Slovak healthcare professionals, although successful abroad, do not forget their homeland. Therefore, the inaugural edition of the Permanent Conference on Healthcare will take place on May 16 and 17, 2025, at the Business Center myhive. The conference is financially supported by the Recovery Plan.
The conference will offer panels such as "Nursing and Education Without Borders", "Connected for Health: How to Connect Slovak Healthcare Professionals Abroad", and "General Practitioner Practice in the UK". The goal of the conference carries the motto: "Let’s Inspire Each Other". Most of the speakers are Slovaks working in healthcare abroad, who will be confronted with experts from Slovakia.
The first day of the conference is dedicated to strategic goals in healthcare, the second day – to examples of good practice.
The conference will offer panels such as "Nursing and Education Without Borders", "Connected for Health: How to Connect Slovak Healthcare Professionals Abroad", and "General Practitioner Practice in the UK". The goal of the conference carries the motto: "Let’s Inspire Each Other". Most of the speakers are Slovaks working in healthcare abroad, who will be confronted with experts from Slovakia.
The first day of the conference is dedicated to strategic goals in healthcare, the second day – to examples of good practice.
Main speakers include:
UK – MUDr. Edita Searle, MRCPsych – Consultant psychiatrist specializing in adult psychiatry in the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care Trust.
UK – Ondrej Obediar – Director of a charitable organization, head of health and mental wellbeing, counseling psychologist, psychotherapist, and university lecturer at LTU.
UK – MUDr. Mgr. Helena Aziri, MRCPsych – Consultant psychiatrist at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
UK – Monika Kubíková – ICU Sister/Charge Nurse at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, with over 25 years of experience as a specialized ICU nurse.
USA – MUDr. Martin Kršák, MSc, FASAM – Associate Professor of Medicine at the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Dr. Marcela Uhliarová – General practitioner with professional experience in the UK, focusing on disease prevention.
UK – Katarína Lenártová – Anaesthesiologist and intensive care physician at Harefield Hospital, UK, specializing in heart and lung surgeries and transplantations.
UK – MUDr. Edita Searle, MRCPsych – Consultant psychiatrist specializing in adult psychiatry in the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care Trust.
UK – Ondrej Obediar – Director of a charitable organization, head of health and mental wellbeing, counseling psychologist, psychotherapist, and university lecturer at LTU.
UK – MUDr. Mgr. Helena Aziri, MRCPsych – Consultant psychiatrist at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
UK – Monika Kubíková – ICU Sister/Charge Nurse at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, with over 25 years of experience as a specialized ICU nurse.
USA – MUDr. Martin Kršák, MSc, FASAM – Associate Professor of Medicine at the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Dr. Marcela Uhliarová – General practitioner with professional experience in the UK, focusing on disease prevention.
UK – Katarína Lenártová – Anaesthesiologist and intensive care physician at Harefield Hospital, UK, specializing in heart and lung surgeries and transplantations.
Conference Program
Day 1 – Friday, 16 May 2025
8:30 – 9:00 – Registration and welcome of guests
9:00 – 9:45 – Opening ceremony – welcome speeches by the organizers and representatives from ministries and other institutions
9:45 – 11:00 – Nursing and Education Without Borders (Nursing Panel: Monika Kubíková, Katarína Morris, Martin Krsák, Ondrej Obediar, Jakub Rybar)
11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 – The Role of the General Practitioner in the UK, Longevity Clinic (Marcela Uhliarová)
12:00 – 12:45 – Telemedicine and AI (Martin Krsák)
12:45 – 14:00 – Lunch break
14:00 – 16:30 – Slovak Global Network (SGN): “Connected for Health: How to Link Slovak Healthcare Professionals Abroad” – Roundtable discussion focused on finding the best solutions for sharing experiences, mutual inspiration, and cooperation with Slovakia
8:30 – 9:00 – Registration and welcome of guests
9:00 – 9:45 – Opening ceremony – welcome speeches by the organizers and representatives from ministries and other institutions
9:45 – 11:00 – Nursing and Education Without Borders (Nursing Panel: Monika Kubíková, Katarína Morris, Martin Krsák, Ondrej Obediar, Jakub Rybar)
11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 – The Role of the General Practitioner in the UK, Longevity Clinic (Marcela Uhliarová)
12:00 – 12:45 – Telemedicine and AI (Martin Krsák)
12:45 – 14:00 – Lunch break
14:00 – 16:30 – Slovak Global Network (SGN): “Connected for Health: How to Link Slovak Healthcare Professionals Abroad” – Roundtable discussion focused on finding the best solutions for sharing experiences, mutual inspiration, and cooperation with Slovakia
Day 2 – Saturday, 17 May 2025
9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome and coffee
9:30 – 10:15 – Experiences from Abroad: Study and Training, Racing Against Time (Experiences from a Transplant Unit in London) (Katarína Lenártová)
10:15 – 10:40 – Education and Practice of Psychologists in Slovakia and the UK (Lenka Janik Blaskova)
10:40 – 11:00 – The Psychiatric Care System in the United Kingdom (Edita Searle, Helena Aziri)
11:00 – 11:20 – Palliative Care in the UK (Katarína Morris)
11:20 – 11:35 – Coffee break
11:35 – 12:30 – Medical Education and Healthcare Data (Martin Krsák, Imrich Berta, and Laura Johanesova)
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch break
13:30 – 13:50 – Experiences from Abroad: Surgical Practice in Austria (Peter Lehocky)
13:50 – 14:30 – Conference closing
9:00 – 9:30 – Welcome and coffee
9:30 – 10:15 – Experiences from Abroad: Study and Training, Racing Against Time (Experiences from a Transplant Unit in London) (Katarína Lenártová)
10:15 – 10:40 – Education and Practice of Psychologists in Slovakia and the UK (Lenka Janik Blaskova)
10:40 – 11:00 – The Psychiatric Care System in the United Kingdom (Edita Searle, Helena Aziri)
11:00 – 11:20 – Palliative Care in the UK (Katarína Morris)
11:20 – 11:35 – Coffee break
11:35 – 12:30 – Medical Education and Healthcare Data (Martin Krsák, Imrich Berta, and Laura Johanesova)
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch break
13:30 – 13:50 – Experiences from Abroad: Surgical Practice in Austria (Peter Lehocky)
13:50 – 14:30 – Conference closing
If you are interested in attending, please register.
