Agenda

Opening remarks
Steve Mister, CRN President & CEO

Keynote:
The Enigma of Botanical Dietary Supplements:
Synergy—Can it be Studied?
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., Director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition

Session I: Different perspectives on nutritional supplement research

Session Chair: Paul Coates, Ph.D., Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Interpreting the results of recent high-profile randomized controlled trials:  
Is nutrient supplementation justified by the science?
Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., F.A.C.N., C.N.S., Tufts University

Randomized trials of nutrient supplementation: 
Where to go from here?
Alan R. Kristal, Dr.P.H., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Session II: Scientific and methodological issues in dietary supplement research

Session Chair: Zoraida DeFreitas, Ph.D., Kemin Health, L.C., Chair, CRN Senior Scientific Advisory Council

Unique challenges and possible solutions for the scientific evaluation of botanicals and specialty dietary supplements
Joseph M. Betz, Ph.D., Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Integrative approach to research:
Overcoming the methodological and evidentiary challenges
Catherine M. Meyers, M.D., Office of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs, NCCAM, NIH

Session III: The responsibility of the practicing physician; interpreting research into practice

Session Chair: Jamie McManus, M.D., Shaklee Corporation

Nutritional supplements in health maintenance and the management of disease: 
How does one use the evidence, or lack of it?
Dennis Bier, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine

Interpreting studies: The importance of context and the role of the practitioner
David S. Jones, M.D., Institute for Functional Medicine