Friday, April 20, 2012

Research Update!


The ITPCU is committed to conducting and disseminating novel research in the Integrative Therapies.  Here are some of our recent and upcoming presentations…

Elena Ladas, MS, RD presented data from an international survey assessing nutrition interventions in pediatric oncology at the Central American Pediatric Hematology Oncology Association (AHOPCA) conference held in Guatemala City, Guatemala on February 23, 2012.

Diane Rooney, MS, LAc, LMT, will be presenting an interim-analysis of our study on the acceptance of acupuncture in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy at the 2012 International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in Portland, Oregon on May 15-18, 2012. Joelle Karlik, our Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellow, will also be presenting on the “Lifestyle Therapy Use in Pediatric Cancer Survivors” at the conference.

Elena Ladas will also present a case series on Yunnan Baiyao use in adolescents in a palliative care setting at the Multinational Association Of Supportive Care In Cancer conference in New York from June 28-30, 2012.

 

Dr. Kara Kelly, current President of the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO), is working hard to expand the reach of the society to patient advocates, policy makers, and other professionals. SIO’s 9th International Conference will be held from October 8-10, 2012 at the Albuquerque Marriott in Albuquerque, NM.   

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