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The 13th European Congress for Integrative Medicine

The 13th European Congress for Integrative Medicine

A forum to facilitate the advancement of healthcare by combining conventional medicine with evidence-informed lifestyle, complementary and traditional approaches.

Incorporating an international conference and exhibition, delegates will be inspired by the latest evidence-informed research and applications in integrative medicine.

Call for abstracts is now open, all successful abstracts will be published in the EuJIM. For more information click below...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - deadline 28 August >
Transforming Healthcare Together

Transforming Healthcare Together

Part of an international movement that aims to counteract the rise of chronic lifestyle related diseases by bringing partners together from a range of disciplines to focus on patient-centred medicine.

This movement recognises that real change occurs when people and organisations start working together.

Call for abstracts is now open, all successful abstracts will be published in the EuJIM. For more information click below...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - deadline 28 August >
A global gathering of professionals from multi-disciplines

A global gathering of professionals from multi-disciplines

Bringing together medical practitioners, healthcare professionals, scientists, researchers, therapists and health politicians from around the world to discuss the latest clinical applications, education and research in Integrative Medicine.

Taking place in London, UK for the first time and being held in the prestigious QE2 conference centre in the heart of the City.

Call for abstracts is now open, all successful abstracts will be published in the EuJIM. For more information click below...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - deadline 28 August >
Call for Abstracts is Now Open!

Call for Abstracts is Now Open!

The ECIM Committee is calling on all those working in Integrative Medicine to connect with fellow colleagues and share their evidence-led research and case studies.  

If you are working on cutting-edge research, have case studies demonstrating how integrative medicine can make a difference or success stories in clinical care we would love to hear from you.

All successful abstracts will be published in the EuJIM. For more information click below...

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - deadline 28 August >

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European Congress for Integrative Medicine

The European Congress for Integrative Medicine aims to bring together medical practitioners, healthcare professionals, therapists, researchers and health politicians to facilitate the advancement of healthcare systems that combine conventional medicine with evidence informed lifestyle, complementary and traditional approaches to achieving optimal health and healing.

"We are delighted that the Integrative Medicine Conference will be held in London for the first time and look forward to making new connections with integrative medicine colleagues from the UK and around the world"

Prof Stefan Willich, President, ESIM. Germany

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"We are delighted to be working with the ESIM to bring the annual congress to London.  An event that combines the best of conventional, lifestyle and holistic medicine to improve health and well being"

Dr Elizabeth Thompson, CEO and Holistic Doctor (NCIM), UK

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Held in the heart of London - watch our video to find out more...

"Our mission is to bring people together to create a more compassionate, progressive, value-based, sustainable healthcare system and ECIM 2021 will provide the ideal opportunity to share our experiences with integrative medicine professionals who share our passion for person-centred medicine"

Dr Michael Dixon, GP and National Clinical Lead for Social Prescription NHS England, Chair, The College of Medicine, UK

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Hear Dr Michael Dixon from the College of Medicine talking about the healthcare system, integrative medicine, social prescribing and more...

Hear Dr Michael Dixon from the College of Medicine talking about the healthcare system, integrative medicine, social prescribing and more...

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  • Transform healthcare with the new Integrative Health and Scientific Network

    Transform healthcare with the new Integrative Health and Scientific Network

    02 Jun 2020
    Come together with a community of like-minded healthcare professionals, researchers, students and change-makers in the field of healthcare and explore the ways in which Integrative Medicine, which com ...
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  • Dance ‘with artistic active ingredients’ can help reduce falls in older people

    Dance ‘with artistic active ingredients’ can help reduce falls in older people

    02 Jun 2020
    The ‘Dance for Health’ programme developed by Aesop have announced the results of the ‘Phase 1 Roll-out’ of this pioneering community dance programme for older people and has shown that there is a sig ...
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  • Can forest therapy enhance health and well-being?

    Can forest therapy enhance health and well-being?

