Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series
The NCCAM Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series provides overviews of the current state of research and practice involving complementary and alternative medicine practices and approaches, and explores perspectives on the emerging discipline of integrative medicine..
Speaker: Erica Maria Smit Sibinga, M.D., M.H.S., assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Topic: Mindfulness Instruction for Urban Youth: What Do We Know?
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Speaker: Anita Bercovitz, M.P.H., Ph.D., Health Scientist, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Healthcare Statistics, Long Term Care Statistics Branch
Topic: Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Hospice Results from the 2007 National Home and Hospice Care Survey
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Speaker: Luana Colloca, M.D., Ph.D.
Topic: The Science of the Placebo Effect
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Speaker: Eric Boyle, Ph.D., Stetten Postdoctoral Fellow, Office of History, NIH; Jack Killen, MD, Deputy Director, NCCAM, NIH
Topic: Bringing Methods to the "Madness": The Evolution of Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine Research at the NIH
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Speaker: Chris Mooney, Science and Political Journalist, Washington, D.C.
Topic: Do Scientists Understand the Public?
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Speaker: Franklin G. Miller, Ph.D., Clinical Center Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health
Topic: Beyond Superiority to Placebo: The Legitimacy of Placebo Efficacy?
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Speaker: Rachel Lampert, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
Topic: Psychological Stress and Sudden Cardiac Death
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Speaker: Richard Hammerschlag, Ph.D., Emeritus Dean of Research, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Topic: Expanding the Biomedical Model: Personal Reflections on 40 Years of NIH-funded Research From Neuroendocrinology to Acupuncture
Speaker: Claudia Witt, M.D., Professor for Complementary Medicine and Vice Director at the Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics Charite University Medical Center in Berlin, Germany
Topic: The Acupuncture Trials From Germany: What Do They Tell Us About Efficacy, Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, and Safety?
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Topic: Heart Rate Variability as a Measure of Sympathetic/Parasympathetic Balance
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Speaker: Chris Mooney, Knight Fellow in Science Journalism at MIT
Topic: Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future
Due to a last minute scheduling conflict, this lecture was canceled.
Speaker: Josephine P. Briggs, M.D.
Topic: Strategic Directions for the Future of CAM and Integrative Medicine Research: A Dialogue with the NIH Community
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Speaker: Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Topic: Naturopathic Medicine: What Is It And What Is The State Of The Evidence?
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Speaker: Chris Mooney, Knight Fellow in Science Journalism at MIT
Topic: Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future
Due to inclement weather, the lecture scheduled for Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. was canceled. The lecture was rescheduled for May 10.
Speaker: Joseph Betz, Ph.D., Director, Dietary Supplements Methods and Reference Materials Program, National Institutes of Health
Topic: Technical and Regulatory Challenges to Biomedical Research on Dietary Supplements
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Speaker: Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.
Topic: Non-invasive Methods for Measuring Stress and Immune Biomarkers to Monitor CAM Interventions: Development and Challenges
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Speaker: Kevin W. Chen, M.D.
Topic: Introduction to Medical Qigong—Mysteries & Wonders of Chinese Medicine
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Speaker: Tracy W. Gaudet, M.D.
Topic: Health Care Today: The Central Challenge
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