1st Global Ayurveda Integrative Medicine Summit (GAIMS)

• Physicians and medical professionals

• Researchers and experts in Ayurveda and integrative medicine

• Hospital management and decision-makers in healthcare

• Stakeholders from academia, research, and policy

Event Program: 1st Global Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine Summit

09:00 | Welcome and Registration

10:00 | Inaugural Ceremony - tentative guests and speakers

Presentation of the GALA Prize (Global Ayurveda Luminary Achievement Prize) to Prof. Dr. Dr. H. Przuntek

11:00 | Scientific Session I: 2 presentations (20min each) followed by chair remarks and a Q&A session

Theme: Integrating Ayurvedic Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease Management—The Hattingen Model of Complementary Medicine

Presentations:

• Parkinson’s disease, the microbiome and Ayurveda—opportunities and significance of an integrative treatment concept

• Healing the Unseen: Evidence-Based Integrative Approach to Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

12:00 | “Ayurveda: The Double Helix of Life,” screening of international documentary film directed by Mr. Vinod Mankara and produced by Dr. A. V. Anoop

12:30 | Lunch

13:30 | Scientific Session II: 4 Presentations (20 min each) followed by chair remarks and a Q&A session

Theme: Evidence-Based Research in Ayurveda for Systemic Diseases

Presentations:

• Harnessing Ayurveda During the Pandemic: Kerala’s Integrative Response to COVID-19

• Ayurveda in Cancer Rehabilitation: Concepts and Experiences from a German Ayurveda Ward

• Evidence-based Ayurveda practice in clinical cardiology

• Bridging Ayurveda and Respiratory Medicine: Clinical Insights into Bhibhitakavaleha (Ayurvedic formulation) for Chronic Bronchitis

15:30 | Coffee Break and Light Refreshments

16:00 | Scientific Session III: 3 Presentations (20 min each) followed by chair remarks and a Q&A session
Theme: Scientific Foundations of Ayurvedic Medicine

Presentations:

• Tradition to Evidence: Ayurveda’s Role in Chronic Pain Management

• Accreditation standards in the Ayush system and Ayurveda education

• Ayurinformatics—A Roadmap to Evidence-Based Integrative Research

17:30 | Closing Remarks and Farewell

 

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• His Excellency Mr. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador, Embassy of India, Berlin
• Mr. Karl-Josef Laumann, Minister for Labor, Health and Social Affairs of North-Rhine-Westphalia (requested)
• Mr. Dirk Glaser, former mayor of Hattingen and successor (requested)
• Mr. Jörg Lukat, mayor of Bochum
• Dean or representative, faculty of medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
• Dr. Peter Lütkes, Medical Director EVA-Ruhr
• Prof. Dr. Alexander S. Petrides, Executive Leadership, Augusta Clinics
• Prof. Min Suk Yoon, Medical Director, Evangelisches Hospital Hattingen
• Dr. Sandeep Nair, MD (Ay), MSc Neurorehabilitation, Research Associate / Ayurvedic Physician, Dpt. Neurology & Complementary Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hattingen
• Dr. med. Sandra Szymanski, Neurologist and Head of Dpt. Neurology & Complementary Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hattingen
• Marco Lebbing, Specialist in General Medicine & Neurology, MSc Ayurveda, Chief Physician, JIVITA Center for Integrative Medicine, CH-Zurich
• Prof. Dr. Wolfgang E. Schmidt, Senior Research Professor at Ruhr University Bochum, Specialist Internal medicine, Gastroenterology, Infectiology, Diabetology, Intensive medical care, Physical Therapy, and Lab Medicine
• Dr. Rajmohan V, MD (Ay), PhD, Special Officer, International Ayurveda Research Centre; Lecturer, Government Ayurveda College, Trivandrum
• Dr. med. Ananda Samir Chopra, Pediatrician, Chief Physician, Ayurvedic Clinic Habichtswald, Kassel; Chair, German Medical Association for Ayurvedic Medicine (DÄGAM)
• Dr. Rohit Sane, MBBS, Specialist in Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Director, Madhavbaug Cardiac Care Clinics, Mumbai
• Dr. Manish Deshmukh, Deputy Director—Interdisciplinary Research, Professor of Pharmacology, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research (DMIHER-DU)
• Professor Dr. med. Gisa Ellrichmann-Wilms, Clinical Director of the Department of Neurology, City Hospital Dortmund
• Dr. Pratap Makhija, Deputy Director (Ayush), Central Council of Research in Ayurveda Science (CCRAS)
• Dr. Vandana Siroha, MD (Ay), PhD, Director, Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (National Institute for Ayurvedic Studies)
• Dr. Prashant Gupta, MD (Ay), DHFW, FIY, Lecturer, Department of Ayurvedic Pediatrics, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)

Participation Fee: €75 per person
Free for: Employees of EVA Ruhr
Registration: Registration Form

Account holder: Augusta-Kranken-Anstalt gGmbH
IBAN: DE70 4305 0001 0001 3009 61
BIC: WELADED1BOC
Bank: Sparkasse Bochum
Reference: GAIMS 2025 – [Your Name]