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| Part 1: Opening and Wecome to the Port of Rotterdam and The Netherlands |
| - Walther Boon – Chair of IMSH17 |
| - René de Vries - Harbour Master at Port of Rotterdam |
| - Birgit Gijsbers - Director-General for Civil Aviation and Maritime Affairs |
| - Panel discussion with Dutch maritime stakeholders |
| Part 2: Global Perspective |
| - Rob Verbist – President of IMHA |
| - Short presentation by representatives of: |
| International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
| World Health Organization (WHO) |
| International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) |
| International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) |
| - Panel discussion (Moderated by IMHA) |
| Keynote Lecture by Jason Zuidema |
| Navigating through Anxiety Amongst Seafarers by leveraging Telehealth Platforms and Integrating Proven Coping Techniques. |
| Correlation Analysis Between MMPI Profile and Stress Levels Among Young Seafarers in Pre-Employment Health Checkups at Klinik Maritim Puri Medika Medical Check-Up Center Jakarta - Indonesia |
| Navigating Stress: Health Conditions, Lifestyle Factors, and Self-Rated Health Among Seafarers |
| Mental gymnastic - for seafarers health and wellbeing |
| The lifelong shaping of seafarers |
| Trends in the medical repatriation of Filipino seafarers: a ten-year study of a Philippine maritime shipping company |
| Prescription of medication in the acute treatment of Seafarers over a three-year observation period |
| Data on medical incidents at sea - how can it inform prevention and response? |
| A 10-year Retrospective Study of Filipino Seafarer Medical Repatriation Rates |
| Long-term trends in illness and injury on board ships (25 years of TMAS commercial experience) |
| Keynote: Carnival Cruise Corporation |
| Keynote: MSC Cruises |
| Fatigue and sleepiness on board of ferries operating in the English Channel |
| Tackling Seafarer Exhaustion in the Cruise industry: A Dyadic Approach for Mitigating Fatigue and Burnout |
| The Impact of Seafarer Medical Fitness Exams on Medical Disembarkations: A Retrospective Study of Cruise Ship Crew |
| Cruise Medicine – Burden Of Disease |
| An online course in health research methodology for students and maritime medical doctors |
| International Maritime Health Foundation – platform for building science and cooperation in maritime helath |
| Expanding Maritime Health Communication: The IMH Magazine & Maritime Health Portal |
| Dental and periodontal findings in seafarers: A single-center retrospective study in Bangkok, Thailand |
| The knowledge base for maritime health: 2011-25 |
| Keynote: Drowning and hypothermia by prof. Bierens |
| Contribution of ergonomic tools to musculoskeletal disorders in coastal fishing in northern Morocco |
| Health issues in the fishermen in Bangladesh |
| Psychophysiological Assessment of Burnout Risk Among Seafarers: Insights from Novikontas Maritime college |
| Are seafarers extraterrestrials? |
| Ensuring Health Equity for Minority Groups: Nine Guidelines for Physical and Mental Well-being at Sea |
| Psychosocial Risks Onboard and their impact on operational safety |
| Aggression, psychological violence and sexual harassment in seafarers in France |
| Quality of life, well-being and job satisfaction of people working at sea – analysis of working conditions pre and post Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Psychological First Response by “those we know”. Mental Health of seafarers – the contribution of welfare providers in daily life and in crises |
| Discussion |
| Keynote: Infectious Diseases by prof. E. Van Gorp |
| Evaluation of Tuberculosis Management: Policy Analysis, Early Detection, and Treatment Among Indonesian Seafarers |
| Infection Distribution and Anti-infective Need Aboard Commercial Ships |
| Staying Ahead of the Tide: Novel Vaccinations Preventing Infectious Diseases At Sea |
| Replacement of urine dipstick test by glucometers |
| Descriptive study of French seafarers screened for dyschromia in seafarers health services from 2010 to 2023 |
| Protocol to detect and follow up seafarers alcohol dependence and abuse with review of new alcohol intake biomarkers |
| Exploring the feasibility of turning pre-employment medical examinations into an arena for health promotion within the seafaring industry |
| Keynote: Grayham Furnace |
| Overweight and Obesity a Major Health Risk among Greek Seafarers and the need for Proactive Monitoring |
| Prediabetes-Remission by lifestyle-mediated coaching |
| Cardiovascular risk among different sectors of the seafaring population: a cross-sectional observational study |
| The Effectiveness of Pre-Employment Health Screening on the Readiness of Seafarers Over 50 Years Old Through Pulmonary Function Assessment Using Spirometry in Various Weather Conditions at Klinik Maritim Puri Medika Medical Check-Up Center Jakarta - Indonesia |
| A quality Pre-employment Medical Examination is a critical tool for minimizing risks at sea and controlling costs. |
| Improving simplicity and safety for offshore energy workers: combining offshore and working at height assessments into one (NL) offshore medical standard |
| Healthy Sailing Guideline on medical operations in expedition vessel: aspects of maritime occupational medicine |
| Hearing conservation and audiometric surveillance in commercial shipping – why and how? |
| Guidelines on the Medical Examination of Seafarers – the need for change. |
| Discussion |
| Provision of SAR and TMAS – national variation and establishing best practice |
| State-of-the-art, Challenges, and Opportunities of Maritime Telemedical Assistance |
| Sailing Towards Best Practices in Telemedical Maritime Assistance Services (TMAS): Insights from the Esbjerg Workshop |
| A registry-based study on medical selection of Norwegian seafarers and risk of acute admissions to somatic hospitals |
| AI-healthy ship – rethinking health promotion in maritime environments |
| Real-Time Onboard Telediagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Integrated POCT ECG and Troponin Testing via Smartphone |
| Bridging the Gap in Maritime Healthcare: Türkiye’s Telemedicine Approach for Seafarers |
| PEME: Third Party Instruction / Liability |
| Poisoning on board : consultation and medical management |
