Scientific Society

The Student Society of Cardiac Surgery at the Lower Silesian Heart Diseases Centre MEDINET was founded in October 2003 and has enjoyed significantpopularity from the very beginning. As one of the primary intentions of the founders was to develop the interest of students in cardiac surgery, cardiology and anaesthesiology, the classes and duty hours are held in the operating suite, post-operative care department and cardiac surgery department.
We teach the students how to conduct cardiac examination and show the diagnostics methods (ECG, ultrasound cardiography, coronarography, etc.). Apart from the strictly practical part, our students also write scientific papers, which are later presented at student and medical conferences, both in Poland and abroad. The students from the Society decided also to carry out an action of raising patients' awareness. They conduct classes in the Rehabilitation Department about "the common diseases of the patients after cardiac surgery" (e.g. ischaemic disease, atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension).
Bearing in mind that patients' medical knowledge is not usually very broad, our students try to conduct classes in an interesting and comprehensible manner. They show what causes the disease, how to prevent it, and what does the treatment consist in. MEDINET staff, both doctors and nurses,  also participates actively in popularising medical issues.

The activity of the Student Society of Cardiac Surgery at the Lower Silesian Heart Diseases CentreMEDINET in the years 2008 and 2009:

• European Students' Conference in Berlin:
  • L. Koltowski, A. Drohomirecka: "The relation between depression and quality of life in patients after cardiac surgery" - 2^ndaward of the session.

• "Medical Robots" Conference - Foundation of Cardiac Surgery Development in Zabrze.

• 14^thNational Conference of the Medical Schools Student Scientific Societies (XIV Ogólnopolska Konferencja Studenckich Kół Naukowych Akademii Medycznych):
  • J. Fiedukiewicz, K. Kloc:  "Early results of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ventricular conduction delay and with impaired or preserved left ventricle systolic function" - 3^rdaward of the session;
  • R. Wojtas, T. Graczyk: "Factors of post-operative atrial fibrillation in patients after isolated coronary artery grafting".

• The Congress of the European Society of Cardio-Vascular Surgery in Warsaw:
  • "Early results of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ventricular conduction delay and with impaired or preserved left ventricle systoli function".
• Conference organized by Medinet on the occasion of the 5000^thsurgery.
• 64^thCongress of the Association of Polish Surgeons (Towarzystwo Chirurgów Polskich):
  • M. Piórkowski, P. Kwinecki, D. Rączka, A. Janus, J. Madej, A. Drohomirecka, R. Cichoń: "Acute intestinal ischaema in patients after cardiac surgery".
• World Heart Day - celebrated annually in the Botanical Garden in Wrocław and in the Park Krasnala in Nowa Sól.
• Summer traineeship in Herzzentrum Dresden (Germany) for members of the Students Society.
• Traineeship for 2 members of the Student Society in the Cantonal Hospital in Zweisimmen (Switzerland).