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Total body Anti-Aging (Vitality ) program should include nutritional & exercise program, life style adjustment, behavior modification andmost important stress management program. Comprehensive conventional medicine plus Complimentary / Alternative medicine willholistically enhance Anti-Aging for body and mind.IN EUROPE / EN EUROPEJEFF HOEYBERGHS(BELGIUM)WHAT MAKES A “GOOD” ANTI-AGING DOCTOR? / COMMENT ÊTRE UN “BON” MÉDECIN ANTI-AGE ?MIKE PERRING(UK)What Makes a 'Good' Anti-aging Doctor?In the new specialty of Anti-Aging medicine what is it that makes us 'good' at our job?My views are inevitably subjective, and speculative. They are based on 15 years in the anti-aging field, and borrowed from myexperience as a psychotherapist and my role in supporting doctors as they struggle with complex medical regulations in the UK.From what background in medicine do anti-aging doctors come?A straw poll taken at these conferences suggests the background of doctors practising in this field is wide: Generalists or GeneralPractitioners (as they are called in the UK); Endocrinologists; Dermatologists; Aesthetic Surgeons; Psychiatrists; plus academics andresearchers, to name but a few. There is a wide spectrum of age and the countries from which our specialty draws its membershiphas become worldwide.What are the attributes that serve us best in this specialty?Regulatory Guidelines of good medical practice in the UK (in all fields of medicine) emphasise competence and skills, professionalism,and good communication with patients.Medical Insurance companies say failure to communicate by doctors is the commonest cause of complaint by patients. Assessmentof doctors at annual Appraisal in the UK includes 'satisfaction ratings' from patients as well as 360 degree peer review.Communication includes the skills of listening to patients as well of giving (clear) information and non-verbal communication is highlyexpressive of our attitudes to one another.The attributes described by Carl Rogers that make 'good' therapists are described as empathy, non-possessive warmth and congruity.I suggest that this roughly translates in anti-aging medicine to caring about our patients, being real and honest with them, andunderstanding accurately what their concerns are.What about our skills and competence as practitioners?Revalidation of our competence as medical practitioners is now recognised to be necessary and, in the UK, will be required every 5years. The mechanism for doing this remains controversial and the idea of it is a source of anxiety for many doctors. One goodconsequence is that where competence is assessed being 70 or over is no longer considered a bar to continuing practice (surgery isan exception).Mental health is a serious problem within the medical community: among the issues are mental breakdown (depression, manicdepressives illness, addiction), loyalty in reporting medical colleagues, protection of public interest and the rehabilitation of recoveredpractitioners.What is specific to anti-aging doctors?The specialty is a new one and does not have recognition in some countries. It follows that we need to be very aware of our goodrelations with colleagues: to talk to them about our practice and write them letters about the patients we share with them, and to referto them when a patient's problem lies outside our competence. We should continue to learn more by attending meetings and havingpeer supervision. Collectively we need a recognised qualification, and agreed (international) guidelines.Finally, we should allow ourselves pride in choosing an innovative, developing and rewarding specialty alongside modesty in thecontinuing endeavour it requires.ANTI-AGING MEDICINESESSION 30AAANTI AGING WORKSHOP 15 SEXUALITY AND ANTI-AGINGSEXUALITÉ ET MÉDECINE ANTI-AGE5.30 pm / 17h30HOW TO INCREASE SEXUAL PLEASURE?COMMENT AMÉLIORER LE PLAISIR SEXUEL ?RONALD VIRAG(FRANCE)PSYCHOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO SEXUAL STIMULATION IN THE FEMALE (FILM)RÉACTIONS PSYCHOLOGIQUES DE LA FEMME À LA STIMULATION SEXUELLE (VIDÉO)GORM WAGNER(DENMARK)A 15-minutes film showing the physiological responses to sexual stimulation of the female under laboratory conditions will be shown.A discussion of the necessity for educational material in this field as well as an interpretation of the findings will be conducted.Ref.: www.medsexedu.dk127