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Final Agenda

 

Trans NCI-NIH Virtual Conference on International Perspectives on Integrative Medicine for Cancer Prevention and Cancer Patient Management

October 27–30, 2020

 

 

All times are listed in Eastern Time.

 

Day 1—October 27, 2020
8:30–8:55 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Norman E. Sharpless, Director, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIH)
Dr. Satish Gopal, Director, Center for Global Health (CGH), Office of the Director, NCI, NIH
Dr. James H. Doroshow, Director, Division of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis (DCTD), NCI/NIH
Dr. Robert T. Croyle, Director, Director, Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences (DCCPS), NCI/NIH
Dr. Jeffrey D. White, Director, Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM), Division of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis, NCI/NIH
8:55–9:05 a.m.

Charge of the Conference

Dr. Alejandro Salicrup, Senior Advisor for Global Health Research, Center for Global Health & OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
9:05–9:35 a.m.

Keynote Presentation: Challenges of Cancer Prevention, Therapy and Survivorship in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and Gaps That Integrative Oncology Research Could Address

Dr. Partha Basu, Head, Screening Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), Lyon, France
9:35–10:15 a.m.

The Role of Integrative Cancer Therapy, Cancer Prevention, and Management in Global Health

Moderators:

Dr. Paul Jacobsen, Associate Director, Healthcare Delivery Research Program DCCPS, NCI/NIH
Dr. Jun Mao, Chief, Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Speakers:

Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, Professor in Clinical Cancer Prevention and Director of the Integrative Medicine Program, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dr. Geetha Gopalakrishna Pillai, Technical Officer, Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Unit, Service Delivery and Safety Department, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland
10:15–10:25 a.m.

Question & Answer Session
10:25–10:35 a.m.

BREAK
10:35–11:30 a.m.

Challenges and Clashes of Worldviews and Circles of Influence of Western Medicine and Traditional Medical Systems

Moderators:

Dr. Jeffrey White, Director, OCCAM-DCTD, NCI, NIH
Prof. Vd. K.S. Dhiman, Director, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), New Delhi, India

Speakers:

Dr. Geetha Gopalakrishna Pillai, Technical Officer, Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Unit, Service Delivery and Safety Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Carlos Jose Andrade, Coordinator Integrative Oncology, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
11:30–11:45 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

Day 2—October 28, 2020
8:30–9:10 a.m.

Research and Evidence-based Integrative Oncology for Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Moderators:

Dr. Paige Green, Chief, Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch, Behavioral Research Program, DCCPS, NCI/NIH
Dr. Jun Mao, Lawrence S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine, Chief, Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Speakers:

Dr. Jennifer A. Ligibel, Director, Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Karen M. Mustian, Professor, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

 
9:10–9:20 a.m.

Question & Answer Session
9:20–10:30 a.m.

Understanding the Pharmacology of Traditional Medicine

Moderators:

Dr. Ikhlas Khan, Director, National Center for Natural Products Research, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Dr. Emmeline Edwards, Director, Division of Extramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NCCIH/NIH

Speakers:

Dr. Carla Holandino Quaresma, Professor of Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Chrisna Gouws, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Dr. Susana Fiorentino, Professor of Immunology and Director, Immunobiology Group, Biomedical Sciences Research Unit, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
Dr. Pamela Weathers, Professor, Biology & Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
10:30–10:45 a.m.

Question & Answer Session
10:45–10:55 a.m.

BREAK
10:55–12:00 a.m.

Regional Approaches to Integrative Oncology and Related Research (Part 1)

All Regional Presentations on Both Day 2 & Day 3 Will Focus On:

 

  • What is working regarding practices on integrative oncology (the combination of traditional medicine and western allopathic medicine? Concrete examples of integration of cancer practices will be discussed.
  • What is not working on this integration for cancer and why? Concrete examples will be discussed.
  • What are the challenges and opportunities for research related to integrative oncology? Concrete examples will be discussed.

 
10:55–11:50 a.m.

Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) With Western Medicine for Cancer Treatment and Prevention and Related Research

Moderators:

Dr. Libin Jia, Program Director, OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
Dr. Lixing Lao, Professor of Integrative Medicine and President of Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, Fairfax, VA

Speakers:

Dr. Li Feng, Senior Researcher at the Chinese Medicine Department, Chinese National Cancer Center, Beijing, China
Dr. Yang Yufei, Researcher, Department of Cancer, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Dr. Wei Hou, Director of Oncology, Department of Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
11:50–12:00 a.m.

