RIN Grand Hotel, level XIII, "Berlin" conference room.

Friday, October 29-th.

09:00-13:50 - Participants registration

14:00 – 14:15 - Official opening of the Api-Expo and Congress

14:20-16:00 - Importance of the Bee Colonies and the Melliferous-Medicinal Plants for the World Biodiversity and for our Human Society

Moderator: Dr. Bioch. Cristina MATEESCU (IC-DA Bucharest, Member in the Standing Commission of Apitherapy of Apimondia)

• The melliferous-medicinal plants as basis for the apitherapic products - Nicoleta Ion (IC-DA Bucharest).
• Bee Pollination as main basis for the biodiversity on Earth - Dr. Stefan STANGACIU (Mereni, Dambovita county)
• The ecological beekeeping, important support for Apitherapy - Adrian Siceanu (IC-DA Bucharest).
• Bee Venom Collecting Methods - Chemistry Eng. Cornelia DOSTETAN (Sibiu)

16:00-17:00 - Bio-Pharmacological Properties of the Melliferous-Medicinal Plants

Moderator : Dr. Stefan STANGACIU

• The Importance of Melliferous-Medicinal Plants in Apitherapy -
  Univ. Prof. Dr. Pharm. Viorica ISTUDOR (UMF Bucharest)

17:00-17:30 - Honey-Coffee-Tea break

17:30-18:00 - Nutrition, Legislation and Apitherapy

Moderator : Prof. Univ. Dr. Farm. Viorica ISTUDOR (UMF Bucuresti)

• Considerations on the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) on bee products - Dr.Bioch. Cristina Mateescu (IC-DA Bucharest)

18:00-18:30 - Bee Products Quality and Apitherapy

Moderator : Univ. Prof. Dr. Pharm. Viorica ISTUDOR (UMF Bucharest)

• Evaluation of the biological stability of the beehive products through sensitive crystallization - Dr. Cristina Cîmpean, Cornel Hotiu - ITC technician (Raphael Medica,Bucharest).
• Determination of therapeutical effects of a mixture of honey, pollen and medicinal herbs ("Vitalizant-Energizant Forte") using NLS device – Dr. Sigismund Papp (Raphael Medica, Bucharest).

18:30-19:00 - Api-Veterinaria

• Apiphytotherapeutic product used for nutritional therapy in dogs with liver diseases - Vasilica Savu, Agripina Sapcaliu, Ion Radoi, Cristina Mateescu, Eliza Cauia, Crenguta Pavel, Adrian Siceanu (IC-DA Bucharest).

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Saturday, October 30-th.

08:30-09:30

Round Table on : "Is Apitherapy a Complement or an Alternative to the Allopathic Therapy/Medicine?" Moderators : Univ. Prof. Dr. Pharm. Viorica ISTUDOR (UMF Bucharest) and Dr. Stefan STANGACIU

09:30-10.30

Apitherapy in Clinical Medicine (I)

Moderator : Dr. Stefan STANGACIU, President of the Romanian and German Apitherapy Societies

• Api-phytotherapy for wounds treatment. Clinical studies - Dr. Cristina AOSAN
• Operational research on the therapeutic efficiency of a herb extract syrup with honey and propolis (Plantusin Syrup) - Dr. Dalia Faur, Dr. Carmen Nonn (Fares, Orastie, Romania).
• Modern Use of the old tradition on using Honey and Essential Oils in the Treatment of Neuro-Psychical Disorders of the Third Age People - Dipl. Chem. Eng. MANEA Ştefan, Dr. Chem. pharm. TAMAŞ Viorica, Pharm. IONESCU Florian, Chem. Eng. IONESCU Daniela, Chem. RAICIU Daniela, Chem. BORDEI Nataliţa, Chem. Eng. RIZEA Gabriela (Hofigal S.A.).

10:30-11:00 - Honey-Coffee-Tea break

11:00-12:00 - Apitherapy in Clinical Medicine (II)

Moderator : Dr. Cristina PAVEL, Board member of the Romanian Apitherapy Society

• Bee stings, symptoms, adverse reactions (including anaphilactic shock) and treatment - Dr. MIHALACHE Gabriela Teona, Dr. Stefan STANGACIU
• Apitherapy Principles in the Treatment of Cancer, a Review - Dr. ORODAN LEUCIAN Mihaela(Apimedica Arad), Dr. STANGACIU Stefan, Dr. MINDRESCU DORIN.
• Clinical Observations on the Immunostimulating Effect given by specific Apitherapy Cocktails – Dr. Mirela Strant, Dr Nicoleta Nechita (CasaBio, Cluj)

12.00-13.00

Round Table on : Use of Bee Products in Oncology: riscs or benefits?

