The CGHM is an international organization that pursues the scientific advancement of Chinese Medicine through international research and education collaborations.
The mission of the Consortium for the Globalisation of Chinese Medicine is to advance the field of Chinese herbal medicine to benefit human kind through joint efforts of the academic institutions, industries and regulatory agencies around the world.President of SIO, Stephen Sagar MD, attended the Conference in Nottingham, U.K. (26-28th August, 2009) as a member of a panel to evaluate the role of Chinese herbal therapies used as anticancer therapies and for supportive care.
Speakers include Josephine P Briggs, MD, Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH, and Jeffrey White MD, Director of the Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM), NCI.
East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham University, UK.
Stephen Sagar MD and Jeffrey White MD evaluate research submissions on Chinese Herbal Medicine and anti-cancer therapies plus supportive care.
Opening Ceremony with speaker, Josephine Briggs MD, Director of NCCCAM.
The Panel on Liver and Cancer
SIO will be discussing institutional membership of CGCM, which already incorporates members from about 100 institutions that include various organizations, universities, industry, and government. CGCM is led by Yale Professor of Pharmacology, Tommy Cheng.
Edward Chu MD (Yale University), Stephen M. Sagar MD (McMaster University), Jeff White MD (NCI) at the Nottingham University Science and Technology Park
Photo: Martin Kirk
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