| Presenters:
* Thomas A. Arcury, PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
* Martine Busch, MA, Van Praag Instituut, Utrecht, The Netherlands
* Alan Graham, DC, Three Treasures Tai Chi LLC, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
* Claudia M. Witt, MD, MBA, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
This workshop addresses gaps among consumers, clinicians, and researchers within complementary therapies and integrative medicine (CT/IM) through (1) the presentation of research that documents the causes of differences, and (2) the review of programs implemented to reduce differences and increase collaboration. Learning objectives for this workshop are that participants will be able to articulate specific factors that separate consumers, clinicians, and researchers within CT/IM; define characteristics of successful programs that have brought together consumers, clinicians, and researchers within CT/IM; and design processes that will close gaps among consumers, clinicians, and researchers within CT/IM. The workshop will include six presentations addressing patient-physician communication about CT/IM; gaps in understanding the efficacy of CT/IM; legal and regulatory issues when developing an integrative medicine program; community-based participatory approaches to closing gaps in CT/IM; and Therapeutic Touch and Guided Imagery in the Netherlands and Tai Chi in the United States as examples of CT/IM used to close gaps between consumers, clinicians, and researchers. Each presentation will include an overview statement by the moderator, facilitated breakout groups on strategies for “closing the gap”, and report/discussion by the breakout groups. |