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Full Programme at a glance: DAY 1 - DAY 2 - DAY 3

Oral Presentations in date and time order :

Day 1, 15:15-16:15, Apr 11 - click here for Congress Symposia

WS1    Education  Elvin Hall
Chair: Professor Heather Boon
Co-Chair: Dr Johanna Hok
655: Dr Rita Benn
Participating in Inter-Professional Faculty Development for Integrative Healthcare: Effects on Research, Teaching, Learning and Practice
649: Dr Lynda Balneaves
Use of a CAM information and education program at a provincial cancer agency
583: Dr David Eisenberg
See One. Taste One. Cook One. Teach One. Improving Medical Education to Address the Obesity Epidemic
328: Professor Aviad Haramati
Fostering Mindfulness Through a Mind-Body Medicine Skills Course Reduces Perceived Stress and Enhances Empathy in Medical Students
WS2      Musculoskeletal 1  Logan Hall
Chair: Dr Jianping Liu
Co-Chair: Dr Joyce Frye
362: Dr Benjamin Kligler
Outcomes of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in Urban Primary Care
334: Dr Karen Sherman
Optimal Dose of Massage for Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Trial
475: Dr Stuart McClean
Taking Charge; Choosing a New Direction: a service evaluation of Alexander Technique Lessons for Pain Clinic Patients: An Approach to Pain Management
423: Dr Vijayendra Murthy
Health Care Utilisation by Back Pain Sufferers who consult Herbalists: a study from a nationally representative sample of 1,310 Australian women                                                          
Oral Presentations - day 1, 17:30-18:15, Apr 11
WS5   Neurology/ addiction  Elvin Hall
Chair: Prof Michael Frass
Co-Chair: Dr Jon Wardle
355: Prof Arndt Bussing
The influence of a spiritual attitude on patients with Multiple Sclerosis - intermediate data
548: Mr Lasse Skovgaard
Investigating use of CAM among people with MS – results from an exploratory mixed methods study
525: Dr Tony Zhang
Ear-Acupressure for Smoking Cessation: a Randomised Controlled Trial
WS6   Chronic illness 1  Drama Studio
Chair: Dr Klaus Linde
Co-Chair: Michel van Wasserhoven
349: Prof Alan Bensoussan
Chinese herbal medicine for constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised control trial
522: Prof Charlie Xue
Ear-acupressure for Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: A Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial
697: Dr Chao Liu
Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness between Xiaoke Pill and Glibenclamide for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
WS7   Basic Science 1  Clarke Hall
Chair: Dr Karen Pilkington
Co-Chair:  Prof David Peters
637: Dr Roz Gibbs
The in vitro biological effects of two traditional Chinese herbal decoctions formulated for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections
652: Dr Robert Saper
Brain Lead (Pb) Biodistribution and Physicochemical Characterization of Mahayogaraj guggul, a Pb-Containing Ayurvedic Phytopharmaceutical
691: Dr Wubshet Hailu Tesfaye
Evaluation of the diuretic activity of the aqueous and 80% methanolic extracts of the leaves of Ajuga remota B. in mice
WS8   Cancer  Logan Hall 
Chair: Dr Sosie Kassab 
Co-Chair: Prof Joanne Barnes

