Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center
Osher Research Center
The Landmark Center
401 Park Drive, Suite 22-A
Boston, MA 02215
+1 (617) 384-8550 telephone
+1 (617) 384-8555 fax
The Landmark Center
401 Park Drive, Suite 22-A
Boston, MA 02215
+1 (617) 384-8550 telephone
+1 (617) 384-8555 fax
Acupuncture and Cerebral Dopaminergic Function -- a fMRI Study on Rodents
Speaker: Y. Iris Chen, PhD
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Chen is on Harvard faculty at the department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Varieties of Healing: A History of Alternative Medicine in the US
Speaker: Ted Kaptchuk
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Ted Kaptchuk is on the Harvard faculty based at the Osher Research Center.
The Emperor's New Drugs: The Placebo Effect in Depression
Speaker: Irving Kirsch, PhD
Date & Time: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Kirsch is an epidemiologist at the University of Hull, UK
Tai Chi and Fibromyalgia – a Randomized Controlled Trial
Speaker: Chenchen Wang, MD, MSc
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Wang is on the Faculty of Medicine, Tufts University
Evidence-based Medicine: Conventional and CAM in Clinical Practice
Speaker: Ted Kaptchuk
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 3:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Ted Kaptchuk is on the Harvard faculty based at the Osher Research Center.
Patient's Experiences on Placebo in RCTs: Anthropological Insights
Speaker: Ted Kaptchuk and Eric Jacobson, PhD
Date & Time: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Both Ted and Eric are Harvard faculty members. Dr. Jacobson is in the Department of Social Medicine.
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Speaker: Lisa Fredman, PhD
Date & Time: Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Fredman is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University
Nocebo: Clinical Phenomenon and Neuroimaging Investigations
Speaker: Jian Kong, MD
Date & Time: Friday, January 01, 2010 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Kong is on the Harvard faculty based at Mass General Hospital
Acupuncture and Mental Health
Speaker: David Mischoulon, MD,PhD
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Mischoulon is on the Harvard faculty in the department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Pluralism in Greek Healing in Antiquity: Homer and Hippocrates
Speaker: Ted Kaptchuk
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 3:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Ted Kaptchuk is on the Harvard faculty based at the Osher Research Center.
Effectiveness of Tai Chi Intervention for Chinese Americans with Depression: A Pilot Study
Speaker: Albert Yeung, ScD, MD
Date & Time: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Yeung is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mass General Hospital
RCT of Mindfulness for Cancer Patients Receiving Intensive Treatment
Speaker: Susan Bauer-Wu, PhD, RN & Elana Rosenbaum, LICSW
Date & Time: Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Bauer-Wu is an Associate Professor at Emory University. Ms Rosenbaum is an author.
When Science Trumps Popular Assumptions: The Case of Meditation and Sleep
Speaker: Willoughby Britton, PhD
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 4:00:00 PM
Location: Osher Research Center Library
Dr. Britton is a Research Associate in Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School
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