Advisory Council and Panel Meetings
Note: When the time for public comment is determined, it will be noted on the agenda. Any changes regarding the date, time, or location of these meetings (due to unforeseen circumstances) will be available on the NCCAM Meeting Information Line at 301-594-9632 .
Conferences and Workshops
The following CAM-related meetings are sponsored or organized by NCCAM or other NIH components.
- NIH State of the Science Conference on Improving End-of-Life Care
Bethesda, MD
December 6-8, 2004
During the first day and a half of the conference, experts will present the latest end-of-life research findings to an independent panel. After weighing all of the scientific evidence, the panel will prepare a state-of-the-science statement. On the final day of the conference, the panel chairperson will read the draft statement to the conference audience, and invite comments and questions.
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Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Reverse Herbology: Predicting and Preventing Adverse Herb-Drug Interactions
Steven A. Kliewer, Ph.D.
Bethesda, MD
October 26, 2004
Dr. Steven Kliewer, Departments of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, will present recent findings regarding the activation of PXR, a receptor in the liver and intestine which accelerates drug metabolism, by St. John's wort and other herbs. He will discuss how this knowledge can be applied to predict and prevent harmful interactions between herbs and prescription drugs. This lecture is open to the public and may also be viewed on the Web at videocast.nih.gov.
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