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Beth Israel Medical Center Acupuncture Fellowship Program
Arya Nielsen, PhD
The Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center is pleased to announce the development of a fellowship training program in acupuncture for inpatient care. The program is open to qualified licensed acupuncturists who have an interest in integrative medicine, in the development of research and in advancing standards of acupuncture practice to include inpatient care.
Training will include work in one or more areas of specialization such as the department of surgery, cardiology, oncology, pulmonology, rehabilitation, and hospice care as well as care for hospital staff through employee services.
Fellows will work two four-hour shifts a week providing acupuncture to patients at Beth Israel Medical Center. They will receive training in protocols for their specialization placement as well as research development. This will include learning to conduct a thorough literature search, develop a research protocol that meets Institutional Review Board standards, and prepare articles for medical journal review.
Fellows will also participate in Beth Israel Medical Center’s Physician Faculty Fellowship program in Integrative Medicine that includes both seminar-style lectures by specialists in various fields related to integrative medicine as well as rounds discussions of patient care. The lectures, rounds and research development are expected to require an additional four hours a week for twelve hours total. The program is designed to allow acupuncture fellows to continue work in their own private practices while participating in the training program.
Fellows will be expected to work toward developing a research project during their tenure with the program. The program will span nine months starting September 2008, with enrollment open again in January 2009. Tuition for the fellowship training is $4,500.
The goal of the Acupuncture Fellowship Program is to not only train individual acupuncturists in hospital-based care but to encourage and support their future work in other hospitals interested in expanding their services to include acupuncture. The program is directed by Arya Nielsen, PhD. Doctor Nielsen has been practicing acupuncture for over 30 years, the last eight in an integrative medical setting. She has an academic research doctorate in interdisciplinary studies and philosophies of medicine with a specialization in integrative clinical science and health care.
Licensed acupuncturists who are interested in applying for Beth Israel Medical Center’s Acupuncture Fellowship Program can contact Dr. Nielsen by email or telephone.
Offers an introduction to various topics in the field of complementary therapies and healing practices. Each of the modules takes from 1 to 3.5 hours to complete, and is organized into short sections.
Modules: Overview to Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices; Culture, Faith Traditions, and Health; Introduction to Botanical Medicines; Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis; Spirituality in healthcare; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Introduction to Clinical Aromatherapy; Healing Touch.
All modules feature content written by subject matter experts and reviewed by a faculty team from the schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota. The learning objectives for the modules support the following competencies: ACGME for Medical Education, AACN for Nursing education, and AACP for Pharmacy education.
There are currently 15 modules availabe, 13 of which are eligible
for Continuing Nursing Education credit.
Program for Holistic and Integrative Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center http://www1.wfubmc.edu/phim/About/Misc/Herbs+Supplements.htm
Online course on more than 100 herbs and dietary supplements. Developed by Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by a grant from the national Library of Medicine at the National institutes of Health. It includes 40 self-instructional modules about common clinical conditions in which patients might use herbs and supplements, an online discussion group and links to further information from academic centers and the federal government.
The course is evidence-based and is aimed at educating physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists and other health professionals.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/news/lectures/index.htm
Via web casts, each year two leading figures in science and medicine speak about their unique perspectives on the field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The lectures address the evolution of CAM practice and research and the current use of CAM by the public.
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Program in Integrative Medicine Online Education Courses http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/education/online_courses//
Web-based courses on various topics in Integrative Medicine include online material, required and recommended reading, virtual patients and a 3-CD set of interviews.
Nutrition & Health Series – covers the fundamentals of diet and nutrition including a comprehensive review of the current literature and interactive clinical scenarios. Modules include Nutrition & Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition & Cancer. A new online session begins the 15th of each month.
Botanical & Health Series – covers the use of botanical medicine to treat and prevent disease. Modules include Botanicals Foundations, Botanical & Women’s Health, Botanicals & the Gastrointestinal System.
Clinical Integration Series — evidence-based clinical approaches to a variety of disorders including asthma, cardiovascular health, depression, prostate and testicular cancers, and women’s health.
Southern Cross University and the University of Queensland
The Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine Education & Research http://www.accmer.edu.au/education/index.asp
Offers an online conference series entitled Complementary Medicine and Health Education. The current Online Forum is “Evidence-based Practice & Complementary Medicine”, June 24-July 1, 2005, Registration June 22. The forums are aimed at health educators, students and practitioners from orthodox, integrative and complementary healthcare backgrounds and serve to provide an opportunity for a wider discussion of issues related to evidence-based practice and complementary medicine.
Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey http://www.umdnj.edu/icam/education/
The Institute offers a Master’s degree specializing in Integrative Health and Wellness. This Master of Science in Health Sciences degree allows students to study a diverse range of healing traditions including Herbalism, Nutrition, Acupuncture, Osteopathy, Yoga, Meditation, and Homeopathy, as well as Integrative Health Coaching, and much more. Students also learn research methods, giving them the skills to conduct research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine and further the evidence base in these growing clinical disciplines.
The course is fully online, enabling busy working health professionals to study in their own time and at their own pace. Now in its third successful year, the course attracts a range of health professionals, including Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Medical Doctors, Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, Acupuncturists and other integrative providers.
For further information, visit the web site or call Karen Malone, Director of Education at 973 972 8640.
NutritionCME www.nutritioncme.com
Sponsored by The George Washington University and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, this site offers free online continuing medical education for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians, nutritionists, and other health care providers interested in how nutrition can be used for health promotion and prevention of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine
25th Annual International Symposium on Acupuncture, Electro-Therapeutics, and Related Medical Fields
Columbia University
New York, New Ork
international College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics and the New York Academy of medicine
CME Category 1 credit hours
Telephone Yoshiaki Omura, MD, ScD. 212 781-6262 www.icaet.org
Art and Healing Biofeedback Botanical Medicine
Comprehensive Training Course on herbal medicine for Physicians
330 credit course on the essentials of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine. Sponsored by University of California Irvine, university of Chicago, Tang Ceneter for Herbal medicine, Institute for Medical Studies and Academy of pain Research. www.acupuncturecourse.org
Developments in Botanical Dietary Supplements Research from 1994 to Today
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy
March 23, 2010
Chicago, IL
Telephone: (312) 996-0160 dfox4@uic.edu Complementary Medicine
Alternative Medicine in Cancer: Opening Doors to Research
NCI’s Best Case Series Program
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute, NIH
An online Continuing Medical Education Opportunity www.alternative-therapies.com
North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine
May 12-15, 2009
Minneapolis, MN www.imconsortium-conference.org
Telephone: 612-767-7984 Energy Medicine Homeopathy
Clinical homepathy 2009-2010 training course
The Center for Education and Development of Clinical Homeopathy (CEDH)
October 24-25, 2009 www.cedhusa.org
Clinical Homeopathy Training Course 2009-2010
Center for Education and Development of Clinical Homeopathy (CEDH)
Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Jefferson University Hospitals
8 sessions, 136 hours
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago www.cedhusa.org
tel: 610 325-0918 http://nationalcenterforhomeopathy.org/about/annual_conference.jsp Imagery
Breakthroughs in Healing Trauma: success through guided imagery and the new therapies
Belleruth Naparstek, LISW
CEU’s available
See web sites for dates www.conferenceworks.com
Telephone 888 517-7089 Integrative Healthcare Integrative Medicine: Integrative Healthcare Symposium
February 25-27, 2010
The Hilton New York, New York City http://www.ihsymposium.com/10/public/enter.aspx
Telephone: (972) 620-3014.
Attend and be inspired through keynote and plenary sessions presented by renowned speakers including: Christiane Northrup, MD, Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, CNS, Jay Lombard, DO, Bernie Siegel, MD, and James Gordon, MD. Experience the teachings of Koshin Paley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell, Co-Founders of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Participate in PractiCAM™ workshops and movement classes presented by world-class instructors, and much more. Returning Conference Chair, Woodson C. Merrell, M.D. will present the opening remarks.
Mind-Body Medicine
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
October 2-6, 2010
Washington, DC
For details & to register: www.cmbm.org/mbm
The Chopra Center
Ongoing seminars
Carlsbad, California
Telephone: 888-424-6772 ext 1111 www.Chopra.com Movement Therapies Music Therapy
The Louis Armstrong Department of Music Therapy, Beth Israel Medical Center www.musicandmedicine.org
Tuesday August 11 from 1:00 to 2:45, Grand Rounds
Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, 10 Union Square East, Auditorium
The Grand Rounds will feature two Scandinavian summer scholars who will address the impact of music in patients with dementia.
