Wednesday Seminars in MIG
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Wednesday Seminars, 12:30 p.m., B2 Auditorium
The Wednesday seminars are held at La Tour Hospital, either in person or via videoconference.
They are organized by Prof. Dr. med. Omar Kherad and Dr. med. Francis Meier.
AstraZeneca and Daiichi-Sankyo are our main sponsors for the Wednesday seminars.
Recognition of Continuing Education Credits
Conferences recognized for one credit by:
- the Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine (SSMIG)
- the Swiss Society of Emergency and Rescue Medicine
Location and Time
Auditorium B2
Wednesdays
From 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For any questions regarding certificates, please email us at: pauline.renaud@latour.ch
Videoconference
You can attend these seminars via Zoom. To do so, simply click on the event link.
Recording and Rebroadcast
The Wednesday seminars are recorded and rebroadcast on the Swiss Medical Journal website.
Our Upcoming Symposia
- January 14, 2026 New Vaccines: Focus on Recommendations for Adults, Dr. Alessandro DIANA, UNIGE
- January 21, 2026 Atrial Fibrillation: Latest Developments and Recent Recommendations, Dr. Ciro ASCIONE, Hôpital de La Tour
- January 28, 2026 Osteoporosis: How to Maintain Patients’ Bone Health? Dr. Isabelle FABREGUET, La Tour Hospital
- February 4, 2026 Recent Developments in Hypercholesterolemia: Prof. François MACH, HUG
- February 11, 2026 The Healthcare System: What Should Be Done? Dr. Philippe EGGIMANN, Société Médicale Suisse Romande
- February 18, 2026 Insomnia: A Pulmonologist’s Perspective Dr. Frédéric LADOR, Clinique Générale-Beaulieu
- February 25, 2026 No symposium / vacation
- March 4, 2026 Major Developments in Nutrition: Repetition or Fake News? Dr. Maaike KRUSEMAN, MK-Nutrition
- March 11, 2026 IBD for Primary Care Physicians, Dr. Sophie Restellini, IBD Center, La Tour Hospital
- March 18, 2026 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A New Approach… via the Arteries. Prof. Sylvain TERRAZ, La Tour Hospital
- March 25, 2026 Should We Be Concerned About Cancer in Young People? Prof. Pierre-Yves DIETRICH, Clinique des Grangettes
- April 1, 2026 How to Cope With and Manage Parkinson’s Disease? Prof. Denis HOCHSTRASSER, Unige
- April 8, 2026 No symposium / vacation
- April 15, 2026 No seminar / vacation
- April 22, 2026 Headaches in Primary Care, Dr. Iman Ihssan BOUKRID, La Tour Hospital
- April 29, 2026 Compression or Expansion of Morbidity: Prevention at Every Level, Prof. Antoine FLAHAULT, University of Geneva
- May 6, 2026 When Urine Runs Red: A Strategy for Managing Hematuria, Dr. Vanessa FENNER, La Tour Hospital
- May 13, 2026 No seminar / Ascension Day
- May 20, 2026 Sarcopenic Obesity: Let’s Talk About Muscle, Dr. Boris GOJANOVIC, La Tour Hospital
- May 27, 2026 The Eye: Secrets and Wonders, Dr. Michel MATTER, Vision Clinique
- June 3, 2026 Unnecessary Procedures or Elegance in Medicine, Dr. Marc-André RAETZO, Delta Network (JBT Auditorium)
- June 10, 2026 Practical Guidelines for Interventional Gastroenterology, Dr. Elodie ROMAILLER, CHUV / La Tour Hospital
- June 17, 2026 Cold Cases in Infectious Diseases: The Contribution of Genomics, Prof. Jacques SCHRENZEL, HUG
- June 24, 2026 Acute Geriatric Rehabilitation: Preventing Functional Decline During Hospitalization
Our Upcoming Symposia
- January 15, 2025 Caring for, Training, and Managing the Next Generations, Dr. Olivier REVOL, Lyon University Hospital
- January 22, 2025 The Role of Finerenone in Nephroprotection, Prof. Sophie DE SEIGNEUX, Geneva University Hospital
- January 29, 2025 Dermatology for Primary Care Physicians, Dr. Yassaman GÖTTI-ALIPOUR, La Tour Hospital
