On October 17, the second Assises franco-marocaines du thermalisme was held, bringing together experts and professionals to discuss current issues in the sector. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all participants for their enriching contributions. Discover the highlights of this day dedicated to thermal medicine, exchange and collaboration. 134 people registered for the day, including 43 remote participants and 157 connected via the European Commission’s platform. The countries of origin of the participants’ connections are : France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Morocco, Tunisia, Brazil, Belgium (Brussels – European platform connection), Algeria, Switzerland.
Preparations at the Institut Européen du Thermalisme :
Professor Tarik Squalli Housaini Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry of Fez, Morocco :
Doctor Marc Tenenbaum Deputy mayor in charge of public health in nancy
Pofesseur Stéphane ZUILY- Faculté de Médecine, Maïeutique et Métiers de la santé de
Nancy
Professor Patrick NETTER – Executive Committee of the Institut Européen du Thermalisme, member of the Cours des Comptes and the Académie Nationale de Médecine.
Welcome to Nancy Thermale :
Pr Basmat-Amal CHOUHANI / Pr Mohamed BENMAKHLOUF / Pr Kamelia AMAZIAN / Pr Henry COUDANE / Pr Isabelle CHARY VALCKENAERE / Pr Gisèle KANNY/ Sven AERTS / Dr Jane-Laure DANAN
The speakers
Graduation of D.U Santé et Thermalisme and hydrotherapists Diane KOELBERT (Amnéville), Emilie SCHAEFFER (Luxembourg)
Malika DUSSART, President Orient’Art – France & Pr Mohamed EL GANAOUI, President EMSF
Scientific and organizing committee
Professor Basmat-Amal CHOUHANI
Dr Olivier DUBOIS, Saujon, France
Christian Hérisson, President of the Société Française de Médecine Thermale.
Dr Jane-Laure Danan, Director of the Institut Européen du Thermalisme, Focus on the training of healthcare professionals in the spa industry
Pr Kamelia AMAZIAN: The current state of thermalism teaching in health training courses
Pr Mohamed BENMAKHLOUF: Thermalism in northern Morocco and its socio-economic impact on the local population
Dr Nawal MOUHOUTE: Socio-cultural dimension of thermalism in Morocco
Pr Taoufik HARZY, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fez, Morocco: Thermal treatments for low back pain
Pr Kawtar FIKRI BENBRAHIM – Hassan II University, Fez, Morocco: Quality of natural mineral water in Morocco (therapeutic indications)
Pr Mourad ER RASFA, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fez, Morocco: Scientific evidence for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with sulfurous thermal waters
Pr Bruno PY, Head of the IET Ethics Committee: Nudity, modesty and spa treatments.
Frédérique DEMOULIN: Iconography and nudity in the history of spa treatments.
Day’s summary, future prospects and closing remarks by Dr Francois BRAUN: Former Minister of Health, France
October 18 Visit to the CUESiM simulation center and Nancy Thermal.
A friendly moment
Our partner FEMTEC and their next general meeting:
