Friday, November 21-St.

09:00-12:00 - Open Conference for general public on Introduction in Apitherapy and Medicinal Beekeeping
(Dr. Stangaciu Stefan)
09:00-13:50 - Participants registration/Api-Expo setting

14:00 - 14:15 - Official opening
14:20-16:00 - Importance of the Bees in Nature and Human Society
v Biol. Fagarasan Manuela (Children Hospital Brasov), Dr. Stangaciu Stefan (Romania)
Bee Biology and its Importance in the Nature and the Human Society
v Prof. Dr. Dana Baran (UMF Iasi, Romania)
Biological rhythms and Bees Adaptation
v Catherine Ballot-Flurin (France)
Organic Apitherapeutically oriented Beekeeping
A New Approach to your Health & to the Welfare of Bees
A global approach to the common wellbeing of both humans & bees
v Jean-Pierre LePabic (France)
Bee Products Quality: Improvement with the Tubes Bottom Board

v Prof. Dr. Constantin Milica
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iasi (Romania)
Nectaro-polleno-resiniferous Plants with Medicinal Properties
16:00-17:00 - Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Bee Products
v Assoc. Prof. Jozef Simuth
(Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences Bratislava, Slovakia)
The Physiological Potential of Proteins and Peptides of Honeybee Royal Jelly
v Ioana Jurcau, Ramona Moldovan Jurcau, Cristian Bodescu (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Beeswax Uses in the Past and Present
v Dr. Cristina Cimpean, technician Cornel Hotiu (Rafael Medica, Bucharest, Romania)
The Sensitive Crystallization of the Bee Pollen

17:00-17:30 Honey break

17:30-19:00
v Dr. Andritoiu Calin Vasile, Andritoiu Vasile, Plai Ancuta Vasilica, Costuleanu Marcel,
Cuciureanu Magda, Cuciureanu Rodica (UMF Gr. T. Popa Iasi, Romania)
Effect of the apitherapeutically products "Stupina": Apiregya, ApiImunostim and ApiImunomod in chronical hepatopathies - studies and fundamental research

v Prof. Rodica Cuciureanu, Calin Andritoiu, Irina Virlan, Magda Cuciureanu, Ionela Murariu (U.M.F. Iasi)
Role of some Bee Products in the Decrease of Acrilamide Toxicity
v Eugen Stefan, M.D., Ph.D. (reg.) (Societatea Romana de Medicina Ayurvedica)
Marilena Gîlca, M.D., Ph.D. (U.M.F. Bucuresti)
A Scientific Insight into an Ayurvedic Treatment:
Use of Honey in Diabetes and Obesity
v Ir. Bambang Soekartiko
Chairman of Indonesian Beekeepers Association
Prof. Dr. Mapatobasila, Ir. Zaenal Hasan, M.Sc, Dr. Adji Suranto
Beekeeping and Apitherapy Development in Indonesia
v Albulescu Radu, Albulescu Lucian, Popescu Dana, Monica Neagu, Tanase Cristiana
(National Institute for Chemical-Farmaceutical Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania)
Noi abordari in analiza proteinelor din veninul de albine

Apicultor Ioan OROS, Zalau
Methods to collect pollen and propolis.
Water from polen, a new apitherapic product?

20:00 - Welcome Cocktail

Saturday, November 22-Nd.

08:30-09:00

The Bee Product - Complement or Alternative to Chemical Antibiotics/Drugs?
(Round Table)
Moderator: Prof. Univ. Dr. Farm. Viorica Istudor (UMF Bucharest, Romania)

09:00-10.00

Apitherapy in Human Medicine (I)

v Prof. Dr. Lenuta Profire (UMF "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi, Faculty of Pharmacy)
"Apis Mellifica" - a marvelous Therapeutic Source

v Dr. Shirley A.A. Abreu (Brazil)
The Use of Brazilian Green Propolis in the Treatment of
Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

10:00-10:30 Honey break

10:20-11:20 - Apitherapy in Human Medicine (II)

v Dr. Doina Davidescu (Principal Researcher gr. II, Iasi, Romania)
A Review of the Apitherapy Epidemiological Studies
v Dr. Beatrice Lucache (Alternative Medicine Center, Iasi, Romania)
Considerations on the Mechanism of Action, Antialgic and Antiinflamatory Effect of
Apipuncture in Osteo-musculo-articulary Chronical Degenerative Diseases
v Dr. Mindrescu Dorin (Policlinica Solaris, Craiova, Romania)
Apitoxinotherapy with VeneX-20 - an Efficient Method in Algofunctional Decompensated Gonarthrosis

11:20-13.00
Prof. Univ. Dr. Bernard Descotte (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Limoges, France)
Use of Honey in Surgery - Keynote Lecture

13:00-14:30 - Lunch

14:30-17:00
Biol. José Alexandre Abreu (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Brazilian Red Propolis - Botanical Origin, Chemical Composition and Potential Use against Pancreatic Cancer.
Biological Therapy Using Propolis as Nutritional Supplement in Cancer Treatment.
Efficacy of Brazilian Propolis Gel for the Management of Denture Stomatitis - a Pilot Study.

17:15-17:45 - Honey break

17:45-19:00 - General Assembly of the Romanian Apitherapy Society

20:00 - Romanian evening with international surprises!

Sunday, November 23-Rd.

