The new edition of the Objective Health Fair took place this Saturday, November 19. Located at the heart of the Faculty of Medicine of Nice, the event met with great success this year. Here’s a recap of the highlights of the day.
Organized by the Rotary of the Southeast (Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Monaco, and Corsica), and initiated under the guidance of Dr. Bernard Flipo, this new edition of the Objective Health Fair achieved all its objectives. The event, open to all, gathered nearly 300 people (from the Côte d’Azur, Var, Monaco, and Marseille), who attended the conferences, testimonies, or thematic debates that punctuated the day. The fun activities (quizzes, contests, and raffles), practical learnings, and the topics addressed were very appealing to the audience. Here is a condensed summary of the day’s essentials.
- Sports and health economy: Stéphane Diagana advocates for better financial medical coverage of prescribed physical activity, both from a preventive and therapeutic standpoint, to reduce chronic diseases and medical expenses associated with costly drug treatments. This is notably through the health-campus project launched with his wife Odile at the Sophia-Antipolis technology park, aiming to offer regular physical activities to patients followed by medical teams and to host athletic federations in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- Physical activity, the medicine for cancer: Dr. Thierry Bouillet, an oncologist, warns us against the excesses of sedentarization. He emphasizes the benefits of regular physical activity and a good diet to avoid these complications.
- Heart and sports: friends or foes? Dr. Alain Ducardonnet, a cardiologist and sports physician, provides some insights on the benefits of regular physical activity or sports practice. With proper heart rate management, sports practice will be even more beneficial.
- When sports boost the brain: Dr. Renato Colamarino, a neurologist, talks about the richness and complexity of physical activity on our brain. By properly dosing our sports activity, cognitive benefits can be stimulated.
- Sports, a mature or immature game? Claude Maillet, a psychiatrist, develops his thoughts on our three brains. According to him, our reptilian, limbic, and neocortex brains condition our state of being and evolution.
- Women and competition: parity, maternity, taboos, and financial issues: Carole Maître, a gynecologist and sports physician at INSEP, and Victoria Ravva, a former professional volleyball player for RC Cannes, share their experiences of gender inequalities they faced in the sports world.
- The aftermath of injuries to adaptive sports: Vivian Laguet, a sports physician for young recruits of OGC Nice, confirms the recurrence of many traumatic injuries, especially among players aged 8 to 15.
- How sports saved my life: from an Olympic to a Paralympic destiny: Charles Rozoy, Olympic and Paralympic swimming champion in 2012, shares his exemplary journey marked by numerous challenges.
- 2024 Olympics: a vector of inclusion or social exclusion? Philippe Manassero, President of CDOS06, presents the ambitious next edition of the Olympic Games. It will be held in Paris in 2024, and this event is eagerly awaited.
