Our first seminar for the public "Water as medicine: the Karlovy Vary springs and their therapeutic potential" exceeded all expectations (despite the bad weather). We greatly appreciate your interest and thank you very much for your participation! The discussion that followed the lectures was not only fruitful but also inspiring. Your thoughts and ideas showed us how much interest there is in the topics [...]
Listen to the latest episode of the INION talk podcast with Alina Huseynli, in which we delve into the world of our Institute's current projects, future challenges and upcoming conferences and seminars. Other podcast topics include: stereotypes about spas - are spas really just for seniors or is it a myth? The importance of modern technology - how modern technology is shaping the future [...]
The beginning of December was marked by a major event in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the first edition of the international conference "Trends and challenges of the resorts sustainable development" took place. MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc., Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Spa and Balneology, was one of the main speakers at the conference by invitation. His lecture focused on the topic "New [...]
After a long anticipation, we are very pleased to announce that the recording of the seminar "Water as Medicine: the Karlovy Vary Springs and their Therapeutic Potential" has been published on the YouTube channel of the Karlovy Vary Infocentre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0LdDsOHF9c PRESENTERS: prim. MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc. RNDr. Patricie Hloušková, Ph.D. The seminar for the general public offered a detailed look at the issue of spa [...]
At the beginning of December, we started testing VR Medical's virtual reality at the Jáchymov Spa! VII/1 Rheumatoid arthritis stages I to IV, - VII/2 Bechterew's disease, - VII/7 Coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis. The statistical evaluation of the results of the VR testing at Spa Resort Pawlik is currently [...]
Great news! We have submitted the strategic project Spa Research Centre to the relevant call of the Operational Programme Fair Transformation! We are the third project within the region and the first regional project to be submitted for consideration! CLV project activities were designed in response to the needs of spa facilities, spa towns and regional governments. During the preparation phase of the project, we devoted considerable efforts [...]
We cordially invite you to learn more about the activities of the Institute of Spa and Balneology by means of the prepared posters, which are available for viewing on the ground floor of Building A of the Regional Office until 27 November 2023. In the course of our short four years of operation, we have achieved significant successes, including obtaining patents, utility models, publishing articles with a large IF, [...]
The 22nd Congress of the Asian Federation of Endocrinological Societies (AFES 2023) was held in Bangkok from 16-19 November 2023. The congress is held every two years in different Asian capitals. This year, the Institute of Spa and Balneology together with the University Hospital Pilsen was invited to present research on vitamin D [...]
We participated in a round table on the issue of increasing innovation potential in regions and the involvement of regional innovation centres in the upcoming reform of knowledge transfer. The meeting, which took place at the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, focused on a discussion on strengthening the knowledge transfer ecosystem and its importance for regional development. We are pleased to be part of this important debate and to contribute [...]
An international conference on hot water was held in the spa town of Asan, South Korea, from 26-31 October 2023. The conference was part of the "2023 KOREA HOT SPRING INDUSTRY FAIR" and at the invitation of the Korean Ministry of Interior and the University of Woosong, ILaB researcher Tomas Vylita, PhD, participated as an invited speaker. From the European [...]
We were received by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation at the Government Office of the Czech Republic. During this important meeting, the Minister provided us with valuable recommendations for the further direction and development of our Institute. At the same time, we were given the opportunity to present the Spa Research Centre project and to discuss the registration of the institution on the list of research organisations. Thank you for an inspiring meeting!
We are pleased to announce that the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Pilsen has given the green light to further research projects within the medical part of our Spa Research Centre project! 1) Spa Treatment and Rehabilitation of Nephrological and Urological Diseases in Mariánské Lázně - the aim of the study is to verify whether a three-week complex Mariánské Lázně spa treatment will positively influence the course and prognosis of [...]
