During the congress, you will be able to attend presentations arranged in groups (hubs) of relevance every day. The theme of each hub is at the top. You can also see the program of each day by clicking on the button.
European Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME)
An Institution of the UEMS
“The PRENATAL SCIENCES, HUMAN-EARTH CONNECTION & LIFE SUSTAINABILITY, ONLINE, Greece, 06/10/2022-09/10/2022 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 32 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.
“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”
OCTOBER 8, 2022, DAY 3
LIFE
THEME OF THE DAY: UNDERSTANDING LIFE DYNAMICS, CREATING A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Moderator: Nese Karabekir, co-moderator: Olga Gouni
09:00 - 09:10 (UTC+0): GETTING TOGETHER
09:10 - 09:20 (UTC+0): OPENING THE 3RD DAY OF THE CONGRESS EVENT
09:20 - 09:30 (UTC+0): OPENING CONGRESS TALK: THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN LIFE FROM PRE-CONCEPTION TO LAST BREATH: WHAT PARENTS, SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS AND POLITICIANS NEED TO KNOW BY OLGA GOUNI
11:00 - 11:30 (UTC+0): ART EVENT
ATHENA
PLENARIES
Moderator: Hakan Coker (morning), Olga Gouni (evening), co-moderator: Olga Gouni (morning) Kola Broener (evening)
09:30 - 10:15 (UTC+0): BIRTH, LIFE, DEATH: PARALLELISMS IN DIFFERENT SCALES BY ELIAS CHATZITHEODORIDIS (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
10:15 - 11:00 (UTC+0): THE AMINO ACID INVARIANT AS THE SYSTEM BASIS OF THE UNITY “HUMAN & NATURE” BY GENNADY G. DLYASIN (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
17:00 - 18:00 (UTC+0): TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE: RESPONDING TO THE NEED FOR CONNECTION IN THE CHILDBEARING YEAR BY JULIA N SENG (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
ATHENA: In Ancient Greek mythology, Athena was the revered Goddess of War and Wisdom. According to legend, she often gave her assistance and advice to Greek War heroes including Odysseus, Heracles, and Perseus. In fact, of all the Greek Gods and Goddesses, Athena’s counsel was the most sought after because of her effective war strategies and ability to invent useful tools. She was frequently depicted with an owl on her shoulder or nearby, which is why owls are considered to be a worldwide symbol of wisdom today.
ARCHE
THE PRENATAL ORIGINS IN MYTHS, CULTURE, COSMOGONY, THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY
Moderator: Olga Gouni, co-moderator: Hakan Coker
11:30 - 12:15 (UTC+0): PLATO: THE PHILOSOPHER AS PRENATE BY JOHN JOSEPH BONADUCE (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
12:15 - 13:00 (UTC+0): THE MYTHIC ASPECTS OF THE BIRTH JOURNEY BY MATTHEW APPLETON (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
13:00 - 13:45 (UTC+0): CONCEPTS OF PRENATAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD BY STEFAN RIPPEL
13:45 - 14:30 (UTC+0): THE PSYCHIATRIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL DIMENSION OF ATHANASIOS KAFKALIDES' RESEARCH WORK BY ZEPHYROS KAFKALIDES (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
14:30 - 15:15 (UTC+0): LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD; AN EXPERIMENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE 11TH CENTURY BY ELIZABETHA LEVIN
15:15 - 16:00 (UTC+0): TRANSCENDENT ATTUNEMENT - JOSEPH CHILTON PEARCE AND THE MODEL IMPERATIVE BY MICHAEL MENDIZZA (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
16:00 - 16:45 (UTC+0): RECLAIMING PERINATAL CEREMONIES BY GENA MCCARTHY (simultaneous translation from English to Turkish)
16:45 - 17:00 (UTC+0): DISCUSSION TIME
ARCHE: The beginning, the source, origin or root of things that exist
KINDNESS
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION
Moderator: Simina Angelescu, co-moderator: Aysegul Boz
