A Unique Opportunity for an Intercultural Discussion on CAM and Liver Disease: APASL, Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver, December 2004, New Delhi, India

The meeting of the APASL, Asian Pacific Association for theStudy of the Liver, was held in December 2004, in New Delhi,India. The meeting was held under the patronage of the APASLCommittee and Board of Presidents of the National Liver Associationand in conjunction with the annual conference of the IndianAssociation for the Study of Liver (INASL). The congress wasdesigned to have a core meeting with three parallel sessionsrunning throughout, dedicated research workshops and intensivebreakfast sessions. This report concentrates on the two sessionsdevoted to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) andshows the latest research in CAM for liver disease and the concernsof doctors about integrating CAM with more traditional treatments.With researchers and practitioners gathering from all over theworld, it was a unique opportunity for an intercultural discussionon CAM and liver disease.