- February 5, 2025 Transfer to CT and Beyond, Dr. Mallory MORET BOCHATAY, GHOL
- February 12, 2025 Prevention: A Challenge for Our Aging Societies and Our Endangered Planet, Prof. Antoine FLAHAULT, UNIGE
- February 19, 2025 Improving Care Based on Feedback from Patients and Staff, Prof. Béatrice SCHAAD, CHUV
- February 26, 2025 No symposium / vacation
- March 5, 2025 Humanitarian Action at the Heart of 21st-Century Conflicts, Mr. Pierre KRAEHENBUHL, Executive Directorate of the ICRC
- March 12, 2025 Traumatic Foot Conditions, Dr. Adrien RAY, Hôpital de La Tour
- March 19, 2025 Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Screening: For Whom, How, and When? Dr. Pierre GUIBERT, La Tour Hospital
- March 26, 2025 Sex and Gender Specificities in General Internal Medicine, Prof. Carole CLAIR, Unisanté
- April 2, 2025 Structural Interventions in Cardiology, Dr. Amir FASSA, La Tour Hospital
- April 9, 2025 Medical AI: What Has Changed in a Year (and What’s Coming Soon)! Ms. Laura TOCMACOV, ImpactIA
- April 16, 2025 Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Management in General Practice, Dr. Tiago MARTINHO, La Tour Hospital
- April 23 and 30, 2025 No symposium / vacation
- May 7, 2025 What Exactly Is Cardiac Coherence? Dr. Boris GOJANOVIC, La Tour Hospital
- May 14, 2025 Radiosurgery: Principles and Indications, Prof. Marc LEVIVIER, La Tour Hospital
- May 21, 2025 Medical Data: Share or Stagnate? A challenge for research and innovation, Prof. Antoine GEISSBUHLER, Unige
- June 4, 2025 Assisted suicide: Yes, but how? Prof. Valérie JUNOD, Unige
- June 11, 2025 Screening and outpatient management of osteoporosis, Dr. Isabelle FABREGUET, La Tour Hospital
- June 18, 2025 Anticoagulant therapy after DVT/PE: How long? What dose? Prof. Helia ROBERT EBADI, HUG
- June 25, 2025 MASLD: Therapeutic Advances in 2025, Dr. Nicolas GOOSSENS, HUG
- October 1, 2025 Breast Cancer in Young Women and Induced Menopause: Why and How to Manage It? Dr. Sara FERTANI, La Tour Hospital
- October 8, 2025 The Impact of Breast Cancer on Couple Dynamics, Sexuality, and Coping with the Uncertainty of Starting or Raising a Family: Dr. Guillaume FAVRE, Psychiatrist
- October 15, 2025 Breast Cancer and Fertility: Is Pregnancy Really an Option After Breast Cancer? Dr. Isabelle STREULI, HUG
- October 22, 2025 No conference / vacation
- October 29, 2025 Breast Cancer Screening Across the Lifespan: How Has It Evolved, and What Does It Mean for Women Under 50? Dr. Ania WISNIAK, Geneva Foundation for Screening - SEMINAR CANCELED
- November 5, 2025 GLP-1 Agonists: Weight Loss... and Then What? Prof. François PRALONG, La Tour Hospital
- November 12, 2025 The Environmental Impact on the Healthcare System Prof. Nicolas SENN, UNISANTE
- November 19, 2025 What I Need to Know About the Clitoris in Medicine—Prof. Jasmine ABDULCADIR, HUG
- November 26, 2025 Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism—Prof. Helia ROBERT-EBADI, La Tour Hospital
- December 3, 2025 Intermittent Fasting: A Fad or Beneficial for My Patients? Prof. Tinh-Hai COLLET, HUG
- December 10, 2025 Microcrystalline Arthritis Dr. Kim LAUPER LUONG BA, HUG
- December 17, 2025 The Higgs Boson and Life Ms. Fabiola GIANOTTI, Director-General of CERN
Our Upcoming Seminars
- March 27, 2024 Assessment of Fitness to Drive, Dr. Pascal Martinelli, Cabinet Médical des Vergers
- April 17, 2024 Metabolic Disorders: Salty or Sweet?, Dr. Mallory Moret-Bochatay
- April 24, 2024 Long COVID: An Update, Dr. Mayssam Nehme
- May 15, 2024 Phage Therapy: An Alternative to Antibiotic Therapy, Prof. Christian Van Delden
- May 22, 2024 Chest Pain in the Clinic: Practical Management, Dr. Nils Perrin
- May 29, 2024 Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), Dr. Stas Shabanov
