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Lectures and work\u00adshops from Tues\u00adday, Octo\u00adber 27, to Friday, Octo\u00adber 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Over the course of five days, lectures and work\u00adshops will focus on topics that are of concern to many people with thalidomide-related disabil\u00adi\u00adties: health, aging, assis\u00adtive devices, personal assis\u00adtance, mobil\u00adity, and barrier-free living.<\/p>\n<\/div>
The program is currently under devel\u00adop\u00adment. The page is updated on an ongo\u00ading basis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Octo\u00adber 26<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Arrival and Regis\u00adtra\u00adtion of Confer\u00adence Participants<\/p>\n<\/div>
Rooms at the Hotel Zuider\u00adduin are avail\u00adable start\u00ading at 3:00 p<\/b>.m.<\/p>\n
To help you find your way around, there will be group walks and bike rides through Egmond aan Zee and the surround\u00ading area several times a day. Start times and loca\u00adtions will be announced at a later date. <\/p>\n
6:00 p.m. | <\/strong> Dinner, followed by a relax\u00ading evening at the pub<\/p>\n 8:15 p.m. |<\/strong> Trivia Night at the Pub<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Octo\u00adber 27<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Thematic Blocks: \u201cRemem\u00adber\u00ading\u201d and \u201cUnder\u00adstand\u00ading\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div> Morn\u00ading Exer\u00adcise: Seated Qigong and a bike ride through Egmond aan Zee and the surround\u00ading area<\/p>\n 10:00 a.m.<\/b> | Open\u00ading Remarks \/\/ Asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtion of Thalido\u00admide Victims North Rhine-Westphalia e.V. (Inter\u00adessen\u00adver\u00adband Conter\u00adgangesch\u00e4di\u00adger Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V.) and repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtives from the Netherlands<\/p>\n THEME SECTION: \u201cREMEMBERING\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n 10:30 a.m.<\/b> | What has (medical) care been like over the past 50 years \u2013 from a German perspec\u00adtive? (Work\u00ading title) \/\/ Barbara Steffens <\/p>\n 11:00 a.m.<\/b> | How we first met inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adally many years ago \/\/ Marjolein van Riel and Klaus-Werner Becker<\/p>\n Start\u00ading at 11:30 a.m.<\/b> | Medical Presen\u00adta\u00adtions<\/b><\/p>\n _ Thalido\u00admide \u2013 Then and Now. Birth Defects Caused by Conter\u00adgan and Their Conse\u00adquences \/\/ Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Peters <\/p>\n _ Research Find\u00adings on the Psychoso\u00adcial Conse\u00adquences of Thalido\u00admide Embry\u00adopa\u00adthy and Insights \/\/ Dr. Alexan\u00adder Niecke<\/p>\n 1:00 p.m.<\/b> | Lunch<\/p>\n TOPIC SECTION: \u201cUNDERSTANDING\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n Start\u00ading at 2:00 p.m. | <\/b> Medical Presentations<\/b><\/p>\n _ What medical topics are we discussing today? The aging process, includ\u00ading reports from vari\u00adous coun\u00adtries \u2013 such as Sweden, Ireland, the Nether\u00adlands, and the UK \u2013 on their projects and medical find\u00adings \/\/ N. N. <\/p>\n _ Medical Care, Then and Now (work\u00ading title) \/\/ Prof. Dr. Stephan Martin<\/p>\n _ The Devel\u00adop\u00adment of Thalidomide-Related Damage and Secondary Damage \/\/ Christina Ding-Greiner, M.D.<\/p>\n _ How do thalidomide-related injuries occur? How do secondary injuries occur? What are the result\u00ading conse\u00adquences through\u00adout a person\u2019s life? \/\/ N. N. <\/p>\n _ Health in Old Age \u2013 Exer\u00adcise, Cardio\u00advas\u00adcu\u00adlar Health, and Preven\u00adtion \/\/ Rudolf Beyer, M.D.<\/p>\n 7:00 p.m.<\/b> | Dinner, followed by a relax\u00ading evening at the pub<\/p>\n Moder\u00ada\u00adtor:<\/b> Susanne Wieseler, tele\u00advi\u00adsion jour\u00adnal\u00adist and author<\/p>\n 8:30 p.m. | <\/b> Trivia Night at the Pub<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Octo\u00adber 28<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> \u201cThink\u00ading Ahead\u201d Thematic Block<\/p>\n<\/div> Morn\u00ading Exer\u00adcise: Seated Qigong and a bike ride through Egmond aan Zee and the surround\u00ading area<\/p>\n THEME SECTION: \u201cTHINKING AHEAD\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n Start\u00ading at 10:00 a.m. | <\/b> Medical Presen\u00adta\u00adtions <\/b> <\/p>\n _ Current Status of the Multi\u00addis\u00adci\u00adpli\u00adnary Medical Compe\u00adtence Center (MMK) in Cologne and its Future Prospects \/\/ Prof. Dr. Klaus M. Peters<\/p>\n _ Health Care \u2013 Future Chal\u00adlenges and Models of Inter\u00adna\u00adtional Coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion (work\u00ading title) \/\/ Prof. Dr. Stephan Martin<\/p>\n 1:00 p.m.