Critical Thinking in Action: Case Vignette Workshop

Organized by CROMed-USA and DNOOM

Fill out this form to be considered for this workshop by 8/15/2025. Limited to 30 participants

About the Workshop

The Critical Thinking in Action workshop is a one-of-a-kind, hands-on educational experience tailored for final-year medical students and recent graduates. Jointly organized by CROMed-USA and DNOOM, this six-day course blends real-life clinical vignettes with simulation-based procedural training.

Participants will:

• Strengthen clinical reasoning and diagnostic thinking

• Practice patient-centered decision-making

• Engage in multidisciplinary discussions

• Gain confidence in essential clinical procedures

Workshop Components

Case-Based Learning

Interactive discussions of high-impact cases from internal medicine, neurology, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine.

Hands-On Skills Labs (Afternoons)

Daily procedural sessions using medical simulators:

EYES & EARS

• Ophthalmoscopy

• Foreign body removal (eye, ear, nose)

• Dix-Hallpike & Epley maneuvers

• Audiovestibular testing

CARDIO & RESPIRATORY

• Auscultation

• EKG interpretation

• Inhaler use

SKIN & WOUND CARE

• Burn and wound treatment

• Nail and skin lesion procedures

JOINTS & PELVIS

• Bursal aspiration and immobilization

• Rectal and pelvic examination

NURSING SKILLS

• IV and NG tube placement

• Colostomy and gastrostomy care

EMERGENCY TOXICOLOGY

• Oxygen therapy

• Use of defibrillators

• Toxic ingestion and envenomation protocols

NEUROLOGY & DIAGNOSTICS

• Neurologic exam and localization

• Basics of chest X-rays, CT/MRI

• EMG and nerve conduction study interpretation

Workshop Agenda

Daily breakfast and lunch are included.

Cultural & Social Events:

• Welcome Dinner: Sept 5

• Sunday Excursion to Krapina: Sept 7 (Afternoon)

• Farewell Dinner & Announcement of the Josip Kos Scholarship Recipient: Sept 9

Workshop Faculty & Educators

Farrin Manian, MD, PhD

• Internal Medicine / Infectious Diseases

• Chair, Department of Medicine

• Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Anna Conti, MD, PhD

• Neurology / Stroke and Movement Disorders

• Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Danijela Mataić, MD

• Internal Medicine / Nephrology

Tim Gaul, MD

• Director, MEI US Physician Project – Balkan Region

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

• Department of Family Medicine

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Maureen Gaul, MD

• Pediatrics

• MEI US Physician Project – Balkan Region

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Anton Skaro, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

• Surgical Director of Liver Transplant

• London Health Sciences Centre – University Hospital & Victoria Hospital

• London, Ontario, Canada

Danko Cerenko, MD, PhD

• Otolaryngology / Dizziness and Audiology

• Former Professor at Emory University

• Physician at ENT of Georgia South / Atlanta Hearing Institute

Dayna Jett, MD

• Family Medicine and Obstetrics

• CoxHealth Family Medicine

• Springfield & Branson, Missouri

Allison Miller, FNP

• Nurse Practitioner

• Mercy Neurology, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Jennifer Gelski, RN

• Multiple Sclerosis Nurse

• Mercy Neurology, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Jasna Vučak, MD, PhD

• School of Medicine University of Rijeka, Department of Family Medicine

• President, Association of Teachers in General Practice / Family Medicine – Croatia

Ivana Kraljević, MD, PhD

• Internal Medicine / Endocrinology

• University Hospital Centre Zagreb and School of Medicine University of Zagreb

Ksenija Kos, MD

• Neurology / Neuromuscular Diseases / Neuroimmunology

• Mercy Neurology, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Marina Ćetković-Cvrlje, MD, PhD

• Professor of Immunology in the Department of Biology & Chemistry at St. Cloud State

• University, MN

Location

Terme Tuhelj, Croatia – A scenic wellness resort in Hrvatsko Zagorje, offering an ideal balance of relaxation and academic rigor.

Who Should Apply

Final-year medical students and young physicians within two years of graduation are interested in primary care, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and neurology.

