On April 9, 2025, at 12:00 PM, a meeting dedicated to the preparations for the JA PreventNCD Meeting, scheduled for June 16–18, 2025, was held in the Rectorate building of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice.
The meeting was attended by the Vice-Rector for Postgraduate Education and Promotion - Oskar Kowalski, MD, PhD, Director of the Medical University of Silesia Hospital Prof. Krystian Wita, MD, PhD, Principal Project Manager of the JA PreventNCD Project - Katarzyna Brukało, MD, PhD, representatives of the cities involved in the project, i.e. the City of Rybnik and the City of Zabrze, Monika Wojtasik - the Bursar of the University, The Head of the Press Office of the Medical University of Silesia – Ms. Agata Pustułka, Ilona Hajok - the Deputy Director of the Center for Technology Transfer, PhD, the Head of the Promotion Department - Mr. Michał Henke, and administrative staff of the Silesian Medical University involved in the Project.
The meeting began with an official welcome for the guests, after which Dr. Katarzyna Brukało presented the current state of preparations for the June event and the objectives of the JA PreventNCD project. Communication activities, cooperation with institutional and media patrons, and key organizational elements of the event were discussed - including press conference dates, the number of expected guests, and logistics related to room rental.
Participants actively joined the discussion and declared their willingness to support the preparations.
Together, we make every effort to make the JA PreventNCD Meeting a unique and inspiring event to build international cooperation in the fight against non-communicable diseases and cancer in Europe !!!
