Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Day

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Day, University of Exeter, UK, 11th December 2007

Chaired by Sunita Vohra MD FRCPC MSc, Director of the Complementary & Alternative Research & Education Program at the Stollery Children's Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, and Director of the PedCAM Network, Canada.

The day will be devoted to issues relevant to paediatric complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research, and will involve an open panel of international paediatric CAM research leaders to share summaries of their initiatives and findings with the conference attendees.

The first part of this day will examine international networks on paediatric CAM research and practice, and address the challenges and opportunities they see in CAM research. The aim is to build key collaborative relationships and accelerate increased high-quality research in this area. Attendees of this day will have a chance to contribute to the improvement of services and programs of paediatric CAM networks through participation in guided discussion.

If you represent a network whose mandate is focused upon paediatric CAM research and practice, please contact info@pedcam.ca.

The second half of the day will be devoted to presentations on paediatric CAM research. Topics will include:

• Paediatric CAM utilisation studies
• Challenges in locating paediatric CAM evidence and implementing knowledge translation strategies
• Key methodological, legal and ethical issues related to paediatric CAM research
• Experiences in establishing an evidence-based paediatric integrative medicine program

The Paediatric CAM Research Day precedes the 14th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care, 12th-13th December 2007, University of Exeter, UK. A special rate will be available to delegates who attend both events.

To register your interest please contact Barbara Wider or Kate Boddy at camexeter@pms.ac.uk or +44 (0)1392 424872. Further details will be available shortly at www.pms.ac.uk/compmed/symposium