For the first time in Croatia, the meaning of "Shinrin-yoku", the old Japanese method of regeneration of the human organism, which is only provided by enjoying the benefits of the forest, is presented and explained. Dr. Qing Li from Nippon School of Health gave this method a new scientific basis and it has traveled the world under the name of Forest Bathing.
Experts from around the world, whose names are listed in the congress program, decided to participate in our congress on forest bathing. Forest bathing has become a new trend in year-round sustainable tourism, one with an emphasis on individual well-being in forest surroundings, having in mind that the forest is man's cheapest and closest pharmacy. The forest needs to be nurtured and made ecologically sustainable so that people can establish a close relationship with it and thus be able to appreciate it.
The variety of experiences of our lecturers will be interesting to both individuals and experts from medicine, forestry, and public and private sectors. In addition to the presentations, workshops on this topic will also be organized.
Professor at Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. President of the Japanese Society of Forest
Medicine, Director of the Society of Forest Therapy, Vice President and Secretary General of
INFOM/International Society of Natural and Forest Medicine
Dean of the University of Applied Health Science, Zagreb
Dekan Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb, Zagreb
Prof. dr. sc. Krešimir Rotim graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb, and today he is one of the most respected neurosurgeons in Europe and worldwide. He is the author of several capital textbooks in the fields of anatomy, surgery, neurosurgery and clinical branches of medicine. Published almost 150 papers in prestigious world journals. He currently holds leading positions in the health care system and higher education system and has been elected to leadership positions in a number of the most prestigious medical organizations and associations. Among the a number of functions we highlight the following:
Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, UHC Sisters of Mercy; Editor-in-Chief Acta Clinica Croatica; President Croatian Spine Surgery Society; President Croatian Society for Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery ; Vicepresident Croatian Neurosurgical Society; Founder and Honorary President Southeast European Neurosurgical Society (SeENS); World Academy of Neurological Surgery (WANS) Active member; European Academy of Science and Arts Active member; World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Past Vicepresident, C&B Committee member; EANS Global & Humanitarian Committee Active member; Chief Medical OfficerCroatian Football Association.
He received the Award of the City of Zagreb for top achievements in medicine, and with the decision of the President of the Republic of Croatia he was awarded the Order of Danica Hrvatska with the image of Katarina Zrinska in September 2010.
Assistant Dean of Edward Bernays University College: The combination of dendrotherapy and phytotherapy through transformative tourism for the new age.
CEO and health tourism specialist, representative of the Republic of Croatia in Europen Spa Association ESPA, director of the Tourist Bord of Bjelovar-Bilogora County.
Menadžer i specijalist zdravstvenog turizma, predstavnik Republike Hrvatske u Europskom udruženju lječilišta - ESPA, direktor TZ Bjelovarsko Bilogorske županije.
Tourism research, Forest, Therapy South Eastern Europe – Forest Magic:
Inward journeys and simplicity of being, Jan Schmidt and Dr. Anne Rabes, Project ManagersBioCon Valley, Germany
Prof. of the University of Applied Health Science, Zagreb
Prof. Zdravstveno veleučilište, Zagreb
„Tree Hugging from the evidence-based medicine (EBM) perspective“
„Grljenje stabala iz perspektive medicine utemeljene na dokazima“
Department of Public Health and Health Services Research, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich: Healing and Medicinal Forests in a Rehabilitation/Spa Environment.
Odjel za javno zdravstvo i istraživanje zdravstvenih usluga, Sveučilišta Ludwig Maximilian u Munchenu: Ljekovite šume u rehabilitacijskom /lječilišnom okruženju.
Forest Science Departement of Tokyo University of Agriculture: Specific forest attributes that influence forest therapy”.
Odsjek za šumske znanosti Poljoprivrednog sveučilišta u Tokiju: Specifični atributi koji utječu na šumsku terapiju.“
Institute for Lowland Forestry, University and Environment of Novi Sad: Specific forest attributes that influence forest therapy.
Institut za šumarstvo i okoliš ,Sveučilište u Novom Sadu: Specifična svojstva šume koja utječu na šumsku terapiju.
Forest wellness - an instrument of health improvement and an innovative tourist offer