    02 Jun 2020
    Susan Abookire, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School has published an interesting article explaining how Forest Therapy, inspired by a Japanese practice, is an immersion in nature that has be ...
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  • Online Premier of ‘My Year of Living Mindfully’ free until 3 June 2020

    Online Premier of ‘My Year of Living Mindfully’ free until 3 June 2020

    02 Jun 2020
    Willem Kuyken from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and Claire Kelly from Mindfulness in Schools Project interview  Shannon Harvey (Journalist) about her film ‘My Year of Living Mindfully’.  Throughout h ...
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  • Join Dr Shamini Jain at the next AIHM Wellness Webinar

    Join Dr Shamini Jain at the next AIHM Wellness Webinar

    02 Jun 2020
    Featured guest, Dr. Shamini Jain, Ph.D. will be presenting for 1 hour at the next AIHM weekly webinar. This gives attendees tools and the opportunity to connect. Register above to receive the link to ...
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  • Researchers find specific kefirs improve behaviours in mice

    Researchers find specific kefirs improve behaviours in mice

    02 Jun 2020
    Fermented foods have become very popular because of the growing awareness of the importance of gut health. While fermentation is one of the oldest forms of food preservation, much has still to be lear ...
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  • Books that changed our lives: College of Medicine share their favourite inspirational reads

    Books that changed our lives: College of Medicine share their favourite inspirational reads

    02 Jun 2020
    Unthinkable as it might seem now to congregate in large groups, the last few times the College of Medicine held its Foundation Courses on Integrated Medicine, they asked their attendees for some readi ...
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  • Harmony in Health: Workshops looking at breathing, movement and herbs and spices

    Harmony in Health: Workshops looking at breathing, movement and herbs and spices

    02 Jun 2020
    Workshops taking place in association with Harmony in Health and ECIM supporter The College of Medicine which combine the benefits of  natural breathing techniques, natural exercise inspired by Surust ...
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  • AIHM holds Integrative Health & Medicine Conference Online in October 2020

    AIHM holds Integrative Health & Medicine Conference Online in October 2020

    02 Jun 2020
    One of the benefits of the lockdown is that many events are now offering online versions. If you haven’t been able to previously attend the Academy for Integrative Health and Medicine conference that ...
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  • Arizona Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Podcast – fasting with Dr Valter Longo

    Arizona Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Podcast – fasting with Dr Valter Longo

    02 Jun 2020
    In their most recent episode of their ‘Body of Wonder’ podcasts, Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Victoria Maizes from the Arizona Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (both committee members for the 13th ECIM ...
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  • Open letter to G20 leaders calling for a green recovery from Coronvirus

    Open letter to G20 leaders calling for a green recovery from Coronvirus

    26 May 2020
    On May 26, 2020, over 350 organisations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling f ...
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  • Cochrane Complementary Medicine seeks visiting Wikipedia scholar

    Cochrane Complementary Medicine seeks visiting Wikipedia scholar

    18 May 2020
    Can you help Cochrane Complementary Medicine improve the quality of health-related evidence online by participating in the Cochrane-Wikipedia Project?  Cochrane and Wikipedia are working together to s ...
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Joint Presidents - Multi-disciplinary experts in Integrative Medicine

  • Michael Dixon

    Dr Michael Dixon

    GP and National Clinical Lead for Social Prescription NHS England,, Chair, The College of Medicine, UK
  • Mimi Guarneri

    Dr Mimi Guarneri

    Co- founder and Medical Director of Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc. Clinical Associate Professor at University ofCalifornia, San Diego (UCSD), Founder and President, The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, USA
  • Dr Michael Moore

    Prof Dr Michael Moore

    Academic GP & Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton, UK
  • Elizabeth Thompson

    Dr Elizabeth Thompson

    CEO and Holistic Doctor, National Centre for Integrative Medicine (NCIM), UK
  • Dr Stefan Willich

    Prof Dr Stefan Willich

    Director Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Congress Programme Committees

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  • International Committee

    International Committee

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  • Research Committee

    Research Committee

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  • Clinical Care Committee

    Clinical Care Committee

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  • Traditional Medicine Committee

    Traditional Medicine Committee

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  • Education Committee

    Education Committee

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  • Arts in Healthcare Committee

    Arts in Healthcare Committee

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  • Congress Presidents

    Congress Presidents

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  • Previous Programmes

    Previous Programmes

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Congress Committee Members >

