IOM Summit Provides Models for Health Reform

Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD, president of the Institute of Medicine, welcomed participants to the Summit on Integrative Medicine, stating that it was the largest and most diverse audience ever assembled by the IOM.

Ralph Snyderman gave the Summit's opening keynote, calling for healthcare reform that put the patient at the center of care.

Addressing the Summit on the last day, Senator Harkin (D, Iowa) stated that it was time to make a large investment in prevention. “This (integrative medicine) is the model we need to build into healthcare reform,” he said.

During a break, EXPLORE executive editor Larry Dossey, MD, talks to Summit attendees Victor Sierpina, MD, Ralph Snyderman, MD, and Sheldon Lewis.