ON AIRS, WATERS AND PLACES
Thermal Integrated Medicine
for an Holistic approach to health government
Natural Mineral waters and climatic resources are part of the cultural heritage of every country’s medical tradition. Hippocrates, “the Father of Medicine”, wrote the “handbook” “On Airs, Waters and Places”, very modern and topical. It dealt with connections between human being and environment and the opportunity of natural means care. Holistic and integrate vision provides four principal implements: hydrothalassotherapy, movement, nourishment and relationship mind/body. So the
choice of Congress site is to underline the important and topical Hippocratic teaching about prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, wellbeing. Referring to the Congress sites (Rhodes and Kos) there will be a special session about thermalism history of FEMTEC Members Countries. During the Congress, ceremony of Hippocrates Oath will take place in Asclepeion.
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
- Experimental and Clinical Researches on Thermal
medicine - Prevention and health
- Hygiene and Technologies
- Hot springs, spa and Traditional Medicine
- Economical and social aspects
- Energy saving and reduction of water consumption,
environment protection - Hot Springs and Health Government Services
- Human resources and professional training
- Hot springs, medical spa and tourism development
- Research by products of the hot springs
- Strategy of hot spring hotels
- Business model research of hot spring tourism
development
KOS ( Greece )
13th-17th October 2013
LOCATION
Kos, Asclepeion of Hippocrates (400 BC)
Preliminary Programme
(Rhodes -Kos ,Greece)
RODOS PALACE HOTEL
Photo of Participants
