Integrative Medicine
The past decade has witnessed a substantial increase in the use of complementary and integrative modalities for the management of overall health and wellness. Integrative Medicine is grounded in the definition of health, and is an approach that strives to use the best evidence-based practices, rigorously developed and scientifically informed by medical research of safety and efficacy, to enhance optimal health outcome of conventional care. It puts the patient at the center and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental influences that affect a person’s health and well-being (1). Integrative Medicine has gained recognition and establishment as a sub-specialty fellowship approved by the American Board of Integrative Medicine https://www.abpsus.org/integrative-medicine-fellowships/.
The Integrative Medicine course is complementary to the on-going training curriculum offered by the NCI Center for Cancer Training, including the flagship course, Translational Research in Clinical Oncology (TRACO). The Spring 2021 course will be virtual at http://cbiit.webex.com and there is no registration fee for this course. Registration for the “Psilocybin Research Speaker Series” can be found here.
This course is designed for NIH fellows who want to enhance and broaden their knowledge of evidence-based comprehensive integrative healthcare to improve the lives of patients, including those with cancer. Topics will be presented with research evidence, followed by clinical scenarios. Students will have opportunity to better understand the current state of the science of each subject, as well as be introduced to cutting-edge advances in medical research, including technological advances.
Location and Time
The Integrative Medicine course and ”Psilocybin Research Speaker Series” will occur from March 25-June 10, 2021. Certain time-sensitive and cutting edge lectures may be opened to the NIH staff as well as the public, to include those from academia and the private sector, creating a unique platform for scientific discourse. Speakers will represent experts (domestic and international) in the field from government, academia, and the community.
| Date | Lecture | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| March 25 |
NIH ODS and Dietary Supplement Nurtigenomics and personalized nutrition |
B. Sorkin G. Riscuta |
| April 8 |
Medical ethics Opioids and pain |
D. Wendler B. Karp & D. Mohapatra |
| April 22 |
Psilocybin at the end of life Neuropsychopharmacology of psilocybin |
C. Grob R. Griffiths |
| May 6 |
FDA cannabis clinical research guide |
C. Taylor
|
| May 13 |
Annual IM and Women's Health webinar |
T.Bao, J. Clayton, H. Langvin, J. Ligibel, W. Lu, W. McCaskill-Stevens, A. Magnuson, T. Sanft and IM staff |
| May 27 |
Science policy considerations and perspective TBD Psilocybin in cancer patients |
S. Belouin E. Rex M. Agrawal |
| June 4 |
Psychedelic microdosing Psilocybin and group therapy Psychedelic medicine and ethics |
B. Szigeti B. Anderson & A. Danforth P.S. Apperbaum & M. Marks |
| June 7 |
New insights into psilocybin Antidepressant-like effects of psilocybin |
B. Roth C. Nichols |
| June 10 |
Psilocybin assisted psychotherapy Psilocybin Research Final QA and Discussion |
S. Ross TBD and NIH Staff |
Additional Information
Contact Dr. Terry Moody at moodyt@mail.nih.gov and Dr. Dan Xi at xida@mail.nih.gov
Faculty and Organizing Committee
- Ann Berger, M.D., Clinical Center, NIH
- Terry Moody, Ph.D., NCI, NIH
- David Shurtleff, Ph.D., NCCIH, NIH
- Dan Xi, Ph.D., NCI, NIH
- Farah Zia, M.D., NCI, NIH
References:
- Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public: A Summary of the February 2009 Summit. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2009. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK219629/
- Xi D, Bao T, Chen Q, et al. State of the Science: Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapeutics Research-NCI Strategic Workshop Highlights of Discussion Report. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2017 Nov;2017(52):003. PMCID: PMC6061228
Related Training Opportunities
This course is part of an ongoing training curriculum for NCI clinical and postdoctoral fellows. Each fall CCT offers the Translational Research in Clinical Oncology (TRACO) course, hosted by Dr. Terry Moody.
NIH offers additional training opportunities.