- June 5, 2024 Real-Life Experience: From Hypnosis to Patient Care, Dr. Nils Siegenthaler
- June 12, 2024 ECMO and ARDS, Dr. Benjamin Assouline
- June 19, 2024 Fibromyalgia: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in 2024, Dr. Christophe Perruchoud
- June 26, 2024 Hepatitis B: Management in 2024, Dr. Marie Ongaro
- October 2, 2024 The Benefits of Physical Therapy After Breast Cancer, Ms. Valérie Gouel, Hôpital de La Tour
- October 9, 2024 Benefits and Stages of Immediate Breast Reconstruction, Dr. Teresa Rotunno, La Tour Hospital
- October 16, 2024 Review and Future Outlook for the Breast Cancer Screening Program in Geneva, Dr. Anita Wisniak, Geneva Foundation for Cancer Screening
- October 30, 2024 Breast Cancer: How to Reduce the Side Effects of Systemic Treatments? Dr. Alexandre Bodmer, La Tour Hospital
- November 6, 2024 Precision Oncology, Prof. Olivier Michielin, HUG
- November 13, 2024 Shoulder Pain: Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care, Dr. Tiago Martinho, Hôpital de La Tour
- November 20, 2024 Menopause, Dr. Carole Nicolas-Bonne, HUG
- November 27, 2024 Benzodiazepine Tapering, Prof. Omar Kherad, Hôpital de La Tour
- December 4, 2024 Gender Transition: The Role of the Primary Care Physician, Dr. Melissa Dominicé Dao, HUG
- December 11, 2024 Nutritional Advice for Common Gastroenterological Conditions: GERD, Diverticulosis, SIBO, Dr. Maude Martinho-Grueber, Hôpital de La Tour
- December 18, 2024 Prevention of Pneumonia in Intensive Care: From Geneva to Cuba, Prof. Jérôme Pugin, Hôpital de La Tour
Our latest symposia
- March 20, 2024 The Salt Pathway, Prof. Antoinette Pechère, HUG
- March 13, 2024 Pacemakers: Principles and Latest Technologies, Dr. Nicolas Dayal, Hôpital de La Tour
- March 6, 2024 How to Improve Medicine Through Patient Complaints, Prof. Béatrice Schaad, CHUV
- February 28, 2024 Health Screenings in Practice: Myths or Realities?, Prof. Omar Kherad, Hôpital de La Tour
- February 7, 2024 Collaborating with Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, Ms. Laura Tocmacov, ImpactIA
- January 31, 2024 Smoking Cessation, Dr. Déborah Lidsky-Haziza, HUG
- January 24, 2024 The Revival of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP), Dr. Gabriel Thorens, HUG
- January 17, 2024 Radiation Therapy for Benign Conditions Encountered in General Internal Medicine, Dr. Ambroise Champion, Hôpital de La Tour
- January 10, 2024 Sports Injuries, Dr. Maxime Grosclaude, Dr. Maxime Moreillon, Mr. François Fourchet, Hôpital de La Tour
Our Upcoming Seminars
Our Recent Seminars
- December 13, 2023 Epistemological Developments in Medicine Over the Past 30 Years, Dr. Bertrand Kieffer
- December 6, 2023 Somatic Effects of Antidepressants, Prof. Nicolas Schaad
- November 29, 2023 Pain on the Lateral Side of the Elbow: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment, Dr. Tiago Martinho
- November 22, 2023 Diabetes and Obesity: New Drug Therapies, Prof. François Pralong
- November 15, 2023 Oncogenetic Consultation: Benefits and Challenges, Dr. Souria Aissaoui
- November 8, 2023 Ear Infections: From Diagnosis to Treatment, Dr. Thibault De Maesschalck
- October 18, 2023 Late Recurrences in Breast Cancer: Implications for Patients and Physicians, Dr. Laure Thouvenin, HUG
- October 11, 2023 Risk Factors and Breast Cancer Screening: Where Do We Stand?, Dr. Béatrice Arzel
- October 4, 2023 Fasting and Breast Cancer: A Passing Trend or Here to Stay?, Dr. Tinh-Hai Collet, HUG
- June 28, 2023 Precision Oncology, Dr. Petros Tsantoulis, HUG
- June 21, 2023 Doctor, I Have a Stomachache—IBD or IBS? Dr. Sophie Restellini-Kherad and Dr. Diana Ollo, Hôpital de La Tour
- June 14, 2023 Management of sleep apnea syndrome in 2023, Dr. Dan Adler, Hôpital de La Tour
