COLLEGE OF MEDICINE FOUNDATION

present

First International Conference on

Health Futures
Creating integrated solutions to the epidemic of long-term disease

13 -15 November 2013 Marriott Hotel, Whitefield, Bengaluru

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Conference Agenda
Throughout the conference, there will be real life demonstrations of integrated treatment techniques available in India. Delegates will also be able to experience these techniques themselves. Following the conference, delegates will also be invited to visit integrated projects nearby including the Government supported local integrated village project, which is a demonstration of a whole system integrated approach ranging from ensuring economic sustainability and employment to offering villagers integrated approaches to health and care.

13 November 2013, Day 1

Chair for the day - Sir Graeme Catto 9:00 - 9:45 Opening ceremony - with Sir Graeme Catto, Dr Issac Mathai, representatives of local and national government and other VIPs. Integrated Health and Care - Why does it matter and why have a conference about it? - Dr Michael Dixon, Chair, College of Medicine Integrated Medicine - A question of science or belief? - Dr George Lewith Coffee Integrated approaches to long term disease in the West - Australia as an example Professor Kerryn Phelps Integrating approaches to long term disease in the East - Prof Ranjit Chaudhury Discussion between Professor Phelps and Dr Chaudhury hosted by Dr George Lewith Lunch Delegates can choose one of two workshops Integrated approaches to womens health (led by Mr Michael Dooley) Integrated approaches for musculoskeletal problems (Mr Simon Fielding and Ms Rosena Johnston)

9:45 - 10:00

10:00 - 10.30 10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11.30

11:30 - 12:00 12:00 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:30 13:30 - 14:30

14:30 - 16:00

Delegates can choose one of two further workshops AYUSH - An introduction to Ayurvedic and other Eastern traditions and techniques Integrated approaches for developing health creating communities (Dr Brian Fisher, Torkel Falkenberg, Hazel Stuteley and team)

16:00 - 16:30

Tea

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16:30 - 17:00

Can East and West be bridged? Can they learn from each other? Can we develop a convincing story of what universal integrated health and care looks like? - Professor Sian Griffiths Integrating mind, body and Soul - Dr Kim Jobst Thoughts from the day - Sir Graeme Catto Reflections /Review of the day Reception/Dinner

17:00 - 17:30 17:30 - 17:45 17:45 - 18:00 19:30

14 November 2013, Day 2

Morning Chair - Sir Graeme Catto 8:30 - 9:00 9:00 - 9:45 9:45 - 10:15 Meditation Integrated medicine. The new medical imperative - Professor Dean Ornish The future treatment of long term disease in practice - where, how and by whom - Sir John Oldham (Clinical lead for Long Term disease, UK) Panel discussion with Professor Ornish and Sir John Oldham - Making the changes Tea Integrated health and care in India - warts and all - Dr Srinath Reddy Managing health in the Middle East - Prof Elad Schiff Integrating the best of Traditional Chinese Medicine with conventional healthcare - Professor Justin Wu (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Discussion Lunch East and West - the best of both worlds - keynote speech-HRH The Prince of Wales Integrated health and care becoming mainstream. Why does it happen in South Korea and why does it not happen elsewhere? Seonsam Na, School of Anthropology, University of Oxford Afternoon Chair - Dr Michael Dixon

10:15 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:15 11:15 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15 12:15 - 12:45

12:45 - 13:00 13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:40

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14:40 - 16:00

So how do we take this forward? - Panel Discussion with audience facilitated by Sir Graeme with panel: - Professor Dean Ornish, Sir John Oldham, Dr Srinath Reddy, Prof Kerryn Phelps, Prof Elad Schiff, Justin Wu and Seonsam Na Tea Maximising the benefit of self-care in chronic disease - lessons from the UK Professor David Peters At the end of day 2, are we any nearer a prescription for how we treat, prevent or contain long term disease? - Professor Sian Griffiths Creating the right healing environment for long term disease - presentation by Samueli, USA Reflections/review of the day

16:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 17:00

17:00 - 17:30

17:30 - 17:45

17:45 - 18:00

15 November 2013, Day 3

Morning Chair Professor Colin Thome 8:30 - 9:00 9:00 - 9:30 Meditation Models of integrated health in action - how do we do it in Brazil? - Joaquim Oliveira Mucar How can integrated approaches become more effective? - Woodson Merrell Improving the health of our communities in Ecuador - Michelle Grunaver Andrade Coffee Enabling communities to improve their resilience, their self-confidence and their health - Cormac Russell Creating changes in motivation and lifestyle that enable communities to improve health. Torkel Falkenberg. Panel discussion - facilitated by Prof David Colin-Thome - How do we create healthy communities? Lunch Afternoon Chair Prof. Sian Griffiths

9:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30

11:30 - 12:00

12:00 - 12:45

12:45 - 13:45

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The evidence base for community empowerment and health improvement - Dr Brian Fisher UK Helping communities to take charge of their own health and become more resilient in the U.K. Hazel Stuteley, O.B.E. Creating a more healthy and sustainable physical environment - How do we do it and what are our respective roles? - Sir Jonathon Porritt UK Putting it altogether - facilitated discussion by Dr Brian Fisher with Michelle Grunaver Andrade and Sir Jonathon Porritt Dr Vijay Kakkar Dr V A Shiva Review of Conference by Michael Dixon and George Lewith. Conference transport arranged to convey delegates to Soukya Holistic Health Centre for final stages of conference Closing Ceremony with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other dignitaries. Classical Dance performance by Dr Mallika Sarabhai, one of Indias leading classical dancers. Dinner, Live Music, Dance.

14:00 - 14:15

14:15 - 14:45

14:45 - 15:30

15:30 - 15:50 15:50 -16:10 16:10 - 16:30 16:30 - 17:30

17:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00

20:00 - 23: 00

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