314: Dr Caroline Eyles
Delivering mindfulness for women living with metastatic breast cancer (stage IV): feasibility, outcomes and challenges
484: Dr John Hughes
“Until the trial is complete you can’t really say whether it helped you or not” Exploring patients’ perceptions of taking part in an acupressure trial
725: Prof Claudia Witt
Effectiveness of an additional individualized multi-component complementary medicine treatment on health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: A pragmatic randomized trial
Oral Presentations - day 2, 10:00-11:00, April 12
WS10   ISCMR – Soapbox  Controversies  Clarke Hall
Moderator: Professor Torkel Falkenberg
Dr Helmut Roninger
Practicing medicine without integrative medicine will be unethical very soon
Dr Klaus Linde
Trialist in Integrative Medicine should make their make their raw data freely available
Dr Michael Hyland
The magic of homeopathy is not in the remedy but in the interaction between patient and practitioner                         
WS12   The Consultation  Logan Hall
Chair: Dr David Eisenberg
Co-Chair: Dr Ava Lorenc
371: Dr Maureen George
Can a questionnaire prompt patient-provider communication about CAM during a brief primary care visit? An exploratory study
599: Dr Fuschia Sirois
“I like to empower my clients to take control of their own choices.” CAM providers’ orientation towards motivating client health behaviors
664: Mr Bacon Ng
Clinical implications of Health Qigong on patients with chronic diseases

333: Dr Aslak Steinsbekk

Characteristics of visitors to practitioners of different CAM modalities in a large adult Norwegian population (The HUNT 3 study, N=50 827)
Oral Presentations - day 2, 11:30-12:45, April 12
WS13   Research Methodology 1  Drama Studio
Chair: Dr Ian Coulter
Co-Chair: Dr Andrew Flower
336: Dr Mohamed Khalil
Towards an international CAM use questionnaire: Saudi Experience with the feasibility of I-CAM-Q
426: Dr Patricia M Herman
Comprehensive Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations of Complementary and Integrative Medicine: What Do the Results Mean?
608: Dr Anita Salamonsen
Capturing Lay and Medical Health Risk Theories: A Social Science Approach to Risk Research in the Field of CAM
621: Dr Erik Baars
Is anthroposophic medicine a scientific research field?
713: Dr Klaus Linde
The use of CAM therapies in Germany – a comprehensive analysis of population-based data since 2000
WS14   Psychological Distress  Logan Hall 
Chair: Dr Peter Heusser
Co-Chair: Prof Helle Johannessen
673: Dr Erica Sibinga
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for HIV-infected urban youth: a randomized, controlled trial
347: Dr Caroline Hoffman
A review of the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and The Haven Programme for psychological distress in breast cancer
281: Dr Hugh MacPherson
Acupuncture, Counselling, and Usual GP care for depression: A randomised controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
457: Dr Holger Cramer
A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for depression
693: Dr Xinjing Yang
Effectiveness of an electroacupuncture early intervention in community residents in depressive state: results from an eight weeks PRCT study                                  
WS15   Paediatrics  Elvin Hall
Co-Chair: Dr Sunita Vohra
614: Dr Klaus von Ammon
