Integrative Pediatrics
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Summer 2007 Newsletter Article The SIG was able to take advantage of a unique opportunity
to partner with the Sickkids Foundation of Canada, one
of the largest foundation supporters of Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (CAM) research in Canada, which
held its annual meeting in Toronto all day on Friday
May 4. Members of the APA SIG were invited to attend
the Foundation meeting at a reduced cost to begin a dialog
about ways to partner in international collaborations
with organizations in Canada and the United Kingdom.
The conversation was continued during the SIG meeting
which focused on barriers and opportunities in the
implementation and evaluation of clinical programs
focused on the delivery of integrative pediatrics.
About 20 US participants attended the Sickkids Foundation
meeting and about 20 Canadian and UK participants attended
the SIG meeting.
Additional programs focused on the use of CAM in pediatric
practice were scheduled for the afternoon of May 5.
These included a workshop on autism that incorporated
discussion of the use of CAM modalities in the treatment
of this disorder and a workshop on developing an academic
pediatric integrative medicine program. Additional
informal meetings were held outside regular program
sessions regarding international collaboration.
The SIG will partner with the provisional section
on Integrative Medicine of the American Academy of
Pediatrics to explore formal associations between international
organizations representing pediatricians and international
organizations representing complementary and alternative
medicine practitioners.
Olle Jane Z. Sahler MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 777
Rochester, NY 14642-8777
Phone: 585-275-3935
Fax: 585-273-1039
OJ_Sahler@urmc.rochester.edu
David Steinhorn
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 73
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone:773-975-8620
Fax:773-880-6300
d-steinhorn@northwestern.edu
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