Saturday 14 March 2009 9.00 to 10.30 am Session 1: Complementary Medicine and Disease Prevention
Venue: Lazenby 9.00 to 9.30 am
Genome health nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics: nutritional
prevention of DNA damage at the population and individual level:
9.30 to 10.00 am Lipoic acid as an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective drug for
10.00 to 10.30 am The effect of omega-3 fish oil on cardiovascular risk in healthy
Session 2: Herb Quality and Safety Venue: Education Lecture Theatre 133
The elusive identity of Virginia skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) – an
authentication case study: Hans Wohlmuth
9.30 to 10.00 am The role and importance of natural products research in
10.00 to 10.30 am Safety and interactions with Echinacea: risks and benefits: Anita
Session 3: Complementary Medicine and Women’s Health Education Lecture Theatre 111
Prescription patterns of phyto-oestrogens by complementary and
alternative medicine practitioners in the Australian Capital Territory
9.30 to 10.00 am Midwives, evidence and complementary therapies as reported in
10.00 to 10.30 am Black cohosh (Cimicifuga spp.) for menopausal symptoms: a
systematic review & meta-analysis: Matthew Leach
Session 4: Complementary Medicine and Discovery 1 Venue: Somerville Lecture Theatre (Rural Medicine)
Screening of some Australian indigenous medicinal plants for in
vitro biological activities relevant to wound healing: Joshua Smith
9.30 to 10.00 am Semecarpus anacardium - a versatile herbal anticancer and anti-
10.00 to 10.30 am Properties and potential of novel high essential oil yielding
chemotypes of Eremophila longifolia: Nicholas Sadgrove
Saturday 14 March 2009 1.30 to 3.00 pm Session 1: Complementary Medicine and the Brain Venue: Lazenby 1.30 to 2.00 pm
Natural products as cognitive enhancers: issues and challenges:
Herbal and nutritional treatments for depression and anxiety:
current evidence and future directions: Jerome Sarris
Using neuroimaging in studies with natural medicines, nutritional
supplements and herbal substances: Con Stough
Session 2: Evidence in Herbal Medicine 1 Venue: Education Lecture Theatre 133
Molecular mechanisms behind the stress protective effect of
Echinacea intake induces an immune response through altered
expression of leukocyte hsp70, increased white cell counts and
improved erythrocyte antioxidant defences: Linda Agnew
Effects of a combination of Hypericum perforatum and Vitex agnus-
castus on PMS-like symptoms in late-perimenopausal women:
preliminary findings from a sub-population analysis: Diana van Die
Session 3: Complementary Medicine and Cancer Venue: Education Lecture Theatre 111
Herbal formula used to treat non-genital warts caused by HPV:
Breast cancer and complementary therapies: Chris Shipp
Involving service-users in the evaluation of an information service
on complementary therapies and cancer: Matthew Breckons (UK)
Sunday 15 March 2009 9.30 to 11.00 am Session 1: Evidence in Herbal Medicine 2
Venue: Lazenby 9.30 to 10.00 am Pelargonium sidoides: from mystery TB cure to evidence-based
10.00 to 10.30 am Native Australian medicinal plants: Graham Lloyd-Jones
10.30 to 11.00 am Knowledge based medicine? A herbal case study: Simon Mills (UK)
Session 2: Complementary Medicine and Nutrients Education Lecture Theatre 133
9.30 to 10.00 am A combined phase I and II open label study on the
immunomodulatory effects of seaweed extract nutrient complex:
10.00 to 10.30 am An adaptogenic role for omega 3 fatty acids in stress and mental
health by regulating the pro-inflammatory cytokines: Joanne
10.30 to 11.00 am Micronutrient status in children with cerebral palsy and the impact
of a major surgical intervention: Niikee Schoendorfer
Session 3: Complementary Medicine and Evidence Education Lecture Theatre 111
9.30 to 10.00 am Research in naturopathy: the bridge between statistics and the
10.00 to 10.30 am Trends in knowledge production within western herbal medicine:
10.30 to 11.00 am Evidence requirements for complementary medicine products:
Session 4: Complementary Medicine and Discovery 2 Somerville Lecture Theatre (Rural Medicine)
9.30 to 10.00 am Aqueous extracts of Curcuma longa (Turmeric) rhizomes stimulates
insulin release and mimics insulin action in vitro: James McFarlane
10.00 to 10.30 am Investigations into the anti-bacterial activities of herbal medicines
against Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni: Evelin
10.30 to 11.00 am A study into the hypoglycaemic effectiveness of a combination of
traditional Chinese herbs (Glucostat) in mouse heart and liver
Please note this program is subject to minor changes
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