08:30-10:00 - Apitherapy in Human Medicine (III)
v Dr. Mihaela Leucian Orodan (Arad, Romania)
1. Apitherapy in Chronical Hepatitis
2. Apiphytotherapy, Acupuncture and Apipuncture
of a Case with Dermatomyositis
v Dr. Grigore Seremet (Bucharest, Romania)
Use of Apitherapy in Combination with Hirudotherapy.
New Perspectives in Tissue and Organ Regeneration
v Dr. Cristina Pavel (Bucharest, Romania)
Apiphytotherapy of a Clinical Case with Vascular Purpura
v Dr. Cristina Aosan (Semlacu Mare, Timis County, Romania)
1. Apiphytotherapy of a case with a bronchopulmonary tumor
2. Apiphytotherapy of infected wounds - clinical cases

10:00-10:30 Honey break

10:30-12:00 - Apitherapy in Human Medicine (IV)

v Prof. Dr. Jurate Jankauskiene (Eye Clinic of Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania)
Past, Present and Future of Apitherapy in Lithuania
v Prof. Dr. Jurate Jankauskiene, Dr. Dalia Jarusaitiene
Apitherapy in Lithuanian Ophthalmology
v Dr. Mathias Holeiter (Switzerland)
Wound Management with Honey in a Family Medicine Practice in Switzerland
v Dr. Stangaciu Stefan (Mereni, Dambovita County, Romania)
Prevention and Treatment of Adverse Reactions, including of Anaphylactic Shock, in Apitherapy

12:00-12.30 - Apitherapy and Complementary Medicine

v Prof. Dr. Dana Baran (UMF Iasi, Romania)
Crono-Apitherapy, a promissing Perspective
v Cristian Bodescu, Ramona Moldovan Jurcau, Ioana Jurcau (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Propolis and Metal Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine

12.30-13.00 Varia
Conf. Univ. Dr. Ecaterina Hanganu (UMF Iasi, Romania)
Energy of Forms and Apitherapy

13:15-14:30 Lunch

14:30-14:50

v Ramona Moldovan-Jurcau, Ioana Jurcau,
Cristian Bodescu, Edmond Nakrotzky-Török (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Homage to the Bees

14:50-15:10

Posters Presentations and Discussions
Afrodita Doina Marculescu
(U.M.F. Gr. T. Popa Iasi, Romania, Biochemistry Chair),
Propolis against the Severe Oxidative Stress
Sorina Soescu, MD, MFHom (Constanta, Romania)
Treatment of Intestinal Parasitosis with Giardinophyt,
a Propolis based Product
Alejandra Vásquez and Tobias Olofsson
Microbiology Laboratory at Campus Helsingborg, Department of Cell and Organism Biology,
Lund University Campus Helsingborg, Suedia
Detection and Identification of a Novel Lactic Acid Bacterial Flora
within the Honey Stomach of the Honeybee Apis mellifera.
Rahimian M., Besharat M., Ghaemi E. (Iran)
Assessment of the Antibacterial Effect of Bee Honey in Comparison with Ceftriaxone
on Three Shigella Species In Vitro
Seema Rathourand Dr. D.C. Karnatak (India)
Role of Apitherapy in Human Health, a general approach
15:15-16:15 - Apitherapy Legislation

v Dr. Cristina Pavel (Bucharest, Romania)
Approval of a Bee Venom based Product for Medicinal Use - Legal Aspects

16:15-16:30
Conclusions of the Congress
16:45-19:00
City Tour

Monday, November 24
(08:30-18:30)

Apitherapy and Apipuncture Workshops

Group A : Medical doctors (humans and veterinarians), pharmacists, biochemists, biologists, nurses

Main Theme of the Workshop:
Getting the theoretical and practical skills needed to create and specificaly use the bee products with medicinal destination.

Group B : Agronomists, beekeepers, whole and retail bee products sellers

Main Theme of the Workshop:
Introduction in the methodology of collection and primary processing of bee products with medicinal destination.

Congress sponsors

Romanian Apitherapy Society
Romanian Beekeeping Association
Apiland, Baia Mare, Romania
Apipharm, Athens, Greece
Anacon-Prod. Ltd, Bucharest, Romania
Apidava Ltd., Blaj, Romania
Epsicom Ltd., Craiova, Romania
Colegiul Farmacistilor din Iasi

Api-Expo 2008 participants

Apiland, Romania
Pharma Nectar, Brazil
Lignum Vitae
CONSBIT Ltd. Vaslui	www.consbit.ro
International Media SRL
Romanian Apitherapy Society
S.C. Santo Raphael SRL
HERBA AYURVEDICA SRL
ACUTECH ONLINE SRL
Institute of Research and Development for Beekeeping

Local Organizing Committee
Dr. Beatrice Lucache
Alternative Medicine Center Iasi

Dr. Doina Davidescu
Principal Researcher, Gr. II, Iasi

Dr. Bioch. Afrodita Marculescu
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi
Biochemistry Chair
Dr. Andritoiu Calin Vasile
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi
Physiopathology Chair, Faculty of Dentistry
Prof. Dr. Costuleanu Marcel
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi
Physiopathology Chair, Faculty of Dentistry
Dr. Ing. Maria Magdici
President of Beekeeping Association Iasi
Haraga Florica
Director at Agriculture and Rural Development Agency Iasi

Arustei Constantin
Executive Director at Agriculture and Rural Development Agency Iasi

National and International Organizing Committee

Dr. Cristina Aosan
Vice-President of the Romanian Apitherapy Society

Dr. Stefan Stangaciu
President of the Romanian and German Apitherapy Society
Vice-President of the Francophone Apitherapy Association
Congress President