20–21 November 2026 · Lisbon, Portugal
Multimorbidity and Chronic Disease: A Türkiye–Portugal Dialogue
Eurostars Lisboa Parque Hotel · Scientific programme 20–21 November 2026
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About the symposium
To bring internists from Türkiye and Portugal together around the problems that define contemporary internal medicine – multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cardiometabolic and immune-mediated disease – and to move beyond lectures towards shared clinical reasoning and joint multicenter research.
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Opening Ceremony
Dr. Luís Costa (SPMI) · Prof. Dr. Seyit Uyar (DAHUDER) · Co-chairs: Prof. Dr. José Delgado Alves / Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca
DAHUDER Invited Lecture – From glucose lowering to disease modification: rethinking how we classify antidiabetic therapy
Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca · Chair: Prof. Dr. José Delgado Alves
Joint Session 1 – Iron Deficiency as a Cross-Cutting Problem in Chronic Disease
Dra. Renata Ribeiro · Prof. Dra. Natália Marto · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Timurkaan · Chairs: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu / Dr. Ricardo Oliveira
Coffee break
Joint Session 2 – Multimorbidity, Polypharmacy and Rational Drug Use
Prof. Dr. Filipe Paula · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu · Chairs: Dra. Catarina Favas / Dr. Mustafa Timurkaan
Lunch
Interactive Case Discussions I
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Timurkaan
Coffee break
Multicenter Research Workshop I – Working with Real-World National Data
Chair: Prof. Dr. Seyit Uyar · Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu
Joint Session 3 – Diabetes as a Multisystem Disease: From Glycemic Control to Organ Protection
Dra. Joana Louro · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Timurkaan · Chairs: Dra. Susana Heitor / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu
Coffee break
SPMI Invited Lecture – Aging and cardiovascular disease: sides of the same coin or two different entities?
Prof. Dr. José Delgado Alves · Chair: Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca
Lunch
Interactive Case Discussions II
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Seyit Uyar · Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu
Coffee break
Multicenter Research Workshop II – Building the Next Study
Chair: Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca · Prof. Dr. Seyit Uyar · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Timurkaan · Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Okuroğlu
Closing Session and Symposium Evaluation
Prof. Dr. José Delgado Alves / Prof. Dr. Nizameddin Koca
Full programme and updates: dahuder.org
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