At Thermana Laško ENSPA, the first European Conference on Natural Spas and Wellness is starting on 18th April 2012. During two days numerous domestic and foreign experts will try to clear differences and find common points between medical treatments and wellness tourism. At the same time they are also going to touch upon marketing and trends in the field of medical spas and wellness services.
Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the meaning of physical and psychological health and are looking for solutions for regeneration. European Natural Spas are thus not used only for recovering from an illness but rather they are becoming temples of feeling good and for prevention. Natural spas can offer more to users as thermal water and other natural therapeutic factors have been helping in healing diseases for centuries.
Conference ENSPA wants to follow new trends and through two day expert programme transfer the knowledge, good practice case studies and new ideas amidst experts and employees from Natural Spas. Numerous domestic and foreign lecturers will try to clear differences and find connections between medical treatments and wellness tourism. During the two days the delegates will be able to listen to numerous expert lectures and discussions on rehabilitation of patients (neurological, orthopaedic, traumatology, rheumatic illnesses, cardiological, gynaecological, sports rehabilitation) as well as on balneology, diet, spa standards, insurance requirements and other.
Prof. dr. Zmago Turk from Institute of Balneology and Medicinal Climatology and Prof. Dr. Janez Kraševec, doyen of Slovene Balneology, will present in the introductory lecture historical development of balneology and explain basic balneologist terms about thermal water, peloids and other natural factors in Slovene Natural Spas and the view on role of spas in the future. Trends and innovations in medicinal wellness will be presented by Dr. Claus-Arwed Lauprecht, Founder of Institut for Wellness in Bad Homburg in Germany and the President of ISWA (International SPA & Wellness Association e.V.). What is medical tourism and how is it connected to wellness tourism will explain Melanie Smith, Professor and researcher in Tourism at Business School in Budapest and President of ATLAS (Association for Tourism and Leisure Education). View on role of Spas in Holistic treatment of patients will be presented by the Director of University Rehabilitation Institute Prof. Dr. Helena Burger. Dr. Vlasta Brozičević, Head of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine at Terme Selce and Biodex Isocinetic Centre for Croatia and official doctor of the Croatian Ski Team and official doctor of Medical Committee FIS will talk on rehabilitation of sportsmen and women at Spas.
Plenary Sessions will be complemented by presentations from numerous domestic experts from Slovenian Natural Spas and Institutions, the conference will be closed with a topic debate about challenges posed to Spa Tourism because of economic conditions. What do the announced measures by Ministry of Health on reduction of rights from Medical Insurance mean? How to respond on these announcements and how to reduce negative effects? Discussion on weather Rehabilitation at Spas is luxury will present an opportunity to all involved to present their views to competent offices and thus actively contribute to solving the current situation.
In the realm of the ENSPA Conference those who have put their mark in the development of Natural Spas and Wellness will be awarded. At the evening reception the Association of Natural Spas of Slovenia will give out an award for life work to one of the biggest experts in the field of balneology.
Between 18th and 20th April 2012 Conference ENSPA will host the biggest experts in the field of Natural Spas and Wellness. Applications to the Conference can be made through the website www.en-spa.eu. Number of available seats is limited!
More information about the programme of the conference and applications at www.en-spa.eu or via e-mail info@en-spa.eu.
