Speakers

Thomas Ostermann is Professor for Research Methodology and Statistics in Psychology at Witten/Herdecke University, Germany. His research interests include statistical methods for Health Services Research, Evaluation of Creative Arts Therapies and Health economics. He is a founding board member of the Scientific Society for Creative Art Therapies (WFKT) in Germany.

João Paulo Souza is a Brazilian physician and scientist committed to public and global health. With over 250 scientific publications, he has achieved high impact in his field (H-index > 100). A former Full Professor of Public Health at the University of São Paulo and a WHO staff member since 2008, he currently serves as Director of BIREME, a PAHO/WHO specialized center dedicated to promoting access to and use of scientific and technical health information. He leads the development of digital information products such as libraries and platforms, and co-leads the creation of the WHO Traditional Medicine Digital Library.

A professor of clinical epidemiology and the Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. He is an advisor for traditional medicine for the World Health Organization (WHO), and is a Chang Jiang Scholar Professor (awarded by the Ministry of Education, China)

Naturopathic Doctor - PhD in Gynecology and Obstetrics from the University of São Paulo Vice-President of the World Naturopathic Federation and President of CABSIN. Board director at the China–Brazil International Cooperation Base for Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Precision Health & Integrative Medicine Physician, Scientist and Educator; Director and Head of Integrative Cancer Care at Synthesis Clinic; CEO of the UK NCIO (National Centre for Integrative Oncology) and Co-Founder of Oncio CIC; SIO Global Ambassador to the UK and Chair of the SIO Global Committee; Immediate Past Co-Chair of BSIO (2021-2023) and Co-Chair of BSIO Education Committee

Title: The 4 P's of Professional Formation. Currently WHO Traditional Medicine Strategies recognize products, practitioners and practices. What is missing is the recognition of professions as a central to the regulation, professional formation and oversight of traditional systems of medicine and traditional practices. To move traditional medicine forward it is imperative to that professions are seen as the essential gatekeepers.