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Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Agenda


Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine will be held October 3-6, 2002 at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and Conference Center.

Thursday, October 3
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration Open
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Networking Reception
   
Friday, October 4
7:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am Morning Taiji (1 CEU credit per morning, 3 total)
8:00 am - 9:00 am Complimentary continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Plenary Sessions (3 CEU credits total)
 

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ellen Schaplowsky
Vice President
Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation

 

Keynote Speech: A Prescription for Spiritual Wholeness: A Model for Group Healing
Frances L. Brisbane, PhD
Dean, School of Social Welfare
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Keynote Speech: Healing the Whole Being
Mitchell Gaynor, MD
Medical Director
Center for Integrative Medicine
Weill Medical Center, Cornell University

  Keynote Speech: Complementary Care in the Hospital Setting
Louis Teichholz, MD
Medical Director and Chief, Cardiology
Center for Health and Healing
Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ
  TCM's Gifts in the Hospice Setting
Kaylah Sterling, L.Ac.
Clinic Dean, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Developing a Base of Evidence for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Opportunities for Collaborative Research
Henry Sacks, MD
Clinical Director, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  Treating Depression with TCM
Michael Johnson, MD
Psychiatrist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
11:00 am - 11:15 am BREAK
  TCM, Buddhism and Mental Health
Evelyn Lee, EdD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco
 

Comparison of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Medicine: Fundamental Differences and Distinctive Advantages
Yong Ming Li, MD, PhD,
Executive Director
Traditional Chinese Medicine Association

  Neural-Immune Communication, Biological Mediators, and Molecular Signaling: Mechanistic Foundation for the Integration of TCM and Conventional Western Medicine
David Felten, MD, PhD
Executive Director, Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
University of California, Irvine College of Medicine
  The Inner Functions of Acupuncture Points
Lonny Jarrett, MS, MAc., FNCAAOM
  Using TCM Theory to Treat Hepatic Fibrosis with Herbal Medicine
Naili Yao, MD
President, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

LUNCH
Building Bridges Between TCM and Wildlife Conservation (2 CEU credits)
Luncheon panel and discussion sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund and American College of TCM.

Space is limited; you must register for this lunch to reserve your spot.

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Concurrent Workshops (3 CEU credits each)
#1 Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Pain Due to Whiplash Injuries
Yemeng Chen, L.Ac., FICAE
Academic Dean
New York Institute of Chinese Medicine
#2 TCM's Gifts in the Hospice Setting
Kaylah Sterling, L.Ac.
Clinic Dean
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
#3

TCM, Mental Health and Healing
Michael Johnson, MD,
Psychiatrist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

Evelyn Lee, EdD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
University of California, San Francisco

#4 The Inner Functions of Acupuncture Points
Lonny Jarrett, MS, MAc., FNCAAOM
#5 Healing the Whole Self: Nutrition and Mind-Body Strategies for Recovering from Cancer
Mitchell Gaynor, MD
Medical Director, Center for Integrative Medicine
Weill Medical Center, Cornell University
#6 How Can We Identify the Mechanistic Scientific Foundations for the Seamless Integration of TCM, Integrative Medicine, and Conventional Western Medicine?
David Felten, MD, PhD
Medical Director
Executive Director, Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
University of California, Irvine College of Medicine
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm An Interactive Dialogue - Oncology: Harmonizing Eastern and Western Treatment
with Mitchell Gaynor, MD; Nan Lu, OMD; and colleagues
   
Saturday, October 5
7:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 am -8:00 am Morning Taiji (1 CEU credit per morning, 3 total)
8:00 am - 9:00 am Complimentary continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Plenary Sessions (3 CEU credits total)
  Key TCM Concepts and Their Potential Impacts on Disease Treatment
Aiping Lu, MD
Director
Institute of Basic Theory
China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Functional MRI Evidence of Acupuncture's Modulatory Effects on the Human Brain
Kathleen Hui, MD
MGH-NMR Center
Department of Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
  TCM and the Treatment of Arthritis in China
Zhangling Zhou, MD
Professor
Army 301 Hospital, Beijing
  Treating Women in Transition - Managing Menopause Naturally with TCM
Nan Lu, OMD
Founding President and Director
Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation
  Allergic Asthma and Chinese Herbal Medicines - An Investigative Perspective
Xiu-Min Li, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  BREAK
  TCM and Qigong: Rehabilitation for Chronic and Acute Pain, and Paralysis
Effie Chow, PhD, RN, L.Ac.,
President
East-West Academy of Healing Arts
  An East West Comprehensive Approach to HIV
Misha Cohen, OMD, L.Ac.
Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine
 

