We Convene Forums

The Institute presents and sponsors forums to advance issues in integrative health that are stuck or ripe for exploration. Creating an environment for dialogue among diverse experts, our forums yield innovative solutions and plans of action.

February 2016  •  Baltimore, Maryland

Building Bridges, Defining Metrics

Participants envisioned a new, integrative approach to creating and evaluating community-based programs that improve the health of urban and disadvantaged youth. Learn more

October 2015  •  Zurich, Switzerland

Clinical Models in Integrative Medicine

Leaders from six of the world’s top integrative medicine programs met to identify best practices for clinical patient care that integrates these therapies with conventional medicine. Learn more

May 2015  •  Salerno, Italy

Gut-Brain Axis: How to Manage Pain Caused by this Cross-Talk

Thought leaders from the international biomedical and integrative medicine communities explored conventional, complementary, and integrative medical perspectives on treating pain that stems from bidirectional brain-gut interactions.  Learn more

October 2013  •  Salerno, Italy

Understanding and Treating Inflammation: A Transcultural Approach

This international symposium examined inflammation from various perspectives, including traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, functional medicine, and biomedicine.  Learn more

April 2013  •  Baltimore, MD

Bioregulatory Medicine Think Tank

Bioregulatory medicine, which aims to induce healing and promote health by supporting the body’s inherent self-regulating abilities, was the focus of this two-day forum.  Learn more

October 2012  •  Stuttgart, Germany

Applying Insight from Corporate Mergers to Improve Integrative Medicine

Business and health care leaders identified solutions for merging the distinctly different cultures of complementary and conventional medicine in a health care setting. Learn more