„PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY FOOTWEAR

Prepared by
Under the auspices of the Zlín Region
Supported from the Programme
of Swiss-Czech cooperation
INVITATION
Under the auspices of MVDr. Stanislav Mišák, the Governor of the Zlín region,
on the occasion of Bata businesses‘ 120th anniversary
THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on
„PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHY
FOOTWEAR
– for healthy feet during an entire life time“
29th May, 2014
The Council of the Zlín Region, Ave T. Bata 21, Zlín, 16 floor
For the past few years there have been on-going discussions in the Czech Republic
and other EU countries regarding hygiene and design requirements for footwear,
with special focus on children’s footware. Studies and other compiled data on the
subject show that development of children’s and youth’s feet are taking a dangerous
curve the worst. Already from an early age children wear shoes that do not have
suitable design parameters and can therefore have a detrimental effect on their feet,
with notable consequences caried over into adulthood ...
PROGRAMME
9.00 - 9.45 – press briefing (upon invitation only)
9.30 - 10.00 – presentation
10.00 - 11.15
Opening session
Official representative of the Zlín Region
PhDr. Vlasta Mayerová, ing. Libor Dupal a MUDr. Vladimír Holoubek
– Symposium guarantors
Session I: Children’s feet and child shoes – risks
Chairperson: PhDr. Vlasta Mayerová
How footwear affects the development of children‘s feet
– MUDr. Vladimír Holoubek, Columna, Brno
Active methods of treatment of children’s orthopedic disorders
– Mgr. Jana Urbanová, Columna Brno
PREDICTUS – Research and development of software for modeling
the growth of children‘s feet – ing. Michal Kolesár, ISSA CZECH s.r.o.,
Ostrava, Doc. Ing. Petr Hlaváček, CSc., FT UTB Zlín
Children‘s feet and children‘s shoe – Prof. Elisabeth Groll – Knapp,
Vienna, Dr. Wieland Kinz, Salzburg, Austria
11.15 - 11.30 – coffee break
11.30 - 12.45
Chairperson: Ing. Libor Dupal
Principles of healthy footwear
– CELAPO, Krakow, Poland
Voluntary marks and certification systems for children‘s shoes
– PhDr. Vlasta Mayerová, ČOKA, Zlín
Path to European standardization for children‘s shoes
– Ing. Libor Dupal, Czech Consumer Assosiation, Praha
Swiss-Czech Cooperationof consumers (Partnership Fund)
- Swiss experience – Mme Florence Bettchart, lawyer, Fédération romande
des consommateurs, Switzerland
Session II: Regulation and standards – prevention
12.45 - 13.30 – Lunch time
13.30 - 15:30
Session III: Principles of healthy footwear for adults
Chairperson: MUDr. Vladimír Holoubek
Health aspects of footwear
– ing. Jana Vašková, Leon Shoes, Fryšták
Influence of shoes to shape the foot
– MUDr. Michal Matějíček, Metis s.r.o., Praha
Experience Bata hospital with deformities of the foot and treatment
options – MUDr. Milan Jurica, Baťova nemocnice, Zlín
Draft conditions rating of „comfort“ shoes in the adult population
– Ing. Radim Kocourek, Ph.D., ČOKA, Zlín
TRAINORTHOT– structure and content of the coursces
– ing. Marek Bachura, Ph.D., APTO Bratislava
a Ing. Martina Černeková, Ph.D., FT UTB Zlín
Final workshop and exchange of experience in the field
of healthy footwear
Participants of the symposium will be able to view an impressive exposition entitled:
„Bata Principle – Today‘s fantasy is the reality of tomorrow“ curated by the Museum
of Southeast Moravia in Zlín; 14 | 15 BATA Institute.
Symposium guarantors:
Ing. Libor Dupal – SČS
[email protected], tel: 602 561 856
PhDr. Vlasta Mayerová – ČOKA
[email protected], tel/fax.: 577 525 230
MUDr. Vladimír Holoubek – ČPS
[email protected], tel.: 541 211 453
ADMISSION TO THE CONFERENCE IS FREE
TO REGISTER, WRITE PLEASE TO
[email protected], tel./fax: +420 577 525 230