(Feb. 11, 2009) AACOM President Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH, and other AACOM staff met with Josephine Briggs, MD, Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health, to build upon AACOM’s relationship with NCCAM and foster increased collaboration. Drs. Briggs and Shannon discussed osteopathic medicine, research and education, and agreed that increasing osteopathic clinical research capacity is an important priority.
Dr. Briggs requested assistance from AACOM in identifying experts for a panel discussion NCCAM is planning to sponsor on low back pain. AACOM has suggested several individuals for this panel.
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