Biography
Professor Marc Cohen is
currently the Foundation Professor of Complementary
Medicine at RMIT University where he is responsible for
the newly established online, Master of Wellness Program
along with conducting many yoga-related research
projects. He is Immediate Past President of the
Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (President
from 2000-2007) and is registered general
practitioner in Victoria with degrees in western
medicine, physiology and psychological medicine along
with PhDs in both Chinese medicine and biomedical
engineering. He is an Expert Advisor to the Australian
Therapeutic Goods Administrations (TGA) Complementary
Medicine Evaluation Committee (CMEC) and sits on the
Editorial and Advisory Boards of a number of national and
international journals and research organisations. He
is co-editor of the book
"Understanding the Global Spa and Wellness Industry"
and co-author of "Herbs and Natural Supplements
an Evidenced Based Guide" which was short listed for the
Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing.
Conference Sessions
Yoga as a Path to
Holistic Wellbeing
Saturday, 18 April /
9.00am-10.30am
Keynote Presentation
Yoga Research
Sunday, 19 April /
10.30am-12.00pm
If yoga is to be adopted
within the mainstream health system its benefits
must be demonstrated through properly conducted research.
This session will explore how the yoga and research
communities may collaborate to identify the most relevant
research questions, agree on standardised yoga
interventions, and engage a critical mass of
researchers.