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Jeffrey and Ted,

This is an introduction of the two of you to each other. I think you will have a very stimulating, exciting dialogue. I have spoken with each of you about the other.

Woody, Thank you for the introduction.

Jeffrey, Whenever you'd like to talk....I talk placebo most of the time....tell me. All my work and the work of my laboratory is about placebo effects and we use a multi-disciplinary approach: basic, clinical and social science and collaborate with the humanities (history, ethics, etc.) We published in these areas and have some exciting studies in the pipeline. We can start with a phone call or whatever. Your call.

Best,
Ted

Ted Kaptchuk
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02215

Ted, as you may know, I funded the Placebo work with Ann Harrington probably fifteen years ago. I was one of the originals on the MBB committee, being best friends with Henry Rosovsky. Then sent Ann to China, then more particle physics, Dalai Lama, with Kosslyn. What is a good time to call?

Dear Jeffrey,

I wanted to update you on our placebo initiative at Harvard. I've been asked to start a Harvard-wide Program in Placebo Studies which will be hosted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. It will involve basic, clinical and social science research as well as scholarly work in placebo studies. We are situated in all the major teaching hospitals at Harvard and have already drawn commitments from over 20 faculty. Anne Harrington will be joining us. We recently published a physiological study of placebo in the New England Journal of Medicine and a theoretical paper in Philosophic Transactions of the Roy Soc B. (I'm attaching fyi). We anticipate making some major breakthroughs in genetics of placebo effects (we're submitting our findings in the next days) and have major studies in the pipeline. We're hoping that this program will establish Placebo Studies as an important component of medical research internationally. Here is our new website: www.programinplacebostudies.org. Let me know if this is of any interest for you.

Sincerely,
Ted

Ted J. Kaptchuk
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Program in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic Encounter
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215

Email: tkaptchu@bidmc.harvard.edu
Web: www.programinplacebostudies.org

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Great. Should we set up a time to=talk?

ted

saturday

saturday doesn't wor= for me...would sunday work?

ted

Jeffrey,

Ho= about Monday, November 28 to talk on the phone? What is a good time=for you?

ted

Great 340 775 2525

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will call around 12.30