2025 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health

Date: March 5, 2025 to March 7, 2025

Seattle, Washington

Description

The 2025 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health with the theme “Leaders & Learners, Advancing Whole Health Together” will take place in Seattle, Washington March 5–7. The International Congress is convened by the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health. Scientists, educators, practitioners, and policymakers from the domestic and international communities will come together to highlight scientific advances pertaining to the field of integrative medicine and health.

The International Congress will highlight progress in the areas of:

Original research
Educational innovations
Clinical delivery models
Policy challenges

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Registration

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Sessions of Interest to NCCIH

NOTE: While NCCIH staff are unable to attend ICIMH 2025 in person, the majority of the sessions below will occur. If listed below, NCCIH staff will present virtually.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

10:00–11:00 a.m.	Music for Pain Research Networks: NIH Funded Multidisciplinary Research Presenters: Jeffery Dusek, University of California - Irvine; Joke Bradt, Drexel University; Emmeline Edwards, NCCIH; Debra Burns, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
11:15 a.m.–Noon	Guiding Stars: Unlocking Leadership Through Mentorship Presenters: Inna Belfer, NCCIH; Emmeline Edwards, NCCIH; Natalia Morone, Boston University/Boston Medical Center; Eric Roseen, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
2:15–3:15 p.m.	CANCELED: Adapting Evidence-Based Mind and Body Interventions: Why, When, and How Presenters: Jennifer Baumgartner, NCCIH; Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, Stanford University
3:30–4:30 p.m.	CANCELED: Precision Probiotic Therapies Presenters: Lisa Brenner, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus; Sara Di Rienzi, Rutgers University; Hye-Sook Kim, NCCIH; Jan Peter van Pijkeren, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Thursday, March 6, 2025

2:00–4:00 p.m.

Cultivating a Neuroarts Ecosystem and Accelerating the Body of Evidence for Whole-Person Health Care

Presenters: Susan Magsamen, NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative/Johns Hopkins University; Emmeline Edwards, NCCIH; Indré Viskontas, University of San Francisco

3:15–4:15 p.m.

Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions: Improving Quality and Consistency in Whole Health Research

Presenters: Emmeline Edwards, NCCIH; David Riley, Maryland University of Integrative Health; Sheri Lynn Robb, Indiana University; Erik Groessl, University of California, San Diego

Friday, March 7, 2025

9:45–10:45 a.m.	Harmonizing Taxonomy and Terminology Across Force-Based Manipulation (Manual Therapy) Research Disciplines Presenters: Chad Cook, Duke University; Mary Loghmani, Indiana University; Beth Winkelstein, University of Pennsylvania; Alex Tuttle, NCCIH
9:45–10:45 a.m.	Potentials and Pitfalls of Integrating Mindfulness and Psychedelics for Whole Person Health Eric Garland, University of California San Diego (UCSD); Fadel Zeidan, UCSD; Luana Colloca, University of Maryland; David Shurtleff, NCCIH/NIH
11:00 a.m.–Noon	Complementary and Integrative Health for Sickle Cell Pain: Mechanistic Approach Presenters: Kalpna Gupta, University of California, Irvine; Richard Harris, University of California, Irvine; Wally Smith, Virginia Commonwealth University
11:00 a.m.–Noon	Leaders and Learners: Research Training and Capacity Building at CIH Institutions through the RAND REACH Center Presenters: Monique Aucoin, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine; Ryan Bradley, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, University of California, San Diego; Patricia M. Herman, RAND Corporation; Michele Maiers, Northwestern Health Sciences University
3:15–4:15 p.m.	Oral Abstract Session 22: Intervention Delivery and Dose Understanding Yoga Videos on TikTok: How Useful Are They? Presenters: Sriram Arvind, Kristin Kotleski, Randi Stockwell, Ashley Maggia, Bradley Kerr, Mala Mathur What Number of Sessions of Yoga is Associated with Improved Health? Presenters: Stephanie L. Taylor, Stephen Frochen, Scott Coggeshall, Ethan Rosser, Joy Toyama, Steven Zeliadt Impact of a 5-Day, 20-Minute Slow Deep Breathing Protocol on Wellbeing: Immediate and Post-Intervention Outcomes Across Various Environments Presenters: Danielle Devarney, Beth Frates A Tool for Assessing Adequacy/Quality of Acupuncture Administered in Randomized Controlled Trial Presenters: Gang, Xiaoyi Hu
3:15–4:15 p.m.	Unlocking the Potential of Digital Health Programs for Whole Person Health: Opportunities and Challenges Presenters: Eric Markvicka, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jo Masterson, 2Morrow, Inc; Zhongming Liu, Regents of the University of Michigan; Stephen Voida, University of Colorado Boulder