LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the current landscape of biological diagnosis in Parkinson’s disease, including fluid biomarkers, magnetic resonance imaging,
and molecular imaging - Recognise clinical biomarkers that differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical parkinsonisms
- Discuss the relative importance of non-motor versus motor criteria in defining advanced Parkinson’s disease
- Evaluate the optimal timing for introducing device-aided therapies and critically compare subcutaneous infusion approaches, deep brain stimulation, and magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound
- Apply precision medicine principles — including adaptive deep brain stimulation, subtype-based treatment, and personalised non-pharmacological care — to individual patient management
- Navigate challenging diagnostic and therapeutic questions in Parkinson’s disease-related dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms
- Consolidate knowledge through case-based workshops in differential diagnosis, stage-appropriate treatment planning, and hands-on introduction to device-aided therapies
INTENDED AUDIENCE
NEUROLOGISTS, MOVEMENT DISORDER SPECIALISTS, NEUROSURGEONS, PSYCHIATRISTS, REHABILITATION PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND ALL CLINICIANS INVOLVED IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE OF PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RELATED PARKINSONISM.
Congress venue
CROATIAN STATE ARCHIVES
Marulić square 21, 10000 Zagreb
Date
December 12, 2026
Registration fee – 150 €
ORGANIZERS
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dubrava
- School of Medicine, Catholic University of Croatia
- Croatian Neurological Society
PROGRAM LEADER
- Assist. Prof. Petra Bago Rožanković
- Assist. Prof. Fadi Almahariq, MD, PhD / Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Dubrava; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Assist. Prof. Petra Bago Rožanković, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dubrava; School of Medicine, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Günther Deuschl, MD, PhD, FEAN / Department of Neurology, UKSH, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Assist. Prof. Gordan Džamonja, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Split; School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia
- Prof. Dejan Georgijev, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana; School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Nataša Katavić, MD / Department of Radiology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Nataša Klepac, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Zagreb; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Slaven Lasić, MD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Per Odin, MD, PhD / Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University; Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Prof. Vjekoslav Peitl, MD, PhD / Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center “Sestre Milosrdnice”; School of Medicine, Croatian Catholic University, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Igor Petrović, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Belgrade; School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Tomaž Rus, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana; School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Helena Šarac, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Ante Silić, MD, PhD / Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center “Sestre Milosrdnice”; School of Medicine, Croatian Catholic University, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Goran Šimić, MD, PhD / Department of Neuroscience, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Srđana Telarović, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Zagreb; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Assist. Prof. Svetlana Tomić, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Osijek; School of Medicine, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
- Assist. Prof. Sanja Tomasović, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital “Sveti Duh”; Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Maja Trošt, MD, PhD / Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana; School of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Vanja Vojnović, MD / Department of Neurology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
- Prof. Tobias Warnecke, MD, PhD / Department for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Osnabrück Hospital – Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Münster, Osnabrück, Germany
Registration fee – 150 €
Technical organization
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Congress agency
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