  • Rupy Aujla

    Dr Rupy Aujla

    GP and Founder, The Doctor's Kitchen, UK
  • Dr Erik Baars

    Prof Dr Erik Baars

    Professor of Anthroposophic Medicine, University of Applied Sciences Leiden, The Netherlands
  • Iris Bell

    Mrs Iris Bell

    Professor Emeritus of Family & Community Medicine, University of Arizona, USA
  • Saul Berkovitz

    Dr Saul Berkovitz

    Consultant, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UK
  • Amit Bhargava

    Dr Amit Bhargava

    Council Member and Medical Director, AYUSH Collaboration Projects, College of Medicine. Senior Partner, Southgate Medical Group, UK
  • Dr Benno Brinkhaus

    Prof Dr Benno Brinkhaus

    MD, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
  • Rachel Carlton Abrams

    Dr Rachel Carlton Abrams

    Board Member, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), USA
  • Opher Caspi

    Dr Opher Caspi

    Director of both Integrative Medicine and Cancer Survivorship programs, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Israel
  • Mike Cummings

    Dr Mike Cummings

    Medical Director, British Medical Acupuncture Society, UK
  • Pol De Saedeleer

    Mr Pol De Saedeleer

    Pharmaceutical Doctor, ILADS, Medical Director Nutrined Laboratories, Board Director ILADEF, The Netherlands
  • Michael Dixon

    Dr Michael Dixon

    GP and National Clinical Lead for Social Prescription NHS England,, Chair, The College of Medicine, UK
  • Damien Downing

    Dr Damien Downing

    President, British Society for Ecological Medicine
  • Dr Tobias Esch

    Prof Dr Tobias Esch

    Director, Primary Care Clinic for Integrative Health Care, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
  • Dr Andrea Evers

    Prof Dr Andrea Evers

    Professor of Health Psychology, Institute of Psychology, The Netherlands
  • Dr Torkel Falkenberg

    Prof Dr Torkel Falkenberg

    Associate Professor in Health Care Research, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
  • Iva Fattorini

    Dr Iva Fattorini

    Founder and Director, Artocene, UK
  • Dr Gene Feder

    Prof Dr Gene Feder

    Professor of Primary Care, University of Bristol
  • Andrew Flower

    Dr Andrew Flower

    Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton, Principle, White Crane Academy, UK
  • Isabel Giralt

    Dr Isabel Giralt

    Vice President, SESMI, Acupuncture and Natural Medicine Clinic ENERGIMED. Health Acupuncture Unit, Dexeus University Women's Clinic, Spain
  • Sarah Grant

    Sarah Grant

    Board member of Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council and Manager of Macmillan Patient Information and Health and Wellbeing Manager, Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre, Harrogate, UK
  • Mimi Guarneri

    Dr Mimi Guarneri

    Co- founder and Medical Director of Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc. Clinical Associate Professor at University ofCalifornia, San Diego (UCSD), Founder and President, The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, USA
  • Dr Aviad Haramati

    Prof Dr Aviad Haramati

    Division of Integrative Physiology, Dept. of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA
  • Frederick Hecht

    Dr Frederick Hecht

    Professor of Medicine and Research Director, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, USA
  • John Hughes

    Dr John Hughes

    Director of Research, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, UCLH NHS Trust, UK
  • Alyson Huntley

    Dr Alyson Huntley

    Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
  • Dr Dominik Irnich

    Prof Dr Dominik Irnich

    President, German Medical Acupuncture Association and Senior Physician, Department of Anaesthesiology, Head of the Multidisciplinary Pain Center, University of Munich (LMU), Campus Innenstadt, Germany
  • Brad Jacobs

    Dr Brad Jacobs

    Immediate Past Board Member, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), USA
  • Tim Joss

    Mr Tim Joss

    Chief Executive and Founder, Aesop, UK
  • Rauni Prittinen King

    Rauni Prittinen King

    Co-Founder and Executive Director, Guarneri Integrative Health and Pacific Pearl La Jolla, USA
  • Rob Lawson

    Dr Rob Lawson

    Chairman & Co-Founder, British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, UK
  • Ava Lorenc

    Dr Ava Lorenc

    Senior Research Associate (Qualitative Research), University of Bristol, UK
  • Victoria Maizes