- June 7, 2023 Gut microbiota: What are the diagnostic prospects? Prof. Jacques Schrenzel, HUG
- May 31, 2023 Intermittent Fasting, Dr. Tinh-Hai Collet, HUG
- May 24, 2023 Kidney Stones and Renal Colic: An Update on Management in 2023, Dr. Julien Renard, Hôpital de La Tour
- May 10, 2023 General Practitioners: It’s Time to Make the Transition to Ultrasound, Dr. Yannick Lebret, Hôpital de La Tour
- May 3, 2023 What Tests Should Be Performed When Cancer Is Suspected? Dr. Marie-Laure Amram, Cité Générations Onex
- April 26, 2023 Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Prof. Christian Lovis, HUG
- April 5, 2023 Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Questions and Answers, Dr. Ilias Lazarou, La Tour Hospital
- March 29, 2023 Dementia in 2023, Prof. Gilles ALLALI, CHU
- March 22, 2023 Endometriosis in 2023, Dr. Jean-Marie WENGER, La Tour Hospital
- March 15, 2023 Atrial Fibrillation: Management on March 15, 2023, Dr. Chan-Il PARK, La Tour Hospital
- March 8, 2023 Sports and Energy Deficiency: Discover RED-S Syndrome, Dr. Boris GOJANOVIC, La Tour Hospital
- March 1, 2023 Pulmonary Embolism: New Developments in Treatment, Dr. Marc BLONDON, HUG
- February 15, 2023 End-of-Life Care, Ms. Rosette POLETTI
- January 25, 2023 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, Dr. Philippe MEYER, HUG
- February 1, 2023 Urethral Stenosis… What Exactly Is It? Dr. Vanessa FENNER, La Tour Hospital
- February 8, 2023 Smarter Medicine: Where Do We Stand in 2023? Prof. Omar KHERAD, La Tour Hospital
Our 2022 Symposia
- December 21, 2022 From Seoul 1988 to Beijing 2022: A Look Back at Over 30 Years of the Fight Against Doping—“A Short Journey Through Troubled Waters for the Love of Sport,” Mr. Martial Saugy
- Dec. 14, 2022COVID-19, Monkeypox, Polio: What Emerging Diseases Lie Ahead? – Prof. Antoine Flahault
- Dec. 7, 2022 The Impacts of Climate and Biodiversity on Health… and Vice Versa, Prof. Valérie d’Acremont Genton
- 11/23/22 Technologies for Diabetes, Dr. Giacomo Gastaldi
- 11/16/22 News in Infectious Diseases, Dr. Samir Vora, and Antibiogram, Dr. Nadia Liassine, Dr. Géraldine Jost
- 11/09/22 Bronchiectasis, Dr. Dan Adler
- 11/02/22 Prescribing Cannabinoids in Primary Care
- October 19, 2022 An Update on Breast Cancer Screening - Breast Cancer Risks: When Should Oncogenetic Testing Be Considered?, Dr. Béatrice Arzel and Prof. Pierre Chappuis
- October 12, 2022 Integrative Medicine in the Management of Breast Cancer and Long-Term Follow-Up of Breast Cancer Patients
- 05.10.22 Adjuvant Hormone Therapies for Breast Cancer and Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer
- 29.06.22 Liver and Lungs: A Capricious Pair
- 22.06.22 Post-COVID: Long-Term Effects of COVID Beyond the Pandemic
- 15.06.22 Diagnosis of Sepsis in 2022
- June 8, 2022 Diagnosis at a Glance
- May 11, 2022 Hepatitis D Virus 2022 Update
- May 4, 2022 Interventional Radiology: Some Common Examples—Part 1 with Prof. Dr. med. Sylvain Terraz—Part 2 with Dr. Pierre-Henri Morère
- B 04/27/22B Hypertension News
- B 04/13/22B COVID-19: Where Do We Stand? Review and Outlook
- B 04/06/22B Medical Hypnosis: What, When, Where?
- B 03/30/22B Snake Bite Envenomations: Here and Elsewhere
- B 03/16/22B Wound Care
- March 9, 2022 Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: What Role Can the Primary Care Physician Play?
- February 9, 2022 Doctor, I’d Like a Natural Treatment: What’s New in Integrative Medicine in 2022?
- 02.02.22 Dermatology in General Practice
- 26.01.22 Medications and Appetite: The “Cursed” Drugs
- 19.01.22 My Back
- 12.01.22 Dizziness: It’s Not Always the “Crystals”
Our 2021 Conferences
- 12/15/21 Can Happiness Be Learned?
