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From: Ted Kaptchuk Sent: Tuesday, April To: Francisco Aedo; Randy Gollub; Alia Crum; Lauren Atlas; Chantal Bema Renella; Colloca, Luana (NIH/NCCAM) [E]; Kathryn Hall; Karin B Jensen; David Shumway (forwarding) Jones; John Kelley; Irving Kirsch; Efi Kokkotou; Jian Kong; Joe Kossowsky; Anthony Lembo; Tim Oberlander; Podolsky, Scott Harris; Emmanuel Pothos; Annoni; Giuliana Mazzoni; Vitaly Napadow; Bruce Rosen; Maurizio Fava; Barsky Arthur Joseph,III,M.D.; Barry Michael J.,M.D.; Arthur Kleinman; fabrizio.benedetti@unito.it; Tor Wager; Predrag Petrovic Cc: Deborah Grose Subject: June 20 Invitation-only small seminar on the Science of Placebo Attachments: PlaceboFlyer_Layout logo 1-1.pdf; Untitled attachment 00031.htm; June 20 invite.docx; Untitled attachment 00034.htm Dear Friend and =olleague, As you are no doubt aware, Robert =ood Johnson Foundation is working with the Program in Placebo Studies to educate the medical =ommunity about placebo effects. =/span>With their funding, we are planning a series of public forums, the first of which =akes place this June 19th and 20th and which will feature Fabrizio Benedetti, =or Wager and Predrag Petrovic. ./span>ln addition to two public talks, we decided to capitalize on our guests' =resence by also having a small seminar that will enable what we hope will be a unique exchange. Our plan is to =ave a private (by invitation only) discussion on the topic "what we don't<=u> know about placebo effects." Seats are scarce. It will =ake place in the Minot Room on the 5th floor of the Countway Medical Library at Harvard on Thursday, June =0th. We are inviting =bout 20 researchers engaged with placebo issues (and certain other interested parties) to attend =his seminar. We hope you will =oin us. In addition to =ocal people there will be representatives from around the United States and Europe. David Jones, MD, PhD, Harvard =ckerman Professor of Culture in Medicine, a psychiatrist and historian, will be =he moderator/facilitator. The format we are =lanning consists of three sessions and several breaks. 1. First =ession (1.5 hours): =/span>Panel discussion between Fabrizio, Tor and Predrag along with several other senior researchers including Frank =iller, Irving Kirsch and a clinical researcher or two. They will engage in a discussion of "what don't =e know about placebo?" We want to give the =anelists time to interact, develop the theme and drill deeply. 2. =/span>Coffee break: 15 minutes 3. =/span>Second session (1.25 hours): Participants are invited to ask questions and interact with the panel. 4. Lunch break: lhour — lunch will be provided 5. Third session: (1.5 hours): A round table discussion with everyone participating. 6. Round up: (15 minutes) Please RSVP to =eborah Grose at dgrose@bidmc.harvard.edu =or me (ted_kaptchuk@hms.harvard.edu<=a>) as soon as you know whether you will be able to attend. Attached is an information sheet with all the relevant =etails. I look forward to =eeing you and talking about the unknown. EFTA_R1_01957269 EFTA02674789 Sincerely, Ted PS: FYI, =he flyer for the public event is attached. And this email is also =ttached. The Science of =lacebo — Invitation-Only Seminar When: =nbsp; June 20th =/span>9:00 am — 2:30pm =/span>(Breakfast served from 8:15 am) Where: =/span> =Countway Medical Library =/span>- 5th Floor: Minot =oom =nbsp; &n=sp; 10 Shattuck Street =nbsp; &n=sp; Boston, MA =nbsp; &n=sp; =nbsp; &n=sp; countway.harvard.edu </.=:p> =nbsp; Who: =nbsp; Invited participants only Parking: Street parking is =vailable on Huntington Ave. at $0.25 per 15 minutes. There is a 2 hour maximum. Garage parking is available at =righam and Women's Hospital on Francis St. and at Children's Hospital on =ongwood Ave. Visitors will full parking privileges on Harvard's Cambridge Campus can =ark in the Harvard ara e at 200 Longwood Avenue. Arrangements must be made in =dvance by calling the Parking Office at =nbsp; RSVP: =nbsp; To: Deborah Grose, Program =anager =nbsp; &n=sp; =nbsp; &n=sp; Please let her know if you have any allergies, food restrictions =r accessibility needs. Schedule: 8:15 40=93 9 am =nbsp; Breakfast =nbsp; &n=sp; 9-10:30 am =nbsp; Panel =iscussion =nbsp; &n=sp; 10:30-10:45 am =/span>Break 2 EFTA_R1_01957270 EFTA02674790 =nbsp; &n=sp; 10:45 — 12 noon =/span>Interactive discussion =nbsp; &n=sp; 12noon —1 pm =/span>Lunch served =nbsp; &n=sp; 1— 2:30 pm =nbsp; Round table discussion =nbsp; &n=sp; 2:30 — 2:45 =nbsp; Wrap =p 3 EFTA_R1_01957271 EFTA02674791