4th European Symposium - 2010

Date/Loc.

13 and 14 Nov., 2010,  in Vienna, at the Ministry of Health Vienna, in cooperation with the National Agency for the Immaterial Cultural Heritage of Austria-UNESCO

Theme

“Traditional healthcare knowledge as part of our intangible cultural heritage - because humans are cultured beings, they need more than only scientific approaches and quality standards”
Opening and moderation, Ms. Nora Laubstein, President, ANME e.V. and Ms. Mag. Maria Walcher, President of the National Agency for the Immaterial Cultural Heritage of Austria-UNESCO , A-Vienna

Speakers

Ms. Mag. Michaela Noseck, Project/Inquire complementary and alternative healing methods in Austria: The challenge of handling with traditional healing-knowledge.

Mr. Dr. oec. Hans-Peter Studer, Healthy- und Mitweltökonom, CH-Zurich: The political implementation oft the swizz referendum “Yes to complementary medicine”

Mr. Prof. Peter Christian Endler, Univ.-Prof.(ret.), PhD, BSc, MAS, governor of the Interuniversitary College Healthy und Evolution/Schloss Seggau, A-Graz: The Master programme for complementary and integrated health sciences in line with the „Leonardo da Vinci-Programme“of the European Commission

Mr. Willy Hauser, President of the German Naturheilbundes (DNB), D-Heimsheim: Preservation and proliferation oft the naturopathy wealth of experience

Mr.Sascha Marschang, Coordination Secretary, European Public Health Alliance ( EPHA), BE-Brussels: The role of CAM in the Public Health sector

Workshops 

What strategies of quality assurance in CAM are there?
What alternative accesses to scientific exploration of CAM are conceivable?

 Results

Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), which are part of the intangible cultural heritage, are being increasingly called into question by different interest groups under the pretext of “consumer protection” or an alleged “unscientific approach” or “ineffectiveness”.