CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
STAFF COLLEGE
SEMINAR
JOSEPH J. JACOBS, M.D., M.B.A.
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
WILL SPEAK ON
"THE CHALLENGES CONFRONTING EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AT
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH"
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1994
1:30 P.M.
CONFERENCE ROOM "D"
PARKLAWN BUILDING
5600 Fishers Ln., Rockville, MD
This presentation by Dr. Jacobs will focus on a review of the
creation of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National
Institutes of Health and the response from the professional
community to its creation. He will also discuss the scope of
activities associated with alternative medicine as well as the
approach to developing a research agenda in alternative medicine
by the NIH. He will also provide information on research
supported by the various institutes of the NIH that might be
considered alternative medicine. Additionally, he will discuss
some issues and problems associated with doing research on various
alternative clinical modalities.