From 6th to 8th of September, the 1st International Apitherapy Conference will be organized as ZOOM Conference under the auspices of the Medical University of Silesia, International Federation of Apitherapy, Romanian Apitherapy Society and German Apitherapy Society. Our goal is to present the latest developments of using bee products in medicine, pharmacy and cosmetology. The conference will be a forum for the exchange of experience in the field of apitherapy for representatives of scientific centers from Poland and abroad.
We would like to exchange scientific experience and present our achievements at the conference. Let’s meet us on Zoom.
The official languages of our conference are English and Polish.
We will provide also simultaneous interpretation (English-Polish, Polish-English) for the Apitherapy Conference
(September from 6th to 8th)
Certificate of Attendance
The certificate of attendance will be sent by e-mail, after the conference, as a PDF document.
We have already confirmed regular Participants, Authors, and Speakers from the following Countries :
United States
Germany
Turkey
Romania
Poland
Indonesia
South Korea
Uruguay
Iran
Lithuania
Nigeria
Saudi Arabia
Kenya
Rwanda
Armenia
Canada
Netherlands
Australia
Omen
Mexico
Slovenia
Brazil
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Nepal
Jordan
Dominicana Republic
Morocco
Macedonia
Lesotho
South Africa
Nepal
India
Israel
Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Rector of the Medical University of Silesia
Dean of the School of Pharmacy
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
6.09.2020 Sunday
10.00-11.00 Opening of the Conference by the Rector of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice and the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec of Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Welcoming Participants of the Conference by Organizers
SESSION TOPIC: Bee products in therapy
11.00-11.30 Inaugural lecture by Dr Stefan Stangaciu (Romania) “Role of beehive products in the Prevention and Treatment of Covid-19”
11.30-12.00 Dr Cristina Mateescu (Romania) „Bee products – Nutritional value, Physiological vs. Pharmacological effects”.
12.00-12.30 Professor Ardo Sabir (Indonesia) “The Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Propolis, Flavonoid and Non-Flavonoid Propolis Application toward Collagen Density in Inflamed Rat Dental Pulp”
12.30-13.00 Assistant professor Agata Kabała-Dzik (Poland) “In vitro biological properties of selected apitherapeutics”
13.00-13.30 Discussion
13.30-14.30 Break
14.30-15.00 Dr Robert Brooks (United States) “Introduction to Apimeds and its Osteoarthritis Clinical Trials”
15.00-15.30 Dr Christopher MH Kim (South Korea) “Apimeds Multiple Sclerosis Indication Launch”
15.30-16.00 Lady Cerelli (United States) “New method for treating Lyme disease with honey bee sting
16.00-16.30 Discussion
16.30-17.00 Virtual tour via Medical University of Silesia
07.09.2020 Monday
SESSION TOPIC: Bee products in therapy
10.00 -10.30 Dr Ali Timuçin Atayoğlu (Turkey) “Apitherapy in Turkey”
10.30- 11.00 Dr Rafael Felitti (Uruguay) “From the hive to the office. Uses of beehive products in Dentistry”
11.00-11.30 Professor Paweł Olczyk (Poland)
11.30-12.00 Professor Jerzy Stojko (Poland)
12.00-12.30 Master Mateusz Stojko (Poland) “Electrospun non-woven fabric containing propolis as a biodegradable dressing for burn wound treatment"
12.30-13.00 Discussion
13.30-14.30 Break
SESSION TOPIC: Bee products in prophylaxis
14.30-15.00 Dr Şaban Keskin (Turkey) “Propolis as Natural Preservative in Food Formulations”
15.00-15.30 Asisstant Professor Anna Rzepecka-Stojko (Poland) “Anti-atherogenic activity of polyphenols from bee pollen”
15.30-16.00 Dr Reza Abrahimi Asl (Iran) “A short review on Propolis Indication”
16.00-16.30 Discussion
16.30-17.00 Presentation by BeeMed
08.09.2020 Tuesday
SESSION TOPIC: Bee products in cosmetology
10.00-10.30 Dr Anna Kurek-Górecka (Poland) “The possibility of use propolis in skin care, dermatology and aesthetic dentistry”.
10.30-11.00 Dr Aleksandra Moździerz (Poland) “Royal jelly - cosmetic and nutritional properties”.
11.30-12.00 Dr Marta Palacz- Wróbel (Poland) “The use of raw bee products in a cosmetic recipe”.
12.00 -12.30 Discussion
12.30 - 13.30 Break
SESSION TOPIC: Implementation of api-therapy in the field of pharmaceutical care (Moderator of section: Professor Paweł Olczyk)
13.30-14.00 Master Kristina Perminaite (Lithuania) “Preparation of ophthalmic microemulsions containing Lithuanian royal jelly and their biopharmaceutical evaluation”.
14.00-14.30 Student Weronika Strzoda (Poland) "Bee venom in pharmaceutical practice"
14.30-15.00 Student Rafał Sochacki (Poland) “Application of propolis in pharmaceutical care and medicine”
15.00-15.30 Student Wiktoria Rasztabiga (Poland) “Medicinal and nutritional properties of bee pollen”
15.30-16.00 Discussion
16.00-16.30 Closing conference
The Conference Organizers reserve the right to modify the program
Important dates for Speakers
Deadline for submission of Abstract: 10 August 2020
Deadline for submission of Power Points : 15 August 2020
Presentations must be written in English. The maximum length allowed for an Abstract is 350 words. The Abstract title, the author(s) or names of Institutions are not included in the count of 350 words. Abstracts have to be submitted as minimum 150 words.
There has to be minimum 3 and maximum 5 keywords in the submitted Abstract.
Submitted Abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and the evaluation result will be sent to the Author’s e-mail address.
We kindly ask you to submit your Abstract before the above-mentioned deadline.
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Anna Kurek–Górecka
Associate professor Katarzyna Winsz-Szczotka
Dr. Stefan Stangaciu
Professor Paweł Olczyk
Associate professor Anna Rzepecka-Stojko
Dr. Ali Timuçin Atayoğlu
Professor Jerzy Stojko
Scientific Committee:
Associate professor Robert D. Wojtyczka
Associate professor Agata Kabała-Dzik
Professor Katarzyna Komosińska-Vassev
Professor Paweł Olczyk
Associate professor Anna Rzepecka-Stojko
Dr. Anna Kurek-Górecka
Dr. Stefan Stangaciu
Professor Jerzy Stojko