Ten years long-term follow-up comparing homeopathic and integrated medical treatment in children suffering from attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity
341: Dr Praveen Oberai
Homoeopathic management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Pilot Trial
412: Dr Ava Lorenc
The use of Traditional and Complementary Approaches to Health in Children: an International Comparative Analysis
575: Dr David Brulé
Feasibility and Design of an Open Label Pilot Study of Homeopathic Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
WS16   Basic Science 2  Clarke Hall
Chair: Dr Suzanna Zick
Co-Chair:Dr Saul Berkovitz
572: Dr Monika Dejewska
Viscum album L. extracts composed of triterpene acids and mistletoe lectins exhibit synergistic apoptosis induction in paediatric Ewing´s Sarcoma cells in vitro
500: Dr Eric Secor, Jr.
Bromelain, an anti-inflammatory pineapple extract, Limits Antigen Specific Responses in Allergic Sensitization
342: Dr Ruixin Zhang
Electroacupuncture alleviates the affective component of pain with anterior cingulate cortex 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor involvement
375: Dr Chien-Kai Wang
Aqueous Extract of Solanum Nigrum Leaf Enhances Cisplatin and doxorubicin Induced Cytotoxicity in Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cells
729: Dr Jin-Yeol Ma
Study of the antiviral effects of novel herbal medicine, KIOM-C [TBC]
Oral Presentations - day 2, 14:45-16:15, April 12  
WS17   Musculoskeletal - 2  Drama Studio
Chair: Dr Hugh MacPherson 
Co-Chair: Dr Felicity Bishop
772: Dr Laurie Lachance
Benefits of homeopathy in rheumatoid arthritis patients: A mixed methods clinical trial
771: Dr Katherine Bradbury
Physiotherapists’ and osteopaths’ experiences of treating patients with back pain: Creating a model which explains why experiences of treatments vary between healthcare sectors.
654: Dr Robert Saper
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Yoga, Physical, Therapy, and Education for Chronic Low Back Pain in Predominantly Low Income Minorities
613: Dr Maurice Müller
Neurophysiological effects of hirudo medicinalis for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis
770: Dr Felicity Bishop
Identifying patients’ beliefs about conventional and complementary treatments for chronic low back pain: A focus group study
319: Dr Romy Lauche
The effect of a 3 months home use of cupping massage on chronic non-specific neck pain
WS18   Chronic Illness - 2  Logan Hall  
Chair: Dr Eric Secor
Co-Chair: Dr Elio Rossi
644: Dr Kelly McDermott
A Pilot Randomized Trial of ChiRunning: The Running Against Prehypertension Trial
632: Dr Mona Kiil
Stories of life-course disruption: A theoretical approach to understand patient pathways which include non-conventional health practices
617: Prof Frederick Hecht
A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Obesity is Associated with Decreases in Gene Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines in Adipose Tissue
428: Ms Jane Frawley
Young women’s use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) products for chronic health conditions: results from a nationally representative survey of 8,009 women
441: Dr Lynn Philipp
How and why do people with inflammatory bowel disease use multiple healing practices?
742: Dr Franco Cracolici
Integrated medicine at Pitigliano Hospital, Public Health Service, Tuscany region. Outcomes of two-year activity in inpatients treated for neurological and orthopaedic diseases

