The 6th IN-CAM Research Symposium

COMPLETED

The 6th IN-CAM Research Symposium took place November 19-21, 2010 at the Sutton Place Hotel, in beautiful Vancouver, BC, home of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

It was a very successful meeting, bringing together researchers, practitioners, graduate students, educators and administrators. The Symposium content was diverse, stimulating discussion on wide range of topics CAM topics - from novel methodological approaches to CAM in cancer to on-going developments in CAM education.



Keynote speakers:

Dr. Rogers Prize Keynote: Dr. Fabrizio Benedetti MD, PhD
University of Turin Medical School, Italy
The Placebo Effect: How words and rituals change the patient's brain


Dr. Sunita Vohra MD, MSc
University of Alberta, Canada
Is CAM Safe?


Dr. Stephen Sagar
BSc, MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR, FRCP
McMaster University, Canada
Integration or Disintegration? Future of Holistic Cancer Care in Canada



Dr. Vinjar
Fønnebø MD, PhD
University of Tromsø, Norway
The Future of CAM Research



To view information on the keynote speakers and presentations, visit: the Symposium Keynote Speaker webpage.

  • presentation abstracts
  • biography
  • pdf of power point presentation (for: Dr. Sagar and Dr. Fønnebø)

Research presentations


The 2010 Symposium Program can be viewed by clicking on the following link:  2010 Symposium Program

To obtain specific information about a research presentation, please contact the presenter directly. Contact information for all Symposium participants is available at the back of the Detailed Program (received by all participants at the Symposium)
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Abstracts of the oral and poster presentations made at the 2010 Symposium are published in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (JCIM) and can be downloaded at: JCIM-2010 Symposium



We would like to extend our thanks to all who participated and made the Symposium a successful meeting and we look forward to seeing you in 2012 in Toronto!


Sincerely,

Heather and Marja - IN-CAM Co-Directors

Natasha and Ania - IN-CAM Coordinators



 

3 Jan 11