Science in the Public Health - Mind-Body Medicine: Science or Fiction? (HHS Only)

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Air date: Thursday, May 07, 2009, 8:00:00 AM
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Description: STEP: Staff Training in Extramural Programs

Have you ever wondered “Is it in my mind or is it in my body?” If so, you are not alone! In the past 20 years, mind-body medicine approaches have provided mounting evidence that mind and body affect each other in both health and disease. This STEP forum will separate fact from fiction and explore how various underlying psycho-physiological pathways are affected by mind-body medical and integrative biology approaches. Come and enjoy an interactive session. Listen to experts discuss the science and practice of mind-body medicine and learn a few techniques to keep you “healthy and happy!”

This training is recommended for ESA Credit.

Speakers
  • Esther M. Sternberg, MD, National Institute of Mental Health
  • Frederick M. Hecht, MD, University of California, San Francisco
  • Lynda Thompson, Ph.D., Biofeedback Institute of Toronto
  • Yang Yang, Ph.D., Center for Tai Chi and Qigong, New York
Practitioners
  • Hugh Byrne, Ph.D., Insight Meditation Community of Washington
  • Julie Hoehl, CTRS, Rehabilitation Medicine, NIH
  • Yang Yang, Ph.D., Center for Tai Chi and Qigong, New York
Panelists
  • Paige McDonald, Ph.D. (NCI), facilitator
  • Deborah Hayes, Ph.D. (NCCAM) joined by the presenters
Organizing Committee
Martha Hare, Vishnudutt Purohit (co-chairs); Prabha Atreya, Marina Broitman, Richard Okita, Carmen Rosa, Laurence Stanford, Ljubisa Vitkovic

For more information, visit
http://odoerdb2-1.od.nih.gov/oer/training/step/step_training_20090507.htm
Author: Martha Hare and Vishnu Purohit
Runtime: 270 minutes
CIT File ID: None
CIT Live ID: 6938