Dear Sirs and Madams,

From 09^th to 10^th  April 2020, the 1st Croatian Congress of Preventive and Sports Medicine and Cardiac Rehabilitation with International Participation under the title “SCIENCE 4 HEALTH” will be organized at the Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta, and it will thematically integrate the profession, science and practice.

The content of the symposium will cover the key knowledge of lifestyle medicine, cardiac rehabilitation, preventive and sports medicine.

The program shall be composed of plenary lectures, scientific communications, functional testing workshops in sports and rehabilitation medicine (CPET), ECG workshops for athletes and interactive and educational contents.

At this symposium, it is planned to present a new, sustainable model of cardiac rehabilitation for the Republic of Croatia, to present a new Institute of Sports Medicine in cooperation with the University of Rijeka, to present a new postgraduate study “Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine” and breaking the Guinness Record in the longest underwater walk in a single breath performed by our athlete Vitomir Maričić.

The international character of the congress shall be manifested in the arrival of the eminent world lecturers, together with Croatian lecturers from the aforementioned area.

Through your inviting lectures, congress announcements and active participation, you will contribute to the success of our Congress.

We believe that you will support our efforts and schedule this event on your calendar.

We look forward to seeing you.

Cordially,

Chairman of the Organizing Committee

Professor Viktor Peršić, PhD MD