AUGUST 28 - 29, 2026

Indianapolis, Indiana USA

 Keynote Speakers

PhD
Melissa A. Kacena
Director,
Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health
KMD, PhD
Jinho Lee
Medical Director,
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
MD
Terry Trammell
Board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and pioneering figure in motorsports medicine
PhD, LAc
Richard E. Harris
Susan Samueli Endowed Chair and Professor

 Detailed Conference Agenda

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 Program Schedule at a Glance

 Speakers

Session 1 - Ethics: Vulnerable Patients, Limited options, and Access to Care

Janet Panoch

PhD

Angela LaSalle

MD

Colin Halverson

PhD
Session 2 - Advancements and options in Pain Medicine

Palmer J. Mackie

MD

Jill C. Penman

MD

Jinho Lee

KMD, PhD

Matthew L. Bair

MD, PhD
Session 3 - Acupuncture to Reduce Opioid Use in Joint Commission Certified Hospitals

Arya Nielsen

PhD, LAc

Jeff Dusek

PhD

Stephanie Cheng

MD, DABMA, FAAMA

Christoper J. Li

MD
Session 4 - Menopause and Osteoporosis: Eastern and Western Advances

Lisa J. Taylor Swanson

PhD, LAc, Dipl OM

Wei Hong Li

Rana Snipe Berry

MD, MPH
Session 5 - Whole Person Metabolic and MSK and Brain Health

Tamara S. Hannon

MD

Linda A. DiMeglio

MD, PhD

Tammy Sajdyk

PhD, MS
Session 6 - TCM and KM Theory

Jing Wang

PhD

Meriong Kim

KMD, PhD

Lixing Lao

PhD, LAc, Dipl. OM
Session 7 - Foundational Guidelines from WHO and Cochrane

Susan Wieland

PhD

Myeong Soo Lee

PhD

Jian Ping Liu

MD

Jeremy Ng

MSc, PhD
Session 8 - Advancement in MSK Medicine: Prosthetics and Clinical Therapies

TBD

KMD

Young Suk Yoon

KMD

Jeff Denune

CP/L

Young Ki Park

DO
Session 9 - Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Therapies for Patients with Osteosarcoma and Scoliosis

Christopher Collier

MD

John Burns

DPT, MPT, MSOM, Dipl-Ac

Marcel Garcia

DC

Aki Puryear

MD
Session 10: Research in Mechanisms of Fascia Therapies

Terry Loghmani

PhD, PT

Esther Dupont-Versteegden

PhD

Niki Munk

PhD, LMT

Ziying Yin

PhD
Session 11 - Exercise and Movement Research: Oncology and Ageing

Peter Wayne

PhD

Navin Kaushal

PhD, FAHA

Danielle Halsey

MS, ACSM EP-c, EIM-I

Stuart Warden

PhD, PT
Session 6 - TCM and KM Theory

Jing Wang

PhD

Meriong Kim

KMD, PhD

Lixing Lao

PhD, LAc, Dipl. OM