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( as of January 4, 2001) |
Please note the Program is still subject
to change
PRE- CONFERENCE SPECIAL PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001
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2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Pre-Conference Special Program:
"An Introduction to the Medical Traditions of Asia"
This special program will allow participants to familiarize
themselves with the fundamental tenets of Ayurveda, Tibetan,
Traditional Chinese Medicine and other Asian healing modalities
to be discussed during the conference. Introductions will
include history and background, concepts of health and disease,
principles of diagnosis and treatment, as well as a description
of potential areas of complementarity and interface with conventional
Western medicine with special reference to cancer.
1 - Traditional Chinese Medicine: Raymond
Chang, M.D. , Institute of East-West Medicine.
2 - Ayurveda: Prof. R.H. Singh, Banaras
Hindu University and Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D.,The National
Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
3 - Tibetan Medicine: Vladimir Badmaev,
M.D., Ph.D. and Dr. Choeying Phuntsok, Institute of East-West
Medicine.
5:00 to 6:00 pm
Welcome Reception
8:00 pm
Special Evening Lecture: "Gifts
of the Body: A Spiritual Dimension of Health and Healing"
Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche- Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche
was born in Lhasa in 1939, he is an incarnate lama of Drepung
Monastic University. Recognized for his good humor and exceptional
insight, he is an internationally known and highly regarded
teacher of Buddhism.
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| THURSDAY,
MARCH 1, 2001 |
8:00 am to 11:00 am
PLENARY SESSION #1 :
"Research and Development Paradigm for Asian Herbal
Therapies for Cancer"
Following the NCI¡¯s perspective regarding a national
research and development agenda and the US FDA¡¯s regulatory
perspective on herbal drug development, international researchers
will present select ongoing bench as well as clinical results
and discuss their experiences in the herbal research and development.
Welcome - Raymond
Chang, M.D. , Institute of East-West Medicine,
Conference Chairman
General Introduction -William R. Fair, M.D,
Member & Professor Emeritus, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Moderator)
"The National Cancer Institute" s Perspective and
Agenda for Promoting Awareness and Research on Alternative Therapies
for Cancer" - Jeffrey D. White, M.D.,
Director, Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
NCI.
"Importance of an Evidence-Based Approach to Verifying Therapeutic
Efficacy in Cancer Treatments"- Mary Ann Richardson,
Ph.D., National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine, NIH
Q&A Session moderated by Dr. William Fair and Dr. Raymond Chang.
Break (10 min)
"Developing Herbal Medicine as New Drugs: Regulatory
Approaches in the Draft FDA Guidance" - Shaw
T. Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director, ODE-V, US
Food and Drug Administration,
"The Importance of In vitro and Pre-Clinical Studies
for the Development of Herbal Remedies for Cancer" -
Sophie Chen, Ph.D. New York Medical College
"Methodological Issues of Studying Herbal Remedies for
Cancer"- Anthony Mok, M.D., Chinese University
of Hong Kong
"The Best Case Series as a Paradigm for Evaluating Asian
Therapies for Cancer"- Michael Gnatt, M.D.,
National Foundation for Alternative Medicine
Q&A Session moderated by Dr. William Fair and Dr. Raymond
Chang (15 min).
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
MORNING BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
#101 - "Tibetan Herbal Treatment for Breast Cancer"-Debu
Tripathy, M.D., University of California at San Francisco
#102 - "Pre-Clinical Evaluation of TCM Herbs Against
Cancer"- Mary Ng, Ph.D., National University
of Singapore; Joseph Wu, M.D., New York Medical
College; David Zhang, M.D., Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine
Workshop moderated by: Shaw T. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
or William Fair, M.D.
#103 - "An Evidence-Based Survey of Herbal and Herbo-Mineral
Ayurvedic Medicine"- Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D.,The
National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
#104 - "A Review on the Use and Efficacy of Acupuncture
for Cancer Pain and other Complications"-Wei-Zen
Sun, M.D., National Taiwan University
# 105 - "The Controversy of Soy for Cancer Prevention
and Treatment"- Lawrence H. Kushi, Sc.D.
Columbia University
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
PLENARY SESSION # 2 :
"Asian Dietary Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Treatment"
Diet is an important component of cancer prevention and certain
therapeutic programs with emphasis on diet with an Asian background
such as Macrobiotics has been popularized in the past few decades.
Elements from the Asian diet such as tea and soy has been implicated
in as useful for prevention as well as treatment for cancer,
and this session intends to review current data regarding the
usefulness of Asian dietary intervention as prevention or treatment
for the disease.
