Evidence in Complementary Medicine: Getting it Right

Symposium Program

9:00- 9:45

Registration and Refreshments

9:45 - 10:00

Welcome and Overview of the Day
Opening Remarks

10:00 - 11:00

Marja Verhoef, PhD
Evidence for CAM interventions: In the eye of the beholder?

11:00 - 11:45

Laura Weeks
Translating Evidence to the Masses: The Role of the Media in Communicating about CAM

11:45 - 1:00

Lunch (Catered)

1:00- 1:45

Steven Aung, MD OMD FAAFP PhD
Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Biomedicine In Clinical Practice and Teaching.

1:45 - 2:30

Linda Carlson, PhD
Creating the Evidence Base: Challenges in Conducting Research on the Efficacy of Mind-Body Interventions

2:30 - 2:45

Afternoon Break

2:45 - 3:30

Margaret Sampson, MLIS
CAM Systematic Reviews: The Cochrane Approach to Finding and Synthesizing Evidence

3:30 - 4:30

Vendor Panel
Panel discussion about the information needs of CAM practitioners