THIS YEAR the Spanish capital, Madrid, provided the backdrop for Europe’s biggest urological event, the 40th Annual European Association of…

First of all, I would like to highlight that this is actually teamwork! One of the key achievements we have made is the standardisation of…

LEADING experts gathered at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress 2025 to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of prostate…

An expert-led session at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress 2025 examined how non-invasive assessment, evidence-based…

As Chair, my main responsibilities include shaping the thematic structure and plenary sessions of the EAU Congress 2025, ensuring the…

In this insightful interview, Janaki Vinnakota and Nicoletta Cieri speak on their individual, highly commended abstracts, to be presented…

In this interview, Christian Chabannon and Edoardo Campodonico discuss the potential of CAR-T cell therapy holds in treating cancers…

In this interview, Magdalena Corona de Lapuerta, recipient of the Jian-Jian Luan Award for Lymphoma Transplant Research, discussed her…

EBMT Interview: Luigi Naldini and Franco Locatelli. In this insightful interview, leading experts in gene therapy, Franco Locatelli and…

In this insightful interview, Nicoletta Sacchi discusses her Nurses Keynote Lecture, presented at EBMT 2025, and the importance of donor…

Thank you. We are both truly honoured to step into these leadership roles and continue the great work initiated by Nico, Claire and other…

A SPECTACLE as always, this year’s European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, opened with a wealth of entrancing…

This years’s European Congress of Radiology (ECR) saw experts in the field flock to Vienna, Austria, for insights and updates presented in…

With an impressive attendance of 20,522 participants from 131 countries, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2025 was an epicentre…

In this interview, Chiara Nozzoli, speaks on her career journey and her work in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, particularly in…

The 18th Annual Congress of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD) was held this year in Milan, Italy, from…

With the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) being Planet Radiology, I wanted to make sure that I had a focus on building up the…

While it does not have a simple answer, I must acknowledge the remarkable work of my predecessors, who have dedicated great effort…

The 32nd United European Gastroenterology Week, held from 12th–15th October 2024 in Vienna, Austria, brought together over 11,500…

Bradley Monk discusses ground-breaking innovations and the future of gynaecologic oncology from ESGO 2025.

The IMCAS World Congress convened over 20,000 attendees from 140 countries, including a diverse mix of leading medical professionals, researchers, and industry representatives.

THE RAPID growth of healthcare innovation over the past year has driven transformative changes within the NHS and other government agencies…

SUCCESSFUL integration of AI and machine learning into the NHS depends on the implementation of practical education, at varying levels of…

PELVIC floor dysfunction can have debilitating and devastating consequences on the health and well-being of women, yet these issues are…

Shafi Ahmed, a world-renowned surgeon, futurist, innovator, professor, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, shares exclusive insights…

I love to do medicine, and I always wanted to do internal medicine-haematology, because I thought haematology was just facing up to blood…

FOR THE sixth time, United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week returned to the dazzling city of Vienna, Austria, gathering over 11,000…

THE GLOBAL health burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasingly prevalent in today’s world, partly due to unhealthy lifestyle…

AN INSIGHTFUL session presented at United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2024 delved into advancements in staging, immunotherapy…

MyUEG, our virtual platform, has now more than 30,000 gastroenterologists across the world. It’s really the largest network in GI globally

THIS YEAR saw the 33rd European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress that, for the third time in its history, was hosted…

Thomas Bieber, University of Bonn, Germany, wasted no time in welcoming his colleagues from around the world to the fascinating session…

IN AN INSIGHTFUL session from the European Association of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2024, experts in the field gathered…

This is one field of dermatology that, in the last 20 years, developed very rapidly in the field of diagnostic methods, but also in the…

Immunology came into my path when I was studying medicine. I worked at the Immunology Lab of the Red Cross Blood Bank in Amsterdam for 6…

UEG is an important platform that gives room to people, societies, and network organisations where one can actually reach out to people…

KNOWN for its research excellence in the fields of oncology, bionanomedicine, and cardiovascular disease, Barcelona, Spain, provided the…

THIS YEAR the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress was hosted in Barcelona, Spain from 13th–17th September. Among the…

IMMUNOTHERAPY with chemotherapy is emerging as a new standard first-line treatment in advanced endometrial cancer (EC). In an insightful…

ATTENDEES were warmly welcomed to a “feast of science” at the 60th European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting…

IN AN INSIGHTFUL session presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting 2024, the speakers…

THE RISING global prevalence of youth-onset Type 2 diabetes (Y-T2D) is a serious public health concern. With an aggressive clinical course…

I was fascinated by hormones from when I first learnt about hormones as molecules that can carry a signal from one tissue or cell to…

WITH an impressive 34,000 members, attendees from more than 160 countries worldwide, and a record number of early career members…

IN THIS year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, a session focused on the current challenges related to the impact of…

AN INSIGHTFUL session on the future of lung transplantation presented at this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress explored…

PERSONALISING cardiovascular care was the central theme at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024, which took place in…

MANAGEMENT of atrial fibrillation (AF) was a prevalent topic at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024…

THIS YEAR, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024, which took place in London, UK, between 30th August–2nd September….

As always, it’s about dedication and enthusiasm. My journey with the ERS began many years ago. I attended my first congress in 1994…

I think oncology has been at the bottom of my heart since I was in high school. When I was a young kid, my dream career was to become an…

We are a global society, we have 58 national cardiac societies and 47 affiliated cardiac societies. At our recent Annual Congress in London at the end of August, we had participants from over 80 countries.

I’ve been interested in alternative models to secondary prevention for a very long time. I’m very aware that not everybody gets access to cardiac rehabilitation, so I’ve been looking at digital models.

It really came down to the people who inspired me and who I met along the way. I was a very young student when I started doing my thesis…

THE transformative effect of AI integration in clinical neurology was a focal point of the 10th European Academy of Neurology (EAN)…

Amsterdam is a vibrant city and popular travel destination for people across the globe. This year it was also home to the 40th Annual…

THERE were several incredible highlights at the 40th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting…

DO THE risks of using dual or double trigger in vitro fertilisation (IVF) outweigh the benefits, or do the benefits outweigh the risks?…

SPOTLIGHTING endometriosis, a session at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting, 2024…

THE 10th anniversary Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in Helsinki, Finland, marked a significant milestone in European…

THIS YEAR marked the 10th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), hosted in Helsinki, Finland, from 29th June–2nd July 2024…

NEUROMODULATION was the overarching theme of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2024, held from 29th June–2nd…

I went to medical school in Brussels, but I knew very early on that I didn’t want to practice, I wanted to go into research. So, I looked…