"The Contribution of Asian Dietary Elements to Cancer
Prevention and Treatment"-Lawrence H. Kushi,
Sc.D. Columbia University
"The Theory and Practice of Dietary Component of Macrobiotics
and its Role in Cancer Therapy"- Dr. Michio Kushi,
The Kushi Institute
"Dietary Elements of Ayurveda for the Prevention of
Cancer"-Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D.,The
National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
#201 - "Culinary Aspects of the Asian Diet for Cancer
Prevention"-Nina Simonds
# 202 - "Plant Polysaccharides from Asian Herbs as Anticancer
Adjuvants"- Raymond
Chang, M.D., Institute of East-West Medicine
#203 -"From Tradition to the Modern Clinic, the Development
of Arsenic Trioxide and Coriolus Versicolor extract PSP as Examples
of Anticancer Agents from Traditional Pharmacopeia"- Yongming
Li, M.D. , Northshore University Hospital,; Dr. Zeng-Yi
Sun , Professor, Shanghai Medical University
# 204 -"Pre-Clinical and Clinical Aspects of PC SPES
for Prostate Cancer"- Sophie Chen, Ph.D.,
New York Medical College
# 205 -"The Potential Benefits of Macrobiotics as a
Therapy for Cancer"- The Kushi Institute
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| FRIDAY,
MARCH 2, 2001 |
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Morning Experiential Sessions: Asian Mind-Body modalities
for Cancer Healing
9:00 am to 10: 30 am
PLENARY SESSION # 3:
"Asian Mind-Body Modalities for Cancer Healing : Meditation,
Morita, Yoga and Qigong"
Some of the major mind-body modalities popularly used by
cancer patients for palliation are derived from Asian traditions.
Is there data that justifies their use by patients, and how
should these modalities be integrated into a cancer patients
treatment program? These and other questions will be explored
in depth by various expert practitioners and researchers on
this panel.
Moderator: Leslie Blackhall, M.D.
"Meditation as a Means to Transformation for the Cancer
Patient"- Joseph J. Loizzo, M.D., Columbia
Presbyterian Center for Meditation and Healing
"Morita Therapy for Cancer - Background and Practice"-
Jean Liebenberg, C.S.W., Morita Therapy Center
"Qigong: Explication and Evidence"- Samuel
C. Schiflett, Ph.D., Beth Israel Center for Health and
Healing
Q&A Session 10 min.
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
MORNING BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
# 301 -"An Assessment of the Ayurvedic Concept of Cancer
and a New Paradigm of Anti-Cancer Treatment in Ayurveda"
- Prof. R.H. Singh, M.D., Ph.D., Banaras Hindu
University
#302 -"Qigong: Explication and Evidence"- Samuel
C. Schiflett, Ph.D., Beth Israel Center for Health and
Healing
#303 -"A Research-based Curriculum for Teaching Yoga
to People with Cancer: Theory and Practice"- Jnani
Chapman, R.N., Commonweal Cancer Help Program
#304 -"Morita Therapy Workshop"- Jean
Liebenberg, C.S.W., Morita Therapy Center
# 305 -"Meditation for Cancer Recovery"- Joseph
J. Loizzo, M.D., Columbia Presbyterian Center for Meditation
and Healing
2:00 to 5:30 pm
PLENARY SESSION # 4 :
"Asian Spiritual Traditions and Their Usefulness to
Practitioners and Patients facing Life and Death" (Round-Table
Format)
How does the wisdom of ancient spiritual traditions of Asia
deepen and expand our insight into issues faced in the light
of a cancer diagnosis? What guidance, strategies, advice can
be offered to enhance the healing process, to improve the quality
of living, as well as of dying?
Raymond
Chang, M.D. F.A.C.P., Institute of East-West
Medicine
Leslie Blackhall, M.D., University of Virginia
School of Medicine
Gelek Rinpoche, Jewel Heart
Robert A.F. Thurman, Ph.D., Professor, Columbia
University
4:00 to 5:30 pm
AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
# 401 -"A Cancer Treatment Program from a Tibetan Perspective"-
Vladimir Badmaev, M.D., Ph.D., Sabinsa
Corporation
#402 -"Qigong: Explication and Evidence"- Dr.
Vankatalakshmi K. Kagolanu Samuel C. Schiflett, Ph.D.,
Beth Israel Center for Health and Healing
# 403 -"A Review on the Use and Efficacy of Acupuncture
for Cancer Pain and other Complications"-Wei-Zen
Sun, M.D., National Taiwan University
#405 -"The Potential Benefits of Macrobiotics as a Therapy
for Cancer"- The Kushi Institute
#406 -"Practical Aspects of an Integrated Approach to
Cancer Therapy"- Raymond
Chang, M.D. F, Institute of East-West Medicine
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SATURDAY MARCH 2, 2001 |
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Morning Experiential Sessions: Asian Mind-Body modalities
for Cancer Healing
GRAND ROUNDS
Grand Rounds including western physicians and Asian practitioners.
Participants will observe the different diagnostic and treatment
systems, while expert panels will comment on the difference
in approach and the possibilities of complementarity.
9 am to 12:00 pm
Breast Cancer Grand Round
Laurence Norton, M.D. Chief of Solid Tumor, Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Vladimir Badmaev, M.D., Ph.D., Sabinsa Corporation
(Tibetan)
Prof. R.H. Singh, M.D., Ph.D., Banaras Hindu University
( Ayurveda)
Raymond
Chang, M.D. F.A.C.P., Institute of East-West
Medicine (Chinese)
Jnani Chapman, R.N., Commonweal Cancer Help Program
Leslie Blackhall, M.D., University of Virginia
School of Medicine
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Prostate Cancer Grand Round
Scott Gerson, M.D., Ph.D.,The National Institute
of Ayurvedic Medicine ( Ayurveda)
Dr. Choeying Phuntsok, Institute of East-West
Medicine (Tibetan)
Sophie Chen, Ph.D., New York Medical College
Lawrence H. Kushi, Sc.D. Columbia University
Joseph J. Loizzo, M.D., Columbia Presbyterian
Center for Meditation and Healing
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