FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER (MORNING) – PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS

SALON A 

Workshop 1. Acupuncture, moderates Giralt I (SP). Workshop Summary
09:00 – 11:30 How different experts treat same joint pain with Acupuncture. Co-organized by SESMI /BMAS Brinkhaus B (DE), Cummings M (UK), Vas J (SP), Tegiacchi T (SP), Daza B (SP)
11:30 – 12:30 Pediatrics in Acupuncture. Martínez E (SP)

SALON B

09:00 – 10:45 Workshop 5. Wellness and healing through the voice and the sound. Kistemaker J (Pontevedra/SP). Moderates Esmel N (Tarragona/SP). Workshop Summary
11:00 – 12:45 Workshop 6. Towards a guide for preventing of exposure to endocrine disruptors. Olea N (Granada/SP). Moderates Justo P (Barcelona/SP). Workshop Summary

SALON C

09:00 – 10:45 Workshop 4. Gut microbiota and cancer, the importance of lifestyles: Designing a project. Sanchez C (Madrid/SP). Moderates  Aleson A (Barcelona/SP). Workshop Summary
11:00 – 12:45 Workshop 7. Miofascial trigger points and laser therapy. Martín Romero P (Madrid/SP). Laura Planas Ortega. Moderates  Esmel N (Tarragona/SP). Workshop Summary

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH ON OWN

FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER (EVENING)

MAIN AUDITORIUM

(14:00-17:00) PLENARY SESSION I: CONGRESS OPENING. RESEARCH. Chair: Giralt, I (Barcelona/SP), Brinkhaus, B (Berlin/DE)
14:00 Musical opening: Kistemaker J (ND)
14:10 Welcome: Authorities

Willich S for ESIM (Berlin/DE)
Menassa A for SESMI (Madrid/SP)
Esmel N President of the Scientific Committee (Tarragona/SP)
Tinao JF co-founder of SESMI (Madrid/SP)
Giralt I congress chair (Barcelona/SP)

14:25 Video greeting: Weil A (Tucson, Arizona/USA)
14:30 Keynote 1 Brinkhaus B (Berlin/DE) Overall situation and future of Integrative Medicine in Germany
14:45 Keynote 2 Kreitzer MJ (Minneapolis/Minnesota/USA) Current situation and research in integrative medicine in the US
15:00 Keynote 3 Rossi E (Tuscany/IT) Integrative Medicine: the Italian situation
15:15 Keynote 4 Prof Avni Sali (Melbourne/AU) Integrative Medicine in Australia: Research and evolution
15:30 Keynote 5 Suzuki K (JP) Present and future of Integrative Medicine in Japan
15:45 Keynote 6 Gascón P (Barcelona/SP) Integrative Medicine: Current scientific progress in Spain
16:15 Delivery of the ESIM / HEEL 2019 prize to the best article of the year 2018

Presentation next ESIM Congress London 2020

16:30 -17:00 Coffee break in the exhibition area

(17:00-18:30) DISCUSSION on Environmental health: healthy spaces and homes. Chemical contamination. Chair: Abanades S (Barcelona/SP)
17:00 Environmental oncology: A forward-looking approach in the prevention and treatment of cancer. Eres N (Barcelona/SP)
17:20 Do you live in a healthy space? León P (Barcelona/SP)
17:40 Environmental toxins as triggers of multiple pathologies. Muñoz-Calero P (Madrid/SP)
18:00 Resilient and healthy cities. Santana C (Barcelona/SP)
18:20 Human exposure to endocrine disruptors and the consequences for health. Olea N (Granada/SP)

18:40 Pharmacogenetics. Sabater-Tobella J (Barcelona/SP)

18:45 – 19:15 POSTER SESSION
19:15 Welcome reception at the Congress venue
19:45 ESIM Annual Meeting (Main Auditorium)

SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER (MORNING)

Morning Activities (7:00 – 8:00)

SALON A

7:00 – 8:00 CHIKUNG: García D (Madrid/SP)

