2nd Baltic & North Sea Conference on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

8.00 – 9.00

Special meeting with the head and members of the Health Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania

9.30 – 10.00

Welcome coffee. Presentation of Lithuanian tourism opportunities

10.00 – 12.30

Pre-conference Symposium.  „Sveikata ir turizmas - jungiant teoriją su praktika“. The theory and the practice in connecting health and tourism

10.00 – 10.20

Dr.Sigrun Lang, President of the ESPA (European Spas Association), Brussels, Belgium. The use of the natural resources of every spa resort for prevention, medical therapy and rehabilitation“(tbc)

10.20 – 10.30

Dr. Antanas Vinkus, President of Lithuanian Resorts Association. Lithuanian Health Resorts – important part of Health Tourism”  

10.30 – 10.45

Mrs. Z.Krisciuniene, Ministry of Economy, Lithuania. Health tourism – one of the Lithuanian Tourism Priorities (tbc)

10.45 – 11.10

Prof. Med Dr. Janka Zalesakova, Bratislava, Slovakia. Spa is more… Role of the Spa in health system in EU (tbc)

11.10 – 11.30

Yvette Koleva, Sofia, Bulgaria. Impact of hydro-balneo and peloido therapy in prevention and treatment of some socially important diseases of motor system and some neurological condition

11.30 – 11.50

Prof. J. Ivanova, Moscow, The Russian Federation. Innovative rehabilitation technologies in the Russian Federation

11.50 – 12.10

Prof. A.Juocevicius, PhD. P.Dagilis, Lithuania. Balneology in Lithuania - challenges, trends, outlook

12.10 – 12.30

Open discussions