Organisation de la recherche thermale en Europe

1. Autriche Italie Croatie Pologne France Portugal Allemagne Roumanie Hongrie Espagne Organisation de la recherche thermale en Europe 1° Symposium thermal européen France Aix – Les – Bains 15 – 16 – 17 novembre 2006

2. E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE Fiche de Présentation E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE European Scientific Committee on Thermalism a été fondée par les 10 pays européens suivants: AUTRICHE CROATIE FRANCE ALLEMAGNE ITALIE POLOGNE PORTUGAL ROUMANIE ESPAGNE HONGRIE

3. Les Ministres et les Représentants des Institutions signataires de l’acte constitutionnel sont : AUSTRICHE: KommR Mag. Julian M. Hadschieff Président des hôpitaux privés autrichiens et de l’association des SPA CROATIE: Assistant Professor Neven Ljubičić Ministre de la Santé et des Affaires Sociales FRANCE: Monsieur René Rettig Président de l’A.F.RE.TH. Association Francaise pour la Recherche Thermale ALLEMAGNE: Prof. Jürgen Kleinschmidt Académie de Balnéothérapie et de Climatologie Scientifique ITALIE: On. Egidio Chiarella Président de l’E.S.C.O.T. – ITALIA POLOGNE: Dr. Andrzej Wojtyla Député et Secrétaire d’Etat – Ministère de la Santé PORTUGAL: Arch. Claudia Weigert Ministère de la Santé ROUMANIE: Dr. Mihai Berteanu (en cours de signature) Ministère de la Santé ESPAGNE: Dr. Angel Rodríguez Castedo Directeur Général Ministère du Travail et des Affaires Sociales HONGRIE: Dr. Gábor Kapócs Deputé et Sous-Secrétaire d’Etat – Ministère de la Santé

4. Les personnes suivantes ont été désignées par chaque pays pour les représenter au sein du Comité Directeur de l’E.S.C.O.T. - Europe: AUTRICHE: Mag. David Pötz CROATIE: Dr. Tihomira Ivanda FRANCE: Prof. Christian François Roques ALLEMAGNE: Prof. Jürgen Kleinschmidt ITALIE: On. Egidio Chiarella POLOGNE: Mgr. Dagmara Korbasinska PORTUGAL: Arch. Claudia Weigert ROUMANIE: Dr. Mihai Berteanu ESPAGNE: Dr. Manuel Dominguez HONGRIE: Dr. István Fluck

5. Le Comité Directeur de l’E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE a élu à l’unanimité: Président On. Egidio Chiarella (Président de l’E.S.C.O.T. – ITALIA et Délégué Officiel de la Région de Calabrie) I° Vice Président Arch. Claudia Weigert (Délégué Officiel du Ministère de la Santé du Portugal) II° Vice Président Mgr. Dagmara Korbasinska (Délégué Officiel du Ministère de la Santé de la Pologne) Directrice Générale Prof.ssa Rosalba Vanni (Présidente de l’A.M.I. – Associazione Medici Italiani)

6. Sièges Officiels de l’E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE Présidence Siège de la Région de Calabrie - Piazza Campitelli, 3 00186 – Rome ITALIE Vice Présidence Ministère de la Santé - Direction Générale de la Santé AL. D. Alfonso Henriques, 45 1049 – 005 Lisbonne PORTUGAL Vice Presidence Ministère de la Santé – Dép.De l’Organisation du Système de Santé Miodowa Str., 15 00 – 952 VarsoviePOLAND

7. PURPOSES AND AIM OF THE COMMITTEE The Committee is non political and doesn't have a profit finality. The main mission of E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE is to promote, coordinate and standardize the scientific research of the thermal cares regarding the three fundamental aspects of prevention, care and rehabilitation. By means of the coordination of the various scientific activities, the evaluation of new therapeutic approaches and the promotion of new scientific projects the Committee has also the purpose to promote the diffusion and the availability of the thermal therapies. Under thermalism we understand Health Resorts Medicine, Balneology, Medical Hydrology, Spa therapy, Medical Thalassotherapy, Medical Climatology located in health resorts. The Committee has also to align, at high levels, the standards of the thermal offer of every country which takes part in E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE, so that to be able to offer to all citizens of the European Nations which found the Committee the possibility to take care and to keep their own psycho-physical well-being.