    Dr Victoria Maizes

    Executive Director Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine and Public Health, University of Arizona, USA
  • Jacqueline Mardon

    Dr Jacqueline Mardon

    Associate Specialist and the Clinical Lead, NHS Centre for Integrative Care, UK
  • Bill Meeker

    Bill Meeker

    President, West Campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic in San Jose, USA
  • Andreas Michalsen

    Prof Andreas Michalsen

    Chief Physician of the Department of Internal Medicine and Natural Medicine at the Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Professor of Clinical Naturopathy, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
  • Simon Mills

    Dr Simon Mills

    Secretary of the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy, Past President, the British Herbal Medicine Association. Herbal Strategist, Pukka Herbs, UK
  • Dr Michael Moore

    Prof Dr Michael Moore

    Academic GP & Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton, UK
  • Tabatha Parker

    Dr Tabatha Parker

    Executive Director, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), USA
  • Dr David Peters

    Prof Dr David Peters

    Emeritus Professor , Westminster Centre for Resilience College of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Westminster, UK
  • Karen Pilkington

    Dr Karen Pilkington

    Independent Research Consultant and Evidence Advisor and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, UK
  • Marie Polley

    Dr Marie Polley

    Co-Chair, Social Prescribing Network; Board Member, the Society for Integrative Oncology; Past-Chair, British Society for Integrative Oncology,, UK
  • Clare Relton

    Dr Clare Relton

    Senior Lecturer in Clinical Trials, Queen Mary University London and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK
  • Rachel Roberts

    Rachel Roberts

    Chief Executive, Homeopathy Research Institute
  • Dr Nicola Robinson

    Prof Dr Nicola Robinson

    Emeritus Professor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrated Health, London South Bank University, UK
  • Prof Elio Rossi

    Dr Prof Elio Rossi

    Coordinator of Complementary Medicine Department Local Health Unit Tuscany Northwest. Director of the Homeopathic Clinic of Campo di Marte Hospital, Lucca, Regional Center of Reference for Homeopathy, Italy
  • Gary Smyth

    Dr Gary Smyth

    GP, Medical Director, Homeopathic Physician, President, Faculty of Homeopathy, UK
  • Duncan Still

    Dr Duncan Still

    Integrative Doctor, National Centre for Integrative Medicine and Penny Brohn, UK
  • Jacqui Stringer

    Dr Jacqui Stringer

    Clinical & Research Lead for the Complementary Health & Wellbeing Services, The Christie NHS Trust, UK
  • Michael Teut

    Dr Michael Teut

    Senior Physician, Charité Outpatient Department for Integrative Medicine and Clinical Researcher, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics at Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • Dr Madan Thangavelu

    Prof Dr Madan Thangavelu

    Genome Biologist, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. Research Director, European Ayurveda Association, Germany
  • Dr Trevor Thompson

    Prof Dr Trevor Thompson

    Professor of Primary Care Education, University of Bristol, UK
  • Elizabeth Thompson

    Dr Elizabeth Thompson

    CEO and Holistic Doctor, National Centre for Integrative Medicine (NCIM), UK
  • Lucia Thornton

    Lucia Thornton

    Board Chair, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), USA
  • Miguel Toribio-Mateas

    Mr Miguel Toribio-Mateas

    Chair of BANT and Research fellow in brain-gut-microbiota axis and mental health, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, UK
  • Esther Van der Werf

    Dr Esther Van der Werf

    Epidemiologist, Program Manager Nutrition & Health, Louis Bolk Instituut, The Netherlands
  • Rob Verkerk

    Dr Rob Verkerk

    Founder, Executive & Scientific Director, Alliance for Natural Health International
  • John Weeks

    John Weeks

    Editor-in-chief , The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and the Integrator Blog, USA
  • Dr Andrew Weil

    Prof Dr Andrew Weil

    Founder and Director, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, USA
  • Merlin Willcox

    Dr Merlin Willcox

    Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Southampton, UK
  • Dr Stefan Willich

    Prof Dr Stefan Willich

    Director Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
  • Louise Younie

    Dr Louise Younie

    GP, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, UK
  • Catherine Zollman

    Dr Catherine Zollman

    GP and Medical Director, Penny Brohn, UK

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