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Margaret
A. Chesney, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Center for
Complementary
& Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health pdf
version of Flyer
 May
5th, 2005, 12:00pm Noon- 1:00pm
WPIC
Auditorium, Thomas Detre Hall, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
 Dr.
Chesney, an established scientist in the area of behavioral or psychosomatic
medicine is a
newcomer
to complementary and alternative medicine. Her presentation will discuss
the
boundaries
between behavioral medicine, and mind-body medicine as it is being investigated
by
research
at the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) where
she is now
the
Deputy Director. She will provide a brief review of the primary domains
covered by
complementary
or alternative medicine (CAM). Her presentation will focus on the most
widely
practiced
of these domains -- mind-body medicine, which involves the interplay of
mind, brain,
other
body systems, and behavior. She will discuss how there is evidence that
patients faced
with
chronic and even terminal illness -- particularly conditions like HIV/AIDS
-- can learn and
employ
a variety of mind-body practices to achieve a level of symptom relief and
a better quality
of
life, and in some cases, improvements in health outcomes. She will also
describe research
that
focuses on applying mind-body practices to enhance resilience and provide
avenues for
disease
prevention, and enhanced health and well-being. She will also review how
NCCAM,
in
its new strategic plan, has set out strategic goals for mind body research
which include
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1.
Identify the common and specific features of widely used mind-body medicine
practices.
effects
provided by conventional medicine.
