UCLA events highlight integration of Eastern healing traditions, Western medicine

By Rachel Champeau October 12, 2011 Category: Academics & Faculty , Campus News , Health Sciences , Research , Student Affairs , UCLA News

UCLA has been at the forefront of integrative medicine research and education, incorporating traditional healing techniques and therapies from the East with Western medicine. Three upcoming UCLA–sponsored events will explore this intersection of East–West medicine.

Media seeking on these and other events should Rachel Champeau of UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations ( rchampeau [a] mednet.ucla (p) edu

Scholars, clinicians and researchers involved in both Chinese and integrative medicine, along with editors of medical literature, will convene at UCLA to participate in an international, interdisciplinary workshop aimed at developing methods to ensure continued high-quality translation of Chinese medical literature found in texts, databases and other core reference materials. This workshop is hosted by the UCLA Center for East–West Medicine and is jointly sponsored by the center and the UCLA Confucius Institute.

This first-of-its-kind conference, organized by students from academic medical centers across the country, focuses on reaching beyond the standard medical school curriculum to learn about the latest scientific findings and treatment strategies from a wealth of diverse Eastern healing traditions. Medical students will hear from world-renowned practitioners, scholars and researchers and learn hands-on integrative approaches to caring for patients with diseases such as inflammatory disorders and cancer. This event is sponsored by the UCLA Center for East–West Medicine. For more program information, directions and parking, visit http://caimucla.org.

The annual conference of CAHCIM, a network of 50 academic medical centers across the U.S. and Canada, will feature a daylong showcase of research projects on a wide variety of topics in integrative medicine. Consortium members include UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Harvard, Duke, the University of Michigan and others. This event is sponsored by CAHCIM and the UCLA Center for East–West Medicine. For more program information, directions and parking, visit www.imconsortium.org/researchday/index.htm.