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26 – 28 May, 2021Virtual conference hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore U.S.A
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26 – 28 May, 2021
University of Maryland, Baltimore U.S.A.
3rd International Conference
of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS)
Harnessing placebo mechanisms for optimal pain management and treatment of alcohol and other drug use disorders.
Organizers
The Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS) is an international association of scholars who share the goal of understanding the placebo effect in medical treatment, psychotherapy, and complementary and alternative treatment.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is a U.S. public university and home to nationally ranked programs in law, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work. Interdisciplinary and interprofessional team work is fundamental to its vision.
Expert faculty from the UMB Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy collaborated with SIPS to design an interdisciplinary, international scientific conference to advance the science of placebo research and mind-body mechanisms, and apply this knowledge to alcohol use and pain disorders.
On behalf of the UMB 2021 SIPS Planning Committee and SIPS, we invite you to join us for an exciting and informative program.
Conference Planning Committee
at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Plenary Speakers
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26 – 28 May, 2021
Virtual conference hosted by
the University of Maryland,
Baltimore U.S.A
Program Overview
The 2.5 day conference is designed to provide an unparalleled platform for integrating current knowledge on placebo research in pain, alcohol use disorders, and substance use disorders.
Plenary sessions speakers 2021
Day 1 –
Wednesday, May 26
Jeff Fish, PhD
Placebo Therapy Memories:
Influences on Writing the Book 50 Years Ago
Wayne, B. Jonas, MD
How Placebo Research Informs Healing
Day 2 –
Thursday, May 27
George F. Koob, PhD
Negative emotional state neuroadaptations in addiction and how they can become conditioned to cues and context
Howard Fields, MD, PhD
Prediction, Expectation, and Pain Control
Charlotte Blease, PhD
Sharing online clinical notes with patients: Implications for placebo and nocebo effects
Day 3 –
Friday, May 28
David Rakel, MD
The Clinician Effect: You are the Strongest Medicine to Reduce Pain and Suffering
Jens Gaab, Prof. Dr.
Why psychotherapy is an open-label placebo and open-label placebo is psychotherapy
Organizer of the SIPS conference 2021
A Tour of the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Sponsors of the SIPS conference 2021
If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor, please contact us at: sips2021@lists.umaryland.edu