Bastyr University 2nd Annual Research Conference (BRANCHES: Building Research Amongst Northwest Complementary Health Experts) - “Healthy Mind, Healthy Medicine”

Schedule:	October 3, 2009 Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check-in begins 8:00 a.m.	Sign Up Now
Credits:	4 contact hours
Audience:	This conference is designed to inform students, faculty, and area researchers interested in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) topics, as well as CAM-related research study results and methodology.
Cost:	Bastyr Faculty (registration by 9/30) $35 Bastyr Faculty (after 9/30) $50 Bastyr Resident/Fellow (registration by 9/30) $35 Bastyr Resident/Fellow (after 9/30) $50 Bastyr Faculty/Researcher (registration by 9/30) $35 Bastyr Faculty/Researcher (after 9/30) $50 Faculty – Other (registration by 9/30) $35 Faculty – Other (after 9/30) $50 Resident/Fellow – Other (registration by 9/30) $35 Resident/Fellow – Other (after 9/30) $50 Other (registration by 9/30) $35 Other (after 9/30) $50 Bastyr students can attend "free." Please register by Thurs 10/1 at noon for our meal count. Register by sending your name to nprep@bastyr.edu. Fee includes vegetarian lunch. CEUs will be provided to naturopathic physicians (excluding CA and OR) for presentations meeting continuing medical education criteria (approvals pending).

Description:

Bastyr University is pleased to present the BRANCHES (Building Research Amongst Northwest Complementary Health Experts) conference, the 2nd annual research conference at Bastyr. This year’s conference theme is “Healthy Mind, Healthy Medicine”.

Sponsored by: The Bastyr University Research Institute, The Naturopathic Physician’s Research Education Project (N-PREP), funded by an R25 Curriculum grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health.

2009 Bastyr University Research Conference Schedule

8:00 – 8:30am   Registration

8:30 – 9:30am   David Kearney, MD – Mindfulness Research at the Seattle VA Hospital

9:30 – 10:30am Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD – The Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Outcomes: Dementia and Cardiovascular Results

10:30 – 11:00am            BREAK

11:00 – 11:45am            Bastyr Postdoctoral Fellows Presentations
Petra Eichelsdoerfer, ND, MS, RPh: Role of the Microbiome in Human Health
Guan-Cheng Sun, PhD: Qigong Therapy Research at Bastyr University

11:45 – 12:45pm            Frank F. Vincenzi, PhD – Smoke and Mirrors: The Placebo Effect Re-examined

12:45 – 2:00pm LUNCH

2:00 – 3:00pm   Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH – Naturopathic Practice-Based Research Networks

3:00 – 3:45pm   Bastyr Postdoctoral Fellows Presentations
Lisa Price, ND: Comparative Effects Of Reishi And Turkey Tail Mushroom on Macrophage PAMP Receptors And Cytokine Production
Kaleb Lund, PhD: Cornus officinalis protects against hyperglycemia induced endothelial dysfunction.

3:45 – 4:00pm   BREAK

4:00 – 5:00pm   PANEL Discussion: Integrative/CAM Comparative Effectiveness Trials: Opportunities and Barriers

Course Notes: Conference held at the Bastyr Kenmore campus, room 176 (Auditorium).

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