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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Advisory Council 90th Meeting

Date: July 1, 2025 - 1:00 p.m. ET to 5:10 p.m. ET

 

Closed Session

 
10:00 a.m.This session of the meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions in Sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C., and Section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1014). 
NOONLUNCH BREAK 

Open Session

1:00 p.m.Call to Order 
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.		 
1:05 p.m.NCCIH Director’s Welcome and NCCIH Report     
Helene M. Langevin, M.D.		 
2:05 p.m. Recognition of Council Members’ Service
Helene M. Langevin, M.D		 
2:15 p.m.Review and Approval of Council Operating Procedures
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.		 
2:35 p.m.BREAK 
2:45 p.m.Advisory Council Working Group on Spiritual Health—Final Report
Helene Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D.		 
3:45 p.m.Helping to End Addiction Long-term® (HEAL) Initiative Strategic Planning—Update
Kathleen Sluka, P.T., Ph.D., FAPTA		 
4:00 p.m.Triennial Report on Clinical Studies and Representation 
Kevin McBryde, M.D.		 
4:15 p.m.The Whole Person Health Index (WPHI)—A Patient-Focused Tool Assessing a Person’s Overall Health
Helene M. Langevin, M.D. 		 
4:00 p.m.

Concept Updates 
Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches To Promote Whole Person Health Restoration via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms
Erin Quinlan, Ph.D.

The Role of Hormesis in Whole Person Health
Sekai Chideya, M.D.

 
5:00 p.m.Acknowledgment of Received Public Comments 
5:10 p.m.ADJOURN 

FUTURE MEETINGS: September 19, 2025; January 23, 2026; May 15, 2026; September 11, 2026

Speakers

Helene Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Sekai Chideya, M.D.
Program Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH 
Bethesda, Maryland

Helene M. Langevin, M.D.
Director
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH 
Bethesda, Maryland

Kevin McBryde, M.D.
Acting Director, Office of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH 
Bethesda, Maryland

Erin Quinlan, Ph.D.
Program Director 
Basic and Mechanistic Research Branch
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH
Bethesda, Maryland

Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health
Director, Division of Extramural Activities
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH 
Bethesda, Maryland

David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH 
Bethesda, Maryland

Kathleen Sluka, P.T., Ph.D., FAPTA
Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa