{"id":13603,"date":"2026-10-23T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/basic-knowledge-of-thalidomide\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:49:05","slug":"basic-knowledge-of-thalidomide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/basic-knowledge-of-thalidomide\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Knowledge of Thalidomide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The health conse\u00adquences of the drug Thalido\u00admide are diverse. In addi\u00adtion to congen\u00adi\u00adtal malfor\u00adma\u00adtions, many of those affected today suffer from secondary and long-term damage, chronic pain, and further phys\u00adi\u00adcal or psycho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal burdens. A partic\u00adu\u00adlar chal\u00adlenge is that the impair\u00adments are mani\u00adfested in very differ\u00adent ways and are not always clearly recog\u00adnized as conse\u00adquences of Thalidomide.<\/p>\n<p>With her book \u201cBasic Knowl\u00adedge of Thalido\u00admide \u2013 How holis\u00adtic medical care for people affected by Thalido\u00admide succeeds,\u201d Dr. Christina Ding-Greiner aims to help close these knowl\u00adedge gaps and improve the medical care of those affected.<\/p>\n<p>The special\u00adist book provides compre\u00adhen\u00adsive infor\u00adma\u00adtion on prena\u00adtal damage to vari\u00adous organ systems, the devel\u00adop\u00adment of secondary and long-term damage, and their impact on the lives of those affected. Further focal points include chronic pain, psycho\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal illnesses, and deafness.<\/p>\n<p>Expe\u00adri\u00adenced medical doctors<em> and ther\u00ada\u00adpist<\/em>s report from medical prac\u00adtice, nurs\u00ading, and reha\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtion. Using case stud\u00adies, indi\u00advid\u00adual health impair\u00adments, differ\u00adent disease progres\u00adsions, and possi\u00adble treat\u00adment approaches are explained.<\/p>\n<p>The book is partic\u00adu\u00adlarly aimed at doctor<em>s, ther\u00ada\u00adpist<\/em>s, and nurs\u00ading profes\u00adsion\u00adals who treat and support people with Thalidomide-related impair\u00adments. However, it also offers those affected and inter\u00adested parties well-founded infor\u00adma\u00adtion to better under\u00adstand health corre\u00adla\u00adtions and learn about treat\u00adment options.<\/p>\n<p>Christina Ding-Greiner is a physi\u00adcian and grad\u00adu\u00adate geron\u00adtol\u00ado\u00adgist. Since 2010, she has been work\u00ading inten\u00adsively on the effects and long-term conse\u00adquences of the drug Thalidomide.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the \u201cEgmond Circle\u201d, Dr Christina Ding-Greiner will read from her&nbsp;book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Friday, Octo\u00adber 30, 2026, 4:00 PM to 5:30&nbsp;PM<br>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Abdi\u00adjzaal, Hotel Zuiderduin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-sizes-top:1px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:1px;--awb-border-sizes-left:1px;--awb-border-sizes-right:1px;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-margin-top:40px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3>Bibliographic details<\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Title:<\/strong> Basic Knowl\u00adedge of Thalido\u00admide \u2013 How holis\u00adtic medical care for people affected by Thalido\u00admide succeeds<br>\n<strong>Author:<\/strong> Christina Ding-Greiner (with contri\u00adbu\u00adtions from other experts)<br>\n<strong>Year of publi\u00adca\u00adtion:<\/strong> 2025 (1st edition)<br>\n<strong>Publisher:<\/strong> W. Kohlham\u00admer Verlag, Stuttgart<br>\n<strong>Extent:<\/strong> 562 pages, paper\u00adback, with 99 illus\u00adtra\u00adtions and 87 tables<br>\n<strong>Language:<\/strong> German<br>\n<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 978\u20133\u201117\u2013045445\u20113<br>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> 39&nbsp;euros<\/p>\n<p><strong>Order\u00ading:<\/strong> The book can be ordered directly from <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.kohlhammer.de\/basiswissen-contergan-45445.html\">Kohlham\u00admer Verlag<\/a> or through bookshops.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A sample copy will be avail\u00adable at the book table in Lounge 2 during the&nbsp;event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her special\u00adist book, Christina Ding-Greiner imparts essen\u00adtial knowl\u00adedge about impair\u00adments, secondary diseases, and treat\u00adment options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-takeaways"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13603"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13800,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13603\/revisions\/13800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/egmond-circle.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}