11:30 - 12:00 (UTC+0): EXPERIENCES, CONCERNS, AND NEEDS OF PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN CYPRUS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY BY ELENI HADGIGEORGIOU
12:00 - 12:30 (UTC+0): EVALUATING THE USABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITE PLATFORM WITH ONLINE BIRTH CLASS IN COPING WITH THE FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH BY ZEYNEP ALPUGAN
12:30 - 13:00 (UTC+0): CHANGE IN MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY PULSATILITY INDEX OVER TIME DUE TO FETAL RESPONSE TO DEFINED SOUND STIMULATION BY LJILJANA JELIČIĆ
13:00 - 13:30 (UTC+0): PRENATAL AUDITORY DEVELOPMENT: THE PERSPECTIVE OF PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL STIMULATION IN SENSITIVE PERIODS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT BY MILICA ĆIROVIĆ
13:30 - 14:00 (UTC+0): THE EFFECTS OF FATHER-INFANT, SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT ON INFANT & PATERNAL OUTCOMES BY MENEKŞE NAZLI AKER
14:00 - 14:30 (UTC+0): EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS IN CYPRUS IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT, INTERNET USE AND PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING BY IOANNA N KOLIANDRI
14:30 - 15:00 (UTC+0): UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS (FGID) IN INFANTS: A MATERNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE BY DANIELA MARINCAS + SIMINA ANGELESCU
15:00 - 15:30 (UTC+0): SEXIST HYPOCRISY, HEGEMONIC MOTHERHOOD BY AYŞEGÜL YARAMAN & KINEM TOKDEMIR
15:30 - 16:00 (UTC+0): DISCUSSION TIME
KINDNESS: Kindness is choosing to do something that helps others or yourself, motivated by genuine warm feelings. Acts of kindness have the potential to make the world a happier place.
PHOENIX
EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIFE CONTINUUM
Moderator: Ankita Marjadi, co-moderator: Tulin Bulur
10:30 - 11:30 (UTC+0): MASTERCLASS: THE VALUE OF MINDFULNESS RELATIONSHIP-BASED PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MATERNAL-MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER-BABY RELATIONSHIP AND BABY WELL-BEING DURING PREGNANCY & BEYOND
IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE SUSTAINABILITY BY ANTONELLA SANSONE
11:30 - 12:30 (UTC+0): EARLY MOTHER-INFANT INTERACTIONS FROM AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE BY PIER FRANCESCO FERRARI
PHOENIX: the Phoenix is highly regarded as a symbol of regeneration, it is associated with the sulfuric process of cleansing and transformation into fire. It’s important as representation of the alchemic process of death and rebirth of the elements.
ABRACATABRA
REMEMBERING TRUTHS
Moderator: Rita Rikhof, co-moderator: Ozlem Ilbeyli
10:30 - 14:00 (UTC+0): PRENATAL SCIENCES PIONEERS READ MYTHS OF CREATION FOR CHILDREN -9 MONTHS TO 100 YEARS OLD. VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS
ABRACATABRA: It's from the Aramaic phrase avra kehdabra, meaning “I will create as I speak”. The source is three Hebrew words, ab (father), ben (son), and ruach acadosch (holy spirit). It's from the Chaldean abbada ke dabra, meaning “perish like the word”
DOVE
ALL IS CONNECTED.
Moderator: Michelle Sadler, co-moderator: Cigdem Senyurt
14:30 - 16:30 (UTC+0): PANEL DISCUSSION & EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE: DEATH AS A LIFE PROCESS: THE IMPORTANCE OF A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LEGAL FRAMEWORK THAT ADDRESSES PERINATAL DEATH. THE CASES OF URUGUAY AND CHILE
PANELISTS: 1. MARIANA N GALVÁN, 2. MARÍA ELENA BERON, 3. ANA CLARA SÁNCHEZ, 4. ARACELLY BRITO & 5. RUBEN GARCÍA
DOVE: Symbol of Motherhood & self-sacrifice for the sake of the offspring. It is the symbolic link between earth and air, a symbol of the soul’s release from its earth-bound duty, a liaison between intuitive thought and common reality. It represents peace of the deepest kind, enabling us to find renewal in the silence of the mind, releasing the trauma stored deep within our cellular memory.
