January 2024 Webinar

Biofield Therapies: Guidelines for Reporting Clinical Trials

Why Guidelines Are Needed, How They Were Created, What They Can Achieve

with Richard Hammerschlag, PhD and Ann Baldwin, PhD

Friday, January 19, 2024

11:00am Pacific / 2:00pm Eastern

Our first webinar of the new year will feature two of the authors of the landmark paper that provides guidance for reporting clinical research on biofield therapies. Two of the authors of this paper, Richard Hammerschlag, PhD (Co-Director of Research, CHI) and Ann Baldwin, PhD (Director, Mind-Body Science and author, Reiki in Clinical Practice; and The Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice) will describe the guidance document and suggest how it may encourage further acceptance of biofield therapies (External Qigong, Healing Touch, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch, among others) in hospital settings and private practice. The paper is set for publication in February 2024.

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About Our Guest Speakers

Richard Hammerschlag, PhD

Co-Director of Research, CHI
Richard Hammerschlag, PhD

Richard’s initial research career in neurobiology was based at the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte CA, where he served as Associate Chair, Division of Neurosciences. His second research career, in acupuncture and CAM, led him to Portland OR, where he was Dean of Research at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He served as co-president of the Society for Acupuncture Research and is an Executive Editor of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Since his ‘retirement’, he has pursued an interest in Biofield Physiology, as an Institute Scholar of The Institute for Integrative Health (Baltimore, MD) and as Director of Research for the Consciousness and Healing Initiative (San Diego, CA).

Ann Baldwin, PhD

Director, Mind-Body Science and Author
Ann Baldwin, PhD

Ann Baldwin, PhD, is a Professor of Physiology and Psychology at the University of Arizona. She is also a Reiki Master, and has practiced Reiki on people and animals for the last fifteen years. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Physics from University of Bristol, UK, her Masters degree in Radiation Physics from University of London, UK and her PhD in Physiology from Imperial College, University of London. She is also a certified HeartMath® Trainer and received the Humanitarian Heart Award from the Institute of Heartmath. Ann’s research focuses on the physiological effects of mental and emotional stress, and she is currently exploring the efficacies of Reiki, Biofeedback and Equine Facilitated Learning in reducing the damaging effects of stress. She has published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has been a member of several review panels for National Institutes of Health. Ann is the acclaimed author of The Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice: Working with Clients to Manage Stress and Enhance Mind-Body Function and Reiki in Clinical Practice: A Science-based Guide. With her Reiki training and extensive scientific background, Ann hopes to bridge the gap between energy healing and quantitative scientific enquiry. 

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