8. The Committee is also born to be an official presidium for the study and the realization of projects, programs, proposals, researches, initiatives and conferences concerned about thermalism, with the aim to constitute itself as an authoritative and privileged interlocutor, by national authorities of every Nation of E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE (Parliament, Government, and so on...), and also by the European Institutions. The Committee will behave to create the occasion and the circumstances to allow to every State member to take part to the initiatives of the Committee and to bring together all the experiences regarding the scientific thermal field, as well as to contribute to deepen the knowledge in this sector and to strengthen relationships among the different E.S.C.O.T.’s countries as tool for development. The Committee according to its own aim and institutional purposes will make all those necessary organizational, administrative and legal activities for the best working of the Committee. The Committee could set up secondary and/or temporary offices.

9. E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE, has the purpose to: • Guarantee a coordination and a representation by the European Union as regards the aims of E.S.C.O.T. • Favor and promote the research on thermalism, in order to achieve new scientific discoveries as regards prevention, care and rehabilitation. Organizescientific events, researching activities, training and communication to the masses as regards new methodologies of care, even about new scientific knows and about all the concerning initiatives, in particular an annual report published by means of Press & Public relations agency, mass-media and web publications. Favorthe creation of new European standards regarding thermalism. Support the acknowledgement of information and consulting agencies, scientific updates as regards the field of thermalism.

10. Favorthe knowledge and the exchange of information among various European associations and scientific communities in the field of thermalism, for example by means of the creation of an own world internet web site completely devoted to researches on thermalism. Observing and promote services, products and the quality of the thermal supply of the State members of E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE Make aware and drive to a continuous update of techniques to doctors and to all the resources employed in the supply of thermalism, in particular by means of collaboration with scientific communities and associations concerned by thermalism. Promote and implement the research, the innovation and the development of new sector’s services according to the needs of the European citizens. Cooperatewith the highest European institutions and adopt any initiative which can drive to a quality improvement of services and European health resorts supplies.

11. In particular the Committee will carry out the following activities: SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES: round tables, conferences, lectures, congresses, debates, scientific exhibitions, projections of films, documentaries, slides and anything else it is considered interesting for the field of thermalism. COMMUNICATION AND INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES: press conferences, permanent office, press agency, dispatches, promotional campaigns, relationships with corporate bodies and private associations, etc.. TRAINING ACTIVITIES: training courses for doctors and for the auxiliary personnel and all professionals, constitution of committees or groups of study and research, etc.. PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES: publication of a magazine-bulletin, brochures and books, publication of acts of conferences, seminars, studies and researches acts, etc.. ASSOCIATIVE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES: meetings and demonstrations among partners, take part to demonstrations of other corporate bodies etc..

12. E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE, as regards activities of scientific field can make use of Scientific Experts, study and research. • Tasks assigned to that group could be for example: • – observing and evaluating the quality of the services and products of the European • health resorts. • 2) – collecting data and documents (structuring archives and libraries). • – evaluate research projects and events. • – epidemiological researches. • The Committee in order to fulfil the mentioned above institutional, aims to apply for European economic funds by the European institutions that will be devoted to fulfil its finalities. • According to its non profit statute, E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE may undertake all actions and activities serving its aims.

13. Aux Sources du Bien-Etre Thermal : la Recherche Scientifique en Europe

14. E.S.C.O.T.– EUROPE et E.S.C.O.T. - ITALIA organisent: 1° Congrès Scientifique Européen Les frontières de la recherche termale en Europe Lamezia Terme mai 2007 REGION de CALABRIE ITALIE

15. POUR CONTACTER LA DIRECTRICE GENERALE de E.S.C.O.T. – EUROPE Prof.ssa Rosalba Vanni Fax : + 39 (0) 362 1792339 Portable : +  39 335 6179001 E-mail : rosalba.vanni@unimi.it

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