WS19   Research Methodology - 2  Clarke Hall
Chair:Prof Kiichiro Tsutani
Co-Chair: Dr Stephan Baumgartner
568: Dr Laurence Terzan
The role and impact of homeopathy in primary care in France in term of public health: The EPI3 programme
487: Dr Robert Mathie
Model validity of randomised placebo-controlled trials of individualised homeopathic treatment
663: Dr Helmut Roniger
Evidence based medicine and the patent issue? What can be done to help non-patentable treatments (NPT) to compete?
554:Dr Thomas Ostermann
Are the effects of homeopathy attributable to a statistical artefact? - A reanalysis of an observational study
726:Dr Jianping Liu
Challenges of Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine: a perspective from China
727:Dr Kiichiro Tsutani
Publication ethics in Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) of Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM)
WS20   Health Maintenance  Elvin Hall
Chair: Dr Mike Cummings
Co-Chair: Dr Sara Eames
562:Dr T Sundberg
Mortality and drug prescription patterns after anthroposophic integrative care and conventional care for patients with pain and stress disorders
546:Dr Guoyan Yang
Huperzine A for Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
352: Dr Wendy Wong
Morbidity pattern of patients under management of Chinese Medicine Practitioners (CMP) in Hong Kong during winter
728: Dr Sun Mi Choi
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Dry Eyes: A Multicenter Randomized controlled Trial with Active Comparison Intervention (TEAM) [TBC]
626: Dr Karen Pilkington
Evidence on self-care for chronic health problems: an evaluation
409: Dr Laurie Lachance
Structural changes in the community to increase equitable opportunities for health in children and families from vulnerable neighbourhoods
Oral Presentations - day 2, 16:45-17:45, April 12
WS22      Integration 1  Elvin Hall
Chair: Prof Frederick Hecht
Co-Chair: Dr. Klaus von Ammon
670: Dr Benjamin Kligler
Patients Receiving Integrative Medicine Interventions Effectiveness Registry (PRIMIER): A study of the BraveNet Practice Based Research Network
456: Dr Holger Cramer
Motivational and psychological factors predicting lifestyle changes after an integrative medicine inpatient program
576: Dr Miek Jong
Integrative Primary Care Model for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
258: Dr Isabelle Gaboury
Advancing the conceptualization of Integrative Health Care/Medicine: An integrative review concept analysis
WS23   Safety  Drama Studio
Chair: Dr Lesley Braun
Co-Chair: Dr John Hughes
666: Professor Heather Boon
Exploring the safety culture in spinal manipulative therapy: Interviews with key informants
259: Dr Jo Barnes
Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicines: the potential contributions of ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological studies
418: Dr Denise Adams
The Safety of Pediatric Massage: A Systematic Review
622: Dr Valentina Maggini
Natural products labels and patient safety: A qualitative study to evaluate clinically relevant safety issues in pharmacy
Oral Presentations - Day 3, Apr 13, 09:15-10:15
WS25   Musculoskeletal (qualitativeElvin Hall
Chair: Professor Marja Verhoef
Co-Chair: Dr Alex Broom
415: Dr Felicity Bishop
“What suits one person doesn't suit another”: conventional and complementary medicine clinicians’ perspectives on managing low back pain
588: Dr Nina Foss
CAM in a rural area - a "real" difference to patients with muscle skeletal complaints?
495: Dr Sue Dhamija
A qualitative study on acupuncture for chronic non specific low back pain: Physician opinions and use of this therapy
513: Dr Karen Sherman
Cognitive Interviews to Choose Most Understandable Items to Measure Expectancy in CAM Research
WS28   Integration 2  Drama Studio
Chair: Dr Stefan Schmid
Co-Chair: Dr Flavio Dantas
538: Dr Jon Wardle
Naturopaths perceptions and beliefs on professional regulation
340: Dr Vincent Chi Ho Chung
Will the inclusion of CAM services into national health system improve quality of care? The case of Chinese medicine in primary care
452: Dr Peter Fisher
Polypharmacy and multimorbidity: implications for integrative medicine research
643: Dr Ania Kania
The perceived role of massage therapists on patient care teams in Canadian urban hospitals
Oral Presentations - Day 3, Apr 13, 12:00-13:00
WS29   Whole Systems Research  Clarke Hall
Chair: Dr Jianping Liu
Co-Chair: Dr Anne Majumdar
695: Dr Chao Liu
Factors associate with utilization of Herbal Medicine: Evidence from 5 years Inpatient Records in TCM Hospitals in China
678: Prof Marja Verhoef
Matrix Analysis: An Analytical Approach for Whole Systems Research
394: Dr Zhen Zheng
Chinese medicine pattern identification for tension-type of headache: results of cluster analyses
WS32   Women’s Health  Elvin Hall
Chair: Dr Charlotte Paterson
Co-Chair: tbc
504: Dr Marie Pirotta
Observation study of a vaginal probiotic to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis
321: Dr Lily Lai
Chinese herbal medicine and polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomised feasibility and pilot study in the United Kingdom
590: Dr Sonia Baccetti
Moxibustion for non-vertex presentation: the experience of public health facilities in the Tuscan Region. A retrospective analysis of 1249 women
 
 
 
 

11-13 April 2013
 8th annual ICCMR congress
Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL

Commitee Members

Dr Peter Fisher, Clinical Director, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
 
Prof. George Lewith, Professor of Health Research, Complementary & Integrated Medicine Research Unit, University of Southampton
Prof. Dr. Claudia M. Witt, MD, MBA, Professor of Medicine, Acting Director, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center
Torkel Falkenberg, Associate Professor in Health Care Research & Research Constellation Leader, Integative Health Care, Karolinska Institutet
Dr John Hughes, Senior Research Co-ordinator, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
Johanna Hök, M.Sc. Ph.D., Department of Physiology and Pharmacology & Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
 Prof. Aviad Haramati, Professor Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University