The 2018 IM Network Forum convened 250 integrative medicine researchers, clinicians and educators at Harvard Medical School, J.B. Martin Conference Center. Delegates, undeterred by poor weather, arrived from local, national, and international institutions to listen to expert speakers and take advantage of this opportunity to connect with the integrative medicine community.
Thank you to all who attended. We look forward to your feedback in the Post-Event Survey (delivered via e-mail to all registered attendees). Videos of the conference proceedings will be posted online soon.
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Introduction
The IM Network Forum was opened by Interim Director and Research Director, Peter Wayne, PhD.
Keynote: George Church, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Short Talk Presenters: Genetics, Epigenetics and Lifestyle
Kathryn Hall, PhD
Olivia Okereke, MD, MS
Manoj Bhasin, PhD
Left to Right: Drs. George Church, Manoj Bhasin, Olivia Okereke, and Kathryn Hall answer questions from the audience in a panel discussion with moderator John Denninger, MD, PhD.
Left to Right: Drs. George Church, Kathryn Hall, Olivia Okereke, John Denninger, Peter Wayne, and Manoj Bhasin
Research Posters
IM Forum Network Map
The custom-built IM Network Forum map was presented by Exaptive CEO, Dave King.
Town Hall
Left to Right: Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Osher Education Director; Gloria Yeh, MD, Osher Associate Research Director; Don Levy, MD, Osher Medical Director; and Aterah Nusrat, MSc, Osher Program Manager
Research Oral Medley Presentations
From Left: Gunes Svenic, Jiao Liu, Richa Gawande, Yan Ma, Eric Bui, Yongjoo Kim, Kamilay Osypiuk, Dennis Munoz-Vergara, Michelle Dossett, Elyse Park, Salvatore D’Amico, Michael Berry, Travis Peterson, Brittany McFeeley
Poster Award Presentations
1st Place Research Poster Winners: My Ngoc To and Richa Gawande for their poster “Impacts of mindfulness training in primary care on patient self-regulation and accessibility.”
2nd Place Research Poster Award Winner: Dennis Munoz-Vergara for his poster “Effect of passive stretching duration in a rat carrageenan-induced inflammation model: exploring the dose effect of stretching.”
Facilitated Networking Groups
(1) Didactic Presentation on Integrative Medicine in the Community by Drs. Gloria Yeh, Michelle Dossett, Charles Coey and Daniel Hall (presenting).
(2) Acupuncture, facilitated by Stephen Cina and Dr. Weidong Lu
(3) Genetics and Epigenetics, facilitated by Drs. John Denninger and Kathryn Hall
(3) Mind Body Medicine, facilitated by Dr Sat Bir Khalsa