ICAOR 7 - LECOM Bradenton to Host International Osteopathic Research Conference in 2008
Register Now for ICAOR 7
The British College of Osteopathic Medicine, organizers of the
International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research (ICAOR), have chosen LECOM Bradenton
to host the ICAOR Seven in September 5 to 7, 2008.
The ICAOR 7
program committee has reviewed and selected 26 abstracts for presentation during the conference.
To view a tentative schedule click here:
ICAOR 7 Preliminary
Program
The conference serves as an important meeting point for
those engaged in osteopathic medical research and encourages future research toward improving
medical care through osteopathic manipulative medicine. ICAOR attracts presenters and delegates
from across the world.
Conference presenters will include scientists, osteopathic
physicians and practioners, and osteopathic medical students who will give oral presentations.
LECOM Erie hosted ICAOR 5 in 2004. The College joins the British College of Osteopathic
Medicine in planning for the 2008 conference.
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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and the British College of Osteopathic Medicine invite
global leaders in osteopathic medicine research to attend the 2008 International Conference on
Advances in Osteopathic Research in Sarasota, Florida. The conference is scheduled for September
5-7, 2008. ICAOR 7 invites Osteopathic Physicians, Osteopaths, OMT Instructors, Osteopathic
Researchers, Osteopathic Educators, Neuroscientists, Neuroanatomists, Physiologists, and
Osteopathic Students. Program will cover: Cranial Osteopathy, Visceral Osteopathy, Soft Tissue
Osteopathy, Applied Physiology, Pediatrics & Geriatrics.(LECOM anticipates AOA CCME approval
for Category 1-A CME Credit). Selected Abstracts will form part of the Plenary Sessions. |
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New Director of the Osteopathic Research Center
to Present ICAOR 7 Keynote Address
John C. Licciardone, DO, M.S., M.B.A., the new Executive Director of the Osteopathic
Research Center (ORC), has agreed to be the U.S. keynote speaker for the seventh International
Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Licciardone is also Chief Editor of Osteopathic
Medicine and Primary Care online journal and Osteopathic Heritage Clinical Research Chair at the
University of North Texas Health Science Center.
He is the first osteopathic physician
to have received a Midcareer Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health. He serves as
Principal Investigator of the OSTEOPATHIC Trial (OSTEOPAThic Health outcomes In Chronic low back
pain Trial), an ongoing five-year study that will recruit about 500 subjects, making it the largest
study ever undertaken on osteopathic manipulative treatment. He is also Principal Investigator for
the Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Project. This project
will conduct a comprehensive review of the osteopathic literature with the aim of developing
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and recommendations on the use of osteopathic
manipulative treatment.
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