World Diabetes Day, the largest global campaign for diabetes awareness, is celebrated annually on November 14, marking the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who, alongside Charles Best, discovered insulin in 1922. Established in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization, World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2006…
The sixth consecutive Bioethics Symposium with international participation, titled “Bioethics and the Child,” was held from November 8 to 10, 2024, in Sarajevo. Organized by the Bioethical Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the symposium featured 26 invited speakers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. The symposium aimed to address issues related to child development…
As part of ongoing professional education, the 64th Abdominal Ultrasound Diagnostics Course is scheduled from November 11 to December 6, 2024. Organized by the University Clinical Center Tuzla and the Medical Chamber of Tuzla Canton, the course will provide participants with comprehensive theoretical and practical training in abdominal ultrasound and color Doppler diagnostics. The curriculum…
The Clinic for Pediatric Diseases at the University Clinical Center Tuzla recently hosted expert lectures on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in children. Dr. Salkanović Delibegović Sabina, a pediatrician and neuropediatrics sub- specialist, presented on the topic “Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Early Childhood.” Dr. Salkanović Delibegović emphasized that SMA is a hereditary neuromuscular disorder…