| WHAT: |
Members of the media are invited to attend Herbal
Medicine: Perception, Practice and Rational Use, a symposium
hosted by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
School of Nursing and the Morris Arboretum. The symposium is
the first of its kind in the Philadelphia area and will bring
together several world-renowned experts from the field of herbal
medicine. Topics to be addressed include the history of herbal
medicines and their potential role in future healthcare and
the role herbal medicines already play in today’s pharmaceutical
industry. The symposium will also focus on: the use of plants
in clinical practice; determining benefits and harm; rational
approaches for proper use; informing the public; perceptions
by healthcare providers and the public; and botanical research. |
| WHO: |
Nationally recognized speakers to include:
- Mr. Mark Blumenthal, Executive Director of the American
Botanical Council
- Dr. Steven King, Vice President of Ethnobotany and Conservation
for Napo Pharmaceuticals
- Dr. Robert McCaleb, President of the Herb Research Foundation
- Dr. Marc Micozzi, physician-anthropologist and Penn alum
- Mr. Simon Mills, Past-President, British Herbal Medicine
Association
- Dr. John M. Riddle, distinguished author, scholar, and
professor at North Carolina State University
- Dr. Chun-Su Yuan, the Cyrus Tang Professor in the Department
of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago
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| WHEN: |
Tuesday, September 19
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, September 20
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Timeline: September 19
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Tour of herbal plants in arboretum’s
garden |
| 6:15 pm |
Dinner |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
Keynote speaker: Why Medical Herbal Medicine is Important
to the Medical Scientist as well as the Historian |
Timeline: September 20
| 9:00 am – 3:30 pm |
Day-long symposium |
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| WHERE: |
September 19: Morris Arboretum
September 20: University of Pennsylvania’s Biomedical
Research Building II/III: Lobby and Auditorium |
NOTE: Registration is required to attend. If you
plan on attending this event, contact Jan McFarlan at (215) 247-5777,
ext. 156 or 125, or jlm@pobox.upenn.edu,
or Rick Cushman at (215) 349-5659 or Rick.Cushman@uphs.upenn.edu.
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