NIMH Conference 2008 - Research into practice

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Dear Colleagues

Please find below an outline of the NIMH conference.

The conference is open to everyone, not just NIMH members.

If you would like further details - the full programme plus costs etc, please

contact me offlist.

If you are a NIMH member the programme is included in the most recent mailing,

sent before Christmas.

best wishes

Stannard

National Institute of Medical Herbalists

144th Annual Conference

Research into Practice

The National Institute of Medical Herbalists organises an annual conference for

members and interested health professionals. The theme for conference 2008 is

research, looking specifically at how research can influence practice and how

practice can lead to valid research.

The Hein Zeylstra Memorial Lecture 2008: Green, BSc PhD FNIMH

Changing with herbs

Treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners: a

prospective, randomized controlled trial

Keynote Lecture

Patient-centred Research: Dr Charlotte Paterson

Yellow Card Reporting by Herbal Practitioners: a short presentation on safety

and pharmacovigilance: Ally Broughton BSc (Hons) MNIMH

Workshop 1

Research for Dummies or all you ever wanted to know about research but were

afraid to ask

The panel of experts comprising:

Dr. Olivia Corcoran, University of East London

Ally Broughton MNIMH

Watt MNIMH

Jay MacKinnon MNIMH

Nina Nissen MNIMH

Workshop 2

Evidence Based Medicine – How to make it work for you.

Sally Owen MNIMH

Workshop 3

In Search of Sources: Early Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine

Vicki Pitman Vice-president of the Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners

Workshop 4

Clinical Audit – another way to look at your practice

Alison Denham, FNIMH

Workshop 5

Presentations:

A total of six presentations will be made, each lasting 20 minutes. There will

be three before the tea break and three after. The presentations will not be

repeated, but will be different in each half of the workshop. Full details of

the presentations will be available following the receipt of papers.