MAIN AUDITORIUM

(08:30 – 10:00) PLENARY SESSION II: CLINICAL CARE. Chair: Aleson A (Barcelona/SP)
8:30 Integrating acupuncture techniques into the treatment of COPD. Fernández C (Barcelona/SP)
8:50 Aromatherapy for pain management and anxiety during the first stages of labour in a public Spanish hospital. La Rosa C (Tarragona/SP)
9:10 Cultivating wellbeing in our lives and organizations. Kreitzer MJ (Minneapolis/Minnesota/USA)
9:30 Ayurveda to prevent, control and cure chronic diseases. Gramminger H (Colonia/DE)
9:45 Conclusions. Aleson A (Barcelona/SP)

10:00 -10:30 Coffee break in the exhibition area

10:30 KEYNOTE: Vitamin C and cancer: Towards an integrative pathway of molecular research and clinical practice. Aguilera O (Madrid/SP). Chair: Menassa A (Madrid/SP)
10:55 Questions and remarks

(11:00 – 12:30) PLENARY SESSION III: INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE. Chair: Benno Brinkhaus (Berlin/DE)
11:00 Integrative Medicine in a Spanish public hospital. Abadía C (Barcelona/SP)
11:20 The Future of Comprehensive Patient Care. Thangavelu M (Cambrigde/GB)
11:40 Integrative oncology: European and international perspectives. Rossi E (Tuscany/IT)
12:00 Vitamin C from micro to macro essential nutrient: Changing the paradigm. O’byrne A (Cali/CO)
12:20 Questions and remarks

SALON A

10:30 Integrative Medicine and steps of treatment. Crespo de la Rosa JC (Sevilla/SP). Chair: Rodríguez P (Alicante/SP)
10:55 Questions and remarks

(11:00 – 12:30) DISCUSSION PANEL. Current and future perspectives of IM for children. Chair: Cummings M (Londres/UK)
11:00 Immunity or the importance of the first thousand days of life. Begara M (Madrid/SP)
11:20 The contribution of CAM to reduce antibiotic use and AMR. Baars E (Driebergen/NL)
11:40 What can reflexology do for children with cancer? Carrasco B (Barcelona/SP)
12:00 Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD. Shaw W (Georgia/USA)
12:20 Questions and remarks

SALON B

10:30 KEYNOTE: Atypical risk factors in cardiovascular disease: early detection is not prevention. Mejía S (Málaga/SP). Chair: Mata J (Illes Balears/SP)
10:55 Questions and remarks

(11:00 – 12:00) SYMPOSIUM. Treating stress, anxiety and chronic pain with Integrative Medicine. Chair: Daza B (Madrid/SP)
11:00 Neural Therapy, Vegetative Nervous System and Fascia: broad-spectrum regulatory therapy. Vinyes D (Barcelona/SP)
11:30 Integrative odontology: the mouth’s impact on bioregulation. López M (Girona/SP)
12:00 Ozonotherapy in the humanpapiloma virus. Schwartz A (Madrid/SP)
12:20 Questions and remarks

SALON C

(10:30 – 12:30) ROUND TABLE: Woman and integrative health. Chair: Esteve E (Barcelona/SP)
10:30  Integrative approach to premenstrual syndrome. Menassa A (Madrid/SP)
10:45 Fertility and acupuncture. Carvajal G (Barcelona/SP) and Giralt I (Barcelona/SP)
11:00 Reflexology and assisted reproduction. Vives C (Tarragona/SP)
11:15 Micronutrients and their effect on fertility. Salgado C (Madrid/SP)
11:30 After obstetric violence: The integration of the agency. Brigidi S (Girona/SP)
11:45 Non-conventional therapies in women with breast cancer and their relation with conventional therapies. Santoro V (Barcelona/SP)
12:20 Discussion

SALON D / E

(10:30 – 13:30) Oral abstract presentations

12:30 – 13:30 POSTER SESSION
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch in the exhibition area / SESMI General Assembly

SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER (EVENING)

