9-12 April 2013
Fifth International Conference Swimming Pool & SPA

Swimming Pools and SPA represent a great opportunity not only for social development and health promotion but also for basic and applied research in several areas of scientific interest.
Previous International Conferences on Swimming Pool and SPA highlighted great interest and provided relevant advancements in issues related to Swimming Pool and SPA safety, including chemical and microbiological risks, regulation guidelines, monitoring and management.

Program
Tuesday 9 April 2013
  • Open Ceremony
  • Welcome address
  • WHO presentation on activities on recreational water Enkhtsetseg Shinee
  • Round Table
  • Welcome Cocktail
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Wednesday 10 April 2013
  • Public Health issues related to the recreational use of water
  • A review on microbiological issues related to swimming pools
  • A review on monitoring and disinfection issues.
  • The health promotion and social benefits of recreational waters
  • Occupational safety and health promotion
  • Invited Lectures
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Thursday 11 April 2013
  • Monitoring, Surveillance and Prevention
  • Water Treatment and Pool Management
  • Workshop
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Friday 12 April 2013
  • Harmonized Guidelines and Regulations
  • Round table
  • 6th ICSPS election
  • Abstract Prizes
  • Conclusion
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Venue

Tuesday 9 April 2013 - At National Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena n. 299
From Wednesday 10 April 2013 - At University of Rome "Foro Italico", P.zza Lauro de Bosis n. 4

Committee

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Vincenzo Romano Spica (University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy)
Emanuele Ferretti (National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy)
Guglielmina Fantuzzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Antonello Panza (General Secretary of the Italian Swimming Federation, Rome, Italy)
Francesco Proietti (Inter-University Consortium for the Application of Super-Computing for Universities and Research, Rome, Italy)
Giorgio Liguori(Working Group "Movement Sciences for Health" of Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Italy)
Giovanni Gurnari (World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy)
Luca Lucentini (National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy)
Lucia Bonadonna (National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy)

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