2023-09-21 09:15:42
Experts from 50 countries, representing all continents, meet in Rome from September 20 to 23 in the second international event that addresses how improved therapeutic options complement conventional treatments in a complementary way, between research, clinical experiences and health organization. In the opening session in the Chamber of Deputies, a video message from the Director General of the WHO, Ghebreyesus.
Gabriella Ceraso – Vatican City
The person as a whole and not just their illness: this is the treatment proposed by integrated medicine. This is discussed in the four days of debate at the II World Congress on Health and Integrated Medicine organized in Rome by the Artoi Foundation for Research into Integrated Oncological Therapies, in collaboration with the ISCMR (The International Society for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine). Research) and the European Society for Integrative Medicine. There are at least eight fundamental themes, including oncology, Covid 19 and post-infectious diseases, nutrition and lifestyles, and art as a treatment tool. Always at the center are the role and scientific results of integrated medicine, an innovative approach although its roots go back thousands of years. This recognizes conventional medicine as the axis of care, but flanks it with traditional treatments and examinations, complementary practices and therapeutic options that have ancient roots and that, with scientific evidence, allow improving the quality of life and survival of patients, their emotional and mental well-being, as well as reducing the side effects of certain treatments, such as cancer treatments. Therefore, the congress will present the best studies and research activities in the experimental and clinical field, experiences of integration in health systems around the world and synergies between different professionals in the definition of a new authentic approach to health.
The Angelicum Congress Center in Rome
The role of the WHO
Of fundamental importance for the future of integrated and complementary medicine is the intervention for the first time at a thematic congress of the World Health Organization (WHO), with the participation in the opening afternoon session of Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the participation in the works of Dr. Sungchol Kim, Director of the Traditional, Complementary and Integrated Medicine Unit of the WHO. The Director General’s speech highlights the conclusions of the recent “Global Summit Towards Health and Well-Being for All”, held in India last August, in which the principles and values of the 2025-2034 strategy were established. of WHO on traditional, complementary and integrated medicine, currently the first reference point for the health and well-being needs of millions of people around the world. For centuries, traditional and complementary medicine has been a global resource for the health of individuals and communities. Today, more than 100 countries have established national policies for these medicines and around 40% of pharmaceuticals are derived from natural products, while new research – including genomics and artificial intelligence – is entering this field as engine of innovation and development. The WHO strategy resumes and relaunches the role of these medicines for the health and well-being of people and the planet during the next decade, supporting their integration into health policies and instruments as an effective, sustainable and human-friendly resource. , the environment, the resources and the rights of local communities.
The World Congress of Integrated Health and Medicine
Sessions and workshops: oncology, Covid, childhood
850 people registered for the Congress, 550 abstracts were received from all over the world and 24 workshops were held at the headquarters, the Angelicum Congress Center in Rome. Numerous sessions dedicated to the present and future of integrated oncology – to which Artoi, the Foundation organizing the Congress, refers -, which combines conventional treatments with improving therapeutic options such as natural and botanical products, hyperthermia, homeopathy, nutrition, acupuncture and mind-body therapy. Next, space is given to clinical practice and the training of professional therapists and health personnel, as well as the central topics of pediatrics and post-infectious diseases in the world, a scenario redesigned by Covid. The topic of the relationship between art and medicine was also addressed. Last but not least, the congress takes up and relaunches the challenge of consolidating a network of researchers, clinicians and therapists in order to promote the comparison and exchange of ideas and experiences, to move together towards health for all. , respectful of nature, the environment and all living beings that populate the planet.
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