MAIN AUDITORIUM

(15:00 – 16:30) ROUND TABLE. Advances and care in integrative oncology. Chair: Montoro A (Valencia/SP)
15:00 Scientific evidence from meta-analysis and systematic reviews of complementary therapies in oncology. Abanades S (Barcelona/SP)
15:20 Comprehensive management of cancer patients. Espinosa J (Ciudad Real/SP)
15:40Make Love Not War: An integral vision of cancer. Álvaro T (Tarragona/SP)
16:00 How can we “integrate” an “Integrative Oncology” Division into a Hospital? Gascón P (Barcelona/SP)
16:20 Questions and remarks
Presentation of the book “Apuntes de Oncologia Integrativa” of SESMI

16:30 -17:00 Coffee break in the exhibition area

(17:00 – 18:30) PLENARY SESSION IV: BIOLOGICAL PRACTICE. RESILIENCE OF THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA: IMPACT ON HEALTH AND DISEASE. Chair: Mejía S (Málaga/SP)
17:00 Controversy around the use of oral and tropical radioprotectors in medical treatment using ionizing radiation: from basic research to clinical practice. Montoro A Valencia (SP)
17:20 The efficacy of micro-immunotherapy as a low-dose therapy. Rigau J (Tarragona/SP)
17:40 Microbiota and the immune system. De la Puerta L (Madrid/SP)
18:00 Toxic chemicals and their effects on health. Shaw W (Georgia/USA)
18:20 Questions and remarks

SALON A

(15:00 – 16:30) Integrative experiences. Chair: Abadia C (Barcelona/SP).
15:00 Complementary Therapies in Iceland nursing homes. Gunnarsdóttir TJ (Reikiavic/IS)
15:20 Dietary Therapy and Food in Cancer. Adjuvant Treatment. Evidence and Strategy. Perez-Calvo J (Barcelona/SP)
15:40 Ferritin and cancer: How to make virtue of the problem. Martin S (Barcelona/SP)
16:00 Shinrin-yoku: environments for purposeful integrative healing. Hansen M (Boston/US)
16:20 Questions and remarks

16:30 -17:00 Coffee break in the exhibition area

(17:00 – 18:30) ROUND TABLE. Acupuncture techniques in pain management, some examples. Chair: Giralt I (Barcelona/SP)
Use of acupuncture in a pain unit. A review of over 10 years of practice. Mata J (Illes Balears/SP)
Auriculopuncture: Treatment of lumbar and pelvic pain in pregnant women. Vas J (Sevilla/SP)
Research into atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis. Brinkhaus B (Berlin / DE)
A new research direction from the Asia. Cummings M (London/UK)
18:20 Questions and remarks

SALON B

(15:00 – 16:30) SYMPOSIUM. Homeopathy: research and current status. Chair: Díaz C (Madrid/SP)
20 years of integration of homeopathy in the Public Health System of the Region of Tuscany and the experience of the Homeopathic Clinic of the Hospital of Lucca (Italy). Rossi E (Tuscany/IT)
Research lines in homeopathy: where do we come from and where are we going? Díaz G (Madrid/SP)
Practice of homeopathy in France. Integration experience at the hospital level. López Márquez Y(Lyon/FR)

16:30 -17:00 Coffee break in the exhibition area

(17:00 – 18:30) Phytotherapy. Antiaging. Cell lines. Chair: Serrano J (Valencia/SP)
Phytotherapy: relevance of quality on safety and efficacy. Cañigueral S (Barcelona/SP)
Immediate survival versus healthy longevity. Salgado C (Madrid/SP)
18:20 Questions and remarks

SALON C

(15:00 – 16:30) Oral Presentations

16:30 -17:00 Coffee break in the exhibition area

(17:00 – 18:30) Lyme Disease. Chair Abanades S (Barcelona/SP)
The importance of anamnesis in Lyme Disease and coinfections: fundamental aspects and challenges that we face. Navarro C (Madrid/SP)
Lyme as a multi-systemic disease.  Setting up a complete functional Lyme protocol. De Sedeleer P (BG)
Modern testing for Lyme and coinfections. Dr. Schwarbach A (Augsburg/DE)
18:20 Questions and remarks

SALON D / E

(15:00 – 19:15) Oral Presentations

18:30 – 19:15 POSTER SESSION
21:00 SOCIAL EVENING
CONGRESS DINNER. Restaurant The Chipirón (Maremagnum. Moll D’Espanya – Port Vell. Barcelona)

