[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11679]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
Announcement of Workshop on the Non-Pharmacological Management of Back 
Pain

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
(NCCAM) invites the research community to participate in an online 
Workshop on Non-Pharmacological Management of Back Pain. The purpose of 
this workshop is to identify and explore a range of important and 
timely clinical research questions related to non-pharmacological 
interventions to treat back pain. This information will help inform 
future research directions for NIH and the biomedical scientific field. 
This workshop will be split into three sessions that will feature 
presentations and discussions focusing on the current understanding and 
complexity of chronic back pain, promising questions associated with 
testable hypotheses, and the relevant outcome measures.
    The Workshop will take place on May 27, 2009. Those interested in 
CAM research are particularly encouraged to view and participate.
    Background: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative 
Medicine (NCCAM) was established in 1999 with the mission of exploring 
complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of 
rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating 
authoritative information to the public and professionals. NCCAM funds 
research grants that explore the science of CAM. For more information, 
see http://nccam.nih.gov/grants/whatnccamfunds/.
    Participating: The Workshop will be broadcast on the Internet and 
archived on http://www.videocast.nih.gov/. Viewers may submit questions 
for the presenters and panelists by e-mailing 
[email protected] with questions or comments. For more 
information about what will be covered at the workshop, see http://nccam.nih.gov/news/events/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information, visit the 
NCCAM Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov/news/events/, call 301-594-3391 
(Edward Culhane) or e-mail at [email protected].

    Dated: May 12, 2009.
Richard Nahin,
Senior Advisor for Scientific Coordination and Outreach, National 
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes 
of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-11679 Filed 5-19-09; 8:45 am]
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