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9 Winners of the 9th IMA Revealed

International Medis Awards for Medical Research

The International Medis Awards for Medical Research is an annual international contest for medical doctors and pharmacists who have published medical research in a specific medical field in a highly ranked scientific publication and are daily actively involved in clinical practice in institutions throughout the region.

The award ceremonies take place every year in a different host country. Until now the awards were presented in Belgrade, Ljubljana, Sarajevo and Zagreb.

On Thursday, 9 March 2023, the winners of the 9th International Medis Awards for Medical Research were announced.

FIELDS: Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology and Allergology, Rheumatology

International Medis Awards for Medical Research so far:

9

participating countries

38

scientific committee members

1334

valid scientific entries

74

contest winners

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Igor Hudić

Igor Hudić

The study he conducted is the first to investigate the role of the progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF) as a possible predictor of pregnancy outcome after in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Matej Štuhec

Matej Štuhec

The collaborative approach with a clinical pharmacist led to a decrease of polypharmacy and increased the quality of life in patients with mental disorders.

Tomaž Rus

Tomaž Rus

The analysis of the FDG-PET brain images with an automated diagnostic algorithm improved the diagnostic accuracy of parkinsonisms by 10–20 percent.

Rok Ješe

Rok Ješe

With the work method Dr. Ješe and his team used in the study they managed to reduce the proportion of blind patients with newly diagnosed giant cell arteritis from a good 30 to less than 10 percent.

Nermina Rizvanović

Nermina Rizvanović

Her research could help change the traditional clinical practice of pre-operative fasting, improve pre-operative care of surgical patients and establish new pre-operative protocols that include the use of a carbohydrate ...

Jasna Šuput Omladič

Jasna Šuput Omladič

In her research, Dr. Šuput Omladič and her team tried to prove that even a short period of high blood sugar affects the brain function in diabetics.

Robab Breyer-Kohansal

Robab Breyer-Kohansal

Together with the co-authors, she hoped that their study could change the perception of low lung function and associated factors in the general population from childhood to adulthood.

Georg Semmler

Georg Semmler

He and his research team aimed to create and validate a non-invasive algorithm for risk stratifications in patients who were cured of chronic hepatitis C.

Meet the Winners
of the 9th International Medis Awards

9th IMA Ceremony

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