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“Integrative Healthcare in the US: Challenges and Opportunities”


Professor Chenchen Wang

Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Tufts Medicine Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

About the Speaker:

Dr. Chenchen Wang is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Tufts Medicine/Tufts Medical Center in the United States. Her work is focused on Integrative Health Approaches to promote health and healing in patients with chronic medical conditions.
Dr. Wang holds a strong record of research, publication, and mentoring. As principal investigator, she is the privileged recipient of a 10-year National Institute of Health (NIH) Mid-career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research and provides significant mentorship to global researchers in clinical and translational integrative medicine. Her mentoring efforts have resulted in the production of over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the field from 2000-2024.
Dr. Wang also holds many advisory roles, including Committee Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, membership in the National Advisory Council at the NIH as well as the Expert Panel of the American College of Rheumatology Guideline Committee. She is currently serving as editor for the Complementary and Integrative Medicine section of Current Rheumatology Reports.

Seminar “Integrative Healthcare in the US: Challenges and Opportunities”


Moderator:
Professor Zhangjin Zhang
Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, HKU


Abstract:

Scientific knowledge in the U.S. on Integrative Medicine and Whole Person Care has advanced considerably over the last two decades. Encouraging evidence suggests that multicomponent mind-body practice has multiple benefits for patients with a variety of chronic medical disorders, particularly those with musculoskeletal pain conditions. This seminar will focus on stimulating ideas from Eastern and Western philosophy related to the human body and mind, treatment of chronic pain, immune health, and overall well-being.


Objectives of this presentation:

    1) Overview of integrative whole person care based on Eastern and Western Medicine theories
    2) Describe new data on mind-body approaches for chronic disease management, well-being, and immune mechanisms
    3) Discuss challenges and opportunities for implementing integrative whole person care into clinical practice