Plenary Sessions
Thursday, April 30, 8:30 am - 10:20 am
Plenary Session 01: Aging Brain, Aging Body, Mind-Body Health
Healthy aging requires attention to both mind and body. This session will begin with a broad overview of the physiology of the aging brain and its complex connection with the body, along with leading edge tools available to understand risks of cognitive-motor decline, and the potential of therapeutic mind-body practices for healthy aging.
Presented by:
Thursday, April 30, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Plenary Session 02: Leveraging Technology in TCQ Research and Implementation
Increasingly, the distinction between the traditional practices of TCQ and the modern tools of science are dissolving. This session will highlight the opportunities afforded by the interaction between “high-tech” and the “soft touch” human aspects of mind-body therapies in research and implementation. Examples of this include wearable sensors that interrogate physiology, powerful AI tools, and platforms that increase access to mind-body interventions.
Presented by:
Paolo Bonato, PhD
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Claudia Witt, MD, MBA
Professor
University of Zurich
Showcase Speakers:
Maria Chiu, PhD student
Guilia Corniani, PhD
Ivy Ma, MD, MPH
Friday, May 1, 8:30 am - 10:15 am
Plenary Session 03: TCQ and Integrative Oncology
In every phase of cancer care, from diagnosis, to course of treatment, to long-term symptoms of survivors, the cancer journey impacts the whole person in every aspect of life. TCQ shows great promise in managing this rich and complex constellation of factors. This session will introduce models for integrative oncology that draw upon the wisdom of TCQ practices and emphasize whole person health.
Presented by:
Wayne Jonas, MD
President
Healing Work Foundation
Jun Mao, MD, MSCE
Chief of the Integrative Medicine Service and the Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peter Wayne
Bernard Osher Associate Professor of Medicine in the Field of Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies
Harvard Medical School and Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health
Friday, May 1, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Plenary Speaker 04: Research at the Frontier: Fascia, Fluids, and Biofields
Reports of “extraordinary” impacts of Tai Chi and Qigong across multiple key domains of physical psychological and spiritual health are not uncommon, and likely include frontier phenomena in science that are not yet fully developed. In this session, we will highlight three different dimensions at this frontier, including research into connective tissue and the interstitium that connects everything in the body, emerging paradigms described as “mitochondrial psychobiology,” and provocative research evaluating the impact of energy-based, non-touch gifted healers in cancer patients.
Presented by:
Helene Langevin, MD
Former Director of the NCCIH
University of Vermont Osher Center
Martin Picard, PhD
Professor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Lorenzo Cohen, MD
Richard E. Haynes Distinguished Professor in Clinical Cancer Prevention and Director of the Integrative Medicine Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