Visit www.cromed-usa.org or email info@cromed-usa.org for updates.

CROATIAN VERSION

Kritičko razmišljanje u praksi: Radionica kliničkih vinjeta

5.–10. rujna 2025. | Terme Tuhelj, Hrvatska

U organizaciji CROMed-USA i DNOOM-a

Radionica Kritičko razmišljanje u praksi je jedinstveno iskustvo za studente završnih godina medicine i mlade liječnike. Organizirana u suradnji CROMed-USA i DNOOM-a, radionica spaja analizu stvarnih kliničkih slučajeva s praktičnim učenjem dijagnostičkih i terapijskih vještina putem medicinskih simulatora.

Polaznici će:

Usavršiti kliničko razmišljanje i donošenje odluka

Razviti pristup usmjeren na pacijenta

Sudjelovati u multidisciplinarnim raspravama

Steći sigurnost u izvođenju osnovnih medicinskih postupaka

Sadržaj radionice

Rad u malim grupama na studijama slučaja

Diskusija relevantnih kliničkih vinjeta iz područja interne medicine, neurologije, hitne medicine i ostalih specijalnosti.

Praktične radionice (popodnevni blokovi)

Svaki dan sudionici će učiti i izvoditi kliničke postupke na simulatorima:

OČI I UŠI

• Oftalmoskopija

• Uklanjanje stranih tijela (oko, uho, nos)

• Dix-Hallpike i Epley manevar

• Audiovestibularna obrada

SRCE I PLUĆA

• Auskultacija

• Tumačenje EKG-a

• Primjena inhalatora

KOŽA I RANE

• Obrada opeklina i rana

• Liječenje panaritiuma

• Uklanjanje uraslih noktiju i kožnih promjena

ZGLOBOVI I ZDJELICA

• Aspiracija burzi, imobilizacija

• Digitalni rektalni i ginekološki pregled

NJEGOVATELJSKE VJEŠTINE

• Postavljanje intravenskog katetera

• Nazogastrična sonda

• Njega kolostome i gastrostome

HITNA MEDICINA I TOKSIKOLOGIJA

• Primjena kisika

• Korištenje defibrilatora

• Zbrinjavanje trovanja, ugriza i kemijskih ozljeda

NEUROLOGIJA I DIJAGNOSTIKA

• Neurološki pregled i lokalizacija

• Osnove RTG-a prsnog koša, CT/MRI

• Interpretacija EMNG i ENG nalaza

Okvirni raspored

Petak, 5. rujna: Dolazak, uvodna večera i predstavljanje CROMed-USA Stipendije Josip Kos

Subota – srijeda: Svakodnevne jutarnje diskusije kliničkih slučajeva + poslijepodnevne radionice kliničkih vještina

Nedjelja, 7. rujna (poslijepodne): Kulturni izlet u Krapinu

Utorak, 9. rujna:

o Jutro: Provjera znanja i praktičnih vještina

o Poslijepodne: Završna sesija (radionice i interpretacija dijagnostičkih testova)

Srijeda, 10. rujna (samo ujutro): Završna razmatranja i oproštaj nakon ručka

Doručak i ručak uključeni svaki dan.

Kulturni i društveni sadržaji:

Uvodna večera: Petak, 5. rujna

Izlet u Krapinu: Nedjelja, 7. rujna (poslijepodne)

Oproštajna večera i proglašenje dobitnika Stipendije Josip Kos: Utorak, 9. rujna

Lokacija

Terme Tuhelj, Hrvatska – Wellness resort u srcu Zagorja, idealan za učenje, umrežavanje i opuštanje.

Kome je radionica namijenjena?

Studentima 5. i 6. godine medicine te mladim liječnicima do dvije godine nakon završetka studija, posebno onima zainteresiranima za obiteljsku medicinu, internu, neurologiju i hitnu medicinu.

Prijave

Prijave će biti otvorene do 15. 8. 2025. Broj mjesta je ograničen na 30 sudionika.

Više informacija na: www.cromed-usa.org ili putem e-pošte info@cromed-usa.org