Question & Answer Session

Day 3: October 29, 2020
8:30–10:25 a.m.

Continuation of Regional Approaches to Integrative Oncology and Related Research (Part 2, India, Brazil, Argentina & Latin America)
8:30–9:10 a.m.

Integration of Ayurveda With Western Medicine for Cancer Treatment and Prevention and Related Research

Moderators:

Prof. Vd. K.S. Dhiman, Director, CCRAS, New Delhi, India
Dr. Ram Manohar, Research Director (Ayurveda), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kollam Campus, Kerala, India

Speakers:

Dr. Ram Manohar, Research Director (Ayurveda), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kollam Campus, Kerala, India
Dr. Narendra Bhatt, Consultant, Ayurveda Medicine & Integrative Oncology, Mumbai, India
9:10–9:20 a.m.

Question & Answer Session
9:20–10:15 a.m.

Brazil & Latin America Approaches to Integrative Oncology and Related Research

Moderators:

Dr. Alejandro Salicrup, CGH & OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
Dr. Daniel Miele-Amado, National Coordination of Integrative and Complementary Practices, Department of Primary Health Care, Secretary of Health Care, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil

Speakers:

Dr. Ricardo Ghelman, Chair, Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health and Integrative Oncology, University of Sao Paulo Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dr. Carlos Jose Andrade, Coordinator, Integrative Oncology, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Paulo Caceres Guido, Senior Researcher, Integrative Medicine Group, Garrahan Pediatric Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina & TCIM Americas Network
10:15–10:25 a.m.

Question & Answer Session
10:25–10:35 a.m.

BREAK
10:35 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Examples of Partnerships to Enhance Integrative Oncology Research in LMICs

Moderators:

Dr. Alejandro Salicrup, CGH & OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
Dr. Daniel Gallego, Boston University, Boston, MA

Partnerships and Speakers:

U.S. National Cancer Institute–China Collaborative Studies on Chinese Medicine and Cancer—Dr. Libin Jia, OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
U.S. National Cancer Institute-India Collaboration—Dr. Jeffrey Buchsbaum, Radiation Research Program, DCTD, NCI/NIH
International Center for Indigenous Phytotherapy Studies-Research Collaborations with Africa on Medicinal Plants—Dr. William R. Folk, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO
Partnerships on Integrative Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with Chile and Brazil—Dr. Gabriel Lopez, Houston, TX
Brazilian Academic Consortium for Integrative Health (CABSIN)—Dr. Ricardo Ghelman, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) Americas Network—Dr. Natalia Aldana, Bogotá, Colombia
12:15–12:30 p.m.

Question & Answer Session

Day 4—October 30, 2020
8:30–9:30 a.m.

Potential Mechanisms for Strengthening Integrative Oncology Research in LMICs

Moderators:

Dr. Satish Gopal, Director, CGH-NCI/NIH
Dr. Alejandro Salicrup, CGH & OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH

Speakers:

Dr. Avraham, Rasooly, OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
Dr. Sudha Sivaram, CGH/NCI/NIH
Dr. Paige Green, DCCPS, NCI/NIH
Dr. Della White, NCCIH/NIH
Dr. Marya Levintova, Fogarty International Center, FIC/NIH
9:30–9:40 a.m.

Questions & Answers about NCI and NIH Programs
9:40–10:30 a.m.

Potential Mechanisms for Strengthening Integrative Oncology Research in LMICs (Continued)

Moderators:

Dr. Satish Gopal, Director, CGH-NCI/NIH
Dr. Alejandro Salicrup, CGH & OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH

Speakers:

Dr. Partha Basu, IARC
Dr. Geetha Gopalakrishna Pillai, WHO
Prof. Vd. K.S. Dhiman, CCRAS, New Delhi, India
Dr. Wei Hou, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Dr. Roger Chammas, The Sao Paulo Research Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil

 
10:30–10:40 a.m.

Questions & Answers about Other Organizations

10:40–10:50 a.m.

BREAK
10:50–11:35 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Potential Mechanisms for Strengthening Integrative Oncology Research in LMICs

11:35–11:50 a.m.

Next Steps Discussion

Moderators:

Dr. Alejandro Salicrup, CGH & OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
Dr. Jeffrey White, OCCAM-DCTD, NCI/NIH
12:00 p.m.

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