NIH 2019 Traditional Medicine Summit
Maintaining and Protecting Culture through Healing
A unique 3-day discussion convening American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) traditional healers, health care providers, and academic researchers in dialogue concerning the intersection of research, health services, and traditional healing practices.
Goals of the summit include:
- Identifying approaches to respectful collaboration between traditional medicine practitioners and health researchers
- Exploring the relationships between traditional medicine and health care services
- Connecting younger generations of AI/AN people to traditional medicine, integrative health care, and academic research
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 – Friday, November 22, 2019
Aurora, Colorado
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building
13055 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Schedule |
Topic (suggested) |
Presenter/Facilitator |
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8:45 – 9:00 am |
Opening ceremony
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Cecelia Bull Bear |
9:00 – 10:30 am |
Welcome and Introductions
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Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Dave Wilson (Diné) Lisa Sundberg (Yurok) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees |
10:30-10:45 am |
Break |
|
10:45 – 12:30 pm |
Welcome and Introductions
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Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees |
12:30 – 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00 – 3:30 pm |
Facilitated Discussion: What do health care researchers, admins, and policy-makers most need to understand about traditional medicine? |
Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees |
3:30 – 3:45 pm |
Break |
|
3:45 – 5:15 pm |
Facilitated Discussion: How can health researchers best partner with traditional medicine practitioners to advance appropriate understanding? |
Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees |
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Wrap Up and Next Steps
|
TBD |
Schedule |
Topic (suggested) |
Presenter/Facilitator |
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8:45 – 9:00 am |
Opening Blessing |
TBD |
9:00 – 10:30 am |
Public Session Agenda
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Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees |
10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break |
|
10:45 – 12:30 pm |
Public Session Content |
Joseph, P. Gone (Gros Ventre) Michelle Kahn-John (Diné) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Invitees |
12:30 – 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
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Schedule |
Topic (suggested) |
Presenter/Facilitator |
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9:45 – 10:00 am |
Public Session Opening |
Denver Community Representative |
10:00 – 11:30 am |
Welcome & Orientation: Public Session CDC Presentation: Implementation Science
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Lisa Sundberg (Yurok) Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) Nicole Redvers |
11:30 – 12:30 pm |
Traditional Medicine and NCCIH
-Mind & body together |
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D. Peter Wayne, Ph.D. |
12:30 – 2:00 pm |
Lunch |
|
2:00 pm |
Private and public groups mix |
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2:00 – 3:30 pm |
Presentation Session I Perception |
David Tsosie Larry Ground Shirley Holmberg Tony Davis Jessie Takak |
3:30 – 3:45 pm |
Break |
|
3:45 – 5:15 pm |
Presentation Session II Translation |
David Begay Chris Tall Bear John Tsosie Rick Two Dogs Ethleen Iron Cloud-Two Dogs |
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Closing Prayer / Ceremony |
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Schedule |
Topic (suggested) |
Presenter/Facilitator |
8:30 – 8:45 am |
Opening Blessing |
Denver Community Representative |
8:45 – 9:00 am |
NCCIH Overview |
Helene Langevin, MD Don Warne (Oglala Lakota) |
9:00 – 10:30 am |
Presentation Session III Protection |
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart David Johns Lorenzo Jim Rick Two Dogs Sheila Goldtooth |
10:30 – 10: 45 am |
Break |
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10:45 – 12:15 pm |
Presentation Session IV Contribution |
Chenoa Bah Stilwell-Jensen Gary Ferguson II Miguel Flores Jr. Donna Galbreath |
12:15 – 12:45 pm |
Closing/Travel Blessing |
TBD |