About the International Congress
The International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health will take place at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland, Ohio. The International Congress is convened by the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.
Scientists, educators, practitioners, and policy-makers 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
Abstracts, symposia, panel discussions, workshops, and plenary sessions are solicited from the community, and selection is based on peer review for quality, timeliness, and fit with the overall program. The International Congress will convey the latest information on:
- Safety, efficacy, mechanism of action, and cost-effectiveness of individual integrative therapies and lifestyle interventions
- Models of integrative care are emerging in the US and abroad.
More than 1,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, and trainees from around the world are expected to attend. International Congress Organizers welcome individuals from all disciplines and professions engaged in integrative medicine and health to foster the development of new collaborations and to strengthen existing partnerships within the field of integrative healthcare.
Oversight Committee
Dan Cherkin, MS, PhD
Director of Research, University Washington, Osher Center for Integrative Health
Leslie Mendoza Temple, MD
Medical Director, Integrative Medicine Program and Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Francoise Adan, MD
Chief Whole Health and Wellbeing Officer, University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health
Jeffery Dusek, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Case Western Reserve University
Leigh Frame, MHS, PhD
Director, Integrative Medicine, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Aviad Haramati, PhD
Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Amber Lesko
Director of Marketing and Communications, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
Amy Locke, MD
Professor and Chief Wellness Officer, University of Utah
Eric Roseen, DC, MSc
Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center
Samantha Simmons, MPH
CEO, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
David Victorson, PhD
Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Program Committee
David Victorson, PhD
Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Leigh Frame, MHS, PhD
Director, Integrative Medicine, George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Stephanie Cheng
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Holger Cramer
Emmeline Edwards, PhD
Director, Division of Extramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)*
Frederick (Rick) Hecht
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
Rogier Hoenders
CIP, Lentis
Nadine Ijaz
Carleton University
Esther Konigsberg, MD, CCFP
Medical Director, McMaster University
Mary Jo Kreitzer
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota
Geeta Maker-Clark, MD
Director of Integrative Nutrition and Advocacy, NorthShore University Health System/U of Chicago
Maria Mascarenhas
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania
Aterah Nusrat
Senior Program Manager, Director of Programming in Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens Hosptial
Samantha Simmons, MPH
CEO, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
Elyse Thakur
Clinical Health Psychologist, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Robert Trager
Chiropractic Physician, Connor Whole Health, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Alison Whitehead, MPH, C-IAYT
Program Lead, Integrative Health, Integrative Health Coordinating Center (IHCC) | VHA Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation (OPCC&CT)
Ruth Wolever, NBC-HWC
Director of Vanderbilt Health Coaching & Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Regional Outreach Committee
Francoise Adan, MD
Chief Whole Health and Wellbeing Officer, University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health
Karen Armstrong
Manager, Beaumont Health
Rosalie Diaz
VA Northeast OH Healthcare System
Ronald Glick
Medical Director-Center for Integrative Medicine at UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Stephanie Harris
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Patricia Kiefer
Veterans Health Administration
Maryanna Klatt
Director, Center for Integrative Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Esther Konigsberg, MD, CCFP
Medical Director, McMaster University
Angela LaSalle
The Ohio State University
Kelly Lyle
Education Director, University of Cinncinnati
Niki Munk
Indiana University
Beth Steinberg
Associate Director of Research, The Ohio State University
Jen Stone
Indiana University
Member's Meeting Planning Committee
Paula Gardiner
Tufts University Medical School
Maryanna Klatt
Director, Center for Integrative Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Seneca Block
UH Connor Whole Health
Rosalie Diaz
VA Northeast OH Healthcare System
Amber Lesko
Director of Marketing and Communications, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor / Director of Education, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Alex Milward
Ally Resto
Marketing Specialist, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
Samantha Simmons, MPH
CEO, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
Scientific Review Committee
Jeffery Dusek, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Case Western Reserve University
Eric Roseen, DC, MSc
Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center