NOTED SURGEON TO ADDRESS CHINESE MEDICINE, WESTERN SCIENCE AND ACUPUNCTURE AT NCCAM

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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) 

<http://nccam.nih.gov/>

For Immediate Release: Monday, March 2, 2009

 

CONTACT: NCCAM Press Office, 301-496-7790, <e-mail: nccampress

 

NEWS ADVISORY

 

NOTED AUTHOR, SURGEON TO ADDRESS " CHINESE MEDICINE, WESTERN SCIENCE AND

ACUPUNCTURE " AT NCCAM'S INAUGURAL STEPHEN E. STRAUS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE

 

WHAT:

National Book Award-winning author and surgeon Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D.,

discusses his experiences in China observing major surgery conducted

without anesthesia, aided by acupuncture-and whether its effectiveness

can be explained by current biomedical science.

Dr. Nuland, author of The Uncertain Art: Thoughts on a Life in

Medicine, and clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, will be

the featured speaker at the inaugural Stephen E. Straus Distinguished

Lecture in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. His lecture is

entitled " , Western Science and Acupuncture. "

 

WHY:

This lecture series was established in honor of Stephen E. Straus,

M.D., founding director of NCCAM and an internationally recognized

clinician-scientist, who died in 2007. Dr. Nuland, the first lecturer

of the series, will draw on personal experiences as a surgeon to

explore the idea that there are medical phenomena that cannot be

explained by the investigational methods used by today's biomedical

science.

 

WHEN: Tuesday, March 10, lecture from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. EST

Reception and poster session from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EST

 

WHERE: National Institutes of Health, Building 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda,

Maryland.

Lecture: Masur Auditorium; Reception and Poster Session: Southeast Patio

 

MORE INFORMATION: Details are available on NCCAM's website at nccam.nih.gov.

Sign language interpretation will be provided; for other reasonable

accommodation or more information call Karen Davison at 301-984-7191.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  The event is free and open to the public.

 

HOSTS: 

Presented by NCCAM and supported by the Foundation for the National

Institutes of Health with generous funding from The Bernard Osher

Foundation.

 

The National

Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's mission is to

explore complementary and alternative medical practices in the context

of rigorous science, train CAM researchers, and disseminate

authoritative information to the public and professionals. For

additional information, call NCCAM's Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226,

or visit the NCCAM Web site at <nccam.nih.gov>. NCCAM 1999 - 2009: Celebrating

10 years of rigorous research. 

 

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States Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of

Health-improving health through scientific discovery. The Foundation identifies

and develops opportunities for innovative public-private partnerships

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nonprofit, 501©(3) corporation, the Foundation raises private-sector

funds for a broad portfolio of unique programs that complement and

enhance NIH priorities and activities. The Foundation's web site is

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research

Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services.

It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic,

clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the

causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more

information about NIH and its programs, visit <www.nih.gov>.

 

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