Placebo Beyond Opinions Center Guest Lecture 1: Placebo and the Body: Psychobiological Pathways of Healing
Contact Hours: 1.0
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- Guest Lecture Hybrid Series | Placebo beyond Opinions Center
- Faculty:
- Karin Meissner, MD, PhD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Course Access:
- Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Thank you for registering for the Guest Lecture, Placebo and the Body: Psychobiological Pathways of Healing.
Important: This event will take place in person at UMSON in Room 211. If you are able, please plan to attend in person.
For those who cannot attend onsite, the live broadcast will be available here on CE21.
Please remember to complete the evaluation once the session is finished.
Learning objectives:
After attending this lecture, participants will be able to:
1) Describe the influence of contextual and somatic factors on physiological and psychological patient outcomes.
2) Explain the underlying psychobiological mechanisms of bodily placebo effects.
3) Integrate evidence-based insights from placebo and mind-body research into patient-centered healing practices.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Nurses may receive 1.0 contact hour for participating and completing the evaluation of this educational activity. Partial credit is not provided. Participants receive a certificate via email from UMSON Office of Professional Education approximately two to four weeks after submitting their completed evaluation form. All requests must be received within 30 days of the event. The University of Maryland School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Faculty
Karin Meissner, MD, PhD Related Seminars and Products
Professor of Medicine
Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Coburg, Germany
Karin Meissner, MD, PhD, is a professor of Integrative Medicine at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Germany. Her research bridges placebo science, psychobiology, and mind-body interventions, with a particular focus on the contextual and embodied mechanisms of healing. Meissner's work investigates how expectation, interoception, and body-based practices influence physiological and psychological outcomes in conditions such as pain, nausea, and appetite regulation. Her studies include experimental and clinical trials on open-label placebos, somatic placebo interventions, and psychobiological sex differences in placebo responses. With more than 100 publications, Meissner's work promotes an integrative, evidence-based understanding of how mind and body interact in healing.