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Upcoming Meetings and Workshops
Advisory Council and Panel Meetings
Note: When the time for public comment is determined, it will be noted on the agenda. Any changes regarding the date, time, or location of these meetings (due to unforeseen circumstances) will be available on the NCCAM Meeting Information Line at 301-594-9632 .
Conferences and Workshops
The following CAM-related meetings are sponsored, co-sponsored, or organized by NCCAM or other NIH components.
May 14, 2008
3:00 p.m. ET
A Public Health Research Agenda for Integrative Medicine
Bethesda, MD
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine presents "A Public Health Research Agenda for Integrative Medicine." The increasing global use of traditional (e.g., indigenous) complementary and alternative medicine raises important public health questions. Integrative medicine (IM) research has focused primarily on clinical and experimental medicine (safety, efficacy and mechanism of action) and regulatory issues to the general neglect of public health dimensions. A public health research agenda for IM would include a systems approach in considering social, cultural, political, and economic contexts of IM use and outcomes with particular consideration of the needs of high IM users, special groups such as refugees, indigenous peoples, the poor, women users and others, in order to maximize the potential contribution of IM to health care globally. A public health and policy framework for IM has been developed and will be presented.
The speaker is Gerard Bodeker, Ed.D., M.Psych., Chair, Global Initiative for Traditional Systems (GIFTS) of Health, Oxford, UK.; Dept of Clinical Medicine, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Oxford, and Oxford Department of International Development, UK; Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Dr. Bodeker, an Australian whose doctoral studies were at Harvard, holds faculty appointments in public health at Oxford and Columbia Universities. He chaired the Commonwealth Working Group on Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and advises UN agencies in this field.
The meeting will be held on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 50, Room 1328/1334. Seating is limited to approximately the first 60 people. Sign language interpreters will be provided.
This lecture will be videocast.
June 3–5, 2008
NCCAM Grantsmanship Workshop
Rockville, MD
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will conduct a 3-day grantsmanship workshop. This workshop will provide researchers, fellows, and graduate students with an in-depth understanding of the NIH grants and review processes, clarify Federal regulations and policies, and highlight areas of special interest and concern.
Emphasis will be placed on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research. The workshop will include time to interact and discuss research ideas with NCCAM staff.
Draft Agenda »
NCCAM Exhibits Program
NCCAM exhibits at major scientific, research, and health-related meetings across the United States. Attendees of conferences can visit our booth to pick up literature, or to speak to an NCCAM information specialist about our programs and activities.
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