<\/b> | Lunch<\/p>\n Start\u00ading at 2:00 p.m. | <\/b> WORKSHOPS<\/b><\/p>\n _ Pain <\/b> 5:00 p.m.<\/b> | Presen\u00adta\u00adtion of work\u00adshop results in the plenary session (with simul\u00adta\u00adne\u00adous interpretation)<\/p>\n Moder\u00ada\u00adtor:<\/b> Susanne Wieseler, tele\u00advi\u00adsion jour\u00adnal\u00adist and author<\/p>\n 6:00 p.m.<\/b> | Dinner, followed by a relax\u00ading evening at the pub with live music<\/p>\n 8:15 p.m.<\/b> | Trivia Night at the Pub<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Octo\u00adber 29<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Topics rang\u00ading from assis\u00adtance to travel to tips on assis\u00adtive devices<\/p>\n<\/div> Morn\u00ading Exer\u00adcise: Seated Qigong and a bike ride through Egmond aan Zee and the surround\u00ading area<\/p>\n _ Need for Assis\u00adtance and Accept\u00ading Help from Others 1:00 p.m.<\/strong> | Lunch<\/p>\n 6:30 p.m.<\/b> | Dinner, followed by a relaxed evening of danc\u00ading, bowl\u00ading, and more.<\/p>\n 8:15 p.m.<\/b> | Trivia Night at the Pub<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Octo\u00adber 30<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Topics rang\u00ading from assis\u00adtance to travel to tips on assis\u00adtive devices<\/p>\n<\/div> Morn\u00ading Exer\u00adcise: Seated Qigong and a bike ride through Egmond aan Zee and the surround\u00ading area<\/p>\n Start\u00ading at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. | WORKSHOPS<\/b><\/p>\n _ Need for Assis\u00adtance and Accept\u00ading Help from Others 1:00 p.m. | <\/b> Lunch<\/p>\n 7:00 p.m. | <\/b> Dinner, followed by a relax\u00ading evening with live music at the pub<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Octo\u00adber 31<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Walks, bike rides, art, and culture<\/p>\n<\/div> Morn\u00ading Exer\u00adcise: Seated Qigong <\/b>and a bike ride through Egmond aan Zee and the surround\u00ading area<\/p>\n 6:00 p.m.<\/b> | Evening event<\/p>\n 8:15 p.m.<\/b> | Trivia Night at the Pub<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Novem\u00adber 1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Walks, bike rides, art, and culture<\/p>\n<\/div>Tuesday<\/h3><\/div>
Presentations<\/h3><\/div>
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Wednesday<\/h3><\/div>
Presentations and Workshops<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
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_ Psycho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal and Psychoso\u00adcial Chal\u00adlenges
_ Exer\u00adcise and Nutri\u00adtion
_ Ther\u00ada\u00adpeu\u00adtic Exer\u00adcises and Gymnas\u00adtics
_ Paint\u00ading Work\u00adshop
_ Provid\u00ading Assis\u00adtance for the First Time \u2013 What to Do? (English)
_ Presen\u00adta\u00adtion of Assis\u00adtive Devices <\/p>\nThursday<\/h3><\/div>
Workshops<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>
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From 10:00 a.m.<\/i> and from 2:00 p.m.<\/i> | WORKSHOPS<\/i><\/p>\n
_ Changes and Adap\u00adta\u00adtions to Living Spaces \u2013 What\u2019s Possi\u00adble and Feasi\u00adble?
_ What Is Happi\u00adness? A Moti\u00adva\u00adtional Work\u00adshop
_ Auto\u00admo\u00adtive Work\u00adshop with a Full-Day Exhi\u00adbi\u00adtion of Modi\u00adfied Vehi\u00adcles
_ Travel \u2013 It\u2019s Possi\u00adble, Right?
_ Tips and Intro\u00adduc\u00adtion to Service Providers
_ Work\u00adshops for Women and Men
_ Assis\u00adtive Devices
_ Paint\u00ading Workshop <\/p>\nFriday<\/h3><\/div>
Workshops<\/h3><\/div>
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_ Modi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions and Adap\u00adta\u00adtions to Living Spaces \u2013 What\u2019s Possi\u00adble and Feasi\u00adble?
_ Auto\u00admo\u00adtive Work\u00adshop with a Full-Day Exhi\u00adbi\u00adtion of Modi\u00adfied Vehi\u00adcles
_ Travel \u2013 It\u2019s Possi\u00adble, Right?
_ Tips and Intro\u00adduc\u00adtion to Service Providers
_ Work\u00adshops for Women and Men
_ Assis\u00adtive Devices
_ Paint\u00ading Workshop<\/p>\nSaturday<\/h3><\/div>
Leisure<\/h3><\/div>
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Sunday<\/h3><\/div>
Leisure<\/h3><\/div>