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Upcoming Meetings and Workshops
Advisory Council and Panel Meetings
Note: When the time for public comment is determined, it will be noted on the agenda. Any changes regarding the date, time, or location of these meetings (due to unforeseen circumstances) will be available on the NCCAM Meeting Information Line at 301-594-9632 .
Conferences and Workshops
The following CAM-related meetings are sponsored, co-sponsored, or organized by NCCAM or other NIH components.
October 27, 2008
Building the NIH Toolbox: Research in Cognition, Sensation, Emotion and Motor Function
Bethesda, MD
The NIH Toolbox initiative seeks to assemble brief, comprehensive assessment tools that will be useful to clinicians and researchers in a variety of settings, with a particular emphasis on measuring outcomes in longitudinal epidemiologic studies and prevention or intervention trials across the lifespan. Join the inaugural conference where there will be discussions on:
- Introduction to the Toolbox and the NIH Blueprint
- What Toolbox Promises
- Toolbox Domains
Registration is now open on-line. Abstracts for poster presentations are also being accepted. Additional details and registration information is available at www.nihtoolbox.org.
December 16–18, 2008
NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities
National Harbor, MD
The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities will sponsor a summit to showcase the collective contribution of the NIH in the development of new knowledge in the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities.
May 12–16, 2009
North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine: Collaboration to Promote Scientific Discovery and Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This conference is sponsored by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine (CAHCIM), which consists of 41 leading academic medical centers from across North America. The conference will showcase original scientific complementary, alternative and integrative medical research through keynote and plenary presentations, oral and poster presentations, and innovative scientific sessions. This goal of the directors of this conference is to provide a single event that attracts a critical mass of cutting-edge, peer-reviewed science and discussion in the broad field of complementary and integrative medical research. Abstracts will be accepted through September 30, 2008. For more information please visit the Conference web site.
NCCAM Exhibits Program
NCCAM exhibits at major scientific, research, and health-related meetings across the United States. Attendees of conferences can visit our booth to pick up literature, or to speak to an NCCAM information specialist about our programs and activities.
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