The Place of Balneotherapy and Hydrotherapy in Obesity Management

 

Final Program

 

 

25. 04. 2007.

20.30                           Presidential Opening Ceremony

                                   Prof. Tamás Bender

 

20.45                           Welcome reception

 

 

26. 04. 2007.

10.00 – 11.30                I. Section

Chairs: Prof. Tamás Bender, Prof. Christopher Gutenbrunner

 

 

10.00    -10.10               Prof. László Halmy

Let’s use the balneo and hydrotherapy in the treatment of obesity

 

10.10 – 10.30                Prof. Zeki Karagülle

Preventive effects of balneotherapy on risk factors of obesity

 

10.30 - 10.50                 Prof. Pedro Cantista

The obesity program of "Termas de S.Jorge"

 

10.50   - 11.10               Prof. Christopher Gutenbrunner

Body weight normalisation by spa treatment

 

11.10 – 11.30                Discussion

 

11.30 – 11.50                Coffee break

 

 

11.50 – 13.00                II. Section

Chairs: Prof. Zeki Karagülle, Ferenc Kovács MD

 

 

11.50 - 12.15                 Prof. Tamás Bender

Balneology and medical hydrology – Basic mechanisms

 

 12.15 - 12.30                Prof. Svetoslav Handjijev

Thalasso therapy in obesity

 

12.30 – 12.45                Prof. Pál Géher

Social insurance consequences of rheumatologic co-morbidities of obesity

 

12.45 – 13.00                Discussion

 

13.00 - 14.00                 Lunch

 

 

14.00 – 15.10                III. Section

Chairs: Prof. Svetoslav Handjijev, Prof. Pedro Cantista

 

 

14.00 – 14.15                Dr. Géza Bálint

                                   Osteoarthritis of obese patients

 

14.15 - 14.25                 Prof. László Halmy

The role of drinking cure in obesity management

 

14.25– 14.40                 Andrea Ficzere MD

Rehabilitation of overweight invalid persons

 

14.40 -14.50                 EszterHalmy MSc, Ferenc Kovács MD, Prof. LászlóHalmy

Underwater exercise as a base of complex treatment of obese

           

14.50 - 15.05                Discussion

 

15.05 – 15.30                Coffee break

 

 

15.30 – 17.45                IV. Section

Chairs: Prof. Antal Czinner, Alan Jensen MD

 

 

15.30 - 16.30                 Alan Jensen MD

Exercise is medicine! AquaDios-Med.

A 21st Century Immersion Environment for Advanced Fitness & Accelerated Healing" Mind Body Medicine and Sustained Physical Exercise.

 

16.30  - 16.40                 Linda Czinner MD, Prof. Antal Czinner

The role of the swimming and water-polo in the treatment of childhood obesity. The benefit of the Archimedes’ rule

 

16.40 - 17.00                 Péter Pribélyi and György Lángfi MD

                                   Aquafitness and reduction of body weight

 

17.15   - 18.00               Aqua fitness - Playing with participants

 

20.00                           Banquet dinner and wine tasting

 

 

 

27. 04. 2007.

9.00 – 12.00                  V. Section

Chairs: Prof. Pál Géher, Géza Bálint MD

 

9.00-9.15                      Ferenc Kovács MD

Obesity and rheumatologic diseases 

 

9.15-9.30                      Judit Ortutay, Mónika Lukáts, Márta Trócsányi, András Tripolszky, Katalin Réti

Obesity-related comorbidities in patients of a rheumatologic rehabilitation unit

 

9.30 – 9.45                   Michel F. Duprat, MD, MPH

Overweight and thermal care in France

 

9. 45 – 10.00                 Fioravanti A1, Leo G1, Bacarelli MR1, Bellisai B1, Cantarini L1, Ceccatelli L2, de Lalla A2, Blardi P2

1Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; 2Center of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

Leptin and Adiponectin plasma levels in patients with knee osteoarthritis treated with mud pack therapy

 

10.00 – 10.15                Gyula Gyetvai MD

                                   Mofetta treatment in lower limb diseases of obese

 

 

10.15 – 10.30                Coffee break

 

11.30-12.50                  Poster section

Chair: Prof. Tamás Bender

 

Alessandro Zanasi1, Antonella Fioravanti2, Emanuele Paolini3, Corrado Ceccarelli2, Rosalba Mattei3

1. S.Orsola Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy; 2. Institute of Rheumatology, University of Siena; 3. Nutrition Unit, University of Siena

Presentation of the first Italian national mineral water water museum Carlo Brazzorotto

 

M. Boz1 F. Erdenen1 M.Z. Karagülle2 C. Müderrisoğlu1 E. Altunoğlu1 Ş. Türkeş1 H. Aral3

1)     İstanbul Training and Research Hospital of Health Ministry, Dep. of Internal Medicine, Turkey.

2)     Istanbul Medical Faculty, Dep. of Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology.

3)     İstanbul Training and Research Hospital of Health Ministry, Dep of Biochemistry, Turkey

                                   Duration of obesity and insulin resistance

 

12.50                           Closing Ceremony

13.00                           Lunch

15.00                           Couch to Budapest