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

Morning Activities (7:15 – 8:15)

SALON A

07:15 – 08:15 Dynamic meditation of the hearth chakra. Rodríguez P (Alicante/SP)

SALON B

07:15 – 08:15 Awakening of body and soul. Soler C (Tarragona/SP), Casanova B (Tarragona/SP)

MAIN AUDITORIUM

(09:00 – 10:30)  PLENARY SESSION V. COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE: THE ESSENCE OF GLOBALITY. Chair: Masllorens L (Barcelona/SP)
09:00 The potential and influence of music on health. Jauset JA (Barcelona/SP)
09:15 Comprehensive approach to health through holistic kinesiology. Amezága MA (Roquetes, Tarragona/SP)
09:30 Sound and the voice in IM. Kistemaker J (NL)
09:45 Effects of Chikung on health. Garcia D (Madrid/SP)
10:00 Reiki as a Complementary Therapy. Fernández- Cervilla AB
(Barcelona/SP)
10:15 Questions and remarks

10:30 MEDICAL GEOLOGY. Contributions / perspectives from Medical Geology. Gimenez-Forcada E (Castellón/ SP). Chair: Masllorens L (Barcelona/SP)

11:00 -11:30 Coffee Break in the exhibition area

(11:30 – 12:30) The future in Integrative Health. Chair: Giralt, I (Barcelona/SP)
11:30 Art in the hospital of the future. Willich S (Berlin/DE)
11:50 Integrative medicine approaches to treatment in psychiatry. Šendula-Jengić, V (Rijeka / HR)
12:20 Questions and remarks

12:30 Presentation by the Observatory of Integrative Medicine

12:35 Act of collaboration between SESMI and the Japanese Society of Integrative Medicine

12:45 INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION. Integrating the IM to the Health System. Moderates and presents: Carnicé E (Sabadell/SP). Rossi E (Tuscany/IT)Willich S (Berlin/DE), Mugarra I (Pamplona/SP), Duran JC (Canarias/SP), Gordillo C (Barcelona/SP),  Abadia C (Barcelona/SP) and Montserrat D (Barcelona/SP)

14:00 Awards. Chair: Carnicé E (Sabadell/SP)

  • Award ceremony for the best communications and posters. Menassa A (Madrid/SP), Giralt I (Barcelona/SP) and Esmel N (Tarragona/SP).
  • Award ceremony. The Tulip Award, Early Researcher Award for Integrative Medicine 2018. The ERAIM Award. European Journal of Integrative Medicine Early Researcher Award for Integrative Medicine 2018.

14:15 Presentation of the next European Congress of Integrative Medicine – London 2020. Clausure.

SALON A

(9:30 – 11:00) ROUND TABLE. New strategies in IM. Chair: Justo P (Barcelona/SP)
09:30 Influences of medicinal mushrooms on immune system functioning: how they can help us. Pellicer C (Barcelona/SP)
09:50 HORMESIS: Strategic interventions for restoring the stress axis. De la Serna D (Madrid/SP)
10:10  Inflammation NOT resolved: the background of chronic degenerative pathology. O’Byrne A (Cali/CO)
10:30 Neuroinflammation: Anxiety, stress and chronic pain. Verdaguer X (Barcelona/SP)

11:00 -11:30 Coffee Break in the exhibition area

(11:30 – 12:30) Ayurveda symposium. Chair: Mejía S (Málaga/SP)
Gramminger H ( Colonia/DE), Carolin V (Barcelona/SP) and Thangavelu M (Cambridge/GB)

SALON B

(9:30 – 11:00) MASTERCLASS. Chair: Díaz G (Madrid/SP)
How to Get Published Inside tips from the Editors in Chief and Publisher of three international journals. Taylor A, Rankin-Box D, Pendry B, Prada V

11:00 -11:30 Coffee Break in the exhibition area

(11:30 – 12:30) Posturology in Integrative health. Chair: Martín Romero P (Madrid/SP)
Contribution of Posturology in the treatment of chronic rachialgias. Villenueve P (París/FR)