As part of the “Public Health & Social Care Week 2019” in the Region of Eastern Macedonia – Thrace, from 8-4-2019 to 14-4-2019, under the theme WOMEN, SPORT, THE ELDERLY, a Workshop will be held at the ELISSO hotel on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., titled “WOMEN AND MENOPAUSE”, on topics related to women in menopause, the causes, treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, the contribution of the DEXA scan to diagnosing the disease, and the contribution of exercise and nutrition to bone health and to disease prevention in general.
At our Workshop, an Endocrinologist, an Orthopedic Surgeon, a Gynecologist, a Physiotherapist, a Dietitian-Nutritionist and a Physical Education teacher will give talks on one of the topics above.
From the Directorate of Public Health and Social Care, Regional Unit of Xanthi
Workshop program
10:00 – 10:30 Arrival – Registration
10:30 – 10:50 Welcome
10:50 – 11:10 Women and Menopause, Apostolos Oikonomou – Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Senior Registrar, General Hospital of Xanthi
11:10 – 11:30 Osteoporosis: Causes, Mechanisms and Prevention, Stavroula Papadopoulou – Specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism
11:30 – 11:50 Osteoporosis: From Diagnosis to Treatment, Matthaios Savvidis – Orthopedic Surgeon, Physiotherapy Graduate
11:50 – 12:15 Questions – Discussion
12:15 – 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 – 12:50 Physiotherapy & Osteoporosis, Elpiniki Tsolaki – Physiotherapist, Xanthi Health Center
12:50 – 13:10 Nutrition and Osteoporosis, Kyriaki Vasileiadou, Dietitian-Nutritionist, Hellenic Dietitians and Nutritionists Association
13:10 – 13:30 Exercise and Health from Antiquity to the Present Day, Nikolaos Kameas, Physical Education Project Coordinator, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
13:30 – 14:00 Discussion – Questions
