Course Programme for Spa Physician Diploma

Organised by:

Univerza v Mariboru (Maribor University)

Inštitut za balneologijo in medicinsko klimatologijo (Institute for Balneology and Medicine Climatology)

Medicinska fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru (Medicine School, University in Maribor)

Splošna bolnišnica Maribor, Oddelek za fizikalno in rehabilitacijsko medicino (General Hospital Maribor, Department for physical and rehabilitation medicine)

Announcement to:

International Society of Medical Hydrology (ISMH)

European Spa Association (ESPA)

European Union of Medical Specialists – Section of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (UEMS-PMR Section)

Venue: Terme Zreče (Zreče Spa)

Date: November 19 – 22, 2005

Scientific committee:

Zmago Turk, M.D., D.Sc

Prof. Janez Kraševec, M.D., D.Sc.

Prof. Bojan Tepeš, D.Sc., M.D.

Rudi Rumbak, M.D., M.Sc.

Sašo Puncer, M.D.

Secretary:

Jože Barovič, M.D.

Vida Bojnec, M.D.

Programme:

Saturday, November 19^th, 2005

14.00 Arrival of participants and registration

15.00 The legislative and Health Insurance Institution regulations on indications for Spa therapy (Diana Blažič, M.D. (Slovenia))

16.00 Adaptive mechanisms in balneology (Prof. Christoph Gutenbrunner, M.D, D.Sc. (Germany))

17.30 Thermomineral waters in balneology (Prof. Ešref Bećirović, M.D., D.Sc. (FBiH))

18.30 Radon therapy in balneology (Prof. Ešref Bećirović, M.D., D.Sc. (FBiH))

19.00 Krenotheraypy (Prof. Bojan Tešpeš, M.D., D.Sc. (Slovenia))

20.00 Altogether Dinner in Zreče Spa

Sunday, November 20^th, 2005

9.00 Organization of Spa therapy in Slovenia (Rudi Rumbak, M.D., M.Sc. (Slovenia))

10.00 Importance of thermomineral and akratothermal waters in Slovenia (Prof. Jože. Kraševec, M.D., D.Sc. (Slovenia))

12.00 Pause

12.30 Medical climatology (Tanja Cegnar, M.D., M.Sc. (Slovenia))

14.00 Lunch

16.00 Thalassotherapy and research in balneology (Goran Ivanišević, M.D., D.Sc. (Croatia))

17.30 Speleotherapy (Narancik Pal, D.M., D.Sc. (Slovenia))

18.30 Pause

20.00 Dinner

Monday, November 21^st, 2005

9.00 The significance of balneology in rehabilitation of cardiovascular patients (Andrej Vugrinec, M.D. (Slovenia))

11.00 Balneotherapy of respiratory patient (Igor Koren, M.D., M.Sc. (Slovenia))

12.00 Pause

12.30 Balneotherapy in patients with musculoskeletal diseases (Jože Barovič, M.D. (Slovenia))

14.00 Lunch

16.00 Balneotherapy in reumathology (Zmago Turk, M.D., D.Sc. (Slovenia))

17.30 Balneotherapy in gynaecology (Prof. Elko Borko, M.D.,D.Sc. (Slovenia))

18.30 Pause

19.00 Phangotherapy (Karl Lipovec, M.D.)

20.00 Test (Final examination)

Tuesday, November 22^th, 2005

Workshop (6 hours) and visit to Rogaška Slatina Spa and Dobrna Spa.

At the end of the Course participants have to take final examination (test). Graduated participants will be awarded with Spa physician diploma which brings all corresponding rights and law obligations.

Course is intended for: spa physicians, future specialist in physical and rehabilitation medicine, and future family physicians.