Dr Lesley Braun is a registered pharmacist and naturopath. She
holds a PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, in which
she investigated the integration of complementary medicine into
hospitals in Victoria. Dr Braun is an Adjunct associate Professor
of Integrative Medicine at the National Institute of Complementary
Medicine at the University of Western Sydney in Australia. NICM
provides leadership and support for strategically directed research
into complementary medicine and translation of evidence into
clinical practice and relevant policy to benefit the health of all
Australians.
Dr Braun serves on the Australian Therapeutic Goods Advisory
Council which oversees the implementation of TGA reforms and
provides general strategic guidance to the TGA, advice on
relationships and communication with stakeholders. She is also on
the executive for the Complementary and Integrative Therapies
interest group of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and an
advisory board member to the Australasian Integrative Medicine
Association. As of 2014, she is also the Director of Blackmore s
Institute, the academic and professional arm of Blackmores, which
entails engaging with a broad range of academics, government and
industry bodies and overseeing a comprehensive academic and
research program.
Since 1996 she has authored numerous chapters for books and more
than 100 articles, and since 2000 has written regular columns for
the Australian Journal of Pharmacy and the Journal of Complementary
Medicine. She lectures to medical students at Monash University and
to chiropractic students at RMIT University, and is regularly
invited to present at national and international conferences about
evidence-based complementary medicine, drug interactions,
complementary medicine safety and her own clinical research.
Her role as the main author of Herbs and Natural Supplements - An
Evidence-based Guide represents a continuation of a life-long goal
to integrate evidence-based complementary medicine into standard
practice and improve patient outcomes safely and effectively.
Professor Marc Cohen is one of Australia s pioneers of integrative
and holistic medicine who has made significant impacts on
education, research, clinical practice and policy. He is a medical
doctor and Professor of Health Sciences at RMIT University where he
leads postgraduate Wellness Programs and supervises research into
wellness and holistic health including research on yoga,
meditation, nutrition, herbal medicine, acupuncture, lifestyle and
the health impact of pesticides, organic food and detoxification.
Prof Cohen sits on the Board of a number of national and
international associations including the Australasian Integrative
Medicine Association, the Global Spa and Wellness Summit and the
Australasian Spa and Wellness Association, as well as serving on
the Editorial Board of several international peer-reviewed
journals. Prof Cohen has published more than 80 peer-reviewed
journal articles and co-edited the text Understanding the Global
Spa Industry, along with more than 10 other books on holistic
approaches to health. He is a frequent speaker at many national and
international conferences where he delivers inspiring, informative
and uplifting presentations. His impact on the field has been
recognised by four consecutive RMIT Media Star Awards as well as
the inaugural Award for Leadership and Collaboration from the
National Institute of Complementary Medicine.
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