Friday March 23rd – AUDITORIUM
7.30 – 9.00 Registration of participants
9.00 – 9.10 Conference Opening
Franco Cracolici, Massimo Bonucci, Sonia Baccetti
9.10 – 9.30 Welcome address by local authorities
Stefania Saccardi, Counsellor for the Right to Health, Welfare and Social and Health Integration
Paolo Morello Marchese, General Director Local Health Unit Tuscany Centre
Dario Nardella, Mayor of the Municipality of Florence
Gianni Amunni, Director of Tuscan Tumor Institute
INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY: APPROPRIATENESS AND COMPLEMENTARITY WITH STANDARD TREATMENTS
Moderators: Massimo Bonucci, Franco Cracolici, Sonia Baccetti
Discussants: Gianni Amunni, Fabio Firenzuoli
9.30 – 10.00 Jun J. Mao, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-MSKCC New York
Building networks for the research in integrative oncology between Italy and the MSKCC
10.00 – 10.30 Anil D. Kulkarni, Medical School University of Texas, USA
The nutritional health immune-engineering
10.30 – 11.00 Ernesto Burgio, European Cancer and Environment Research Institute, Bruxelles
Cancer, from Genetics to Epigenetics
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
Moderators: Bruno Mazzocchi, Elio Rossi
11.30 – 12.00 Filippo de Braud, Dep. Medical Oncology National Cancer Institute, Milan
Preliminary evidences of Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) in patients with solid tumours treated according to the standard of care
12.00 – 12.30 Gary Deng, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-MSKCC New York
Experience of integration in breast, lung and neck cancer
12.30 – 13.00 Michele Maio, Dep. of Oncology, University Hospital Siena
Cancer immunotherapy: an update
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break
Visits to Poster Area
Moderators: Alberto Laffranchi, Enrico Tucci
Discussants: Luisa Fioretto, Simonetta Bernardini
14.30 – 15.00 Philip A. Salem, ST. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
The combination of immunotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy. A new paradigm in cancer treatment
15.00 – 15.30 Eran Ben Arye, Haifa Oncology Service, Lin Medical Center Israel
Effect of Integrative Medicine on increasing adherence to chemotherapy dosing protocol
15.30 – 16.00 Carlo Maria Giovanardi, Italian Federation of Acupuncture Societies
Acupuncture in Oncology: Clinical Evidence
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 17.00 Bharat B. Aggarwal, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Identifying from saliva exam inflammation leading to cancer
17.00 – 17.30 Katia Belvedere, Directorate Citizenship Rights and Social Cohesion, Region of Tuscany
Complementary medicines in the Tuscan Regional Health System: oncology among priorities
17.30 – 18.00 Francesca Martella, Breast Unit S.M. Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Sonia Baccetti, Tuscan Regional Centre for Integrative Medicine
Integrated healthcare pathway for breast cancer in Local Health Unit Tuscany Centre
18.00 18.30 Manuela Roncella, Luigi De Simone, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Pisa
The experience of integrative medicine in the Breast Unit
18.30 19.00 Franco Cracolici, Florence School of Traditional Acupuncture, Elio Rossi, Homeopathic Centre of Lucca, Local Health Unit Tuscany north-west
Acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal medicine in cancer treatment: state of the art in Italy and Europe
19.00 – 20.00 Interactive Round Table
Integration of therapeutic practices in public health: where and how
Introduced and moderated by: Monica Piovi, Massimo Bonucci, Franco Desiderio
Open questions & answers session between speakers of the afternoon and participants in the Conference
20.00 Closing remarks
Saturday March 24th – SALA VERDE
9.00 – 9.15 Introduced by: Maria Teresa Mechi, Simona Dei
Discussants: Corrado Ruozi, Riccardo Poli
9.15 – 9.45 Stephen Sagar, McMaster University, Ontario Canada
Opportunities of Integrative Oncology
9.45 – 10.15 Robert M. Hackman, UC Davis Department of Nutrition
The nutrition practices for cancer patients particularly during chemotherapy
10.15 – 10.45 Gao Wen-cang, Dep. of Oncology Zhejiang TCM University Hospital Integrative medicine in big killer cancers
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30 Maria Pia Fuggetta, Italian National Research Council, Dep. Translational Pharmacology
Telomerase and Cancer –The role of polyphenols
Introduced by: Lorenzo Roti, Giuseppe Di Fede
11.30 – 13.30 Workshop: Nutrition in Oncology: prevention and treatment. International debate America, Asia, Europe: similarities and differences
Moderators: Raffaele Palumbo, Giampietro Ravagnan
Speakers: Anil D. Kulkarni, Bharat B. Aggarwal, Eran Ben Arye, Robert M. Hackman, Franco Berrino, Massimo Bonucci, Pierluigi Rossi, Gao Wen-cang
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch break
Visits to Poster Area
15.00 – 19.00 Oral Sessions: Update from research on natural substances and integrative methods
Coordinated by: Carmelo Guido, Federico Mayer
Introduced by: Lorenzo Emmi, Marina Risi
AUDITORIUM
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL BRAINS
9.00 – 12.30 Jean Marc Kespi, A.F.A. Honorary Chairman
Introduced by: Franco Cracolici
12.30 – 13.00 Questions from the floor
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch break
Visits to Poster Area
14.00 – 17.30 Jeffrey Yuen, Taoist Master and Monk
Strategies of Chinese Medicine for Cancer Care
Introduced by Rosa Brotzu
17.30 – 18.00 Questions from the floor
18.00 – 19.00 Gerard Guillaume, Chronimed
Latent perverted energy in Chinese medicine and the role of cold infections in chronic disorders (cancer, Parkinson disease, autism)
Introduced by Luca Frangipane
19.00 – 19.30 Questions from the floor
19.30 Closing remarks
Sunday March 25th
AUDITORIUM
INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY
9.00 – 9.10 Introduced by Carmelo Bengala, Dep. of Oncology Local Health Unit Tuscany south-east
President of the Medical Association of Florence
Moderators: Ivano Ferri, Leonello Guidi
Discussants: Raoul Saggini, Emanuela Portalupi,
9.10 – 9.40 Carla Fiorentini, Superior Health Institute of Italy
Microbiota and cancer: role of bacterial toxins
9.40 – 10.10 Virgilio Sacchini, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York
The vision of Integrative Oncology
10.10 – 10.40 Massimo Bonucci, ARTOI
Integrated cancer care: cases and clinical protocols
10.40 – 11.10 Ping Chung Leung, Institute of Chinese Medicine University Hong Kong
The use of traditional herbal medicine during chemotherapy
11.10 – 11.30 Coffee break
Moderators: Giorgio Giorda, Carlo Mugelli
Discussants: Giuseppe Di Fede, Catia Angiolini
11.30 – 12.00 Giuseppe Lupi, SIRAA
Acupuncture for the treatment of psychological distress in cancer patients
12.00 – 12.30 Rosaria Ferreri, Centre of Integrative Medicine, Pitigliano Hospital
Role of Phytonutrition in Oncology
12.30 – 13.00 Chiara Bocci, ICS Maugeri Pavia
Integrative Oncology in Radiotherapy: scientific evidence and clinical management of side effects
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch break
Visits to Poster Area
AUDITORIUM
CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL BRAINS
Moderators: Roberto Pulcri, Giuseppe Lupi
Discussants: Rosa Brotzu, Mauro Bologna
14.15 – 15.15 Francesco Bottaccioli, SIPNEI
Master Lecture: Psyche, Brain and Immunity. Suggestions from Ancient Medicine to contemporary science
15.15 – 15.45 Massimo Rinaldi, Florence Traditional Acupuncture School
Acupuncture of the Void
15.45 – 16.15 Massimo Fioranelli, University G. Marconi, Rome
The brain as a dancing star
16.15 – 16.45 Rosa Brotzu, Xin Shu
Energy vacuum and creative space: the art of forgetting in the process of evolution
16.45 – 17.00 Coffee break
Moderators: Maurizio Episodio, Maria Bernadette Ligabue
Discussants: Lucio Sotte, Franco Menichelli
17.00 – 17.30 Alberto Lomuscio, SIA
My Brain is the Universe, the Universe is my Brain
17.30 – 18.00 Franco Cracolici, Florence Traditional Acupuncture School
The Brain between Past and Future
18.00 – 18.30 Dante De Berardinis, SIDA
The Kidney Jing, Brain and Memory
18.30 – 19.00 Massimo Selmi, Florence Traditional Acupuncture School
The conditions for Conception
19.00 – 19.30 Duccio Petri, Florence Traditional Acupuncture School
Medicinal mushrooms and Brains
19.30 – 20.00 Vittorio Mascherini, Florence Traditional Acupuncture School
The Intestine-Brain-Microbiota Axis: principles and evidence
20.00 Closing remarks
Laboratories of companies and oral sessions in Sala Verde on Saturday
Poster Awards
Best Poster Award in Research
Best Poster Award in Clinics
PRESIDENTS OF THE CONFERENCE
Massimo Bonucci, Franco Cracolici, Sonia Baccetti
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BOARD
Franco Cracolici, Massimo Bonucci, Sonia Baccetti, Elio Rossi, Giuseppe Lupi, Carla Fiorentini, Vezia Mei, Eran Ben Arye, Raoul Saggini, Anil D. Kulkarni, Elisabetta Cortesi, Maria Valeria Monechi, Fabio Firenzuoli, Emanuela Portalupi, Franco Desiderio, Giuseppe Di Fede, Giampietro Ravagnan, Diana Giannarelli
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Lucilla Cracolici, Sandra Focardi, Barbara Centaro, Massimo Bonucci, Franco Cracolici, Sonia Baccetti, Paolo Fedi, Mariella Di Stefano, Agnese Torricelli, Barbara Cucca, Aurelia Guzzo, Luisa Guastella, Giulia Braccesi, Alessandra Franco, Cristina Villivà, Federica Mosti, Pamela Fabiani, Manila Peccantini
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REGISTRATION
Early bird (within January 31st 2018): € 250,00
Regular fee (after February 1st 2018): € 300,00
Fee reserved to: students of Florence Traditional Acupunture School, ARTOI members, staff of the Tuscan Regional Centre for Integrative Medicine, of the Oncological Network of Tuscan Tumor Institute (ITT), health staff of the Tuscan Regional Healthcare System € 200,00.
Attending a single day at your choice: € 200,00
Online Registration
www.convegnomedicinaintegrata2018.org
Draft programme subject to change
CME accreditation in progress (only for 3 days participants)
Info
Florence Traditional Acupuncture School: Lucilla Cracolici
Phone: +39 055 704172
info@convegnomedicinaintegrata2018.it
Accomodation: info on the website