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White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy Meeting Site: Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Academy Hall, 8th Floor Washington, DC May 14-16, 2001

AGENDA I

DAY ONE: MONDAY, MAY 14, 2001

7:30 a.m. Registration opens

Meeting Topic I. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Understanding Coverage and Reimbursement

8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks and Introductions

Dr. Stephen C. Groft, Pharm.D., Executive Director
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
Dr. James S. Gordon, M.D., Chair
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy

8:30 a.m. Panel Session I: Overview of Health Care Financing in the United States

1. Michael O'Grady, Ph.D.
Project Hope, Center for Health Affairs

Discussion

9:25 a.m.                              Panel Session II: Federal Purchasers

2. John Whyte, M.D.
    Health Care Financing Administration

3. Abby Block, M.A., M.S.W., M.B.A.
    U.S.Office of Personnel Management

Discussion

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. BREAK

11:00 a.m.                            Panel Session III: State and National Perspectives

4. Joy Johnson Wilson
    National Conference of State Legislatures

5. Merilyn Francis, R.N., M.P.P.
    American Association of Health Plans

6. Alan Korn, M.D.
    Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Discussion

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK

1:00 p.m. Panel Session IV: Employer Perspectives

7. Tom Sawyer
    William M. Mercer, Inc.

8. Kathleen King
    Washington Business Group on Health

9. Judith MacPherson
    CACI International Inc

Discussion

2:10 p.m. Panel Session V: Health Plan Perspectives

10. Rick Gallion
      Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

11. John Kelly, M.D.
     Aetna/U.S. Healthcare

12. John Weeks
      The Integrator

Discussion

3:10 – 3:25 p.m. BREAK

3:25 p.m. Panel Session VI: Special Populations: Minorities, Uninsured, Underinsured

13. Nathan Stinson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
     Office for Minority Health, DHHS

14. Doriane Miller, M.D.
      Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

15. Daniel Hawkins
     National Association of Community Health Centers

Discussion

4:15 p.m. Breakout Groups: Access and Delivery *
*(Review of December 4-5, 2000 Meeting Discussion )

5:15 p.m. Group Reports and Discussion

6:00 p.m. ADJOURN

DAY TWO: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2001

7:30 a.m. Registration Opens

Meeting Topic I. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Understanding Coverage and Reimbursement (continued)

8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

Dr. Stephen C. Groft , Pharm.D., Executive Director
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
Dr. James S. Gordon , M.D., Chair
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy

8:05 a.m.                                  Panel Session VII: Issues and Ideas

16. Melinna Gianninni
      Alternative Link, Inc.

17. Linda Bedell-Logan
     Solutions in Integrative Medicine

18. Wayne Sickles, M.T.S., M.DIV.
     Massage Therapist

Discussion

19. Max Heirich, Ph.D.
University of Michigan

Discussion

9:25 - 10:50 a.m. Break/Breakout: Small Group Discussion (CAM Reimbursement)

10:50 a.m. Group Reports and Discussion

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK – ADJOURN MEETING TOPIC I

AGENDA II

DAY TWO: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2001

Meeting Topic II. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Research Challenges

12:30 p.m. Opening Remarks

Dr. James S. Gordon , M.D., Chair
> White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy

12:40 p.m. Panel Session I: Overview of CAM Research Challenges

20. David Eisenberg, M.D.
Harvard University

Discussion

1:25 p.m.                               Panel Session II: Foundation Support for CAM Research

21. M. Bridget Duffy, M.D.
     Medtronic Foundation

22. Doriane C. Miller, M.D.
     Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

23. Susan Braun
     Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

24. Ronald Chez, M.D.
      Samueli Institute for Information Biology

Discussion

2:35 – 2:50 p.m. BREAK

2:50 p.m. Panel Session III: Approaches to Evaluating Research Literature

25. Donald A. Lindberg, M.D.
      National Library of Medicine, NIH

26. Douglas B. Kamerow, M.D., M.P.H.
      Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

27. Brian Berman, M.D.
      University of Maryland

Discussion

4:10 p.m.                                 Panel Session IV: Concerns about CAM and CAM Research

28. William M. London, Ed.D., M.P.H.
      National Council Against Healthcare Fraud

29. Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D.
      Johns Hopkins University

30. Arthur P. Grollman, M.D.
      State University of New York at Stonybrook

Discussion

5:30 p.m. ADJOURN

DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2001

7:30 a.m.                                  Registration Opens

Meeting Topic II. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Research Challenges (continued)

8:00 a.m.                                   Panel Session V: Research Methodology

31. John A. Chabot, M.D.
     Columbia University

32. Marcia Angell, M.D.
    Editor-in-Chief, Emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine

33. Jennifer Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H.
   American Institute of Homeopathy

34. B. Alex White, D.D.S., Dr.P.H.
      Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

35. Bruce Rabin, M.D., Ph.D.
     University of Pittsburgh

Discussion

9:25 a.m.                        Panel Session VI: Training of Conventional and CAM Investigators

36. Nancy Pearson, Ph.D.
      National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH

37. Neal West, Ph.D.
     National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH

38. Robert H. Blanks, Ph.D.
     University of California at Irvine

39. Russell Phillips, M.D.
     Harvard University

40. Richard Hammerschlag, Ph.D.
     Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Discussion

10:35 – 10:50 a.m. BREAK

10:50 a.m. Panel Session VII: Publication of Peer-Reviewed CAM Research Results

41. Edward W. Campion, M.D.
      New England Journal of Medicine

42. Jackie C. Wootton, M.Ed.
     Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

43. Phil B. Fontanarosa, M.D.
     Journal of the American Medical Association

44. David Riley, M.D.
      Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

45. Christine Laine, M.D., M.P.H.
     Annals of Internal Medicine

46. Arnold Relman, M.D.
     Editor-in-Chief, Emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine

Discussion

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK

1:30 p.m. Breakout: Small Group Discussion (CAM Research Challenges)

2:50 p.m. Group Reports and Discussion/Adjourn Meeting Topic II

4:00 p.m. BREAK

4:15 p.m. Public Comment Session: 3-Minute Oral Statements

47. James Sensenig, American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
48. Candace Campbell, American Preventive Medical Association
49. Diane Davis Cole, University of Virginia Cancer Center
50. Katherine Jane Gorton, American Dietetic Association
51. Audrey Di Maria, Art Therapy Credential Board
52. Judy Simpson, American Music Therapy Association

Discussion

53. Richard Goldberg, Private Practice
54. Nancy Kristine Haller, Feldenkrais Guild of North America
55. Christina Herlihy, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
56. Su Liang Ku, Florida Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine
57. Sharon Stevenson, National Center for Homeopathy

Discussion

58. Barbara Moquin, National Navel Medical Center
59. Matt Ward Russell, National Integrative Medicine Council
60. Carolyn Jones Sabatini, Pharmavite Corporation
61. Christina Walker, The Shenk Human Energetic Institute
62. Alan Dumoff, Private Practice

Discussion

5:30 p.m. Adjourn