The Critical Role of TCM in Current and Future Cancer Care
Ruan-Jin Zhao, OMD, PhD
President
The Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Inc.
Member
H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center

 

Sex and Its Influence on Health and Interpersonal Behavior: A TCM Perspective
Felice Dunas, PhD, L.Ac.

 

A Vision of Integration: Dangers and Opportunities
Leon Hammer, MD
Chairman, Governing Board
Dragon Rises School of Oriental Medicine

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

LUNCH
Preparing for Integration - How TCM Providers Can Best Prepare to Integrate TCM with Western CAM and Western Medicine
(2 CEU credits)
Luncheon panel and discussion sponsored by New Healthcare Management Group.

Space is limited; you must register for this lunch to reserve your spot.

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Concurrent Workshops (3 CEU credits each)
#1 TCM and Women's Cancers - Eastern Perspectives on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Yongli Ni, MD
International Traditional Chinese Medicine Center of Washington, DC
#2 TCM and Qigong: Rehabilitation For Chronic and Acute Pain, and Paralysis
Effie Chow, PhD
East-West Academy of Healing Arts
#3 Treating Women in Transition - Managing Menopause Naturally with TCM
Nan Lu, OMD, Founding Director, Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation
#4 Hepatitis C Help Program: Combining East and West for Optimal Treatment Hepatitis
Misha Cohen, OMD, L.Ac.
Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine
#5

Advances in Acupuncture Research -- Biological Implications of Functional Brain Imaging
Kathleen Hui, MD
MGH-NMR Center
Department of Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

#6

Sex and Its Influence on Health and Interpersonal Behavior: A TCM Perspective
Felice Dunas, PhD, L.Ac.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Gala Dinner - First-Ever Awards of "Bridges of Integration"
Gala Dinner and "Bridges of Integration" Awards
Join us for a special gala dinner on Saturday night. TCM World Foundation will present the first annual "Bridges of Integration Awards" to those who have dedicated themselves to merging the best of the East with the best of the West.
   
Sunday, October 6
7:30 am - 2:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am - 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 am-8:00 am Morning Taiji (1 CEU credit per morning, 3 total)
8:00 am-9:00 am Complimentary continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Plenary Sessions (3 CEU credits total)
  TCM and the Treatment of Cancer in China
Liqun Ja, MD
Associate Professor
China Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing
  TCM and Chronic Pain
Dean Deng, CMD, L.Ac..
Director
Acucenter Pain Clinic, Lake Forest, IL
  TCM and Women's Cancers - Eastern Perspectives on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Yongli Ni, MD
International Traditional Chinese Medicine Center of Washington, DC  
 

Qigong Therapy for Metastatic Colon Cancer
Shi-Hong Loh, MD, DABMA
Chief of Hematology/Oncology
Medical Director of Department of Complementary Therapies
St. Mary Hospital, Hoboken, NJ

  BREAK
 

Enhancing Cancer Treatments with Chinese Herbals: The Co-Administration of Wild American Ginseng
Laura Murphy, Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Fong Lam
Ginseng and Chinese-medicine consultant
American Wildsenergy, Inc.

  TCM and the Treatment of Diabetes in China
Qi Wang, MD
Professor,
Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology
  Research: The Crucial Component of CAM
Libang Zhang, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

CONFERENCE CONCLUSION: Shaping an Integrated Future: What Next?

Frances L. Brisbane, PhD
Dean
School of Social Welfare
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Mitchell Gaynor, MD
Medical Director
Center for Integrative Medicine
Weill Medical Center, Cornell University

Nan Lu, OMD
Founding President and Director
Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation

Leon Hammer, MD
Chairman, Governing Board
Dragon Rises School of Oriental Medicine


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