BIOMEA’s 11th Annual International Seminar, "Redefining Osteopathic Medicine Globally," was held on Sunday, November 1st, during OMED 2009.  The poster session this year, co-hosted by the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA), had two separate categories for poster submissions: scientific-based and experience-based. The Student Competition winners in the experience category were: 2nd Place Outreach: Victoria Ridgeway, OMS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Georgia Campus; and 1st Place Outreach: Kendall Blair, OMS, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Student Competition research category winners were: 2nd Place Research: Precious L. Barnes, OMS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; and 1st Place Research: Diana S. Sepehri, OMS, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CA).

The keynote address, “Promoting Health Equity in the Americas: The Perspective of the Pan American Health Organization,” was from Jon Andrus, MD, Deputy Director, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The program touched on international osteopathic research and education, work the Bureau is doing to expand international licensure, and ended this year with a very successful roundtable discussion from representatives who are involved in international and global health programs at various colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs).

The 12th Annual International Seminar will take place during the 2010 Unified Convention in San Francisco, on Sunday, October 24.

Seminar Presentations:

A Report on the Bologna Declaration (PDF) by Larry Wickless, DO, AOA President

International Osteopathic Medicine and the AOA (PDF) by Karen Nichols, DO, AOA President-elect

European Registry of Osteopathic Physicians (EROP) Update (PDF) by Peter Adler Michaelson, DO, PhD

International Federation of Manual/Musculoskeletal Medicine (FIMM) Update (PDF) by Michael Kuchera, DO

WHO Guidelines on Basic Training and Safety in Osteopathy Update (PDF)by Boyd Buser, DO

Osteopathic Medical Education in the Global Context (PDF) by Stephen Shannon, DO, MPH

Student Poster Winners:

2nd Place Research:
The Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in the Enhancement of Pulmonary Function in an Impoverished Urban Sector of Duran, Ecuador (PDF) by Precious L. Barnes, OMS & Emily Dilzer OMS

1st Place Research:
Osteopathic Survey of Somatic Dysfunction and Zink Compensatory Patterns in Sololá, Guatemala (PDF) by Diana S. Sepehri, OMS

2nd Place Outreach:
Limited Access to Primary Care: A Medical Outreach Mission in Tela, Honduras (PDF) by Victoria Ridgeway, OMS

1st Place Outreach:
¡Vamos a la Clínica! Serving and Learning from the People of El Salvador (PDF) by Kendall Blair, OMS