Dear colleagues, esteemed readers,
Before You is the twelfth issue of the Galenika Medical Journal, marking the completion of the third year of publishing this journal dedicated to the continuous education of physicians in the region. The publication of the only scientific journal in the region available in the native languages (Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Macedonian) has been made possible by the pharmaceutical company “Galenika“, to whom we express our sincere gratitude.
The twelfth issue of the Galenika Medical Journal presents the results of an original scientific study on the efficacy and safety of additional antihypertensive therapy in a group of adult patients resistant to treatment for refractory hypertension. This research was conducted by a large team of investigators from the TRYCORT study, employed in prestigious healthcare institutions in Serbia, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. The study was led by Prof. Dr. Slobodan Janković from the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac and Tamara Kovačević – Preradović from the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka.
As previously announced, this issue is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of obesity in both children and adults.
A study on the prevention and treatment of obesity in childhood and adolescence was prepared by a team of authors led by Dr. Jelena Radlović from the Institute for Health Care “Serbian Railways“ in Belgrade.
Dr. Nina Dimitrijević Jovanović from the Faculty of Dentistry in Belgrade, along with her colleagues, contributed an article discussing the specificities of applying invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in medicine and dentistry for obese patients.
Dr. Sotir Nikolovski from the Clinical Hospital in Bitola, North Macedonia, has prepared a study on treating obesity through surgical procedures.
In this issue, you will also find other topics that may be of interest to you.
A review paper on the pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly was written by Prof. Dr. Mirjana Doknić from the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases at the University Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade.
Ass. Dr. Aleksandar Serafimov and Prof. Dr. Gordana Kamčeva Mihailova from the Faculty of Medical Sciences “Goce Delčev“ University in Štip, North Macedonia, have written about holiday heart syndrome.
A systematic review of research on the outcomes of using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease is presented in a paper by Dr. Suljo Čelebić from the Special Hospital “Heart Center“ in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with his colleagues.
Ass. Dr. Uroš Karić from the Infectious Diseases Clinic at the University Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade has written a review paper on infections transmitted by mosquito bites.
Prof. Dr. Ana Mitrović – Jovanović from the Gynecology Clinic “Narodni Front“ in Belgrade has written about modern family planning methods.
Dr. Jelena Simić and Dr. Miroslav Mihajlović from the Cardiology Clinic, University Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade have prepared a paper on oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and end-stage chronic kidney disease.
Dr. Marija Lazarević has written a paper on the etiology and clinical presentation of dementia in general practice.
We sincerely hope that the articles in our journal will serve as a valuable resource to enhance your practice.
We are already working on the next, thirteenth issue. And – we are waiting for your submissions! Please send them electronically to info@medicaljournal.rs. The call for papers is open throughout the year, and the best papers will receive a monetary reward.
Prof. Dragoljub Đokić, M.D, Ph.D, D.P.H,
Chief Editor of Galenika Medical Journal,
Founder of the Academy for Continuing Medical Education
THE WORD OF THE SPONSOR
Dear colleagues,
GALENIKA, one of the strongest brands that has worthily represented the pharmaceutical industry of the Republic of Serbia for decades, is taking a step further, with a great desire to help developing a strong professional opinion within the healthcare of the patients.
We are aware that stormy times bring great challenges, especially for those who bravely stand on the front lines of the joint struggle and for that reason, we decided to support the creation of a new scientific journal as a general sponsor, intended to you, who selflessly invest effort and knowledge in preserving the health of our population every day.
We firmly believe in the idea that professionalism has no alternative and that only by relying on evidence-based medicine can be victory over every existing and future health challenge.As a company, that for decades has a recognizable and inseparable role at the daily level of your professional practice, together, we can resist every disease or condition of our patients, without asking about hours, days, weeks and years of dedication, but focused on striving for the health benefits of each individual.
Today, we want to help more than ever, we want to make reference medical data available to every healthcare worker in our country, on their native language.We decided to succeed on that path,regardless about the level of effort we will put into this mission.
Thanks to the courage and professional capacity of the Academy for Continuing Medical Education, the GALENIKA MEDICAL JOURNAL is born. The scientific newsletter of the Academy for Continuing Medical Education.We strongly believe that this unique professional literature will be a useful support for your further professional development.
This is our way of saying
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
Your Galenika
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