The health conse­quences of the drug Thalido­mide are diverse. In addi­tion to congen­i­tal malfor­ma­tions, many of those affected today suffer from secondary and long-term damage, chronic pain, and further phys­i­cal or psycho­log­i­cal burdens. A partic­u­lar chal­lenge is that the impair­ments are mani­fested in very differ­ent ways and are not always clearly recog­nized as conse­quences of Thalidomide.

With her book “Basic Knowl­edge of Thalido­mide – How holis­tic medical care for people affected by Thalido­mide succeeds,” Dr. Christina Ding-Greiner aims to help close these knowl­edge gaps and improve the medical care of those affected.

The special­ist book provides compre­hen­sive infor­ma­tion on prena­tal damage to vari­ous organ systems, the devel­op­ment of secondary and long-term damage, and their impact on the lives of those affected. Further focal points include chronic pain, psycho­log­i­cal illnesses, and deafness.

Expe­ri­enced medical doctors and ther­a­pists report from medical prac­tice, nurs­ing, and reha­bil­i­ta­tion. Using case stud­ies, indi­vid­ual health impair­ments, differ­ent disease progres­sions, and possi­ble treat­ment approaches are explained.

The book is partic­u­larly aimed at doctors, ther­a­pists, and nurs­ing profes­sion­als who treat and support people with Thalidomide-related impair­ments. However, it also offers those affected and inter­ested parties well-founded infor­ma­tion to better under­stand health corre­la­tions and learn about treat­ment options.

Christina Ding-Greiner is a physi­cian and grad­u­ate geron­tol­o­gist. Since 2010, she has been work­ing inten­sively on the effects and long-term conse­quences of the drug Thalidomide.

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Our tip:

At the “Egmond Circle”, Dr Christina Ding-Greiner will read from her book.

When: Friday, Octo­ber 30, 2026, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: Abdi­jzaal, Hotel Zuiderduin