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                             December 4 - 5, 2000
         Washington, D.C. CAM Access and Delivery
                                  Transcript


Due to the large size of the meeting transcript file, it has been divided into smaller sections.


  M E E T I N G   C O N T E N T S   (with links to the transcript files)
                                                           Page No.
  Participants:


  Welcome and Introductions
    Dr. James S. Gordon ................................  7
    Dr. Stephen C. Groft ............................... 15

  Session I: Overview of CAM Utilization
    Dr. James S. Gordon ................................ 19

  Commission Discussion  ................................ 37



  Session II: Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Selected CAM Services

    Chiropractic Practice
    William Meeker, D.C., MPH .......................... 43

    Naturopathic Medicine
    Konrad Kail, ND, PA ................................ 48

    Acupuncture
    Patricia Culliton, LAc ............................. 54

    Homeopathy
    Joyce Frye, DO, MBA, FACOG ......................... 59

    Massage Therapy
    Tiffany Field, Ph.D. ............................... 65

  Panel Discussion  ..................................... 69

    Herbs/Botanicals
    Dennis Awang, Ph.D., SCIC ......................... 103
    Christopher Hobbs, LAc, AHG ....................... 106

    Dietary Supplements
    Alan Gaby, M.D..................................... 111

    Nutrition
    Patsy Brannon, Ph.D., RD .......................... 116

    Integrated Overview
    Harley Goldberg, DO ............................... 121

  Panel Discussion  .................................... 132


  Public Comment

    Francine Butler  ................................... 158
    Nancy Dolores Kolenda  ............................. 162
    Diana Chambers  .................................... 164
    Rustrum Roy  ....................................... 167

  Panel Discussion  .................................... 170

    Dr. David Murray Blalwas  .......................... 181
    Kathleen Golden  ................................... 185
    Natalia Egorov  .................................... 189
    Dr. David Edgar Molony  ............................ 191

  Panel Discussion  .................................... 195

    Dr. Bruce Dooley  .................................. 213
    Dr. Salvatore D'Onofrio  ........................... 216

  Panel Discussion  .................................... 219



  Session III: Use of CAM for Selected Health Conditions

    Addiction and HIV/AIDS
    Howard Josepher  ................................... 224
    Denise Drayton  .................................... 228

    Cancer
    Jeanne Andrews  .................................... 232

    Heart Disease
    Richard Collins, M.D . ............................. 236
    Walter Czapliewicz  ................................ 240

    Hospice Care
    J. Donald Schumacher, PsyD  ........................ 245

  Panel Discussion  .................................... 251



  Session IV: Issues in Integrating CAM in Service Delivery

    Richard Miles ..................................... 278
    Health Frontiers


    The Honorable Berkley Bedell ...................... 283
    The National Foundation for Alternative Medicine

    Paul Kurtz, MA Ph.D. ............................. 288
    Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal


  Panel Discussion  .................................... 293

    Donald Kendall, OMD, Ph.D., LAc
    Office of Professional and Employees
      International Union ............................. 332

    Candace Campbell
    American Preventative Medical Association ......... 335

    Michele Forzley, JD
    American Bar Association .......................... 340

  Panel Discussion  .................................... 345

  Adjournment  ......................................... 368





* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  Second Day * * * * * * * * * * * *

Session V: Meeting Public Needs/Systems of Delivery Private Practice

  Robert Atkins, MD  ................................. 6

  Nursing
  Charlotte Eliopoulos, RCN, MPH, PhD  .............. 12

  Stand-Alone CAM Center
  Mort Rosenthal, MBA  .............................. 16


Panel Discussion  ................................... 22


  Community Health Clinics
  Tom Trompeter, MPA  ............................... 54

  Hospital-Based Centers
  Sylver Quevedo, MD  ............................... 60

  Academic Centers
  Woodson Merrell, MD  .............................. 65


Panel Discussion  ................................... 70


  Managed Care Organizations
  James Dillard, MD, DC, CAc  ...................... 105

  Anna Silberman, MPH  ............................. 110

  Lori Bielinksi, LMP  ............................. 115


Panel Discussion  .................................. 121


  Ayurveda
  Robert Schneider, MD  ............................ 143

  Naturopathic Medicine
  Tori Hudson, ND  ................................. 149

  Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Robert Duggan, MA, MAc  .......................... 155


Panel Discussion  .................................. 160





Public Comment

  Bruce Nordstrom , American Chiropractic Association .............. 195
  Neal D. Barnard , Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine . 198
  Doreen Chen , Chinese Medicine Council, AAOM ..... 201
  Gary Sandman , Integrative Medicine, LLC ......... 204
  Danny Freund , Pennsylvania State University ..... 207


Panel Discussion  .................................. 210


  Melinna Giannini , Alternative Link .............. 224
  Jane Hersey , Feingold Association ............... 226
  Boyd Landry , The Coalition for Natural Health ... 229
  Lawrence A. Plumlee , National Coalition for the Chemically Injured ..... 232
  Michael J. Rohrbacher , Certification Board for Music Therapists, Inc....... 235


Panel Discussion  .................................. 239


  Andrew L. Rubman , American Association of Naturopathic Physicians .249
  Marshall H. Sager , American Academy of Medical Acupuncture ............ 252
  Diana Miller  .................................... 255
  Courtney Banks  .................................. 257
  Richard Pavek , Biofield Research Institute ...... 260


Panel Discussion  .................................. 263





Session VI: CAM Integration in Existing Delivery Systems

  Alan Trachtenberg, MD, MPH Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) 273

  Milton Hammerly, MD Catholic Health Initiatives .. 278


Panel Discussion  .................................. 282




Session VII: Commissioners' Discussion  ............ 304

Adjournment  ....................................... 349