WILLOW
DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS. ADDING VALUE TO HUMAN LIFE FOR BETTER HEALTH
Moderator: Liljan Jelicic, co-moderator: Michelle Sadler
16:30 - 18:30 (UTC+0): MASTERCLASS: THE MOBILITY OF THE FEMALE PELVIS AND THE ART OF THE REBOZO TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IN CHILDBIRTH WITH PASCALE PAGOLA DAVIS
WILLOW: In Celtic society, the Willow was considered a sacred tree. Its wood was used in various ceremonies and rituals. .
RAINBOW
DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS: SEEING THE ALWAYS EXISTING BUT NOT SEEN
Moderator: Milica Cirovic, co-moderator: Hakan Coker
18:30 - 20:30 (UTC+0): MASTERCLASS: THE BIRTH MASK WITH KARLTON TERRY
RAINBOW: It is a symbol of hope, the promise of a better future for the humanity, a good luck sign, new beginnings, a bridge between the mortal & immortal world, transition, equality, communication & peace.
SHELL
THINKING OF THE FUTURE, TRANSFORMING BIRTHING SPACES
Moderator: Marti Glenn, co-moderator: Ken Bruer
18:45 - 21:00 (UTC+0): SYMPOSIUM: BIRTHING SPACES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
SPEAKERS:
18:05- 18:45 (UTC+0): GEOGRAPHIES FOR A GOOD BIRTH; SITUATED REFLECTIONS ON MATERNITY, BIRTHS AND CARE BY PIA RODRÍGUEZ GARRIDO
18:45 - 19:15 (UTC+0): DISABLED MOTHERS & THE BIRTH EXPERIENCE AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT HOME BY MYRTO CHRONAKI
19:15 - 19:45 (UTC+0): SUPPORTING MOTHERS AT HOME DURING PANDEMIC AND MAKING THE DIFFERENCE: YES, IT WORKS! BY ALESSIA MELACCA
19:45 - 20:45 (UTC+0): CONTINUITY OF CARE, BIRTH SPACES AND SATISFACTION: FROM DREAM TO REALITY. VOICES FROM WOMEN, CLINICIANS AND ARCHITECTS, NEW CHALLENGES FOR POLICY MAKERS BY SANDRA MORANO (WITH THE COLLABORATION OF NICOLETTA SETOLA)
20:45 - 21:15 (UTC+0): HOME BIRTH IN CHILE AND THE ADVANCE TOWARDS POSTMODERN MIDWIFERY BY YENNIFER MARQUEZ
SHELL: Shells are protective vessels providing confidence and aiding you in finding your inner strength especially at times of vulnerability. Seashells remind us that life is never perfect but it is our perseverance that gets us through the challenges we face
DANDELLION
DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE. SPREADING THE SEEDS LONG GATHERED.
Moderator: Raylene Philipps, co-moderator: Sibel Esenalp
21:15 - 23:15 (UTC+0): OPEN ROUND TABLE: PRENATAL SCIENCES PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITED EDUCATION & FUTURE PERSPECTIVES (ACTION TO BE TAKEN)
A STUDY GROUP CONSISTING OF OLGA GOUNI, NESE KARABEKIR, KATE WHITE, MARTI GLENN AND ANTONELLA SANSONE WILL PRESENT REPORTS ON THE EXISTING SITUATION, THE NEEDS, ACCREDITATION BODIES & ACCREDITATION CRITERIA.
SPEAKERS FROM THE ATTENDEES INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF THE PRENATAL PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION ARE VERY WELCOME. ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE.
DANDELLION: a symbol of growth, hope, and healing. The seed heads are commonly picked and blown to make a wish, spreading the seeds at the same time.