The
NCCIH Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series provides overviews
of the current state of research and practice involving complementary
health approaches and explores perspectives on the emerging discipline
of integrative medicine.
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Upcoming Lectures
Topic: “Minding” Your Balance With Tai Chi: The Interdependence of Cognitive and Motor Function in the Elderly
Date: September 12, 2016 10:00 a.m. ET
Speaker: Peter Wayne, Ph.D.
Location: Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Date: September 12, 2016 10:00 a.m. ET
Speaker: Peter Wayne, Ph.D.
Location: Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
A growing body of research supports that risks
for fall-related injuries and cognitive decline in older adults are
highly interdependent; and processes like executive function, gait
health, and balance are correlated and predictive of one another. This
emerging view supports a unique role for mind and body exercises like
tai chi, which strategically target both cognitive and motor processes,
as well as their coordination (e.g., through training in attention
shifting, multitasking, and goal setting).
The presentation will summarize the state of clinical research evidence for the use of tai chi for preserving and rehabilitating age- and chronic disease-related decline in postural control and cognitive function. Dr. Wayne will discuss experimental studies informing mechanisms of tai chi’s impact, as well as pragmatic studies informing its cost effectiveness. The presentation will conclude with suggestions for future research targeting current evidence gaps, including the potential use of technology for enhancing the monitoring and delivery of pragmatic community-based mind and body interventions.
Learning objectives:
Dr. Peter Wayne is an assistant professor of medicine and research director at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr. Wayne’s research focuses on evaluating how mind and body and related complementary and integrative health practices―particularly tai chi―clinically affect chronic health conditions and contribute to the physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying observed therapeutic effects.
He has authored or co-authored numerous studies on such subjects as: how tai chi and other integrative mind and body modalities affect dynamic postural control; the effects of tai chi and related practices on cardiorespiratory health; how acupuncture may help in rehabilitation following stroke; and potential effects of Japanese acupuncture on endometriosis-related pelvicpain. He and a colleague have completed an NCCIH-supported study on the use and effectiveness of a model integrative care clinic in an academic hospital, to 1) characterize referral and practice patterns and aspects of communication and decisionmaking in the use of conventional and complementary therapies, and 2) evaluate the effectiveness of an integrative care team in the treatment of chronic low-back pain. Dr. Wayne also has received support from NCCIH to investigate how tai chi compares with walking as rehabilitation exercise in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He is the author of the 2013 Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi, which received an Award of Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association.
The presentation will summarize the state of clinical research evidence for the use of tai chi for preserving and rehabilitating age- and chronic disease-related decline in postural control and cognitive function. Dr. Wayne will discuss experimental studies informing mechanisms of tai chi’s impact, as well as pragmatic studies informing its cost effectiveness. The presentation will conclude with suggestions for future research targeting current evidence gaps, including the potential use of technology for enhancing the monitoring and delivery of pragmatic community-based mind and body interventions.
Learning objectives:
- List three potentially therapeutic training elements inherent in multi-component mind and body exercises like tai chi.
- Learn the clinical evidence for tai chi in preserving and rehabilitating age- and chronic disease-related decline in postural control and cognitive function.
- Understand the interdependence of cognitive and motor processes in age-related falls and cognitive decline.
Dr. Peter Wayne is an assistant professor of medicine and research director at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Dr. Wayne’s research focuses on evaluating how mind and body and related complementary and integrative health practices―particularly tai chi―clinically affect chronic health conditions and contribute to the physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying observed therapeutic effects.
He has authored or co-authored numerous studies on such subjects as: how tai chi and other integrative mind and body modalities affect dynamic postural control; the effects of tai chi and related practices on cardiorespiratory health; how acupuncture may help in rehabilitation following stroke; and potential effects of Japanese acupuncture on endometriosis-related pelvicpain. He and a colleague have completed an NCCIH-supported study on the use and effectiveness of a model integrative care clinic in an academic hospital, to 1) characterize referral and practice patterns and aspects of communication and decisionmaking in the use of conventional and complementary therapies, and 2) evaluate the effectiveness of an integrative care team in the treatment of chronic low-back pain. Dr. Wayne also has received support from NCCIH to investigate how tai chi compares with walking as rehabilitation exercise in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He is the author of the 2013 Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi, which received an Award of Excellence in Medical Communication from the American Medical Writers Association.
Topic: Opioids for Chronic Pain: Evidence, Guidelines, and Policy and Practice Implications
Date: October 17, 2016 10:00 a.m. ET
Speaker: Roger Chou, M.D.
Location: Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Date: October 17, 2016 10:00 a.m. ET
Speaker: Roger Chou, M.D.
Location: Building 10, Lipsett Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Opioids have become commonly prescribed for
chronic pain, but data indicate limited short-term benefits, unclear
long-term benefits, and serious harms.
The presentation reviews epidemiological data on opioid prescribing, evidence on benefits and harms of opioid therapies, and recently released guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on use of opioids for chronic pain. Dr. Chou is the lead author on a systematic review of opioids for chronic pain conducted for an NIH Pathways to Prevention workshop and an author of the CDC guidelines.
Learning Objectives:
Dr. Roger Chou is a professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University. He received his M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Chou’s diverse research interests include evaluating and managing pain (including low back pain, postoperative pain, and the use of opioids), disease screening and prevention, diagnostic test evaluation, and developing systematic reviews and clinical guidelines.
Dr. Chou serves as a member of the Clinical Guidelines Committees of the American Pain Society (for which he also is director of Clinical Guidelines Development) and the American College of Physicians. He also is the Lead Investigator and Director of the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center. In addition, Dr. Chou cochairs the National Quality Forum Musculoskeletal Standing Committee and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s Providers’ Clinical Support System for Opioids (PCSS-O) Clinical Experts Committee. Dr Chou also is a member of the Cochrane Back Review Editorial Board. Among his ongoing research projects, Dr. Chou has received funding from the U.S. Army and the Brain Trauma Foundation to conduct evidence reviews and develop guidelines to screen, diagnose, and treat traumatic brain injury across the spectrum of severity.
The presentation reviews epidemiological data on opioid prescribing, evidence on benefits and harms of opioid therapies, and recently released guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on use of opioids for chronic pain. Dr. Chou is the lead author on a systematic review of opioids for chronic pain conducted for an NIH Pathways to Prevention workshop and an author of the CDC guidelines.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand opioid prescribing patterns and epidemiology.
- Understand risks and benefits of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain.
- Identify recommendations for safer opioid prescribing based on clinical practice guidelines, and understand implications for clinical practice.
Dr. Roger Chou is a professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University. He received his M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School. Dr. Chou’s diverse research interests include evaluating and managing pain (including low back pain, postoperative pain, and the use of opioids), disease screening and prevention, diagnostic test evaluation, and developing systematic reviews and clinical guidelines.
Dr. Chou serves as a member of the Clinical Guidelines Committees of the American Pain Society (for which he also is director of Clinical Guidelines Development) and the American College of Physicians. He also is the Lead Investigator and Director of the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center. In addition, Dr. Chou cochairs the National Quality Forum Musculoskeletal Standing Committee and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s Providers’ Clinical Support System for Opioids (PCSS-O) Clinical Experts Committee. Dr Chou also is a member of the Cochrane Back Review Editorial Board. Among his ongoing research projects, Dr. Chou has received funding from the U.S. Army and the Brain Trauma Foundation to conduct evidence reviews and develop guidelines to screen, diagnose, and treat traumatic brain injury across the spectrum of severity.
