::: Publications :::

1) CMR Congress Munich 2007 - Program now available online!

This will be a stunning conference presenting original data, it has been incredibly difficult to select from the quality of submissions that we received and we very much look forward to seeing you there. The conference program is now available to view online at www.cmr-muc2007.de

Please also be aware that early registration fees are only available until March 1.

2) Northampton Developing Research Strategies conference

There are only a few places left for this 1 day conference, please contact Andreas Sommer Andreas.Sommer@northampton.Ac.Uk if you would like to come along. They have received a fantastic amount of interesting and varied abstracts, the programme will soon be available. Further information available here.

3) Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health seek individuals for working groups (Shiatsu and Alexander Technique)

The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health is working with complementary healthcare professions on the development of improved systems of voluntary self-regulation. The Foundation acts as a forum to promote and support discussion and as a centre for driving forward the integrated healthcare agenda. On-going work includes support to a number of groups working towards voluntary self-regulation for their different professions.

The Foundation is seeking expressions of interest from people interested in lay involvement in this work to recommend to the groups. They are particularly seeking people to serve on the Alexander Technique and Shiatsu working groups.

Purpose of involvement: To bring a lay/consumer perspective to the work of independent groups working towards voluntary self-regulation, ensuring that the patient and public perspective is represented in decision-making processes.

Involvement required: To attend meetings of the Council/Forum of the working group, between four and six times each year, and be able to allow some time between meetings for reading, email discussions, etc.

For further details please contact: Sheila Dane, Project Manager - Regulation, The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health, 33-41 Dallington Street, London, EC1V 0BB. Tel: 020 3119 3117

4) The Integrator Blog News and Reports Issue #20 & #21 now online
The Integrator, an electronic newsletter on the business of CAM-IM integration, is now available online at www.theintegratorblog.com. To read Issue #20 & #21, please visit http://theintegratorblog.com/site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

5) Conference and Course Announcements

Schumacher College, Course: Illness to Wellness: Integrative Healthcare in the community - 1 week residential course March 25-30 2007, Devon, UK, for further information please click here.

5th Annual Conference Integrative Medicine for Healthcare Organizations, April 12-14 2007, California, US

Health Forum and the American Hospital Association invite you to their 5th annual Integrative Medicine for Healthcare Organizations conference. The two-and-a-half day program has been customized to provide you and your team with top-notch educational sessions, in-depth case studies, skill building workshops, onsite visits to successful integrative medicine centers, a cutting-edge poster and exhibit forum and ample time for networking.

Call for Posters, deadline 15th March 2007. Further details available on their website: www.healthforum.com/healthforum/html/cam/cam_education.html

Nutrition & Health Conference: State of the Science and Clinical Applications, May 14-16 2007, California, US

Co-sponsored by the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine and Columbia University's Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The conference will present the latest research on the science of nutrition and will emphasize practical clinical applications for physicians, dietitians, nurses and other health professionals.

Visit their website for further details and to download a brochure and registration form: www.nutritionandhealthconf.org

Announcement of 4th Annual IN-CAM Symposium, November 2-3 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Details and a call for abstracts will follow.

International Society for Holistic Health - 4th International Conference on Holistic Health and Medicine September 17-19, 2008, Kentucky, US
The right medicine: Holistic health and biomedicine - This 4th international conference will bring together mainstream health care providers as well as holistic health practitioners to address the latest in knowledge and research in order to find ways to collaborate and work together in order to provide the best possible care of our patients and clients.