- 12/08/21 HeadToToe, a platform for disseminating medical information
- Dec. 1, 2021 Psychiatric Emergencies: Clinical Cases
- Nov. 17, 2021 Medicine, Sex, and Gender in Clinical Practice
- Nov. 10, 2021 Thrombosis and Cancer: What Role for Direct Oral Anticoagulants?
- Nov. 3, 2021 SDGs: A UN Agenda?
- October 20, 2021: The Role of the Screening Program in Geneva and Clarifying the Issue of Dense Breasts
- October 13, 2021: Reconstructive Surgery in Breast Cancer and Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients After Cancer Treatments
- October 6, 2021: Breast Cancer Surgery and Radiation Oncology Treatments
Our 2020 Symposia
- May 5, 2020: “Metabolic Syndrome: What's New in 2020”
- Oct. 14, 2020: What Have We Learned from the First Wave of COVID-19 in Intensive Care?
- Feb. 26, 2020: Epilepsy
- Feb. 19, 2020: Polymyalgia and Giant Cell Arteritis
- Feb. 8, 2020: Should Vitamin D Levels Be Tested in 2020?
Tuesday Seminars in Pediatrics
Pediatrics Seminars on Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. via videoconference
The Pediatrics Department at La Tour Hospital hosts an online seminar on select Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Dates of upcoming seminars:
- January 14, 2025: No session
- January 21, 2025: Dr. Vargas – Pitfalls and Tips in Pediatric Orthopedics/Traumatology
- January 28, 2025: Dr. Estelle Delamare – Environmental Risks in Developmental Pediatrics: From Screening to Prevention
- February 4, 2025: Dr. Beatrice Vischer: Topic to be announced
- 02/11/2025: Dr. Yassaman Götti - Clinical Cases in Pediatric Dermatology
- 02/18/2025: No training session
- 02/25/2025: No training session
- 03/04/2025: Dr. Jonathan Mengu - The Testis in All Its Forms
- March 11, 2025: Dr. Léopold Pirson - Chronic Cough in Children
- March 18, 2025: No training session
- March 25, 2025: Dr. Michela Tempia - Clinical Cases in Pediatric Gastroenterology
>> Click here to watch the symposium via videoconference <<
Cardiovascular Department Symposia
Cardiovascular Department Seminars, Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m., B2
The Cardiovascular Department seminars are held in person at La Tour Hospital or via videoconference and are organized by Dr. med. Amir Fassa.
Upcoming Seminars
Thursday, February 1 - Cardiac Surgery and Aviation Medicine,
Dr. Thomas Syburra, specialist in cardiac and thoracic vascular surgery, FMH member
Thursday, March 14 - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, new treatments, Dr. Philippe Meyer
Thursday, April 4 - School break
Thursday, May 2 - Left bundle branch pacing: indications and evidence?
Dr. Nicolas Dayal, specialist in cardiology and general internal medicine, FMH member
Thursday, June 13 - Percutaneous edge-to-edge valve repair: for which patients?
Dr. Nils Perrin, specialist in cardiology, FMH member
Thursday, September 12 - To be confirmed: External radiation therapy as a treatment for arrhythmias
Thursday, October 3 - Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Thursday, November 7 - Cardiac Imaging,
Dr. Anne-Lise Hachulla, specialist in radiology, FMH member
Thursday, December 5 - Clinical Cases and Christmas Quiz, Cardiology Team
Registration
Recognition of Continuing Education Credits
Conferences recognized for one credit by:
- the Swiss Society of Cardiology
- the Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine (SSMIG)
- the Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- the Swiss Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation
Location and Time
La Tour Hospital, Building B2
Ground-floor auditorium
Directions, free parking
From 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Conferences
Medical Day
The Medical Day is a training event for clinicians co-organized by Hôpital de La Tour, the HUG, and the Revue Médicale Suisse. The next event will take place on May 16, 2024.
ACLS Course
Under the auspices of American Heart Association (AHA), the course is held once a year. Details about the next session will be announced shortly.
E-learning
Beemed
Beemed is a participatory medical education platform in the field of shoulder surgery, designed by surgeons, for surgeons.
Beemed provides access to a comprehensive, free medical encyclopedia featuring constantly updated videos and articles, major global conferences via its e-conference module, as well as online courses with CME accreditation.
The Swiss Medical Journal
Find here the Wednesday seminars offered by Hôpital de La Tour. Video and audio recordings are available online if you missed a presentation or would like to listen to it again.
