General Information and Mission Statement
The International Society for Music in Medicine has been founded on the occasion of the I. International Symposion “Anxiety, Pain and Music” in
Luedenscheid, Germany 1982.
ISMM is a non-profit, scientific, interdisciplinary organization, registered in Germany, devoted to understanding the mechanisms of music in medical
treatment and improving the care of patients through research, education and interdisciplinary communication.
Members of the organization include health care professionals and scientists dedicated to these goals. The ISMM sponsors scientific meetings and
publishes journals and books.
ISMM is a scientific association, 2/3 of the members being Medical Doctors. The member's fee amounts 80 US$ per year (tax deductable).
The central office of the organization is based out of Luedenscheid, Germany. There are Regional Chapters based in the United States and
Europe.
Requests can be send to the office of ISMM, as printed hereunder.
International Society for Music in MedicineInternationale Gesellschaft für Musik in der
Medizin e.V.
Office:
Hochstrasse 65
D-58511 Lüdenscheid
Germany
e-mail: ISMMoffice@t-online.de
Officers:
President
Prof. Dr. R. Spintge
Germany
Vice-President
Prof. Dr. D. A. Hodges
USA
Prof. Dr. Dorothee von Moreau
Germany
Dr. Monika Nöcker-Ribaupierre
Germany
Dr. Fred Schwartz
USA
Prof. Dr. M. Thaut
USA / Germany
Executive Director
Prof. Dr. R. Droh
Germany
Dr. Monika Nöcker-Ribaupierre
Germany
Scientific Committee
Prof. Dr. E. Altenmüller
Germany
Dr. Birgitta Burger
Germany
Dr. Elsa Campbell
Ireland
Prof. Dr. Hans-H. Decker-Voigt
Germany
Prof. Dr. Donald A. Hodges
USA
Prof. Karin Holzwarth
Germany
Prof. Dr. Gunter Kreutz
Germany
Prof. Dr. Joanne Loewy
USA
Prof. Dr. Raymond MacDonald
UK
Dr. Clare O`Callaghan
Australia
Prof. Dr. Michael Thaut
USA / Germany
Prof. Dr. Barbara Wheeler
USA