• Music Therapy and Dementia: How Singing Influences Social Engagement
Hanne Mette Ridder, PhD, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark
• Creation of a Singing Culture: Music Therapy Dementia Techniques in Denmark—a Society with Social Medicine—Clinical and Theoretical Considerations
Marianne Kragh, BA, MMEd, MA, MMEd, Copenhagen, Denmark
Music Therapy & Child Life: Effective Treatment Integration
Phillips Ambulatory Care Center, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
To pre-register, contact 212-420-2704 or email info@musicandmedicine.com. For additional questions about the program, contact John Mondanaro, MT-BC, LCAT, CCLS, Clinical Director of the Louis & Lucille Music Therapy Program at 212-420-2722 or jmondana@chpnet.org.
This symposium focuses on the integration of music therapy in a child life orientation to provide comprehensive psychosocial care for hospitalized children. Experts in these related fields will focus on the role of music therapy in psychoeducational, procedural and therapeutic support within family-centered care approaches. Music therapy and child life principles can have an impact upon dynamic methods of pain management, respiratory care, trauma, and end-of-life interventions. The focused agenda is fitting for creative arts therapists interested in pursuing dual certification. Additionally, child life specialists, social workers, pediatric counselors, and other pediatric healthcare professionals may be interested in expanding their clinical models to include creative aspects of treatment.
The Louis Armstrong Department of Music Therapy, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York www.musicandmedicine.org
Child Life Certification
Child Life internships are now available to Board-Certified Music Therapists seeking dual certification to expand career opportunities. This 480 hour internship within a medical music psychotherapy program focuses on music therapy as a crucial component of the psychosocial care of hospitalized children. Interns will master the medical application of music therapy in terms of procedural support, pain management, and respiratory care, and will be eligible to sit for the child life certification examination. For information on Child Life Services, please go to www.childlife.org. Please contact John Mondanaro, MT-BC, LCAT, CCLS at 212-420-2722 or jmondana@chpnet.org for program fees, full-time and part-time scheduling options, and further information.
The Louis Armstrong Department of Music Therapy, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York www.musicandmedicine.org
Clinical Music Therapy Supervision
The music therapists of the Armstrong Team provide clinical music therapy supervision. Prospective interns may apply at any time by requesting an application and sending it in with a video of themselves playing guitar, piano, a wind or string and singing. The department has institutional affiliations with Drexel University, New York University, Temple University, Loyola College, Molloy College, Montclair State University, and Berklee College of Music. It has been an approved training site for the American Association for Music Therapy (AMTA) since 1981 and on the National Roster of the American Music Therapy Association since the merge in 1998. The internship fosters skills in the AMTA professional competency areas of music foundations and skills, clinical foundations of therapy, ethics, research and foundations and principles of music therapy assessment, treatment planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation (for more on the professional competencies go to www.musictherapy.org/competencies.html).
The Louis Armstrong Department of Music Therapy, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York www.musicandmedicine.org
Training for Non-Interns
The Louis Armstrong Music Therapy Programs provide two-day orientation and observation for professionals, students, Doctors, RNs, Chaplains, Social workers, PTs, OTs, Music Educators and others who would like to observe and/or learn more about the music therapy programs at Beth Israel. This official training program became customized in January 2006. Each visit includes an overview of a broad range of populations, clinical music therapy techniques and areas of clinical interest that interests both professionals and students.
The fee for the two days is $225.
Interested trainees may call Sherry Williams at (212) 420-2704 to schedule a time or email info@musicandmedicine.org. Naturopathic Medicine
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 24th Annual Convention
August 19-22, 2009
Tacoma, WA www.naturopathic.org
Nutrition
Food as Medicine
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
June 10-13, 2010
Washington, DC www.cmbm.org/fam
Healthy Kitchens Healthy Lives
Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education
March 18-21, 2010
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
Napa Valley, CA
25.75 hours of CME credit are being offered to Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurses
www.healthykitchens.org/culinary.php>/link> Psychological Therapies
2010 Integrative Mental Health Conference
Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona
March 22-24, 2010
Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/integrative_mental_health_conference.html
Pastoral Counseling Spirituality and Health:
2010 Summer Institute in Spirituality and Health Care
George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, George Washington University Medical Center
July 12-16, 2010
Washington, DC www.gwumc.edu/gwish/education/summerinstitute/index.cfm
2010 Art of Presence Renewal Retreat
George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, George Washington University Medical Center
5th Annual Healthcare Renewal Retreat
August 23-29, 2010
Assisi, Italy www.gwish.org