Moderators : Prof. Univ. Dr. Farm. Viorica ISTUDOR (UMF Bucharest) and Dr. Leucian Orodan Mihaela (Apimedica, Arad)

Special guest: Monica TATOIU

13:00-14:30 - Lunch

14:30-15:30 - Apitherapy in Clinical Medicine (III)

Moderator: Dr. ORODAN LEUCIAN Mihaela.

• The treatment of Peripheral Arteriopathies through Apiphytotherapy, Acupuncture, Mezotherapy and Homeosiniatry - Dr. Mindrescu Dorin (Craiova, Romania), Dr. Orodan Leucian Mihaela (Arad, Romania).
• The mesotherapic treatment with micro-doses of citokins, neurotransmitors, growth factors and bee venom - Dr. Genoveva Nagy(Tecuci).

15:30-17:00

Mini-practical Workshop: Demonstrations on specific methods to administer/use the bee products in Apitherapy and Apipuncture.

Coordinators: Dr. Cristina AOSAN, member of the Apitherapy Commission of Apimondia and Dr. Stefan Stangaciu

• Honey in intra-venous administration (Dr. Cristina AOSAN)
• Ear Cones Candling(Dr. Cristina AOSAN)
• Demonstrations on some basic techniques of Api-Cosmetics - Nelly PFEIFFER ("Apiestetic")
• Demonstrations of various Osteopathic techniques useful in the practice of Apitherapy - Dr. Claudiu MIHAESCU (Breaza).
• Demonstrations on various techniques of Apipuncture - Antonio COUTO, co-founder of "Bees for Life" (Portugal)

17:00-17:30 – Honey-Coffee-Tea break

17:30-18:00 – Posters presentation

• Aromatherapy based on essentials oils in honey in mono-doses form, without conservatives -
  MANEA Ştefan, VLĂSCEANU Gabriela (Hofigal)
• From the flowers' nectar to the gods elixir - Dr. Sidonia Latea, Dr. Oana Corfariu.
• Agaricus blazei Murill mushroom and its adjutant use in oncologic therapy - Daniela Cismaru-Inescu, Jaque Oyama (Romania-Japan).

18:00-19:00 - Annual General Assembly of the Romanian Apitherapy Society

20:30-22.00 - "Romanian evening" with surprises, beekeeping and apitherapy humor and lots of h-appy-ness...!

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Sunday, October 31-St.

09:00-10:30 - Apitherapy in Clinical Medicine (IV)

Moderator : Dr. Stefan STANGACIU, President of the Romanian Apitherapy Society

• Apitherapy and Apipuncture against Arthritis - Clinical experience - Dr. Cristina PAVEL
• Royal jelly ameliorates the neuronal function by regenerating hippocampal neurons - Noriko HATTORI, Kenji ICHIHARA, Shoei FURUKAWA (Japan).

10:30-11:00 - Honey-Coffee-Tea break

11:00-11:30 - Round Table on:

Use of Apitherapy in neurological diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis. Clinical cases direct presentations and discussions.

Moderators : Dr. Cristina AOSAN, Dr. Stefan STANGACIU

11:30-12.30 - Apitherapy and Complementary Medicine

Moderator : Dr. Cristina PAVEL, Board member of the Romanian Apitherapy Society

• Honey and its applications in Ayurveda - Dr. Sanjeev Sood (Dayanand Ayurvedic College, India)
• Eating like a bee - self experiment on Api-Diet - Antonio COUTO (Bee Fine Portugal)
• Osteopathy technics useful in the practice of Apitherapy - Dr. Claudiu MIHAESCU (Breaza, Romania)

12.30-13.00 Final Round Table with all speakers Moderators : Prof. Univ. Dr. Farm. Viorica ISTUDOR and Dr. Stefan Stangaciu.

13:00-13:15 Congress conclusions and closing ceremony:

13:15-14:30 Lunch

15:00 – 17:00 Visit to the Romanian Parliament House (the second largest building in the world after Pentagon; the building has 3013 rooms!).

The visit is optional. If you decide to join the group, let us know through your Congress application form.

Monday, November 01-St.:

The Apitherapy and Apipuncture Workshop

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