{"id":6971,"date":"2026-01-28T20:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/?p=6971"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:35:46","slug":"48th-ismh-world-congress-in-banja-koviljaca-serbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/48th-ismh-world-congress-in-banja-koviljaca-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"48th ISMH World Congress in Banja Kovilja\u010da, Serbia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>48th ISMH World Congress<\/strong> will be held from <strong>13 to 16 May<\/strong> in <strong>Banja Kovilja\u010da, Serbia<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balneologija.rs\/ismh.html\">ISMH World Congress<\/a> is one of the most important international scientific meetings in the field of <strong>balneology, medical hydrology and climatology<\/strong>. The 48th Congress will bring together clinicians, researchers, academics, and health professionals from around the world to exchange knowledge, present current research, and discuss future directions in medical hydrology and spa medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISMH-Congress-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISMH-Congress-2026.jpg 765w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISMH-Congress-2026-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISMH-Congress-2026-150x49.jpg 150w, https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ISMH-Congress-2026-696x229.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organisers are proud to announce that p<\/strong><strong>articipants from 27 countries have already registered<\/strong>, confirming strong international interest and the global relevance of this Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Congress will cover a broad range of multidisciplinary topics, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pain management and healthy ageing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balneotherapy in musculoskeletal, neurological, dermatological, metabolic, respiratory, and cardiovascular diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-COVID rehabilitation and recovery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrative and complementary medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balneotherapy in paediatrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peloid therapy and thalassotherapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health resort management and economics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Global H\u2082S Initiative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The scientific program will feature plenary lectures by internationally recognised invited speakers, oral and poster presentations, and thematic sessions designed to encourage discussion and international collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congress will take place in <strong>Banja Kovilja\u010da<\/strong>, one of the oldest and most renowned spa towns in Serbia, in Southeast Europe, known for its long tradition in medical hydrology and rehabilitation medicine. Scientific and official events will be held at several venues within walking distance, including the historic Kur-Salon, Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital and nearby congress and hotel facilities within the spa complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banja Kovilja\u010da is easily accessible via Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport (BEG), approximately 120 km away (70-minute drive), with organised transfers available. An alternative option is Tuzla International Airport (TZL), located about 60 km from the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration and Participation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congress is <strong>open to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ismh-direct.net\/info.aspx?sp=1\">ISMH members<\/a> and non-members<\/strong>, physicians, researchers, health professionals, and students with an interest in balneology and related disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E<\/strong><strong>arly bird registration is available until February 1st 2026<\/strong>, offering reduced registration fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information regarding <strong>registration, abstract submission, accommodation, and official deadlines<\/strong> is available at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balneologija.rs\/ismh.html\">website<\/a> and by e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:ismh@balneologija.rs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ismh@balneologija.rs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balneologija.rs\/ismh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.balneologija.rs\/ismh.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>48th ISMH World Congress will be held from 13 to 16 May in Banja Kovilja\u010da, Serbia. The ISMH World Congress is one of the most important international scientific meetings in the field of balneology, medical hydrology and climatology. The 48th Congress will bring together clinicians, researchers, academics, and health professionals from around the world to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210,62,61,66],"tags":[646,645,643,644,648,647,468],"class_list":{"0":"post-6971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-balneology","8":"category-events","9":"category-news","10":"category-partner-news","11":"tag-balneotherapy","12":"tag-banja-koviljaca","13":"tag-ishm","14":"tag-ishm-world-congress","15":"tag-medical-hydroogy","16":"tag-post-covid","17":"tag-spa-medicine"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6974,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6971\/revisions\/6974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanspas.eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}