The University of Massachusetts Medical School will be hosting its 11th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators: Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society from April 17-21, 2013 at the Four Points Hotel in Norwood, MA.
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society
PRESENTS
11th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators
April 17-21, 2013
Four Points by Sheraton,
Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
The 2013 Conference will feature more than 75 presentations that include research forums, presentation dialogues, workshops, keynotes, breakfast roundtables, and Pre- and Post-Conference Institutes.
This year, University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness is making a commitment to supporting the presence of 100 graduate students in the fields of medicine, psychology and the basic sciences. To affirm this commitment, it will be offering students a 65% discount.
Conference Highlights
The John and Tussi Kluge Research Symposium on Mindfulness
Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness: Emerging Models
Morning Presenters:
Norman Farb, PhD
Wendy Hasenkamp, PhD
J. David Creswell, PhD
Afternoon Presenters:
Eileen Luders, PhD
Amishi Jha, PhD
Conference Opening Keynote Presentation
Measured and Beautiful Motion: The Messiness and Relief of Attempting to Integrate Mindfulness into the Broader Society and the Emergence of a Global Community of Practice
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
Plenary Speakers
Mindfulness, Stress Reduction, and Physical Health: New Brain-Behavior-Physiology Pathways
J. David Creswell, PhD
Being with Patients, Being with Self: A no-Holds-Barred Self-suspending Leap into the Other's Sea
Ronald M. Epstein, MD
Love 2.0: How Positivity Resonance Nourishes Health
Barbara L. Fredrickson, PhD
Creating a Culture of Mindfulness at a University Campus
Lynn Rossy, PhD
For more information on the Conference and how to attend, click here to visit the University of Massachusetts webpage.